EA Sports has grabbed its biggest sand wedge and is taking the fight directly to PGA Tour 2K21: upcoming golf simulation EA Sports PGA Tour will feature exclusive access to the Masters tournament in Augusta. Those who can differentiate their putter from their 5 Iron will know that the prestigious tournament is arguably the most famous event in the golfing calendar, with the iconic green jacket being the prize that all professionals covet.
As part of a Twitter post confirming the tournament’s inclusion, the publisher also uploaded an image of the Augusta National, with the caption “a cover unlike any other”. Considering there’s also an ESRB rating in the corner – which is the United States’ official ratings board – it’s perhaps safe to assume this is the title’s final box art.
The text also reads Road to the Masters, which suggests the career mode will probably see you working your way towards the coveted green jacket. It’s not the first time the Masters has featured in an EA Sports game, of course; Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters on PlayStation 3 was also massively built around its inclusion of the tournament as well.
[source twitter.com]
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I love The Masters but it’s a bit crap that it’s only live on Sky Sports now. And it‘s in Georgia.
I just want a golf game with every major in
I like multiple licensed games for one sport. Back in the 90s and early 00s I thought the competition drove up the quality. Nice to have all the tournaments available in one place too though...
@nessisonett not quite sure why you have to bring up the politics..yes its in georgia and anybody who knows their history around the american civil war will know all about georgias rather dubious political background however augusta was designed and built long after slavery was abolished and as far as i can tell no slave labor was used in its construction..
I remember a time when The Open was considered the most prestigious tournament in golf, considering its the oldest, the only one played outside the US and always on a links course. Next some will claim the tennis US Open is better than Wimbledon.
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Anyway, golf games got me back into console gaming so I'll always have a soft spot for them. The perfect golf game would include all the majors and the opportunity to qualify for the Ryder Cup. Splitting such tournaments over separate games isn't something to celebrate.
Looking forward to this one, I used to love all the PGA tour games and then the yearly Tiger Woods games back in the day.
I did try the golf club as it was called before 2K took over and couldn't take to it which has put me off the newer one
@Arugula Nessisonet is referring to Georgia’s new restrictive voting laws.
@MoistEmphasis3 indeed my bad..jumped the gun a tad there but the article is about a game so i dont see the need to bring politics into it...apologies to anybody offended..
@Northern_munkey Actually, I just really don’t like Georgia because Stalin was from Georgia 😡
@nessisonett i apologise for getting overly zealous..i usually agree with 95% of your input to these forums and i would not deliberatly try to antagonise you..the topic of racism and hate preach of any kind is something that strikes a chord with me so if i offended you then please accept my apologies..
@Northern_munkey Genuinely don’t worry about it. It was a pretty throwaway comment anyway.
@nessisonett 👊
I just want a proper next gen golf game, one where there is NO static trees but realistic looking and moving trees, grass, proper divots, proper sand in bunkers, and much better crowds. PGA Tour2k21 has every sand bunker as wet bunkers, in that the ball constantly sits on top and never digs into the sand.
@nessisonett I’m really tired from work, so I hope I’m just missing the sarcasm here. If so, I apologize. But just in case ... you do know it’s not the same Georgia, right?
@Katon Stalin was actually a big fan of the Atlanta hip hop scene, didn’t you know?
@Digit2021 I think this will probably look pretty tasty on Frostbite to be fair.
@Col_McCafferty I'm not a massive follower of competitive golf so that's maybe more on me. But it's funny you bring up Wimbledon because, from my perspective, the Masters feels kinda iconic in the same way to me.
I dunno, whenever I think professional golf, I picture the green jacket. But I could be wrong on this!
@get2sammyb
Hopefully Frostbite makes a difference if they use it to it's full effects, and now there is competition between EA and 2k it might work out better for us consumers.
Ball is in parking lot. Would you like to try again? You have selected No.
EA Sports - it's* in the game....
*microtransactions
@NickTheGeek i always got the impression that rorys was a ps3 game that just got released on the ps4 because E.A. just couldnt be bothered to start over..that would explain the tardy graphics and half game we got at launch..terrible game really that had very good mechanics just no game content..
@IronMike its all 4 majors its got plus the gour license.
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