[4] Shuhei Yoshida of Sony's Worldwide Studios said that the game features open world elements for the first time in the history of the series.

[4] The game marks the end of the alternate Hot Shots branding for the North American market, with the title Everybody's Golf being used worldwide.

[5][6] The pre-order pack before the game's release consisted of a number of in-game items: a course to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the game series, a premium golf cart, exclusive character costumes and a PlayStation 4 dashboard theme.

[2] An update was released in collaboration with Level-5, who were celebrating their 20th anniversary and had a close relationship with Sony during their early years.

It adds characters to the game from their Dark Cloud, White Knight Chronicles, Ni no Kuni II, Professor Layton, and Yo-kai Watch franchises.