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[Phreak47]

has it been mentioned anywhere if the PS+ version is still happening?

From IGN interview with Rushy:

"The PS Plus Edition will still be out, along with the Blu-Ray and digital edition and what it’ll offer is a cut-down version of the content," he explains. "So you won’t get all the cars, you won’t get all the tracks, but you still get all the key features: you’ll be able to play online, multiplayer races, you’ll be able to join a club, create connections, attend challenges and even play through part of the single-player game and unlock Trophies as well."

Somewhat disappointing but it's kind of hard to be a bitch about something essentially free.

Hopefully they'll offer an attractive discount for the complete version as an option.

 

[Betta Lines]

This is not a sim game where 60fps is a must . This is an arcade racer.

Some of the cockpit footage shows a very competent handling model - it's not going for accuracy, but it's certainly realistic enough to benefit from more responsiveness, particularly if you're going to play it with a wheel.

 

[Ashadian]

Guess this isn't the racer for me.

Yes because you've played it and came to that conclusion?

 

[Anion]

Great job. That's the quote FROM LAST MARCH, when pCARS was slated for WiiU, PS3 and X360. Soon after, two old consoles were dropped and PS4 and Xbone became new console targets. Game director mentioned that they will strive to reach 1080p60.

Oh, dude. Your amazing for clarifying this

 

[Xater]

Project cars was announced 1080p / 30 on both xb1 and ps4 last week.

I'd like a source for that because it was announced in January it would be 1080p 60fps.

 

[buckeye4life]

Link please? I missed this.

My bad I was confusing with The Crew which is 1080p 30fps on both

 

[Majanew]

I had fun with Forza Horizon so I'm sure I'll have fun with Driveclub (if it's a good game). As long as the frame-rate is better than NFS Rivals bullshit 30fps..

 

[Sendou]

another 30fps racer on consoles.. nice choice.

It should be played on PC anyway.

EDIT: Thank god it has a chance of being 60FPS on PS4 in any case. I wouldn't want to deal with the moral impact of hearing people die over playing it in VR without decent framerate.

 

[DieH@rd]

I'd like a source for that

His source is his ass.

 

[Exile20]

Either they are not confident with the gameplay and just want people to but it solely on the looks or they are confident on the gameplay and think that 60fps isnt needed.

It should be played on PC anyway.

Oh shit , I thought this was a playstation exclusive. Is the PC version 60?

 

[Maintenance]

Lol . In a racing game where all u do is go left and right ? Yeah i don't think so

Shaking my head so hard it hurts. So I guess Super Mario 3D World is useless in 60fps, since you only "jump around"? Or even fighting games, where you just "press some buttons" to defend and attack?

Timing and responsiveness, how useless.

 

[StuBurns]

Please find my post where I said Wii U owners were praising those games for being 30fps. I said they were praising those racing games (and they just happen to be 30fps) since now you wanna act like 30fps is unplayable. Get some reading glasses noob.

 

[ironcreed]

I can't believe this guy set himself up to eat so much crow.

LOL

 

[Loudninja]

Either they are not confident with the gameplay and just want people to but it solely on the looks or they are confident on the gameplay and think that 60fps isnt needed.

What the hell?

 

[Silky]

Great job. That's the quote FROM LAST MARCH, when pCARS was slated for WiiU, PS3 and X360. Soon after, two old consoles were dropped and PS4 and Xbone became new console targets. Game director mentioned that they will strive to reach 1080p60.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=736309

Ahh.

 

[Duxxy3]

If it's still going to be 30fps... then why the year delay?

 

[gcubed]

It's an arcade racer so sure you can probably get by with 30, but I was really hoping it was bumped to 60.

For the love of god please lock the framerate no judder in racing!

 

[nbnt]

I'm fine with that. Forza Horizon was my favorite racing game last gen and it was 30fps.

Next Elder Scrolls is going to look cray cray.

 

[~~Hasan~~]

Project Cars it is then.

Thanks for the heads up Rushy!

Rofl at comparing a sim to arcade racer game. What kind of a bad troll is this ?

It's really funny watching reactions of some people here.

I really wish all the games now to be 30 fps just to see some of you people pissed off. Then we will see what you people do. Maybe leave the consoles and go to pc and make everyone happy when people stop complaining over some stupid shit like this that 95% of the people outside gaf and internet forums don't even care about

 

[cyberheater]

If it's still going to be 30fps... then why the year delay?

Have you seen the graphics. They are super lush.

 

[golem]

It also makes me super curious how GT will look because presumably that will go for 60fps, plus the modelling and lighting gods at Polyphony will do their magic, but they will still have a lower power budget per frame to work from.

For Polyphony, 60 fps seems to be a soft target :/

 

[Vire]

Disappointing, especially after a year delay... But I still loved Forza Horizon and PGR, so it isn't the end of the world.

 

[StuBurns]

Next Elder Scrolls is going to look cray cray.

Cray Cray Shit if idTech has anything to do with it.

 

[Nastrodamous]

Well skipping this

 

[Silky]

Rofl at comparing a sim to arcade racer game. What kind of a bad troll is this ?

It's really funny watching reactions of some people here.

I really wish all the games now to be 30 fps just to see some of you people pissed off. Then we will see what you people do. Maybe leave the consoles and go to pc and make everyone happy when people stop complaining over some stupid shit like this that 95% of the people outside gaf and internet forums don't even care about

Shame on people for having preferences! W

 

[KOHIPEET]

Thank god. This game's gonna bring some serious eye-candy.

(It already looks phenomenal! Keep up the good work!)

 

[funkystudent]

another 30fps racer on consoles.. nice choice. (maybe)

Slightly Mad studios have already said they are targeting 60fps which makes sense because they are making a racing game and not a pretty car themed screenshot generator.

 

[Exile20]

What the hell?

Could be either one.

 

[Chamber]

If it's still going to be 30fps... then why the year delay?

Content like Evolution and Shu already stated. The game was never shown running at anything other than 30 so people throwing around the "disappointed" word are a little confusing to me.

 

[Listonosh]

From IGN interview with Rushy:


Somewhat disappointing but it's kind of hard to be a bitch about something essentially free.

Hopefully they'll offer an attractive discount for the complete version as an option.

Thanks for the info! I knew about it being a stripped down version, but that way I'll get to see whether the game is worth dishing out full price for.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Slightly Mad studios have already said they are targeting 60fps which makes sense because they are making a racing game and not a pretty car themed screenshot generator.

Lol, geez. Driving games is serious business.

 

[sublimit]

I think it's clear that the engine they created for GT5 and 6 is very much ready for PS4. They implemented so many visual features that needed to be pared down or too greatly impacted the performance levels. It felt as if the engine never had a chance to stretch its legs on PS3. I think they'll actually have an easier time getting up and running this time around.

Yeah but the visual density of Driveclub is far above anything in GT6.Sure the tracks in GT will not be as big as those in driveclub but GT is Sony's graphics flag and it comes with the expectation of being the best looking racer.But the problem is it also comes with the expectation of running 60fps (especially since Forza managed to achieve that on a supposedly inferior hardware) so i think Polyphony is in a very tight spot right now.

 

[KnockOneOff]

Forza 5 60fps so this should be

 

[cyberheater]

I'm really glad they stuck to 30fps. Folks on here want that quality of graphics running at smooth 60fps at 1080p are simply being unrealistic and dreaming. This is a PS4 not a high end PC.
Cut back your unrealistic expectations and give the devs some slack.

 

[Maintenance]

I really wish all the games now to be 30 fps just to see some of you people pissed off. Then we will see what you people do. Maybe leave the consoles and go to pc and make everyone happy when people stop complaining over some stupid shit like this that 95% of the people outside gaf and internet forums don't even care about

Besides the beginning of this paragraph, which is really lame, since you wished things for other people for no justifiable reason, some people already did the bolded, and that will not solve the problem. Why do you think console wars exist? Do you think that some few people leaving for PC will make al the "console warriors" drop their weapons when the next Halo or Uncharted get slowdowns or bad textures? Keep dreaming.

 

[m@cross]

The Show 14 opened my eyes as to how much a serious graphics improvement to things outside of the main game can make something look incredible. If he is right that the 30fps is a trade-off for a much more immersive world and tracks, this could be worth it. Can't wait to find out!

 

[Netherscourge]

Locked 30 FPS is more important to me than variable 60 FPS.

If it's LOCKED at 30 FPS, I'm totally fine with this.

If it's jumping around, than I'm not fine with it.

I hate it when framerate is all over the place.

 

[Hoje0308]

All the shit forza gets for its cardboard cutout crowds (which no one sees unless you use the fantastic inbuilt recording/screen tools), but at least they managed to deliver 60 fps racing.

Makes me wonder if the next forza will amp up the track details and tone down the fps.

That's not even close to being the only compromise they made to hit 60. Game looks like ass compared to DC.

Still though, I think I'll be sticking with the free version. Is Project Cars hitting 60, or is that gonna disappoint as well?

 

[~~Hasan~~]

Shame on people for having preferences! W

By comparing an arcade racer to a sim one. Yeah sure call that a preference

 

[DieH@rd]

Forza 5 60fps so GT7 should be

Fixed.

 

[Trago]

Is sacrificing smoother gameplay for prettier visuals going to be the trend in this generation of consoles?

This is disappointing.

 

[Sendou]

Content like Evolution and Shu already stated. The game was never shown running at anything other than 30 so people throwing around the "disappointed" word are a little confusing to me.

Drive Club aiming for 60fps

Then coming out 9 months later saying stupid shit like the quote in the topic. Embarrasing showing. They should have never mentioned 60FPS in the first place.

 

[KalBalboa]

Meltdowns over 30 fps... Never ending.

 

[Cizeta-Moroder]

Thank god. This game's gonna bring some serious eye-candy.

(It already looks phenomenal! Keep up the good work!)

Google image search gives you eye-candy. Game graphics are worthless when they aren't represented at a decent framerate.

 

[TrueGrime]

Rofl at comparing a sim to arcade racer game. What kind of a bad troll is this ?

It's really funny watching reactions of some people here.

The arcade vs sim argument did not stop people from comparing DC to Forza when both games were being showcased before the release of the systems. Things like dynamic weather, shadows, hell.. even the sun on Forza was being criticized. Let's not be hypocritical here. Compare away.

 

[Jomjom]

30fps for an arcade racer? No thanks.

Poor Shahid.

 

[luca_aros]

Is sacrificing smoother gameplay for prettier visuals going to be the trend in this generation of consoles?

This is disappointing.

30fps FTW!

 

[Loudninja]

Locked 30 FPS is more important to me than variable 60 FPS.

If it's LOCKED at 30 FPS, I'm totally fine with this.

If it's jumping around, than I'm not fine with it.

I hate it when framerate is all over the place.

We want to push the boundaries on PS4 with the visual detail in DRIVECLUB, so we’ve now locked the game to a rock solid 30fps. Doing so means that we don’t compromise on the staggering native 1080p visual quality or the seamlessly networked connectivity while you race.

We’ve got a lot of experience at Evolution Studios and members of the team who worked on Gran Turismo, WRC, Grid, F1, MotorStorm, Project Gotham and more have all contributed to the handling dynamics. We’re confident that it gives everybody a fluid and authentic driving experience that is accessible for beginners, yet deep enough to satisfy even the most track-hardened racers.

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/04/30/driveclub-update-evolution-studios-2/

 

[shadowsdarknes]

30 fps is fine for racers.

I love 60 fps and I think 60 fps is better for other genres.

 

[josecitoxnyo]

Lol, geez. Driving games is serious business.

They are actually, Driving games along Fighting games have some of the most hardcore and competitive communitys ever. It does´nt matter if it´s an arcade or simulator.