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TopSpin is officially back. Step onto the virtual court and win the career Grand Slam®, compete in iconic venues, learn the game from legend John McEnroe in the TopSpin Academy, and much more.

Pre-order #TopSpin2K25 today and we’ll see you on the court April 26, 2024. Rally On! https://topspin.2k.com/2k25/buy/

 

[Topher]

Please be good

 

[alstrike]

Day fucking 1

 

[UltimaKilo]

About freakin' time. Let's go!

 

[Skifi28]

It's going to be filled with mtx, isn't it?

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Love Topspin, but 2K are going to fuck this up by charging £70 for the base game and then have a sea of micro transactions upon first turning the game on.

Will wait for a massively deep sale, unless I'm wrong.

 

[baphomet]

Those are some shitty character models

 

[nikos]

Wow, only a month away. I don't follow tennis but this is a day one if it's good.

Hopefully PC version isn't the last gen version like NBA 2K.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Steam page is also up

 

[Darsxx82]

I just need it to maintain the gameplay of Top Spin 4 and I'll be there day one.....

 

[NeonDelta]

Wish we could get away from cross-gen.

 

[drganon]

Wish Sega was making another virtua tennis instead.

 

[Alpha Male]

Hope it's playable at solid 60 fps on Steam Deck...

 

[Nankatsu]

Where's my Virtua Tennis Sega?

 

[Bloobs]

Next month! Please be good

 

[StereoVsn]

I would get it for my kids since they love tennis. But not for $80 (including tax) + MTX fees.

Edit: I will still get it, but for like $30-40 or whatever it’s going to be on sale after a few months. Well, if it’s any good of course.

 

[eerik9000]

Wish we could get away from cross-gen.

(Annual) Sports games like these will always release on as many platforms as viable. I am honestly surprised they did not announce a Switch version.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Fuck yeah please be good and steam deck compatible

 

[Audiophile]

I hate to be the Debbie downer and I know it doesn't matter that much in the context of the game, but are they trying to make the character models as dead-eyed and creepy as possible? I'm sure I recall more natural looking models in tennis games years back.

 

[nikos]

Some previews are up.

 

[Shut0wen]

Wish Sega was making another virtua tennis instead.

Same was million times better then top spin, id say TS 2nd best then mario tennis for gamecube

 

[Bloobs]

Sounds good. They used TS4 code as the base for gameplay. Maybe next year will see get some great graphics

 

[March Climber]

Please be good

On one hand, making a competent tennis game should be as easy as programming pong.

On the other hand, 2K has a habit of taking something easy and screwing it up.

 

[Topher]

On one hand, making a competent tennis game should be as easy as programming pong.

On the other hand, 2K has a habit of taking something easy and screwing it up.

Yeah.....I'm more hopeful than anything. Been way too long since we've had a really good tennis game.

 

[Magik85]

Man its been a while since we had a good tennis game.
I hope it plays half as good as previous Top Spin games, and im good.

 

[bender]

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[T-0800]

If it isn't better than Super Tennis on SNES, don't bother.

 

[havoc00]

I remember playing the hell out of this

 

[RAIDEN1]

Sega aren't that bothered, they are more interested in the world of Sonic..

 

[SkylineRKR]

I played VT3 on my PS3 not too long ago. Its still the best Tennis game ever made.

 

[THE DUCK]

So no target shooting or bowling. Hard pass.

 

[RavageX]

VR compatiblity?

 

[John Marston]

There was a definite flow of blood to my penis when finding your thread, thank you Thick Thighs Save Lives

 

[John Marston]

"TRAIN WITH JOHN MCENROE".

I can't wait to smoke weed, throw bricks at store windows & push Chair umpires in front of speeding trucks.

 

[LQX]

Crazy to think there was time I fucking loved playing tennis games. These games were amazing on Dreamcast.

 

[March Climber]

Wish Sega was making another virtua tennis instead.

Where's my Virtua Tennis Sega?

Same VT was million times better then top spin

I remember playing the hell out of this

Sega aren't that bothered

I played VT3 on my PS3 not too long ago. Its still the best Tennis game ever made.

I have a slight hot take: I think Virtua Tennis fans are part of(keywords: part of) the reason why we are in this predicament with tennis games.

A ton of VT fans don’t really accept any other franchise to touch the sport, even though we have had a ton of great and fun entries for example Top Spin, Hot Shots Tennis, Mario Tennis, and Outlaw Tennis. I understand how good Virtua Tennis is as a series, but the other franchises were worth playing arguably just as much.

 

[TexMex]

I’d love to be wrong, but we’re getting Top Spin in name only. MTX top to bottom and won’t even approach the Xbox classics.

 

[bender]

I have a slight hot take: I think Virtua Tennis fans are part of(keywords: part of) the reason why we are in this predicament with tennis games.

A ton of VT fans don’t really accept any other franchise to touch the sport, even though we have had a ton of great and fun entries for example Top Spin, Hot Shots Tennis, Mario Tennis, and Outlaw Tennis. I understand how good Virtua Tennis is as a series, but the other franchises were worth playing arguably just as much.

I dunno. I loved VT but also enjoyed Hot Shots, Smash Court and Top Spin. I think the decline in options is more about the potential size of the audience versus ever increasing development and licensing costs. It's also why this game is going to be rotten with VC.

 

[PonyStation4]

These games would be much better if they had an RPG career mode

 

[March Climber]

I dunno. I loved VT but also enjoyed Hot Shots, Smash Court and Top Spin. I think the decline in options is more about the potential size of the audience versus ever increasing development and licensing costs. It's also why this game is going to be rotten with VC.

I agree about the worry of MTX/VC, but on most places online(not just Gaf), every time a new tennis game is brought up I just see VT fans saying ‘I don’t want this, where is VT?’

 

[bender]

I agree about the worry of MTX/VC, but on most places online(not just Gaf), every time a new tennis game is brought up I just see VT fans saying ‘I don’t want this, where is VT?’

That's understandable as it is the most popular and one of the best Tennis games ever. You also have to consider that most modern tennis offerings have come up well short of the standard that those game set.

 

[March Climber]

That's understandable as it is the most popular and one of the best Tennis games ever. You also have to consider that most modern tennis offerings have come up well short of the standard that those game set.

I guess I look at it as ruining the soil before the plants and flowers even have a chance to grow and bloom.

 

[Puscifer]

Wish Sega was making another virtua tennis instead.

VT 4 is goat. I fucking love hate the difficulty curve, it teeters on the edge just enough to keep you coming back for more and I love every second of it.

 

[Shut0wen]

I have a slight hot take: I think Virtua Tennis fans are part of(keywords: part of) the reason why we are in this predicament with tennis games.

A ton of VT fans don’t really accept any other franchise to touch the sport, even though we have had a ton of great and fun entries for example Top Spin, Hot Shots Tennis, Mario Tennis, and Outlaw Tennis. I understand how good Virtua Tennis is as a series, but the other franchises were worth playing arguably just as much.

Every virtua tennis fan brought and played top spin

 

[March Climber]

Every virtua tennis fan brought and played top spin

I hope so.

 

[IAmRei]

I only play VT, but i forgot because it was so long ago...

 

[Rac3r]

Gameplay looks exactly like TS4

 

[Cyberpunkd]

The fuck? Why is Serena Williams front and center and she is not even playing anymore? Świątek? Sabalenka? Coco Gruff?

 

[Bloobs]

The fuck? Why is Serena Williams front and center and she is not even playing anymore? Świątek? Sabalenka? Coco Gruff?

Their just legendary players

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Clicked on the trailer and instead of seeing Djokovic I got to hear... Fall Out Boy?