EA Sports PGA Tour delayed until April

thesixthaxis.com:

EA have announced that EA Sports PGA Tour will now be released April, a few weeks after the original launch date of 24th March.

Hi Golf Fans,

We have an update to share on EA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR™.

EA SPORTS PGA TOUR will now launch the week of the Masters Tournament, with an early access release on Tuesday, April 4 and worldwide launch on Friday, April 7. Creating an authentic golf experience has been our goal, and this small shift in release date allows us to add a few final touches to the game that we are very excited to deliver to all of you, including updates to some favorite courses to reflect 2023 designs.

The long-awaited golf game is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.. It boasts an impressive sounding new take on the sport, as well as a wealth of official licensed content. The full EA Sports PGA Tour course list features 30 of the world’s best known links, clubs and courses.

All four majors will be represented, fully licensed by EA, so you’ll get to head to the Augusta National, home of the Masters, as well as take part in the US Open, PGA Championship and The Open at their 2021, 2022 and eventually the 2023 locations – there’s content planned post-launch including additional courses.

All of the environments in the game have been meticulously recreated in the Frostbite engine using helicopter and drones equipped with high-end LIDAR scanners, as well as visiting the locations in person and consulting with the local superintendents and caddies that know the courses inside and out. Expect different playing conditions based on the weather and atmospheric conditions, the type of grass, and more.

As for the rest of the game? There’s a new UI, analogue controls, character customisation, Pure Strike gameplay based