PGA Tour 2K25

[J_Cauthen]

I switched MyPlayers to a fade bias after a half dozen frustrating rounds using draw bias and I've been playing a lot better. Maybe its just the way I move the thumbstick or maybe its just how the game works idk but if you're having issue with the draw bias try switching.

I got so tired of hooking the ball in 2K23 because of my fast tempo that I decided I wanted to strive to be a fade player. I started out with that in 2K25, and I do better managing a fade. I can actually feel what happens when I lose it due to a push or a swing path deviation that results in what the game calls and "open" contact. It's not fully intuitive to me how it's derived, but I can at least feel it via the swing interface.

Glad to hear the fade bias is working out for someone else.

[J_Cauthen]

I was able to sneak 9 holes in at TPC Sawgrass before work and now I'll be thinking about this game all day! It plays very good on the XBSX. I'm doing the same as you John, I am starting off on Pro with the AI set to that. I'm going to need to work hard on the back 9 if I am to match your 70.

I really got hooked on this game as it all sort of came together for me playing the current Digital Sportspage Society tournament round. I was starting to slid on the sixth and seventh holes, with back to back bogeys. Then I made long birdie putts of 22 and 18 feet on eight and nine. I could feel every shot, chip, and putt over that stretch of four holes and made the proper adjustments to what I was getting in feedback. It felt so good! I love the way they've worked out the putting game to where everything I see with the ball reacting to the cup is so nuanced and natural looking... nothing about it looks or feels canned to me so far.

[J_Cauthen]

is the game graphically any better than 2k23 on the full release? Is it even close to EA PGA Tour?

How does it compare to EA's game?

IGN posted a review today but says EA's game is still better than 2K25 -

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/1 ... eview_ign/


'PGA Tour 2K25 is still a few strokes behind EA Sports PGA Tour as the best golfing simulator around, but if it continues to improve like this with each new iteration, we may see it close that gap relatively soon.'

The IGN review is one person's opinion.

Here is my opinion to your questions above. This is going to be a great compliment to EA's golf game. 2K definitely stepped up their game and made something as much fun, if not more than their rival's game. It's still way too early to completely give in depth knowledge of 2K's game, as it's only been released for a few hours, I only have 2 rounds at TPC Sawgrass and the demo to go by.

First and foremost, I can say the swing mechanics are better in 2K25. It just feels perfect with the Xbox controller. I know exactly if the ball is going to go left, right, or down the middle. This will definitely be the best part of this game for sure. The short game is definitely challenging right now, but I can see HB Studios tweaking things for the non-Advanced release next Friday.

Graphics, 2K25 is a major improvement over 2K23. Between EA's game and 2K's, there isn't a big difference between the two.

2K25's career mode is much more robust. There are daily challenges, lots of other challenges, so many different setup options, again, haven't had too much time to really see what all is offered, but plenty of videos on YouTube about it.

The course creator has many additions to it. Not that I will be designing any, but there are some very talented course creators out there that I can see them making some amazing replicas of courses.

The online societies separates the 2K series from EA's. Once they get the bugs worked out with the setup of them, I'll be spending a good deal of time playing in a few different societies.

I love playing golf and I really enjoy a good golf video game. I'll still be firing up EA's game and I am glad that 2K and EA's game both play similarly now, as I can enjoy what both have to offer!

I liked the looks of EA Sports PGA Tour, but the swing just didn't have the feel that I craved. It felt like a token motion that I was making with the stick... it just didn't engage me in the interface the way I wanted. I actually enjoyed playing the game in 3-click more than the stick swing, but that wore off after a couple of weeks. I wish 2K25 looked as good as EA Sports game, but for the feel of the swing and the implementation of the putting game... 2K2K gets the job done better, overall, than EA Sports.

[J_Cauthen]

I absolutely suck at this game on Pro Am, I mean your only options are a golfer who draws or fades the ball, there is no straight shot golfer type. So I chose draw and even when I hit perfects across the board I'm still hitting horrendous shots. So now I need to adjust the shot to "normal" every swing which still isn't exactly straight up and down to even hope for a decent shot. I'm sure it will get better but I can't even imagine what Pro and Master levels are like. I'm not even really sure what results in a closed face, if it was explained I missed it.

I'm playing in Pro, with the swing bias in effect only when I'm on an uneven lie, or trying to set up shot shaping at address. That provided the perfect challenge to me at this point. If I break par, I feel like I've done something.

A closed face results from your finish with the stick being to the left (if you're playing right handed) of the 12 o-clock mark on the Y axis. I have to consciously try to force the stick to the left of 12 o-clock on my downswing to make it happen, but I am able to do it.

Graphically on the PC it is beautiful.

I would love to see what this game looks and feels like on a quality gaming PC. Mine can only run it at 1080p, and it still gets the judders at times. I have to dial the detail back to average to reportedly maintain 60 FPS, and it looks like an OG XBox One game the way I have to configure it.

What res are you running the game at and what frame rate are you achieving? I bet you're able to go with "Ultra" quality settings also, right?

I'm not feeling the career mode at all, EA's game is still far superior in that aspect in my opinion. I don't consider the daily quests and that s*** career mode. In fact I don't even really know how the club house stuff works.

Yeah, EA's career mode is clearly superior. Still, this is the first time I've felt a hint of desire to play at least one career mode season in this series with 2K25. I was leading in my first Korn Ferry Tour event by one shot with four holes to play. I went bogey, double bogey, bogey, and quadruple bogey on the last four holes to finish in 42nd! It was all me though... I just flat out choked, but I enjoyed having my face washed for reasons I could actually wrap my hands around!

I do like the putting a lot so far.

I like it too even though it's really tough. I can feel and explain why everything went the way it did. I love the way the ball rolls and interacts with the hole as well. Hopefully when I get enough "putter weight" installed on my putter through the attribute building, I'll be able to feel with mass of the putter better. Right now I feel like I'm using a hollow plastic putter at times.

Official tournaments are still insane its not even 12 hours old and people are shooting -19 for 1 round so that makes those useless.

I am in shock over what I'm seeing here. The leader was at -18 when I was playing the Daily Master tournament yesterday. I watched a video of one of these cats playing and they are rarely even a degree off on these diagonal swings they're having to make. It is insane, but I can see in the videos that they really are that good. I don't think I could enjoy the game if I felt like I had to birdie every hole to have a good round. I like the natural feel of the difficulty this game gives me with my limited, 70 year old skill set.

I think it's a decent game, I feel stupid paying $99 for it thought when it will likely be on sale in 2 months.

I was starting to feel that way until I played that last nine holes of our tournament last night. Things really came together when I finally felt like I was "getting it". There's a more organic, intuitive feeling with this game that I haven't found in this series before.

[Danimal]

I would love to see what this game looks and feels like on a quality gaming PC. Mine can only run it at 1080p, and it still gets the judders at times. I have to dial the detail back to average to reportedly maintain 60 FPS, and it looks like an OG XBox One game the way I have to configure it.

What res are you running the game at and what frame rate are you achieving? I bet you're able to go with "Ultra" quality settings also, right?

I'm at my place in Florida so my old gaming rig is here, my new one which is much better is back at home. I'm not sure how to export the saved videos if that is even possible. With that said I'm running it at 3440x1440 on an ultra wide. My graphics setting is high but some items are set to ultra. It is silky smooth for sure. I haven't tried Ultra setting I'm going to give that a shot right now before I go play real golf in 2 hours.

[Danimal]

I would love to see what this game looks and feels like on a quality gaming PC. Mine can only run it at 1080p, and it still gets the judders at times. I have to dial the detail back to average to reportedly maintain 60 FPS, and it looks like an OG XBox One game the way I have to configure it.

What res are you running the game at and what frame rate are you achieving? I bet you're able to go with "Ultra" quality settings also, right?

I'm at my place in Florida so my old gaming rig is here, my new one which is much better is back at home. I'm not sure how to export the saved videos if that is even possible. With that said I'm running it at 3440x1440 on an ultra wide. My graphics setting is high but some items are set to ultra. It is silky smooth for sure. I haven't tried Ultra setting I'm going to give that a shot right now before I go play real golf in 2 hours.

[Leadfoot5]

There's a more organic, intuitive feeling with this game that I haven't found in this series before.

And ^^ that's ^^ why I love this game.

[J_Cauthen]

There's a more organic, intuitive feeling with this game that I haven't found in this series before.

And ^^ that's ^^ why I love this game.

It's sweet isn't it? I'm just beginning to peel it back and I'm sure it will get better the more I go with it.

[Greensboronclion]

Official tournaments are still insane its not even 12 hours old and people are shooting -19 for 1 round so that makes those useless.


This will continue unless tas the straight shooter controller is why this issue has never been resolved. Those of us who remember Perfect Golf know what I'm talking about and back then the old Speed Link controller never had a bad shot. The only controllers that do any of these games justice are the official Xbox and Playstation controllers. I got a drawer full of controllers that are after market collecting dust as they don't know how to hit a bad shot and if they are shooting those numbers in first day I guarantee they are in use again. Just my 2 cents.

[Danimal]

Official tournaments are still insane its not even 12 hours old and people are shooting -19 for 1 round so that makes those useless.


This will continue unless tas the straight shooter controller is why this issue has never been resolved. Those of us who remember Perfect Golf know what I'm talking about and back then the old Speed Link controller never had a bad shot. The only controllers that do any of these games justice are the official Xbox and Playstation controllers. I got a drawer full of controllers that are after market collecting dust as they don't know how to hit a bad shot and if they are shooting those numbers in first day I guarantee they are in use again. Just my 2 cents.

I don't know which controller you mean but it kind of makes sense. When I first started the game I jumped in a quick play round and I hit every shot perfect, was -10 after 9 holes and thought this game is too easy, turns out I was on the perfect swing setting.

[johnnypark]

I collected a ton of XP on that last society event for hitting 18 consecutive holes at par or better. Still wasn't enough for first place.

[Greensboronclion]

Official tournaments are still insane its not even 12 hours old and people are shooting -19 for 1 round so that makes those useless.


This will continue unless tas the straight shooter controller is why this issue has never been resolved. Those of us who remember Perfect Golf know what I'm talking about and back then the old Speed Link controller never had a bad shot. The only controllers that do any of these games justice are the official Xbox and Playstation controllers. I got a drawer full of controllers that are after market collecting dust as they don't know how to hit a bad shot and if they are shooting those numbers in first day I guarantee they are in use again. Just my 2 cents.

I don't know which controller you mean but it kind of makes sense. When I first started the game I jumped in a quick play round and I hit every shot perfect, was -10 after 9 holes and thought this game is too easy, turns out I was on the perfect swing setting.

What controllers I'm talking about are after market knock off controllers for Xbox or Playstation and not the official controller. Example are any you can buy online that are not made by Microsoft or Sony and there are a ton. They are straight shooters as they less sensitive on the swing stick than the official controller. There are many other cheats to achieve those numbers but the straight controller is the biggest issue in gaming IMO. Flog me if all wish but I speak the truth and most know it.

[Leadfoot5]

Well, the ridiculousness of the scores in the official tournaments aside, the game is brilliant. Competitive play is a blast with our Society, other like Societies, and the ranked 1v1. I particularly enjoy the ranked 1v1 where you are generally matched up with someone of the same skill level.

[sportdan30]

Been playing the demo on the PC and the PS5. Leaning towards getting it for the PC because I want the option to play on the Steam Deck as well (which looks and plays very nicely).

Question for all you veterans of this series. Will I get enough value out of this game if I'm only playing single player? I definitely I'm not interested in going online and competing against people who purposely exploit the game. I've only bumped up my difficulty to Amateur, so I'm far from a skilled player at this point. But, I'm still enjoying the game very much from what I have played.

[Wilk5280]

Official tournaments are still insane its not even 12 hours old and people are shooting -19 for 1 round so that makes those useless.


This will continue unless tas the straight shooter controller is why this issue has never been resolved. Those of us who remember Perfect Golf know what I'm talking about and back then the old Speed Link controller never had a bad shot. The only controllers that do any of these games justice are the official Xbox and Playstation controllers. I got a drawer full of controllers that are after market collecting dust as they don't know how to hit a bad shot and if they are shooting those numbers in first day I guarantee they are in use again. Just my 2 cents.

I don't know which controller you mean but it kind of makes sense. When I first started the game I jumped in a quick play round and I hit every shot perfect, was -10 after 9 holes and thought this game is too easy, turns out I was on the perfect swing setting.

What controllers I'm talking about are after market knock off controllers for Xbox or Playstation and not the official controller. Example are any you can buy online that are not made by Microsoft or Sony and there are a ton. They are straight shooters as they less sensitive on the swing stick than the official controller. There are many other cheats to achieve those numbers but the straight controller is the biggest issue in gaming IMO. Flog me if all wish but I speak the truth and most know it.

No one is flogging you, I took it as a genuine question.

As an aside, I suck at this game.

[Lancer]

in societies do you need to play when everyone else is online with you? Or you can play anytime online solo and it'll wait to count it as a final score when everyone else is finished?

You can play society events by yourself or with other society members. There's built in option to do that in the game now. You have to have at least the minimum Gamepass membership to play live in real time. I had let my Gamepass lapse because I was using it so seldom, but this will likely compel me to become a Gamepass subscriber again.

It looks like you might be able to play without the Gamepass subscription with others in asyncronous play, which works at pretty good in many cases... it moves along at a brisker pace, but it's hard to maintain the order of play with that arrangement. I still used it from time to time.

is this game on gamepass? I thought it was not but I'll check again.

[10spro]

Just got the game John. How and what’s the Lock code all about? Will be trying the gameplay soon, and where do we find the DS tournaments that you create? Thanks.

[J_Cauthen]

is this game on gamepass? I thought it was not but I'll check again.

No, it's not on Gamepass. I just had a look to see and it's not there.

[J_Cauthen]

Just got the game John. How and what’s the Lock code all about? Will be trying the gameplay soon, and where do we find the DS tournaments that you create? Thanks.

The Lock code? I'm not sure what you are referring to here James... does it have something to do with that 2K membership you had to confirm or create to play the demo? I couldn't remember my 2K password and I had to create a new account to play the demo. I remember that being a royal pain in the ass but I finally got it done somehow.

If you go to the "Join Society" option on the "Online Societies" menu from the main page, and type in "Digital Sportspage" it should take you there. I have made it public for now, but if we start getting crashed by trolls I'll have to revisit that.

The course (Quosatana) that today's tournament is being played was selected based on its organic looks, not its playability as a course. It's a bit over the top on a few holes with the narrow tree lines. I'm finding the user created courses so far haven't really come out in abundance yet, but I expect that to improve this week based on what I'm reading from some of my favorite designers.

[J_Cauthen]

Been playing the demo on the PC and the PS5. Leaning towards getting it for the PC because I want the option to play on the Steam Deck as well (which looks and plays very nicely).

Question for all you veterans of this series. Will I get enough value out of this game if I'm only playing single player? I definitely I'm not interested in going online and competing against people who purposely exploit the game. I've only bumped up my difficulty to Amateur, so I'm far from a skilled player at this point. But, I'm still enjoying the game very much from what I have played.

I am actually finding myself really enjoying the career mode in this game for a change. I went with the Korn Ferry Tour to start with. I don't even know if the names on the Korn Ferry tour are licensed or not, but feel of this tour seems to fit where my player's skill currently stands. I'm in my third tournament right now and it's been competitive and compelling. I can see myself playing this career mode, long term, which is something I can't say for any of the prior iterations of this game.

You may find the Ranked Tours compelling as well. I've already found a couple of players who seem to be right in my scoring zone on the ranked tour, and I have played a couple of rounds with them in asynchronous play just to give me a feel that I'm not the only one out on the course and it's pretty cool. I can tell that they struggle with a lousy chipping game and a propensity to not control their putt distance very well like me. I didn't expect to find this competitive angle to this game, but I can see myself playing Ranked Tours to play along and against these guys who are "in my sphere"... I'm never going to post a -22 score like the pro winner posted in an 18 hour tournament two days ago, but playing with these guys... I've found some fellow travelers.

[J_Cauthen]

Well, the ridiculousness of the scores in the official tournaments aside, the game is brilliant. Competitive play is a blast with our Society, other like Societies, and the ranked 1v1. I particularly enjoy the ranked 1v1 where you are generally matched up with someone of the same skill level.

I let my Gamepass sub expire a few months back because I found I wasn't using it enough to justify it. When I tried to join the matchmaking room, I was reminded of the fact that I needed to have a membership to be able to play this mode online. I'll have to remedy that this week, especially with The Show coming soon.

So they do tend to pair you up against players who are in your skill zone with 2K25? That's a plus that I haven't heard of but I'm all for it.

[J_Cauthen]

Official tournaments are still insane its not even 12 hours old and people are shooting -19 for 1 round so that makes those useless.


This will continue unless tas the straight shooter controller is why this issue has never been resolved. Those of us who remember Perfect Golf know what I'm talking about and back then the old Speed Link controller never had a bad shot. The only controllers that do any of these games justice are the official Xbox and Playstation controllers. I got a drawer full of controllers that are after market collecting dust as they don't know how to hit a bad shot and if they are shooting those numbers in first day I guarantee they are in use again. Just my 2 cents.

I don't know which controller you mean but it kind of makes sense. When I first started the game I jumped in a quick play round and I hit every shot perfect, was -10 after 9 holes and thought this game is too easy, turns out I was on the perfect swing setting.

What controllers I'm talking about are after market knock off controllers for Xbox or Playstation and not the official controller. Example are any you can buy online that are not made by Microsoft or Sony and there are a ton. They are straight shooters as they less sensitive on the swing stick than the official controller. There are many other cheats to achieve those numbers but the straight controller is the biggest issue in gaming IMO. Flog me if all wish but I speak the truth and most know it.

I bought a Gamesir G7 wired controller for 2K23 because it was so hard to regulate tempo on that one game with my Elite 2 XBox controller. It helped me there, but I feel this controller is a detriment in 2K25. It is harder to regulate the putt stroke with it for some reason. I'm bad about running putts by with my Elite 2 in 2K25, but even worse in that department with my Gamesir G7.

[J_Cauthen]

I collected a ton of XP on that last society event for hitting 18 consecutive holes at par or better. Still wasn't enough for first place.

I haven't come close to sniffing that achievement in this game so far, but this makes me want to strive for it more now.

[J_Cauthen]

I'm at my place in Florida so my old gaming rig is here, my new one which is much better is back at home. I'm not sure how to export the saved videos if that is even possible. With that said I'm running it at 3440x1440 on an ultra wide. My graphics setting is high but some items are set to ultra. It is silky smooth for sure. I haven't tried Ultra setting I'm going to give that a shot right now before I go play real golf in 2 hours.

Thanks... I have never seen this series played on an ultra wide. Are you maintaining 60 FPS on this system? I'd love to see what this game would feel like at 120 FPS. As much as I rely on the golfer animation for gauging my swing, I can't help but think this would take the game to a new level.

I'm really anxious now to read your report on how this game runs on your new rig! What are the specs on your new system, btw?

[10spro]

Just got the game John. How and what’s the Lock code all about? Will be trying the gameplay soon, and where do we find the DS tournaments that you create? Thanks.

The Lock code? I'm not sure what you are referring to here James... does it have something to do with that 2K membership you had to confirm or create to play the demo? I couldn't remember my 2K password and I had to create a new account to play the demo. I remember that being a royal pain in the ass but I finally got it done somehow.

If you go to the "Join Society" option on the "Online Societies" menu from the main page, and type in "Digital Sportspage" it should take you there. I have made it public for now, but if we start getting crashed by trolls I'll have to revisit that.

The course (Quosatana) that today's tournament is being played was selected based on its organic looks, not its playability as a course. It's a bit over the top on a few holes with the narrow tree lines. I'm finding the user created courses so far haven't really come out in abundance yet, but I expect that to improve this week based on what I'm reading from some of my favorite designers.

It’s under settings I guess, and it was under “Redeem Locker Code” whatever that is. What’s’ that code all about and how to go about it? BTW, good job for answering as many enquirers as you can.