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[Gaz_RB]

I'm so hyped for the 15th at this point. Pick up my PS4, play all weekend, then have Thanksgiving break to play some more. I think this article pushed me over the edge and I'm going to add NFS to my next gen collection due to the lack of Drive Club. Great time to be a gamer.

why

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Lol

 

[tensuke]

30fps on a driving game. But at least it's a driving game at launch. I'll wait for reviews on this one, but I may get it just to have a racer. NFS is arcadey right?

 

[Duxxy3]

I think this Drive Club delay is going to help NFS Rivals big time. I feel like picking it up alongside Killzone (since you know... Watch Dogs :/ ).

Yep, EA had a smile from ear to ear when they heard about the driveclub delay.

I wasn't even considering buying a racing game this year because I was getting drive club for free.

Now though...

 

[Camilos]

But isn't this a silly comparison if we don't know the PC's specs?

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Not terribly surprising. 30 FPS lock essentially renders the PC version broken.

Someone will unlock it within hours.

 

[antitrop]

So I went Googling for PC 30fps.

MY FUCKING SIDES

"Anything can happen in AllDrive. That's the key innovation with this game. You don't have single-player, co-op or multiplayer. It just happens seamlessly.I could be playing the game, setting a time, and all of a sudden you could come into that world, and you could be carrying AI, I could be carrying AI, and all of a sudden, on that screen, there are a lot of cars. We always have to budget for the worst case scenario.So in this case we've prioritised the gameplay, because we think 30fps is giving a satisfactory experience."

http://www.nextpowerup.com/news/292...d-at-30-fps-on-pc-developers-explain-why.html

 

[Kemal86]

Gamersyde save us, the compression/bitrate on that video is worse than YouTube. Ugh.

 

[kyser73]

I'm intrigued by the Alldrive idea - no split between sp/mp. IIRC I saw someone refer to it as 'mingleplay'' and I presume that's how something like Destiny would merge sp/mp modes while maintaining both kinds of narrative in a persistent game world.

 

[darkside31337]

I think this Drive Club delay is going to help NFS Rivals big time. I feel like picking it up alongside Killzone (since you know... Watch Dogs :/ ).

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. EA would be nuts to not have the PS4 version available at day 1 now. Probably too late to write some checks for a co-marketing deal for the ads.

 

[Crawl]

So I went Googling for PC 30fps.

MY FUCKING SIDES


http://www.nextpowerup.com/news/292...d-at-30-fps-on-pc-developers-explain-why.html

They have always treated the PC ports of NFS games like shit.

 

[backbreaker65]

Not a launch title for PS4, comes out the following week along with XB1.

 

[Steve McQueen]

30fps on a driving game. But at least it's a driving game at launch. I'll wait for reviews on this one, but I may get it just to have a racer. NFS is arcadey right?

30 is not too shabby, although I would prefer 60. Forza Horizon, BLUR , SplitSecond , to name a few, were 30 too and were a blast to play imo

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

With Most games being demoed on PS4 and or PC, is it safe to safe the standard for review copies or lead platform skus will be PS4?

If I were a developer/publisher that's what I'd do. The PS4 being the obviously more powerful console means it will become the default console for press evaluations, just as the 360 was this generation. I don't know what kind of impact that will have on sales, but it could cause a shift back towards Playstation dominance in mindshare.

 

[antitrop]

They have always treated the PC ports of NFS games like shit.

Yeah, I bought Criterion's version last year, because I'm a HUGE Burnout fan, and it ran like shit on my shouldn't-be-running-like-shit gaming PC.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Looks pretty enough, but it looks too similar to Criterion's past work on NFS.

I'm not interested in Burnout with police cars. Bring me back Underground!

 

[Rhindle]

I'm so hyped for the 15th at this point. Pick up my PS4, play all weekend, then have Thanksgiving break to play some more. I think this article pushed me over the edge and I'm going to add NFS to my next gen collection due to the lack of Drive Club. Great time to be a gamer.

You do know you won't be playing this game on the 15th?

 

[Kintaro]

Oh, Kotaku...

 

[Slappers Only]

Is it a good thing or a bad thing if a PS4 version is "indistinguishable" from a version that runs on existing PCs?

 

[Muppet of a Man]

And as I have said time and time again, PS4 is the choice for 3rd party multiplatform games on consoles.

 

[Mung]

Yep might make this my launch sub for DC

Edit: EU launch

 

[Senor Kami]

A subjective statement like this cannot be taken seriously, i'd trust more on a DF analysis

Also no way jose

A super techy analysis that's basically, "if you freeze frame and zoom in to 50x resolution, it's clear as day that version x is better," is actually less useful for me as, "I played both and couldn't/could tell a difference."

 

[Zatoichi's Cane]

Or because the PS4 had more positive reception from gamers during its pre-launch period and will more than likely sell more than the Xbox One.

or the simplest explanation, which would be the xbone version is not looking up to par...

 

[NullPointer]

You do know you won't be playing this game on the 15th?

This releases on November 22nd right?

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

Is it a good thing or a bad thing if a PS4 version is "indistinguishable" from a version that runs on existing PCs?

In this case, probably a bad thing for the PC version, which sounds like a half-hearted effort.

 

[antitrop]

Is it a good thing or a bad thing if a PS4 version is "indistinguishable" from a version that runs on existing PCs?

It's a weird thing.

 

[TheRealTalker]

Oh and the PC build was played with a PS4 controller.

good more DS4 PC compatibility... with the recent Batman PC button prompts I hope the button layout becomes a norm

 

[Pain]

Dat GDDR5.

 

[Afrikan]

Not a launch title for PS4, comes out the following week along with XB1.

oh forgot about that too... but hey, I'm sure there will be copies available in some places.

 

[Zeth]

I will not buy a 30fps PC game. This is incredibly stupid.

Wasn't another NFS game artificially capped recently?

 

[Bsigg12]

This becomes the defacto racing game for PS4 owners with DC moving to next year. I'm glad to hear it looks good there. If I get NFSR, it'll be on the PS4 and Forza for the Xbox One.

 

[Iacobellis]

And as I have said time and time again, PS4 is the choice for 3rd party multiplatform games on consoles.

I'm surprised there are still people that question this.

 

[Dalauz]

Not terribly surprising. 30 FPS lock essentially renders the PC version broken.

Split/Second was a distaster in PC for the same reason

 

[Metfanant]

Whats up with all the devs only showing PS4 versions lately

misterXmedia says its because the Xbone version is so superior that it would let the cat out of the bag about the hidden power inside the Xbone that nobody is allowed to talk about...


i really wish that wasnt true, but its really what they are saying over there...

 

[Zatoichi's Cane]

I'm surprised there are still people that question this.

it's normal, people want to justify their purchasing decisions. It's hard to stomach paying $100 more for something less powerful no matter what a person says.

 

[Nokterian]

So I went Googling for PC 30fps.

MY FUCKING SIDES


http://www.nextpowerup.com/news/292...d-at-30-fps-on-pc-developers-explain-why.html

And to think of it why even bother you know? Since it is using also Frostbite 3 it can't even handle 60fps on PC. Yeah i laughed also way to hard when i saw that lol.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Have we even seen any 3rd party games on the xbox one? I can only remember BF4.

 

[Marvel]

"Xbox One version not present"

Wow... what is going on?

 

[Rhindle]

I'm surprised there are still people that question this.

You think it might have something to do with the fact that there are virtually no instances of games being demoed concurrently on both platforms? Like people wanting to base conclusions on actual information?

 

[Dead Prince]

Have we even seen any 3rd party games on the xbox one? I can only remember BF4.

i think fifa.

 

[Bgamer90]

or the simplest explanation, which would be the xbone version is not looking up to par...

"Simplest"?

Haha, okay. See confirmation bias is at play.

Simply saying that there could be various reasons instead of simply one version looking "much worse".m

 

[Spongebob]

Oh and the PC build was played with a PS4 controller.

The DS4 seems to be turning into the controller of choice for devs.

 

[Data West]

Have we even seen any 3rd party games on the xbox one? I can only remember BF4.

Madden

 

[Odrion]

*Buys Need For Speed Rivals for the PS4*

*Sticks it in a brown paper bag*

*Writes "#Driveclub" on it with a black sharpe, fucks up the spelling so it comes out as "#Driveclud*

Works for me.

 

[MutonCommander]

30 fps = no buy for me until it's fixed.

 

[Metfanant]

i think fifa.

which is probably part of the "exclusive" agreement between MS and EA

 

[Gaz_RB]

You do know you won't be playing this game on the 15th?

Yessir. I was referring to next gen in general.

 

[Terbinator]

Maybe they should delay it to 2014 to focus on 60FPS.

 

[friskykillface]

"Xbox One version not present"

Wow... what is going on?

this.

its a month and 4 days til xbox one launches , i need to start seeing vids of games , 0_o hmmmmm

 

[Biker19]

If I were a developer/publisher that's what I'd do. The PS4 being the obviously more powerful console means it will become the default console for press evaluations, just as the 360 was this generation. I don't know what kind of impact that will have on sales, but it could cause a shift back towards Playstation dominance in mindshare.

And the ironic thing is, is that the PS4 versions of multiplats are starting to show a much bigger gap Vs. Xbox One versions of multiplats (because the hardware between PS4 & Xbox One is very huge) more so than the multiplats on 360 being better than the PS3 versions of multiplats (because the hardware between 360 & PS3 are so similar).