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28-02-2025
- Entertainment
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PGA TOUR® 2K25 Tees Off Worldwide; Available Now
Iconic cover stars Tiger Woods, Max Homa, and Matt Fitzpatrick, updated graphics, gameplay, and customization features offer the ultimate "Next Round, Best Round" experience NEW YORK, February 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, 2K announced that PGA TOUR® 2K25, the newest entry in the golf simulation franchise from HB Studios, is now available worldwide on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®5, and PC via Steam. Players can step onto the tee box and take their best shot at golf glory with several franchise advancements, including upgraded graphics and the addition of new EvoSwing mechanics, which offer a host of new shot types, ball flights, roll physics, and visual improvements. The new Perfect Swing difficulty setting offers beginner players a more forgiving intuitive experience and veteran players a more relaxing round. The most immersive and customizable PGA TOUR 2K MyPLAYER and MyCAREER* experience to date offers a diverse suite of customization options, while the franchise's signature Course Designer offers new tools to allow players more freedom to create their dream courses and share them with the global community. "We've reached a major milestone in the evolution of the franchise with PGA TOUR 2K25," said Dennis Ceccarelli, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sports at 2K. "From the moment players step onto the digital tee box, they'll feel the difference - whether it's the precision of EvoSwing, the ease of Perfect Swing or the depth of our all-new progression systems. With enhanced realism, refined gameplay and three Major Championships, PGA TOUR 2K25 delivers the most immersive and rewarding golf experience ever made." PGA TOUR 2K25 features an array of new features and improvements on existing fan-favorites: EvoSwing: Realism is dialed up with the all-new EvoSwing mechanic for both Swing Stick and 3-Click Swing. Whether a player is new to the franchise or a seasoned veteran, EvoSwing complements the player's own rhythm and dexterity to better simulate the feeling of swinging a golf club when using Swing Stick. While with 3-Click Swing, players can enjoy the enhanced simulation while using visual cues to hit their shot; Perfect Swing: Delivering the most accessible and intuitive golf experience, players can try out the all-new Perfect Swing experience, which ensures perfect contact with every swing. New players can get their bearings with club choice, shot types, lie, wind and various other inputs without worrying about immediately finding their "perfect swing." Perfect Swing is also great for veteran players who simply wish to enjoy a relaxing experience before jumping back into more competitive modes; Make History in Major Championships: For the first time in franchise history, PGA TOUR 2K25 players can prove themselves on some of golf's grandest stages and become a legend of the game by conquering three Majors - the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club, the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, and The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club - marking the franchise debut for all three iconic venues. Licensed Courses and Topgolf: 27 licensed courses and events are available at launch, including PGA TOUR tournaments such as the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach, and THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass. The familiar Topgolf experience returns while also adding a range of quests for players to complete. Not to be outdone, the Home of Golf comes to PGA TOUR 2K25 in Season 2 with The Old Course at St. Andrews Links ready for play shortly after launch; Play as the Pros: In addition to leaderboards stacked with 200+ big names across the PGA TOUR landscape, PGA TOUR 2K25 players can take control of a roster of 11 featured male and female pros at launch, including Tiger Woods, Max Homa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Thomas, Tony Finau, Lydia Ko, Tom Kim, Brooke Henderson, and more. Also, "The World's Greatest Golfer" Chris McDonald** joins the field to teach the pros a thing or two about the sport; MyPLAYER, Your Way: The most diverse suite of MyPLAYER creation tools yet allows players to represent themselves in the most authentic way on the course. MyPLAYER progression also comes with an updated Attributes Points system, new Skill Trees per on-course discipline, and an all-new Equipment Progression system. Players can still choose from five archetypes: Powerhouse, Technician, Magician, Greenskeeper, and Sculptor, to match their preferred play style. Apparel options are available from licensed brands, including adidas, FootJoy, Malbon Golf, and more***. Clubs and balls from brands including Callaway, COBRA, Mizuno, PUMA, and Titleist can deck out players' golf bags and keep them swinging in style; A More Dialed-In MyCAREER Mode: PGA TOUR 2K25 offers the franchise's most immersive and customizable MyCAREER experience yet. Players can show off their personality and resilience with more choices to make and challenges to take on than ever before. The option to dynamically simulate MyCAREER rounds or play through extra gameplay moments has been added with all-new training and pre-tournament events making the MyCAREER journey one every player can take at their own pace; Seasons & Clubhouse Pass: Seasons are back in PGA TOUR 2K25 with more on offer than ever before. Each Season includes an all-new Clubhouse Pass**** that remains available to purchase and progress through even when a new one is released, plus seasonal power increases for equipment progression, ranked leaderboard resets, and more. Fresh content will also be coming daily, weekly, and monthly. Regular Pro Shop drops, as well as updates to events, challenges, and Quests will keep the game fresh and exciting for new and existing players Clubhouse Pass now includes 100 tiers of new rewards with 34 tiers containing free rewards available for all PGA TOUR 2K25 players to earn, including club fittings, evo tools, Level-Up tokens, equipment, apparel and more. Players have the opportunity to earn rewards at every tier by purchasing the Clubhouse Pass Premium for each season or by purchasing the Member's Pass, included in the PGA TOUR 2K25 Legend Edition, which unlocks Clubhouse Pass Premium for Seasons 1-5 and also includes the Clubhouse Gear Pack, which contains 1 outfit per body type, per Season, delivered at the start of each Season; Tee It Up with or Against Friends: Players can fire up the friendly competition with a robust variety of multiplayer offerings with different match formats, including Stroke Play, Match Play, or Scramble, with or against each other, online or locally. New Ranked Tours offer daily and weekly tournaments for players to earn rewards each season and climb the rankings ladder. New cross-platform Societies encourage players to challenge friends no matter which platform they prefer; Unleash Your Inner Course Architect: The PGA TOUR 2K signature Course Designer offers new tools, surfaces, and items to create even more intricate courses, faster than ever before. Plus, new camera systems let designers show off their custom courses in all their beauty. Designers can publish, share, and play created courses, making them available for the entire community to experience. PGA TOUR 2K25 Editions PGA TOUR 2K25 Standard Edition: Physical and digital versions for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation®5 consoles, as well as the digital-only version for PC, include the base game. PGA TOUR 2K25 Deluxe Edition (available in digital format only): Available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®5, and PC, includes the base game, as well as the Extra Butter x adidas Pack, the Birdie Pack, and the Starter Pack; The Extra Butter x adidas Pack includes playable character Chris McDonald, Extra Butter x adidas Hat, Extra Butter x adidas Jacket, and Extra Butter x adidas Shoes; The Birdie Pack includes a Titleist GT4 Driver, Titleist Golf Ball Cosmetic, Footjoy Premiere Series Shoes, Umbrella Hat, and 3 Golf Ball Fittings; The Starter Pack includes 1,800 VC (Virtual Currency), one Evo Tool, three Ball Fittings, five Club Fittings, and 5 Level-Up Tokens. PGA TOUR 2K25 Legend Edition (available in digital format only): Includes all the contents of the Standard and Deluxe Edition for the purchased platform; Includes the Member's Pass – which unlocks the Clubhouse Pass Premium for the first five Seasons, and the Clubhouse Gear Pack, which contains 1 outfit per body type per Season delivered at the start of each Season; Includes the Malbon Bucket Ball Pack - with three Malbon cosmetics balls; Includes the Sun Day Red Pack – which includes the Red 3 Button Polo, Black Ballcap, Black Pants, White Gloves, and TaylorMade Driver Qi10. For more information on PGA TOUR 2K25, visit the game's official website, become a fan on Facebook, subscribe on YouTube, follow the game on X, Instagram, and TikTok, and use the hashtag #PGATOUR2K25. *PGA TOUR 2K25, Internet connection and 2K Account (minimum age varies) required to access online features, including MyCAREER. 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USA Today
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
PGA Tour 2K25 review: Is this the best sports game of 2025?
It's nearly impossible for a sports video game to give you a similar sensation to actually playing the sport replicated on screen – but just like in real golf, the perfect shots you hit in PGA Tour 2K25 keep you coming back for another round. PGA Tour 2K25 is a generational leap for the series, which saw its last entry release in 2022. With previous generation consoles out of the picture, the leap that developer HB Studios has been able to make is gargantuan. From Royal Portrush to Pebble Beach, the 27 licensed courses look incredible. Lighting, shadows and surfaces have all been overhauled, but the most impactful changes to 2K25 are on the gameplay side. New to 2K25 is the EvoSwing system. In previous iterations of the series, each shot generally had you pulling the stick back and pushing it forward in as perfect a line as you could manage. That's still an option here on lower difficulty levels, but most players will instead be shaping every shot with EvoSwing, just as the pros are doing in real life. When you create a MyPlayer at the start of the game, you can assign either a natural fade or draw, which will determine how your standard shots fly through the air. With a fade, for example, you'll be pulling the stick down and to the right, and then pushing up and to the left. Shaping shots poses a greater challenge than firing perfectly straight lasers everywhere, but it's a far more rewarding when you get it right. The feedback presented by the EvoSwing display is a big upgrade from the 2K23 swing meter, and helps you dial in your swing as you go through the round. Every shot is graded on four metrics – contact, swing path, rhythm and transition – and you'll be able to see where exactly you erred whenever a ball slices into the trees or comes up short into a bunker. If you aren't a swing stick type of player, the three-click swing mode is still included and has been upgraded with EvoSwing mechanics. There are 11 playable professionals in the game – including Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Max Homa and Lydia Ko – but you'll likely be spending most of the time on the links as a created MyPlayer. The character creator is robust, though I'd like to see more hair options. The biggest decision you'll have to make is your archetype, which determines your starting stats. There are five in total, each with particular strengths and weaknesses, and a unique skill path to follow. You can opt for a long-hitting powerhouse, but you'll struggle to keep many of those bombs in play. A greenskeeper will have a big advantage putting the ball, but will be lagging behind off the tee. Over time, you can invest virtual currency into your MyPlayer to raise those stats and mask whatever deficiencies your archetype started with. As with any 2K game, the rate of progression and VC acquisition is always contentious issue, but I didn't have much of an issue getting my 'magician' archetype MyPlayer up to an 85 overall within a couple of days. There are a ton of ways to earn VC, new clubs and attire, and the consumable upgrades like fittings just by playing the game. If you're planning on leveling every archetype, that could be a lengthy grind, but most players are likely going to stick to one or two MyPlayers. In addition to upgrading raw stats, each MyPlayer has a skill tree to help you level up in each area of the game, or to unlock different shot types. Separately, the equipment you use upgrades over time. Once you max out a club, you can use a tool to evolve that club to the next level, from the base level to emerald and again to sapphire. Club progression unfortunately does not carry over between different MyPlayers, which is disappointing. The MyCareer mode, like much of the rest of PGA Tour 2K25, is as deep as you want it to be. New to 2K25 is the dynamic round feature in MyCareer, which simulates part of a given round and has you jump into the action in crucial holes. Dynamic rounds help speed up the action and the progression of the season, and there are a ton of different simulation options to raise or lower the difficulty to your preference. Along your journey to the PGA Tour, you'll engage in rivalries with other pros, sign sponsors to unlock new items, and raise your follower count by participating in post-round interviews with the media. You could choose to play through all 72 holes of a four-day tournament in MyCareer, or fast track yourself to major championships. It's all up to you. PGA Tour 2K25 expands the multiplayer and competitive offerings, with crossplay now available for Societies, and I can tell the new Ranked Tours mode is where I'll be spending a lot of time. Ranked Tours offer both daily and weekly open tournaments, with multiple entry points for players at each difficulty level. When your friend group doesn't have a Society tournament running, Ranked Tours will always have something available for you to compete in. The course designer has been revamped for 2K25, with a slew of new tools that will make editing your dream course a good deal quicker than it used to be. You could have the designer auto-generate 18 holes based on a few parameters and have a new course to play, or you could go hole-by-hole and meticulously shape the perfect course. With a week of launch, there will undoubtedly be hundreds of player-created courses available to play, and skilled creators are going to enjoy the new surface options. There's something for everyone in PGA Tour 2K25, from beginners to the simulation purists who want to battle for every par. PGA Tour 2K25 releases on February 28th, 2025, on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X/S. The game will be available for early access on February 21st for deluxe and legend edition owners.
