Tiger Woods has signed a long term exclusive deal with 2K, the company announced today. As...
Written By: Steve Noah
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Tiger Woods has signed a long term exclusive deal with 2K, the company announced today. As...
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Got to think that this means we'll likely be getting a new game this year, rather than putting Tiger out there as DLC first up.
Hopefully built from the ground up for PS5 and Series XComment
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WOW... didn't see this coming! It could bode well for the series, as I would think it probably would mean a new, more dynamic game engine... and who knows, maybe even AI pros we could play along with
Perhaps the biggest surprise for me in reading this press release is that HB Studios will become a wholly owned studio for 2K. That's got to spell the end for the use of the Unity engine in the series, wouldn't you think? Whatever the case, it sounds like we're in for exciting times ahead!Duke Football? Hell yes it's Duke Football! --- Coach CutcliffeComment
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Also surely has to herald the introduction of being able to play as the pros - can't think for a second they're going to spend as much money on a deal like this for him only to appear in a feature which most folk turn off.Comment
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I'm excited to see a fully fleshed out version of this game on next-gen. I agree with you that the current game now plays well on next-gen hardware with the simple inclusion of the 60 Hz vsync option. PGA TOUR 2K21 now plays like it was supposed to play at 60 FPS on my XBox Series X. It's a night and day difference! There's so much more that they could do with it using the additional processing power of the next-gen consoles. I'm looking forward to the day when we can sufficiently read greens just by the quality of the shading and texturing of the surfaces in conjunction with the topography.Duke Football? Hell yes it's Duke Football! --- Coach CutcliffeComment
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You covered another point I meant to hit upon... being also able to play 'as a pro'. That's never been a thing with me, but I see that desire expressed over and over again by what seems to be a sizeable portion of the user base. I'd love to see what that would do for the appeal of the game if it was addressed.Duke Football? Hell yes it's Duke Football! --- Coach CutcliffeComment
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I am pretty excited by this news, to be honest. It means, to me, that they are perhaps quite serious about growing this series and putting more resources into it.
However, there's no way to know what this partnership will actually look like yet, and everything is speculation. I see on other forums that there are those already assuming that this means the course creator is going to be removed, that the PGA 2K series will become an "arcade" style game and less sim, etc.
The thing to me is that I am even more bummed out about Tiger's car accident now. I have to think this was going to be a big-time announcement in the lead up to The Masters in April. Perhaps Tiger would even have been put into 2K21, and maybe even Augusta, too - given how intensely they were cracking down on using "Augusta" in the name of created courses.
But now, with his career possibly over, it's still very uncertain to what extent Tiger will even be in the game. The announcement did say he's going to be an Executive Director and consultant during the series' development, too.
Either way, having the biggest name in golf, as well as the single guy that got many people into virtual golf in the first place, is a huge deal and I am here for it.
I just wonder if this changes anything in regards to the rumblings about a future EA Sports golf game...I kind of assumed that, if they wanted to make a splash to return to the world of golf, EA would need Tiger back...Last edited by MrArlingtonBeach; 03-16-2021, 10:56 AM.Orbis Non SuficitComment
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Wow this is incredible. Not expecting this at all. Wondering if he’ll become 2k’s golf namesake to what John Madden has become to ea sports. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2k.Last edited by jbd345; 03-16-2021, 10:05 AM.Comment
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Surely it means no golf game from EA or any other company, it's really all 2K and HB now for golf.Comment
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More than the Tiger stuff I hope they actually make the game more like golf. The lack of spin on approach shots and the really weird distance control issues around the green totally turned me off on the game.Comment
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I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1stComment
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I'm cautiously optimistic, but honestly really mostly because of the 2K acquiring HB part of this.
It's time for a ground up overhaul to remove and replace all the legacy aspects hanging around from TGC 1/2.
I hope there's still a chance for an EA game, mainly because both 2K & EA put out their best when there is competition.
I don't know if we can read anything about EA's possible ideas here just based upon the Tiger news.
Tiger may have just not wanted to go back to EA (for many possible reasons)...and EA may want to tackle this in a way that doesn't involve his, no doubt, huge licensing fees.Last edited by scagwi; 03-16-2021, 11:47 AM.Comment
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Maybe Tiger will play 2k21 and notice that he was leading the tournament when it finished, but didn't win for some reason?
He might be the best hope to get that kind of crap fixed finally -
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