It’s been six years since its last golf video game and EA has signed a new deal with the PGA Tour, with a new title already in the works.
A Sports PGA Tour, a “next-gen” revival of the PGA Tour franchise. Few details are available at this early stage, but EA Tiburon is helming the project. To no one’s surprise, it’ll run on the in-house Frostbite game engine and focus on recreating real courses and tournaments.
More info will appear in the weeks ahead, EA said, although you’ll have to wait for a release date sometime in the “coming months.”
‘In EA Sports PGA Tour, golf fans will be able to build their virtual career and experience the sights, sounds, and thrills of the PGA Tour including The Players Championship, FedExCup Playoffs and more unforgettable events,’ reads the announcement on the PGA Tour website. The game will also feature many famous courses and golfing stars to play as or against. More details can be expected over the coming weeks, with a launch date to be shared later in the year.
It’s not clear what has prompted EA’s return to the series, but it could have something to do with rival publisher 2K’s own PGA Tour game, PGA Tour 2K21, from last year. It performed quite well critically, so perhaps EA has noticed that there’s still a market for golfing sims. With the new deal described as long-term, this could mean EA intends on reviving the series proper, with regular yearly entries just like its other series.
