Pes 2017 New Wanda Metropolitano Exterior Apr 2026

PES 2017 is widely considered the "Last Dance" of the golden era—the final masterpiece before the Fox Engine started to creak under the weight of new licensing expectations. But for those of us who live in the modding community, 2017 isn't a dead game. It’s a living museum. And today, we need to talk about the latest exhibit: More Than Just a Pitch Most stadium mods focus on the grass, the stands, or the tunnel lighting. But the new community patch for the Wanda Metropolitano (home of Atlético Madrid) does something different. It focuses on the exterior .

In the vanilla version of PES 2017, loading into a stadium felt like waking up in a void. You clicked "Kick Off," the ball appeared on the center circle, and the crowd noise faded in. There was no context. No journey.

The camera doesn't just cut to the kickoff. It pans. You see the sun glinting off the steel cables of the roof. You see the swirling mass of red and white scarves outside the turnstiles. You see the massive "Wanda" signage looming over the highway.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a Copa del Rey final to lose on penalties. The exterior of the stadium looks great, but the interior of my trophy cabinet is still empty. PES 2017 NEW WANDA METROPOLITANO EXTERIOR

And my word, it changes everything.

PES 2017 had a notorious issue with "night games." The floodlights often looked flat, washing out the players' kits. However, because this exterior mod redefines the ambient light before the match starts, it actually tricks the engine into better shadows during the game.

But with this new exterior mod, the pre-match atmosphere is a show of its own. The modders have rendered the brutalist concrete curves of the Estadio Metropolitano’s outer shell with a fidelity that the original game engine shouldn’t be capable of. Here is what hit me the first time I booted up a Madrid derby: PES 2017 is widely considered the "Last Dance"

For a game released in 2016, the lighting engine creates a specific "golden hour" effect on the stone facade that is downright atmospheric. It finally feels like you are arriving at a fortress—El Pupas' true home. There is a practical reason to get excited about this, too.

By: The Retro Pitch Team

Let’s be honest. If you are still spinning up Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 in 2024 (and you should be), you know exactly why you’re here. It’s not the 4K ray-tracing of the new-gen consoles. It’s the soul . And today, we need to talk about the

PES 2017 is over half a decade old, but thanks to mods like the New Wanda Metropolitano Exterior , it still feels fresh. It proves that we don't need a new game every year. We just need developers (and modders) who respect the theater of the game.

Tags: PES 2017, Modding, Atletico Madrid, Wanda Metropolitano, Retro Gaming, Fox Engine