EA Sports PGA Tour Interview with Development Team - It's All About Gameplay

[Steve_OS]

Recently, we had the privilege of conducting an interview with Craig Penner, the gameplay designer of...

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[MrArlingtonBeach]

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They just tweeted a pic of TPC Scottsdale as well:

https://twitter.com/EASPORTSPGATOUR/status/1623728617594269696

[Hilldog39]

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Really happy to see the framerate for the PC version!!! Can't wait to play it now, even more than before.

[Freakywwe]

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Some good stuff in there, shame they weren’t able to figure out a 60FPS mode for PS5 but it is what it is. Everything regarding cameras and shot shaping seems to indicate they’re going back to a more TW14 approach vs building off of Rory, which is good. Also nice confirmation that we can turn the crowds and structures off

[scagwi]

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Main bummers for me are..

- It's still a version of "dial a distance" and scoring well will require fiddling with that all the time versus getting good at controlling your analog swing

- No weather -- that one really bums me out, particularly with how amazing that would look and how well it could be done on next-gen tech

[polyduster]

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Thanks Steve for getting my playoff question answered!

Very excited to try this out. I think I'm leaning towards the PC version since it will have 60 fps.

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[scagwi]

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Link to full version of pic from Insta:

https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram..._nc_sid=1527a3

Anyone got Rory running to compare for us?

[scagwi]

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I think I'm leaning towards the PC version since it will have 60 fps.

Same -- I wonder if there's any chance of that ever changing..
I'd guess not.

I'm sort of blown away the PS5 can't do 60fps to their standards

[RIFRIG]

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Thanks again Steve……All positive stuff with a couple of exceptions. The marker capped backswing is a bit disappointing but I like the sound of the advanced shot shaping. Have to see how it plays out but sounds good.

[scagwi]

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Thanks again Steve……All positive stuff with a couple of exceptions. The marker capped backswing is a bit disappointing but I like the sound of the advanced shot shaping. Have to see how it plays out but sounds good.

I very much like the change to "finish at the top/center is ideal" for pulling off shaping.

I never really liked the diagonal thing. I would always end up like adjusting the controller in my hand to, again, make it a 12 to 6 to 12 swing -- thus defeating the purpose really.

[scagwi]

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I sure hope we are getting some gameplay footage some point.

Like .. raw, normal, behind the golfer, playing some holes.

I'm guessing they won't highlight this, but I do wonder what a PC@60 vs PS5@30 comparison would look like. Probably have to wait for 3rd parties to get their hands on it.

As it stands now -- I'm not sure I'm actually going to pre-order.
I guess I should? But I'm also not really compelled to by what you gain for doing so.

[scagwi]

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Is there a fully offline career mode?

And is crossplay not a thing?
Coming ever if not?

[jbd345]

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Great interview. Seems like a lot was sacrificed to get this much content. Which it sucks for 30fps, but I’ll take that compromise for 30-40 courses and real solid gameplay.

[scagwi]

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Wait, so on FPS

Do we know if on a PS5/XBSX you can get 60fps if you dial back the resolution?

I'm still confused as to how much control of the rendering one has on console

[scagwi]

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No weather is bumming me out more and more as I think about it.

3 times of day and no weather?

We've had that in these games since like ... the 1990s

I was really hoping that would be such a cool thing on next gen with how amazing it could look and how it could influence gameplay and really make things always very subtly different.

I guess "If it's in the game, it's in the game" isn't the EA slogan anymore..