New PGA Tour Video Game

[philly169]

Exciting news, since EA Sports bombed off Tiger Woods they have been working on a new game, using the same engine as Battlefield....

https://www.easports.com/uk/pga-tour/

Due out soon...

 

[Dan2501]

Quite excited for this, really enjoy 2014. That page has been up for quite a while though, and not been any new info about it for ages. Be surprised if it actually gets released this spring!

Edit: Just seen that it was delayed in Jan. Hopefully be out in June:

http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/ea_sports_pga_tour/news/ea_sports_pga_tour_has_been_delayed.html

 

[road2ruin]

I've been keeping an eye on this since it was first mentioned and having got bored of the TW Golf series I really am keen to see how this pans out. I like the idea of open world and no loading times, reckon that it'll knock 15 odd minutes off a round.....no more slow play!!

I like the look of the 'fantasy' courses as well for a more light hearted round.

 

[road2ruin]

Quite excited for this, really enjoy 2014. That page has been up for quite a while though, and not been any new info about it for ages. Be surprised if it actually gets released this spring!

Edit: Just seen that it was delayed in Jan. Hopefully be out in June:

http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/ea_sports_pga_tour/news/ea_sports_pga_tour_has_been_delayed.html

Meant to say, it's been constantly delayed and the last update I heard was that it wouldn't be released in Spring this year....I think it's more likely to be June.

 

[philly169]

I think being able to explore the courses will definetly cause me slow play!

 

[Smiffy]

I hope that it's more realistic than the TW franchise.
You couldn't light up a fag on that

 

[Region3]

Here's a screenshot

 

[CMAC]

Exciting news, since EA Sports bombed off Tiger Woods they have been working on a new game, using the same engine as Battlefield....

https://www.easports.com/uk/pga-tour/

Due out soon...

When I first played Paracel Storm I just stood there watching the storm come in and the waves breaking over the rocks- quite realistic changing environments.

Now, as long as they have the same level of 'levolution' they use in BF4 I can see loads of fun games

 

[philly169]

Here's a screenshot

:rofl:

 

[Dan2501]

Great timing with this thread. This has just been announced:

Less than two years after ending its 15-year relationship with Tiger Woods, EA Sports announced on Monday that Rory McIlroy will become the new name and face of its next series of golf games.

The golf game -- EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR -- will be EA Sports' first since 2013 and is expected to be released in early June. Despite the game being Tiger-less for the first time since 1998, EA is hoping to fill the void by offering users more diverse playing options, and with Rory as its new figurehead, re-energize a franchise that will hopefully draw a new audience.

"When you grow up playing golf you never really dream of being a character in a video game, let alone the guy on the box," McIlroy told GolfDigest.com. "The technology powering the game is incredible. The courses are absolutely gorgeous, and looking at screenshots from the game you think someone just took a photo of the actual holes."


And it turns out, Rory is quite the gamer himself:


"My first system was the original PlayStation, which I got back when I was a kid," he said. "I’ll still jump into a FIFA match with a buddy every so often, and if a bunch of us want to play we’ll start up a round of EA SPORTS PGA TOUR. I think games are a great way to spend a couple hours if you’ve got downtime and just want to relax for a bit."


Here are some more images of the new game as provided by EA Sports:

http://www.golfdigest.com/blogs/the-loop/2015/03/rory-mcilroy-is-officially-the.html

Looks awesome!

 

[philly169]

Disappointed they had to have a figure head for it and couldn't just release it as its own. Enthusiasm has now depleted slightly..

 

[Jon321]

Was considering getting shot of my xbox one. May have to delay that now.

 

[Beezerk]

When I first played Paracel Storm I just stood there watching the storm come in and the waves breaking over the rocks- quite realistic changing environments.

You're not the only one

This looks potentially amazing, I hope they've made it "big" enough to keep the the interest up.

 

[Odvan]

If there is anything that will get me back into gaming, it'll be this.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Disappointed they had to have a figure head for it and couldn't just release it as its own. Enthusiasm has now depleted slightly..

Why are you disappointed. Having the world #1 and a recognised face of golf will help sell it more to the playing public, especially those that may not give a golf game a second look

 

[fundy]

Why are you disappointed. Having the world #1 and a recognised face of golf will help sell it more to the playing public, especially those that may not give a golf game a second look

those who wont give a golf game a second look arent going to even know who McIlroy is! Hes being used to appeal to golfers surely

 

[HomerJSimpson]

those who wont give a golf game a second look arent going to even know who McIlroy is! Hes being used to appeal to golfers surely

I just think EA use these names to advertise the game. That's why they pushed the Woods name so much. Same with things like Madden (and the star player on the box)

 

[fundy]

I just think EA use these names to advertise the game. That's why they pushed the Woods name so much. Same with things like Madden (and the star player on the box)

theyre both very well known names, including outside of golf, really not convinced McIlroy is that especially in the US which must be their biggest market

 

[HomerJSimpson]

theyre both very well known names, including outside of golf, really not convinced McIlroy is that especially in the US which must be their biggest market

Really? On the US tour full time. Face of Nike Golf. Major winner and you think he's not known

 

[fundy]

Really? On the US tour full time. Face of Nike Golf. Major winner and you think he's not known

Yep. I bet if you stopped 100 people in the street and showed a picture of him less than 20 would be able to name him. More than double that would be able to name Woods