I assume you're in EU. PS+ games are never up this early.
Looks like Driveclub PS+ Edition might not be coming today
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I assume you're in EU. PS+ games are never up this early.
The saddest thing is that many users of Gaf have better ideas then the people at Sony that are paid for those things.
Yes, I am in the UK. I don't usually grab them on release day, I just log on to the site and add them when I remember to. I wasn't sure of the exact date they are put up. Thanks.
Noisepurge
Member
yup, the eurostore usually updates around 13:00 GMT, so about 3 hours to go or so. And always try the Search on the website first, they upload the games to the site and create the PS+ page later.
mercenar1e
Member
They're probably more concerned about day one sales.. We might get the PS+ version shortly after the European launch.
I think that there's been a bit of an over-reaction to this situation.
The game hasn't dropped on time. It will drop soon. They have explained why and said they are working on it.
I can't understand the massive outcry. We are getting the game, just a little late. We all have plenty of games we can play while we wait.
The game hasn't dropped on time. It will drop soon. They have explained why and said they are working on it.
I can't understand the massive outcry. We are getting the game, just a little late. We all have plenty of games we can play while we wait.
Sony been dropping combos lately
The game isn't out till Friday in the UK anyway
This is a service we're paying for, so expectations raise with it. I'm glad we atleast got some response but it was ridiculous it took such a long time after being ignored all day on their site/twitter.
This is about 2 weeks after PSN shit the bed when they had a free MP weekend and it was impossible for nearly everyone to send friend requests, which lasted the entire weekend and similarly was ignored and not mentioned whatsoever. They need to handle these things better.
EarsOfASnake
Member
I find it hilarious that this stuff still happens. I understand why companies don't want to overspend on infrastructure only to have them miscalculate and it go unused. But at this point it is ridiculous that we still deal with this because it is a solvable problem.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
I hope this doesn't delay the UK version on plus. Why can't they just release it and let people play offline? This whole thing is such a mess. It's delayed for a year and then they hold back the plus version.
Over reaction much?
What will it hurt you to download probably the best free game they offered so far?
Save the dramatics in your reply pleaae
Kandrick
GAF's Ed McMahon
Free game ? It's a demo. I just wanted to test it, i'm not gonna check every day to see if they bothered to put it up.
Daffy Duck
Member
Will I be able to download my free PS+ version of this on Friday in the UK?
MightyMonkeyMan
Neo Member
Entering PS Plus:
8th October: Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
8th / 10th October: DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition (PS4)
8th October: Dust: An Elysian Tail (PS4)
8th October: Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (PS3)
8th October: Pix the Cat (PS Vita/PS4 Cross Buy)
8th October: Rainbow Moon (PS Vita/PS3 Cross Buy)
8th October: Spelunky (PS4/PS3/PS Vita Cross Buy)
UK release is the 10th Oct.
We don't know at this stage.
I totally understand, and I agree with you 100%, but I still think that the reaction has been a bit too over the top from a lot of people in the DC threads... I mean, there are people saying that they will refuse to dload it now when it does appear on PS+.
I am sure that SONY are a victim of their own success. They never imagined in their forecasts that so many people would by a PS4 so quickly and their server upgrade roadmap has been compromised as a result. This also applies to the issues over the last 2 weeks.
We will all get the game as promised, just a little later than planned. I am not downplaying it, but I think that a bit of perspective and mature attitude to the situation would benefit a lot of the angry posters.
SONY will be on this. There will be a lot of people in the company trying to get their entire situation sorted as quickly as possible.
I partly agree. Some people are acting like lunatics, but Sony could reduce this kind of backlash by communicating things in a timely manner. When people pay for a service, you tell them if something included with that service won't be delivered on time. Sony's awful customer service and communications combines with the usual confusion of oddly timed store updates to compound what should be minor issues. It's baffling that they have the same problems year after year.
PodcastFips
Member
There is another track select mode that can also be played offline.
Servbot #42
Unconfirmed Member
Wow it's been like a day and some of you guys are going nuclear, technical issues can happen to anyone. Waiting a few extra days doesn't hurt you.
Maleficence
Member
Yup, this whole game and situation has been terribly mismanaged.
I think the bigger issue is we are forced to pay for our online MP and increasingly that experience is getting worse and worse. From a backward store, to games not allocated enough server bandwidth to handle their own launches, to PSN just slowing to a crawl.
We're paying for this shit. Fix it. Now.
Most companies under spend on tech and infrastructure on purpose. They don't bother fixing it because they know consumers will deal with it anyway. They can manage to piss off a vocal minority of people on the internet that amount to less than 5% of the people who probably care about Drive Club anyway, in this case at least. All businesses run like this. It will never change
Also there's this talk about a potential increase in subscription fees (at least in EU), despite the PSN service becoming worse in recent months.
So yeah, it's understandable that people are frustrated in the light of such news.
Not to mention messages/friend requests/invites taking ages to load for the last week or so. It's inexcusable for a paid service really.
dark_prinny
Banned
thewhitehawk
Member
Not that I endorse nuclear options, but most people complaining in this thread have been waiting for more than a few days. The unclear communication of this version of the game's release is sloppy.
I agree that there's no need to lose your mind over issues that crop up, but I also think it's important as they do need this bad feedback to improve. If everyone kept quiet and rolled over nothing would ever change.
That said, I don't see any reason why there was just radio silence the 24 hours. Let people know early on what's happening at the very least.
Fallout-NL
Member
Yeah, I seem to remember PSN sucking way less back when I didn't have to fucking pay for it.
Dr_LucienSanchez
Banned
Pretty embarrassing that their servers buckled on release day of a major first-party title (when the free edition wasn't even released yet).
SkylineRKR
Member
Its been a year, in fact.
This game was first promised as Ps4 launch freebie. Never made launch at all. And now, we're a year down the line and they can't get it right either.
I'm certain this Plus version would've been put online if it received critical acclaim. But its not like the signs weren't there. First gameplay from 2013 was rather awful, then it saw a delay, lots of silence and a change of director. Hardly ever pans out to become something good. Watch FFXV to become a linear road movie RPG with simpleton gameplay.
Critical acclaim has nothing to do with it. Nothing.
mangochutney
Member
So many embarrassing posts.
Shyakugaun
Banned
Well you fucking bastards over at Sony Won this Round, gonna swing by Walmart an pick up a Physical Copy, smh, hopefully i love the game, then all is forgiven 
FunnyBunny
Member
I'm disappointed.
The PS Plus version of Driveclub is not free; I paid for it with my subscription fee. I will continue to pay for it if I want to keep it. And I don't appreciate being treated as a second class customer by Sony.
I paid for Driveclub PS Plus Edition and withholding it to protect the experience of those who paid for the full version is misguided. Sony advertises PS Plus as a premium service; so why should is it treating its subscribers so poorly in this case?
Such a botched rollout of a $60 gameincluding restricting accessoften lead to make goods for customers. Will we see that in this case? I doubt it.
There's also a larger issue here than Driveclub. PS Plus has a quality problem. Technical limitations are harming the experience, from the horribly mismanaged launch of MLB The Show and Driveclub, to the frequent server issues and slow download speeds.
I'm not overreacting. I'm not boycotting Sony or grabbing my pitchfork. But I also won't ignore that a service I pay for is making many mistakes that impact my enjoyment of its services.
The PS Plus version of Driveclub is not free; I paid for it with my subscription fee. I will continue to pay for it if I want to keep it. And I don't appreciate being treated as a second class customer by Sony.
I paid for Driveclub PS Plus Edition and withholding it to protect the experience of those who paid for the full version is misguided. Sony advertises PS Plus as a premium service; so why should is it treating its subscribers so poorly in this case?
Such a botched rollout of a $60 gameincluding restricting accessoften lead to make goods for customers. Will we see that in this case? I doubt it.
There's also a larger issue here than Driveclub. PS Plus has a quality problem. Technical limitations are harming the experience, from the horribly mismanaged launch of MLB The Show and Driveclub, to the frequent server issues and slow download speeds.
I'm not overreacting. I'm not boycotting Sony or grabbing my pitchfork. But I also won't ignore that a service I pay for is making many mistakes that impact my enjoyment of its services.
dano1
A Sheep
Here is the info you all want.
Well probably not.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=707176122700084&id=423631211054578
Well probably not.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=707176122700084&id=423631211054578
GrandHarrier
Member
Well you fucking bastards over at Sony Won this Round, gonna swing by Walmart an pick up a Physical Copy, smh, hopefully i love the game, then all is forgiven
You'd be better off just not buying the game. Don't support these kind of actions.
FunnyBunny
Member
We paid for the PS Plus version just as others paid for the full version.
Are you okay not receiving what you paid?