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The Golf Club VR on Steam Early Access
(Nova Scotia, CAN) October 19th, in the year of our
Lord 2016 - Canadian video game developer, HB Studios,
announced today that The Golf Club VR video game is now
available on Steam Early Access for the HTC Vive system.
The Golf Club VR takes the golf game to virtual reality for the
most authentic and immersive golfing experience ever. The Early
Access initial launch version includes an interactive tutorial,
1:1 motion controls for incredible realism, club flexibility,
left and right-handed play, three difficulty levels, interactive
objects, all new 3D audio, a smart watch providing important
shot information, a yardage booklet for a top down view of the
courses, and much more.
Furthermore, the Early Access version consists of three fully
featured 18-hole courses and a 9-hole mini putt course, all
tailored and optimised specifically for the HTC Vive hardware.
Players will also for the first time be able to freely explore
The Golf Club’s stunning courses, with the ability to teleport
anywhere around each course’s 2km-square environments.
HB Studios confirms the final release game will include
additional swing assists, ranked gameplay and handicap systems,
community influenced gameplay tunings, and will make available
for the VR version all 130,000 courses currently available from
the original The Golf Club game on console and PC.
“We’re excited to hear what our fans of TGC and newcomers alike
think of The Golf Club VR,” said Shaun West, Producer of The
Golf Club VR. “We’ll be listening to all feedback and making
decisions over the coming weeks based on this. Community has
always been an important part of the original TGC’s success and
The Golf Club VR will be no different.”
The Golf Club is a golf simulation video game originally
released on Sony PlayStation 4, Microsoft Xbox One and PC
Windows platforms during Summer 2014 and gained fast recognition
for its authenticity and in-depth course designer feature which
allows users to design and create courses for sharing and
playing with others online. The Golf Club VR is based on the
original game (course designer not included). Release date and
price to be announced.
No word on a physical copy version of this game at this time.
Families are required to pay for Internet usage fees to download
this game. For more information click
here.