PES 2010 was announced in April 8, 2009, and the playable demo for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 were released on September 17, 2009. The game itself was released October 23, 2009 in Europe.

Lionel Messi is a key player for the approval of the PSE in 2010, after extensively described in the promotion and development of the game. Appears on the front alongside Fernando Torres, another player of his approval.

- PES 2010 includes improved graphics, animations and movements, including expressions of life and movement of player that will change depending on conditions on the ground. Animation dribbles and shots, and individual skills, have been rescheduled.

- Gameplay has become more realistic. This includes the most versatile and porters on penalties to control the marketing and accuracy.

- There will be a better online experience: a new development team dedicated exclusively to improving the online gaming and other elements such as downloadable content and updates.

- The AI has been improved by 2.0 Teamvision. The referees have returned to work to make calls more balanced during games.

- PES 2010 introduces greater control strategy: the various strategic elements, such as frequency shift and width can be changed by.

- The game environment day gives better taste of home and away from the crowds that spontaneously reacts to all actions on the ground.

- Master League has been strengthened. It has improved some aspects of management, resulting in increased lifespan of the race direction.

- 360 degrees of control is introduced, available on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game via the analog stick in the respective drivers. PS3 owners will also benefit from this when using the D-Pad DualShock, but the D-Pad Wii is limited to eight directional control and the D-Pad for Xbox 360 for the sixteen directional control due to its hardware.