EA SPORTS PGA TOUR launches March 24, 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via the EA app, Steam and the Epic Games Store. Pre-sales have begun for EA SPORTS PGA TOUR, the only game to feature all four major men’s golf tournaments – the Masters, PGA Championship, US Open Championship and The Open.
Additionally, EA SPORTS PGA TOUR will launch with the Road to the Masters game mode bringing lore and challenge with Augusta National, Masters-related challenges, tournaments and gear. The Masters made their first-ever virtual appearance in EA SPORTS PGA TOUR 2011 and the return to a video game has been overwhelmingly requested by golf fans. EA SPORTS will provide further details on additional live service content during the 2023 PGA TOUR and LPGA TOUR seasons.
Cam Weber, EVP and GM of EA SPORTS, dit: “We bring the PGA TOUR experience to players around the world from real golf data powered by realistic gameplay for every shot and some of the world’s most iconic courses recreated in exquisite detail. From The Old Course at St Andrews Links to the Pebble Beach Golf Links and beyond, we’re giving players the chance to play a golf experience never seen before in EA SPORTS PGA TOUR. »
EA SPORTS PGA TOUR unveils an official gameplay trailer, showcasing the all-new Pure Strike shooting system. The full trailer can be viewed on the EA SPORTS PGA TOUR YouTube channel and can be watched here.
Pure Strike gives golf enthusiasts all the tools they need to realistically attack every hole on every course, just like the pros. With ShotLink® powered by CDW and TrackMan, Pure Strike also makes it possible to replicate the unique swings and attributes of every professional player. Pure Strike incorporates all three aspects of every shot – the swing mechanics which relate to the length of the backswing and the speed of the follow through, the innovative ball behavior which allows each bounce to react precisely through a variety of terrain and course conditions, as well as the realistic course dynamics that relate to their real-world twins.
In addition to being the only game that boasts all four major men’s tournaments, EA SPORTS PGA TOUR is packed with experiences and content that players have been clamoring for within a golf game, including:
– The most famous courses in the world – you have the opportunity to tee off at 30 courses, including many of the most famous destinations like Augusta National Golf Club, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Southern Hills Country Club, The Old Course at St Andrews Links, The Country Club, Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course, Torrey Pines, Evian Resort Golf Club at Évian-les-Bains in France, East Lake Golf Club, TPC Southwind, The Los Angeles Country Club, Wilmington Country Club and more. EA SPORTS PGA TOUR will also contain courses that hosted major tournaments in 2021 and 2022 as well as new courses from major tournaments of 2023 that will be released following the game launches.
– Career Mode – EA SPORTS PGA TOUR will offer players a progression tree similar to role-playing games in the Road to Masters. The more their level of play improves, the closer they will be to winning a major tournament. Players will have the opportunity to create and customize a player, develop their skills and master each circuit to attack each hole like a professional player. With 20 shot types available as they progress through the game, they can improve their skills in drive, approach, short game, putting, depending on their style. Players will have the opportunity to become a major tournament winner and compete in the biggest PGA TOUR events during the season towards the FedExCup, as well as top amateur championship tournaments, including the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, the US Amateur, and other top international amateur tournaments.
– THE PLAYERS Championship et les FedExCup Playoffs – The PLAYERS Championship and all three FedExCup Playoffs events will be part of the game, and players will be able to earn FedExCup Points in career mode for the opportunity to participate in the FedExCup Playoffs. Within the career mode, the best players at the end of the year will have the opportunity to win the FedExCup.
– Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) et The Amundi Evian Championship – in partnership with the LPGA, EA SPORTS PGA TOUR will allow fans to participate in the Amundi Evian Championship, one of the five major tournaments of the LPGA, and will have the opportunity to play as one of the many female athletes as well as create a female golf player from the reworked Player Creation feature. Players will also have the opportunity to participate in a series of LPGA challenges and other events. Iona Stephen will join EA’s commentary team as the first female on-course commentator in the game and will bring insightful insights from her background as a professional player and golf commentator.
– True-to-life visuals – EA SPORTS PGA TOUR will also showcase the most realistic visuals ever seen in a golf game thanks to EA’s Frostbite game engine. Using state-of-the-art equipment like drone technology, helicopters with custom LIDAR sensors, and more to develop topographic maps, EA SPORTS PGA TOUR presents courses exactly as they appear in real life. Photogrammetry and scanners were also used to faithfully recreate the clubhouses, famous vegetation, bridges, tee markers, rock formations, and other elements of the course to provide players with experiences as close to the real thing as possible. reality for their favorite courses.
– ShotLink – using ShotLink powered by CDW, the PGA TOUR’s proprietary real-time scoring system since 2001, players will be authentically recreated with player ratings, skills and realistic in-game events.
– TrackMan Data – Insights from TrackMan, a world leader in 3D ball flight measurement and swing analysis, is an essential part of authentic playability using a myriad of statistics including club settings, flight path, landing position and more.
