Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Regardless of what the final product turns out to be in my hands, the development, marketing and overall handling of this title hasn't exactly been a shining example on creating a AAA racing game.
Looks like Driveclub PS+ Edition might not be coming today
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Coma Ecliptic
Member
Dammit, I knew I shouldn't have bitten, but I bit anyway. Either way it made lol at my screen.might need some calibration there..
My .02c, it's weird to me that Japanese companies don't see to understand (bad term?) online/massive networks. Maybe they just are cheap and don't want to spend on better server load, either way it stinks that in 2014 we still deal with this crap. I would say that generally Xbox Live is run much better and faster than PSN ever has been. Let's not even jump on the Nintendo online bandwagon with their eShop either (yeeeech).
FunnyBunny
Member
Exactly.
I also don't want to read about the "free" games. I pay for PS Plus; these games aren't free.
Free implies a gift. If they were a gift, I could keep them after canceling my subscription.
This entire episode has left a bad taste in my mouth.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I'll wait it out for the PS Plus version. No way I'm dropping $50 on a genre that I have no interest in.
OldmanAndroid
Member
That's what i suspect. Makes sense.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
First world problems I guess. This one demo being late is now an episode?
FunnyBunny
Member
Makes sense?
They just pulled one over on a potentially huge segment of the game's audience. This could cost them sales.
DUFFMCWALIN
Member
Well at least I wasn't going to game much tonight because of the Giants game but still this is pretty dumb.
Whatever makes you feel better about yourself.
Whatever makes you feel better about yourself.
RedRooster
Member
It really is. How can they not have an automated system where someone(even the publisher) enters the release date/time of a game and the store just automatically posts it then. I'm sure that's how MS's works, Steam too probably, not paying some lackey to change prices and click a checkbox every Tuesday.
i kinda think its in purpose myself but thats just a conspiracy theory of mine of course.
To those on the fence...man guys, if you like Project Gothem Racing games you're gonna like this game, i guarantee it.
Also keep in mind all the upcoming support this game will get with new cars, tracks, events and the upcoming "weather add-on" pack. Like i mentioned in the other thread this game is going to evolve. Maybe it might be better for some to hold out until the weather add-on pack comes out and some of the additional cars and tracks? This could be an option as well for some of you on the fence ..just get the free Plus+ edition to hold you down until the game "evolves" a bit in the coming months. I am sure some patches will iron out some of the tiny issues the game has as well and make the AI even more legit.
I have the full game and i am totally happy i bought it, it reminds me so much of PGR games and the visuals are sooo beautiful!!
FunnyBunny
Member
Is not a demo. It's a stripped down version of the full game.
It's been a bizarre release. I'm excited for it, but after a year long delay I'm not sure that it wouldn't have been better to just release a few months later with all features available, and it's odd to read that even the social features are in low scale.
what are you talking about
DangerMouse
Member
Ah. That's fine ofcourse, to me it got those couple of responses, like mine, because it was more the way it was worded and it's briefness.
Basically, it came off as "I watched it on video and it's pretty but it's got nothing to it" when it's a racing game on tracks, without specifying what it's missing for you. So it's easy to focus on the "it's got nothing to it" which reads like "where are the mounted guns or flying cars or some other "thing" that would make it more than a racing game".
But yeah, if it doesn't look fun to you, nothing wrong with that.
Well if that's true then that's still a load of crap. I don't understand how you can excuse the lack of information on Sony's part, especially when they have been emphasizing the Plus edition of Drive Club for more than a year. Ridiculous.
OldmanAndroid
Member
Pulled one over? You're saying this was a scam to sell ps+ subscriptions?
Well it aint cool, but I didnt plan my Tuesday evening around it. It'll probably be up soon, and whenever it is, I'll get it.
In the meantime <shrug>
That's the worst kind.
Psn is the disappointing son I never had
DidntKnowJack
Member
I don't know why you would.
FunnyBunny
Member
Dre_G_Writer
Member
Well I am disappointed that i'm not able to play this game. Was thinking about it all day at work today. Haven't played a racing game in years.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
This is true. I was just wondering where Rainbow Moon was...I have to say, I don't think this is intentional or a conspiracy for sales. It's just gross incompetence. Which actually in my mind is worse. God, why does Sony allow this to happen?
I'm really disappointed by this. I was looking forward to playing both of those games all day...
bananafactory
Banned
I bet for some dumb reason, Grace Chen has to log into the PSN in order to update the store, but even she is locked out because of the connectivity issues.
Would be hilarious and sad
Would be hilarious and sad
The gamiest of games.
Anyway, where's my elephant has already been said. But seriously, where is it? I want to play. I went to pick the game up after work and my local store didn't get their shipment. I figured no big deal, I will just play the Plus edition until tomorrow. Guess not.
KINGofCRA5H
Member
Haha, of course it has.
The Omega Man
Member
Meanwhile not a single official response on the psblog
Was a quote posted a few times on the OT. At work so can't search for it. But I guess that if there's no other info by then, then it was delayed.
Ninja Scooter
Member
This thread...was there like some competiton to see who could overreact with hyperbole the most over the most mundane things that I missed?
They've deleted a few comments though. Ha.
autoduelist
Member
More like mixed to fantastic, and the actual gaffers playing it love it.
Ken Masters
Banned
Got to get dem full price sales first
Yaphett Kotto
Member
In the back of my mind, I had a feeling this would happen. Driveclub hasn't gotten a break since they first started breaking the silence on it after the delay.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Sony hyped that this PS+ version would be Day One for members and such. It's a failure on their part that it isn't available to customers who were expecting this "day one".
The lack of any communication makes it much worse.
The lack of any communication makes it much worse.
CosmicQueso
Member
Something promised over the course of months and years has not been delivered. That's not entitlement.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yeah this is the most logical explanation outside of Grace Chen just forgetting it existed which is also plausible. Servers can't handle the load of folks who actually paid for the game, all hell is going to break loose when they let everybody willing to dload the 15 gigs or whatever it is play the game.
Yes and the winner gets a free copy of Drive Club.
The thing that pisses me off the most is that they clearly exclude a PS game they`ve been touting since the day Playstation 4 was announced.
Typically, they respond to blog comments, they haven`t bother to today. Something is clearly up.
They fail miserably with open communication.
Typically, they respond to blog comments, they haven`t bother to today. Something is clearly up.
They fail miserably with open communication.
This seems most likely, to me. I bet after the reviews are maybe worse than they expected, they want the die hard fans to jump in sight unseen first before letting everyone who owns a PS4 (because who owns one and doesn't have PS+?) have a free taste.