PS3 has "almost no limitations" for Hot Shots Golf 5, says devs

by Nick Doerr { Jun 22nd 2007 at 11:00PM }

Clap Hanz president Masashi Muramori recently sat down for an interview about his beloved Hot Shots franchise. The interview covered many topics, from the possibility of new sports to explore, previous games' success and of course, the PS3's anticipated Hot Shots Golf 5. We'll summarize that portion of the interview for you, but if you're interested in any other information, feel free to check it out.

The demo is a good indicator as to the graphical quality of the final product. New courses under development will improve effects and environmental design.
Muramori also said there are "almost no limitations on the PS3's ability to create visually rich and fully interactive environments," stressing he would like to take advantage of that on every course.
The Japanese version will tout 15 playable golfers, 7 caddies and 6 courses. No word on whether the numbers will go up or down for the rest of the world.
The new shot mechanic (playable in the demo) is meant to bring about a more realistic and fluid swing to the game. Muramori admits it's more difficult to master, but when you do, the shots will be more powerful and travel farther.
Online features will be based on what was available with Hot Shots Golf Fore, but built up exponentially. More features are going to be announced at E3, so we'll announce them at that time, too!
At this time, Muramori doesn't have any plans to put Sixaxis controls into the game. You won't have to swing that controller around just yet.

The final point Muramori answers is the possibility of downloadable content. This is the type of game that's perfect for extra stuff down the road. New courses, characters, outfits for characters, special online tournaments ... there are so many potential reasons to add on to the game after release. Muramori understands this and is very excited and ready to explore them. More announcements regarding this will come with E3, also. We can't wait! The demo was, and still is, incredibly fun.

Tags: Clap Hanz, ClapHanz, Everybody's Golf 5, Everybody'sGolf5, Hot Shots Golf 5, HotShotsGolf5, Masashi Muramori, MasashiMuramori, PlayStation 3, Playstation3, PS3, Sony

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

a.j. @ Jun 23rd 2007 2:05AM

@1. wow. late night trolling? your 360 must be awesome. anywayyyy...the game demo is great fun, can't wait to play the final. you know, with all it's shitty textures.

RoarrrUK @ Jun 23rd 2007 4:56AM

@1: words fail me to describe how pathetic your comments are.
Anyway..I'm looking out for tiger wood 08 and this game, definitely need some golf on the ps3 (played wood 07 on the wii so not bought that yet).

stubbymonkey @ Jun 23rd 2007 7:42AM

I played the Japanese demo and thought It looked like a PS2 game, complete with shimmery graphics even on my 1080p TV.

BulletToothTony @ Jun 23rd 2007 11:25AM

@4 are you serious.. it's a cartoon game, and on top of that the graphics are great.. maybe you should've bought a good 1080p tv, you should probably pop in a ps2 game so you can remember the difference

the swinging is not as easy as i expected it, and the graphics are better than expected, more importantly is that the game play is LOT OF FUN, anyhow looking forward to another fun game to my library

Andy @ Jun 23rd 2007 1:37PM

Can somebody help me out.

How do you play this game?
How do you swing?
Change clubs?
Etc...

Popfrogs @ Jun 23rd 2007 4:29PM

@Andy: Just keep hitting X. You'll figure it out.

Breeze @ Jun 23rd 2007 4:29PM

Looks like Phil left the bar early after not being able to pick up a ladyboy and hit the PS3 fanboy site after pleasing himself. What pathetic little trolls these xbot's are.

Andy @ Jun 23rd 2007 5:26PM

"@Andy: Just keep hitting X. You'll figure it out."

Don't you think I've tried that.

And right now the PS3 is limitless. There will come a time in a couple of years when it plateau's (the whole gaming industry will plateau in the next decade or two)

Xbox 360 has already hit its plateau in Gears of War and the Wii still has some potential

This dev reinforces why I bought a PS3 for its potential...and Motorstorm

Irwin @ Jun 23rd 2007 6:17PM

@Andy "Xbox 360 has already hit its plateau in Gears of War and the Wii still has some potential"

LIES
mr. 360 antiboy :(

Robert M Wright @ Jun 23rd 2007 10:23PM

I remember one of my flight games for PS2. "Sky Odyssey" from there Lethal Skies series Ace Combat and so on; and not waiting another 10 years for Alien computers with windows. Im still useing my same games yet with MicroSoft or Windows all there is always problemswith their newest system. Apple has improved not interested though