Speel EA SPORTS PGA Tour dit weekend gratis, nieuwe update beschikbaar

Heb je altijd al eens een uitstekende golfgame willen uitproberen? Dan moet je dit weekend zeker profiteren van het feit dat EA Sports: PGA Tour gratis speelbaar is.

Dit weekend vindt het U.S. Open Tournament plaats en daarom gooit EA de poorten naar PGA Tour open voor iedereen met een PlayStation 5 of Xbox Series X|S console. Vanaf donderdag 16 juni tot en met zondag 18 juni kan je aan de slag met deze uitstekende golfgame.

Je kan dan meteen ook de nieuwe toevoegingen en updates uittesten. Want dankzij de vierde grote update, kan je jezelf ook helemaal uitleven op de Los Angeles Country Club. Verder fixt de update een heleboel bugs en kreeg de Swing Meter een update.

De volledige lijst met updates vind je hieronder:

• Store & Content:
  • New specs can be earned through weekly quests, weekly tournaments, and seasonal tournaments.
    • Command Series: Improves Power and Control attributes.
    • Escape Series: Improves Accuracy and Recovery attributes.
  • New Signature Series specs added to the store to rotate throughout the season:
    • Patrick Cantlay
    • Tony Finau
    • Jessica Korda
    • Lexi Thompson
  • Additional cosmetic content will be added to the store later this week.
• Gameplay Indicators:
  • Add new “Modern” swing meter visuals with notchless design and improved visibly in bright skies.
    • New “Swing Meter Style” visual setting replaces “Club Trail” setting. Options for using previous swing meter visuals and enabling/disabling club trails are included.
    • Updated aiming arc to add an effect and change color if the ball is projected to collide before it reaches its apex. This is intended to better indicate when aimed at obvious obstructions like bunker lips directly in front of the golfer or trees that are out of view.
    • Related to these changes are visual improvements to the putt read line, aiming arc, and online ball trails.
  • Gameplay Physics:
    • Course-specific ball flight physics has been updated and altitude information has been added to the course select screen.
      • Note that the ball typically flies further and with a slightly lower trajectory when playing at high altitude courses like Banff Springs.
    • Gameplay Misc:
      • Improve AI golfer’s ability to make short putts.
    • Online:
      • Permanently disable golfer reaction NIS in online gameplay in order to speed up play for all players.
      • Fix for softlock during online gameplay if player expires their hole timer while using “Fast Play” setting.
      • Fix for incorrect order of players in online in-game scoreboard after a player quits or disconnects during a round.
    • Challenges:
      • Fix for crowd members obstructing the golfer in the first shot of some challenges.
      • Added animation to challenge banner shown after holing out.
    • Golfers:
      • Updated Scottie Scheffler’s head model.
      • Dustin Johnson updated to use Taylormade glove.
      • Xander Schauffele updated to use Callaway glove.
      • Update Jessica Korda’s outfits and logos.
    • Outfits & Gear
      • Fix texture clipping on EA SPORTS V-Neck polos.
      • Fix some instances where the golfer’s hand was clipping through the glove.
      • Fix for golfer hair clipping with hat for few seconds when entering gameplay using low visual settings.
      • Brighten texture on “EA SPORTS – White” ball.
    • Branding:
      • Structures, outfits, wipes, etc. update to use the latest U.S. Open logo.
      • Updated The Open logo on pin flags.
      • Ensure the loading screen for Augusta National always shows the Masters Trophy instead of the seasonal trophy.
      • Wells Fargo Championship updated to use one-color white logo.
      • FedEx St. Jude Championship updated to use one-color white logo.
    • PC support:
      • Fix for double input being recorded on store pages when using mouse input to dismiss an error popup.
      • Fix for players being able to access locked challenge tiles by using mouse input to click the “Select” button prompt.
      • Fixes to various screens and gameplay HUD elements in order to scale correctly and better support wide screen monitors.