EA Sports has pushed back the release of its latest PGA Tour golf game another year, giving it an estimated release window of Spring 2023. The newest PGA Tour game will be the first entry from EA into the golf game world since its last game in 2015, which was Rory McIlroy PGA Tour.
One thing EA will have as a USP this time around is exclusivity on The Masters Tournament. PGA Tour will also exclusively feature the three other major championships, namely the PGA Championship, U.S. Open Championship and The Open Championship. In addition, players can experience a deeper level of authenticity in the new game’s campaign mode, during which they can take part in a range of tournaments. These are named by EA as being THE PLAYERS Championship, the FedExCup Playoffs and The Amundi Evian Championship. This is one of the Ladies’ Professional Golf Association’s five major championships.
For added realism, EA will be making use of Shot Link and TrackMan data in the game’s real-time scoring system, in order to ensure accuracy in player ratings. TrackMan data in particular will be used to analyse gameplay down to a granular level by measuring 3D ball flight and analysing club swings.
In an official press release today, EA Sports has confirmed that players will get to experience PGA Tour in the Spring of 2023. It was scheduled for release this year, but it seems that more time is needed to fully perfect the game for launch. That said, EA has stated that players can look forward to ‘ultra-realistic visuals’ thanks to the use of their own Frostbite game engine.
More details on gameplay and a potential licensed player roster will be revealed closer to the game’s launch, but there’s clearly a lot to look forward to as EA Sports clearly aren’t giving up their love of golf games any time soon.
