Rumor: Tiger Woods series on one-year hiatus

Unnamed sources claim Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15 was to be outsourced to give EA time to work on PGA Tour 16 for next-gen consoles, but those plans were ultimately scrapped and the game hasn't been reassigned.

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The Tiger Woods PGA Tour series is reportedly taking a year-long hiatus, a ripple effect of current financial uncertainties. Instead, the development team is said to be skipping to Tiger Woods 16, to give them time to focus on development for the new consoles.

Kotaku reported on the hiatus, citing unnamed sources. The initial plan, it reports, was to outsource development of next year's game, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15. That would give the internal team more time for Tiger Woods 16. That game is reportedly still on track, but the plan to outsource Tiger Woods 15 was scrapped to shave costs when CEO John Riccitiello resigned. The game hasn't been reassigned, and some of its staff have been assigned to other games at EA Tiburon.

Electronic Arts had a round of layoffs late last week, and refused to comment on specifics. Shacknews contacted EA regarding this rumor, and received the following response: "We do not comment on rumors or speculation. With the recent launch of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 and the positive response, we remain focused on making improvements and providing a great experience to our golf fans."

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    April 29, 2013 1:00 PM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Rumor: Tiger Woods series on one-year hiatus.

    Unnamed sources claim Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15 was to be outsourced to give EA time to work on PGA Tour 16 for next-gen consoles, but those plans were ultimately scrapped and the game hasn't been reassigned.

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      April 29, 2013 1:05 PM

      A fresh start on all new consoles might be a good idea but it would've been nice to have one last hurrah.

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        April 29, 2013 3:16 PM

        Well, they did just release TW 2014 a month ago.

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      April 29, 2013 1:18 PM

      Yearly releases make no sense for golf games.

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        April 29, 2013 2:47 PM

        But... re-exporting last year's assets with this year's exporter is EA's specialty!

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          April 29, 2013 5:34 PM

          The Madden and NCAA guys I work near would beg to differ.

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      April 29, 2013 1:23 PM

      I hope this is true because it definitely needs a break.

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        April 29, 2013 5:57 PM

        I wish your face was on a one year hiatus.

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      April 29, 2013 1:23 PM

      So Tiger Woods' video game series takes a longer hiatus than Tiger Woods himself did after the sex scandal.

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      April 29, 2013 3:19 PM

      1 year hiatus DLC season pass only $19.99!

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      April 29, 2013 5:38 PM

      does golf really need nextgen graphics. how realistic can the player models be

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      April 29, 2013 6:56 PM

      Annual release of all sports games make little sense. Roster and uniform updates can likely come as DLC, so I can't see a significant reason to buy the next annual installment unless there is significant changes in the game system.

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