Any Chatter on PGA 2K25?

[ricket]

With 2K in year’s past putting out a golf title every other year, has any one heard any talk on a new golf game? I believe 2K is holding a symposium of sorts this month so perhaps that is likely when some information is provided.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

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With 2K in year’s past putting out a golf title every other year, has any one heard any talk on a new golf game? I believe 2K is holding a symposium of sorts this month so perhaps that is likely when some information is provided.

In the past, 2K first provided info about their new golf game fairly close to when it actually released. PGA 2K23 wasn't announced until late August 2022. First-look gameplay videos from NextMakers came out in September 2022, and then the game actually released in October 2022.

So if that pattern holds, I wouldn't expect any info to drop about PGA 2K25 for another 3-4 months or so.

[mcmax3000]

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I doubt we hear anything until a couple of months before launch. That feels like the general trend across most sports game marketing these days.


You sometimes get a tease about three months out and then actual details maybe six weeks or so before launch.


Unless it's mentioned in a slide in a Take Two financial report, I wouldn't expect it to even get a mention until like August (presuming a similar release time frame as the last one).

[jd@os]

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Well now since Beach has a PS5 , 2K can go ahead and release the game solely on this generation of consoles.

(the course creator might take a hit)

[MrArlingtonBeach]

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Well now since Beach has a PS5 , 2K can go ahead and release the game solely on this generation of consoles.

(the course creator might take a hit)

Haha...I will say, my gut feeling is that we'll still be getting PGA 2K25 on last-gen consoles and, therefore, on the current engine. I think the 2K golf fanbase is pretty strong on PS4 and Xbox One, and other 2K sports titles have still been releasing on last-gen hardware.

[jd@os]

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Haha...I will say, my gut feeling is that we'll still be getting PGA 2K25 on last-gen consoles and, therefore, on the current engine. I think the 2K golf fanbase is pretty strong on PS4 and Xbox One, and other 2K sports titles have still been releasing on last-gen hardware.

Unfortunate but true. Tennis gaming may be even more niche than golf, and I think 2K (Hangar 13) had to release Topspin 2K25 on PS4 and Xbox One to get as much profit as possible; if not, they're cutting profits on a game that's not gonna roll in the dough in massive numbers anyway.

Although neither game is perfect, if the graphics on PGA Tour and Topspin could match their gameplay, then gamers of both sports titles should be pleased.

[OnlookerDelay]

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I thought sure we'd have some leaks about PGA TOUR 2K25 by the time June got here. It's still crickets as far as I can tell. That's telling me that they are possibly going with another game engine. If they were still going to use Unity, I think we'd have plenty of press on it by now. If it's going to be using a new game engine, I'd say that will push it out until the Summer of 2025, as much as I'd like a new golf game right now.

I find myself wanting a golf game in which the analog swing feels like it's fully and proportionally integrated via the stick motion. Neither PGA TOUR 2K23, nor EA Sports PGA Tour delivers that feel with the fidelity I'm needing to feel fully immersed in the game. There are too many times where the swing a execute has more of a token effect on the shot feel and result than fully integrated impact.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

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I thought sure we'd have some leaks about PGA TOUR 2K25 by the time June got here. It's still crickets as far as I can tell. That's telling me that they are possibly going with another game engine. If they were still going to use Unity, I think we'd have plenty of press on it by now. If it's going to be using a new game engine, I'd say that will push it out until the Summer of 2025, as much as I'd like a new golf game right now.

I find myself wanting a golf game in which the analog swing feels like it's fully and proportionally integrated via the stick motion. Neither PGA TOUR 2K23, nor EA Sports PGA Tour delivers that feel with the fidelity I'm needing to feel fully immersed in the game. There are too many times where the swing a execute has more of a token effect on the shot feel and result than fully integrated impact.

I wouldn't worry too much about there being no word on 2K25 yet. As was mentioned above, 2K23 wasn't even announced until August 2022, before the game then released just 2 months later. I'd give it a couple months before I'd get too concerned about not hearing anything.

I will say, I would not hate if they push the game back until 2025 if that meant an updated Unity engine and/or going fully current-gen. The thought of playing a 2K25 game for two-plus years that looks only slightly better and uses the same basic mechanics and engine doesn't entirely appeal to me...and I'll be (hopefully) totally immersed in College Football 25 anyway, so maybe holding off until next year wouldn't be the worst.

[golfnut67]

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I wouldn't worry too much about there being no word on 2K25 yet. As was mentioned above, 2K23 wasn't even announced until August 2022, before the game then released just 2 months later. I'd give it a couple months before I'd get too concerned about not hearing anything.

I will say, I would not hate if they push the game back until 2025 if that meant an updated Unity engine and/or going fully current-gen. The thought of playing a 2K25 game for two-plus years that looks only slightly better and uses the same basic mechanics and engine doesn't entirely appeal to me...and I'll be (hopefully) totally immersed in College Football 25 anyway, so maybe holding off until next year wouldn't be the worst.

This and your previous comment about them continuing to offer PS4, etc. versions of the game makes total sense. Why would they go completely PS5/next gen (which I will be very surprised if they do), at the expense of not also continue to offer legacy versions that make up a very high percentage of players who have stuck with the series.

I've said it before...if they don't offer an updated engine version (Unity or otherwise), it's dead on arrival for me. I am optimistic that they understand that and like you said MAB, if it takes until 2025 to actually do that, it will be worth it.

I think there is a very good possibility that with the amount of time that has passed, the release of EA, that 2k is going to take what they have learned from both games, take their time, and deliver a next-gen game that will likely blow EA's game out of the water and put EA golf to bed once and for all.

Here's hoping. I type this as I'm playing EA's game lol. I still love it. But this whole thing is definitely 2k's game to lose. They are in control here. They have the developers that came from EA, a long established player base, etc. They just need to offer a new engine version of the game, even if it is without the course creator, and do the best they can to update the previous version of the game for legacy consoles, keep the course creator, league interest, etc. Basically two completely different games based on engine/system.

Or they could really blow our minds and do it all, include the course designer in a new generation engine of the game, and update and preserve the older Unity version of the game.

They are definitely in a position to end EA's involvement in Golf forever if they get this right, especially if they outbid/acquire the official licensing and courses that EA currently holds.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

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I will add to all this - with a caveat...

The only scuttlebutt I've actually heard about the next 2K golf game is from someone associated with TGCTours (who has been a part of that community for a long time and has held various admin roles over there).

They offered this response, when a tour player asked about a new game in a Discord conversation about a month ago...

"The only thing I’ve heard is that it will still be on the same engine for 1 more game."

Again, this is NOT from a direct 2K source, but is from someone who is closely tied to the largest community connected to the 2K golf series, which does have individuals directly connected and even hired by 2K/HB.

So, do with that what you will...

[jbd345]

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I will add to all this - with a caveat...

The only scuttlebutt I've actually heard about the next 2K golf game is from someone associated with TGCTours (who has been a part of that community for a long time and has held various admin roles over there).

They offered this response, when a tour player asked about a new game in a Discord conversation about a month ago...

"The only thing I’ve heard is that it will still be on the same engine for 1 more game."

Again, this is NOT from a direct 2K source, but is from someone who is closely tied to the largest community connected to the 2K golf series, which does have individuals directly connected and even hired by 2K/HB.

So, do with that what you will...

That is actually really disappointing. It’s time to move on from the course creator. Or dump HB completely.

[scagwi]

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"The only thing I’ve heard is that it will still be on the same engine for 1 more game."

Crazytown ...
Looks like I can ignore yet another version of this game

[jbd345]

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Crazytown ...
Looks like I can ignore yet another version of this game

You and I don’t often agree, but I’m thinking the same thing.

[scagwi]

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You and I don’t often agree, but I’m thinking the same thing.

I don't even remember what about or why we disagreed in the past
ha!


We should bury it and start fresh
Life is too short for silly disagreements


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[Maxflier]

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So we'll be at the end of life period for the current generation of consoles by the time they update the engine...