After over two decades on PlayStation devices, the popular animated golf series Hot Shots will be making the move to the Nintendo Switch with its newest edition , Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots.
The series, which debuted on the PlayStation 1 in 1997, has been exclusively owned by Sony and has been exclusive to PlayStation consoles since.
The game’s shock availability on the Nintendo Switch will be joined by three other PlayStation franchises: LEGO Horizon Adventures, Freedom Wars Remastered and Patapon 1+2 Replay which have all been opened up to Nintendo users.
It’s unclear whether or not Sony will allow the games to be released on Xbox consoles as well, but Game Rant reports that it is unlikely as the company still sees Microsoft as their main direct rival in the console sphere, despite poor Xbox sales.
The game is already available to up on Steam (PC) and the PlayStation Store, but is yet to appear on the eShop (Nintendo Switch) as of late March 2025.
While it is unlikely that the game will be coming to Xbox consoles, it may be more plausible than other titles as the new golfing game will be a full-priced game, attracting larger audiences than some smaller releases.
The game’s title Everybdy’s Golf: Hot Shots combines two previous brand names of the series. The Hot Shots branding was used exclusively in North America until 2011, while the rest of the world was used to seeing the name Everybody’s Golf.
The series has seen nearly a dozen new entries over the past two decades, with some being considered some of the greatest golf games ever created.
Everybody’s Gold: Hot Shots news and release date
The game will be the first of the franchise available on a Nintendo device, with the game being exclusively on PlayStation or PC for the majority of its existence.
It has been confirmed that the game will be available on PC, PlayStation and Nintendo switch from its release. Unfortunately a release date has not been confirmed but we do know that the game will be coming later in 2025.
The game has previously always been published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, but the upcoming Hot Shots title will be published by Bandai Namco who have purchased other Sony titles like Freedom Wars Remastered and Patapon 1+2 Replay.
The game will also be the first Hot Shots Golf game to be developed by the Japanese studio Hyde, responsible for the popular anime role-playing game Digimon Survive
