Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational Goes Asynchronous, New Courses & Characters (Kat!)

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Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational Goes Asynchronous, New Courses & Characters (Kat!)

Hot Shots Golf World Invitational
Hot Shots Golf World Invitational: New Courses and Characters

If you haven’t played Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational in a while, now is the time! As some of you may already know, we recently released a feature update (patch 1.05). This long awaited update adds the following features:

Turn Based Challenge

Too busy to join a tournament online at a given time/date? Not to worry! By introducing this “Turn Based Challenge” mode, you can now challenge your friends in an asynchronous competition and play head to head, hole by hole.

Players can now also set up 20 different parallel games at any given time. To avoid cheating, there are no re-dos, similar to Daily Tourneys. Short messages (like SMS) are also now enabled, as well as competitive score history between friends.

Additional gameplay updates include:

  • Four-player stroke mode enabled in the multiplayer rooms.
  • A slot mode added to the online/adhoc, enabling a slot machine style handicap system applied per hole to keep the game interesting in case there is an imbalance between player skills.
  • We’ve also added a new visual lobby in the online space, and tweaked the game balance a little bit.

DLC Content

Hot Shots Golf World Invitational: Mt Sakura

Hot Shots Golf World Invitational: Northern FoxHot Shots Golf World Invitational: Mar Cielo

The classic Mt. Sakura returns from Hot Shots Golf Fore!, great for advanced and novice players alike. Those of you who have been with us over the years can reminisce, while those of you who are just joining us can experience some of our great courses from the past. Another course we are bringing back is Northern Fox. This too is a novice-friendly course, but don’t be fooled — there are some tricky course designs here and there. Both Mt. Sakura and Northern Fox have been revamped completely and look great in today’s resolution standards.

Last but not least, we’re also adding a brand new golf course named Mar Cielo. Surrounded by emerald green waters, this pretty beach resort style golf course is sure to keep the intermediate and advanced players challenged. Don’t get too relaxed on this beautiful golf resort, and watch for the landscapes and obstacles we’ve thrown in there.

Hot Shots Golf World Invitational: KatHot Shots Golf World Invitational: ErikaHot Shots Golf World Invitational: Gloria

We’re also adding new characters to the game: Erika, Gloria, and Kat from the PS Vita fan-favorite Gravity Rush. Kat is very much intrigued with her discovery of golf, and is gravitating to the sport with a great deal of curiosity.

These new courses and characters will be available next Tuesday when PlayStation Store updates. Each character will cost $0.99, with the courses going for $2.99 apiece. You’ll be able to grab the whole set for $11.99, and PlayStation Plus members will get 25% off that price, bringing it down to $8.99.

So once again, a big thanks to everyone for your patience. We’re happy to finally offer the extended features and DLC available on Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational. Happy golfing!

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  • For $8.99 PS Plus members get 3 course & 3 characters?!?! Day One DL for me! Thank You SONY for the great deal & Thank You Clap Hanz on another great installment of the Hot Shots Series! ^_^

  • Many of us gave up on the DLC then all the sudden version 1.05 comes out… and now this! Woot! Buying Day 1!

  • I’ve never been too interested in golf, but I’ve always loved the adorable way Hot Shots Golf characters look. It’d be a blast to play another type of game using the same character designs, or integrating designs like these into Playstation Home.

  • So 3 chars @ $0.99 and 3 courses @ $2.99…. = $11.94… they say the bundle is $11.99 a little disappointed the complete set isnt discounted at least a buck or so

  • Can’t wait to pick up the DLC. Love to see more golf courses, either new or classic (from previous HSG), as future DLC. Please make it happen.

  • I forgot to ask how big (MB) all of this new DLC is?? Given the size of the game as it is right now, with the various updates & patches, this new DLC (3 characters and 3 courses) is going to make the game overall take up quite a bit of space on any MS.

    So if it’s possible, I’d like to know how large this DLC will be so that I can rearrange and or make room for this awesome new DLC… which btw… since I didn’t mention it before… I am buying on day #1 for sure 110%!!!!!!!!!!

    Other than that… I can’t wait until next week!! I’ll be counting the hours.

  • I love you Kat, much more than Sony and my PSVita combined. But I must love my PSVita also, since you live in that sort of world. Now where is Gravity Rush 2, I hope that you are defying the laws of gravity there are well sometime soon on my PSVita, are you listening Sony?!

  • I dont get the DLC pricing

    .99 cents a character, 2.99 a course

    i can only see 3 characters (effectively 3 dollars) + 2 courses (6 dollars) – 3+6 = 9 dollars

    Full pack is 11.99, why would I do that – unless I’m missing some DLC here its the same price as the PS+ if I bought everything individually

  • Ah nevermind, 3 courses – so you would be instead 12 dollars if you bought individually so PS+ gets 1 course for free // I wish you could edit your posts :p

  • Excited for dis.

  • Kat, the official mascot of the Vita! or at least she should be!

  • Does this game have Kratos? Or is it only for PS3?

  • no shot a sale on the game itsself will come back is there? ai would have bought it in a heartbeat last wrek if i knew this then…

  • Add Jak!!!

  • kat is so hot. platinumed HSG WI and sold it a while back. (also plat’ed gravity rush)

    no more kat for me unless there is a sequel.

    luckily no new trophies, so it’ll still stay at 100%

  • Awesome on new courses!! The mutliplayer is a lot of fun once it gets going but the waiting around in the lobbies is not. Not sure what could be done in a sequel.

  • Is there any way to play the turn based MP with non friends? If not anyone looking for a game is more than welcome to friend me up and get a game going.

  • sigh… wish I grabbed this when it was on sale on PSN. I have a retail copy, but prefer to not have to keep switching carts with Persona 4 if possible. Went to pick it up from PSN yesterday but saw the game was $35!?!?! Can we at least match the retail price of $20?

    Anyhow, kudos on supporting the title with new DLC – looking forward to it.

  • Finally !
    I loved this new.
    I love my psn plus account !
    Visit our hot shots golf world invitational facebook page!

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hot-Shots-Golf-World-Invitational-Psvita/190193244414183

  • I’m not a big fan of golf games, but Kat is awesome, so I’ll add this game to my to be purchased list :D

  • “Is there any chance of you guys ever adding hot seat multiplayer?”

    I would also love to see this.

  • sackboy is cooler to golf with

  • Awesome game, love it

  • OMG YES PLS.

    I’ll buy EVERYTHING

  • While it is nice that there is some new DLC for HSG:WI for the Vita, it has been 5 years since HSG:OOB for the PS3 was released (3/18/2008). I’m getting a bit tired of playing the same 8 courses. EA manages to pump out a new TW game with 15-20 courses plus a fair amount of DLC every year. I don’t think it is too much to ask for a new HSG game plus a consistent supply of DLC over a 4 year time frame.

  • Can I use gravity powers?

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