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Driveclub PlayStation Plus Edition (Out Now)
- Thread starter Loudninja
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You unlock cars under the same progression and rules as if you own the full game. The game makes it very clear which of those are available to use and which require the full game. You don't really have a huge selection in the PS+ demo, but enough to get a feel if the full game is worth the upgrade.
Think of this edition as a F2P option with a majority of content locked behind the $25 paywall for the full game(and a bunch of expanded DLC beyond with Season Pass or a la carte). It's the identical experience otherwise.
Neuromancer
Member
Do PS+ version owners get access to unlocked club cars?
DidntKnowJack
Member
Some people are saying it shows up as a demo, some that it shows up as a trial version. Either one works and neither one is timed.
R_thanatos
Member
Just saying , the entire DRIVECLUB campaign is nothing but clear skies , day or night.
No rain , i promise.
Optimus Prime
Member
I hope they do more with clubs. Private lobbies will help. As will the improvements coming to club challenges. Otherwise, the club aspect still seems underdeveloped. Hopefully the companion app will help us connect with our club members better and make it easier to follow and challenge other clubs. We need a way to develop rival clubs (maybe after a certain amount of challenges back and forth) where we get extra points for beating them in challenges and races. 
On a related note, everyone getting the PS+ edition should jump in a club ASAP. Remember that you need to have at least two people in a club for it to be considered active. You want to start collecting club points so you can get the club-only cars. Some of which are the best in their class, including the fun to drive BAC Mono and Pagani Zonda R. Two cars you can just throw around the track and not worry too much about spinning out (unlike many of their peers).
On a related note, everyone getting the PS+ edition should jump in a club ASAP. Remember that you need to have at least two people in a club for it to be considered active. You want to start collecting club points so you can get the club-only cars. Some of which are the best in their class, including the fun to drive BAC Mono and Pagani Zonda R. Two cars you can just throw around the track and not worry too much about spinning out (unlike many of their peers).
It took me a while to learn it , but yeah, this is the way to take the green and even most yellow curves
GutsOfThor
Member
Cool thanks. I'll download a day or two from now when the severs aren't shit hopefully.
Thanks man. Those are enough for me to have fun with.
Thanks for the update. I only saw the trial version show up on the store but the transaction receipt email I received from Sony said it was the PS+ Edition.
I feel sorry for you guys on this free version. The cars they granted you outside of the mono and zonda from perfomance to hyper are pretty much shit tier to me. There are cars in the base game and DLC that hold the road much better. The One:1 is better than the Agera R. The Sesto Elemento and LaFerrari are must drives. So much missing; Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Viper, Corvette, SLS Amg, etc.
Finally! I've been playing the game since launch and I enjoyed every bit of it. The season pass is amazing and the game itself probably is the best racer I've played in the last 5 years or something.
I sincerly hope the PSN version will boost sales and help Evolution to survive and start a new project. :|
I sincerly hope the PSN version will boost sales and help Evolution to survive and start a new project. :|
M.W.
Member
This, it's such an amazing game.
Chromium.Wings
Member
Just played some of the Plus version, and it seems like a really good deal, honestly. I personally am not a big fan of racers, and this one does nothing but piss me off so far, but that's entirely my fault.
And Agent...
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Yup, gonna buy the full game. Well done, Driveclub. Well done.
M.W.
Member
It's anything but that. Jeff just sucks at it.
EdReedFan20
Member
It was actually Danny O'Dwyer (guesting this week on the Bombcast) that said that.
I think the original idea was that with clubs of 6, two clubs could go head to head as there's 12 cars max in a race.
When the private lobbies are done we can finally arrange those kind of races.
CouchMaster
Member
Also don't forget that the game integrates wonderfully with Spotify, so if you're a sort that likes music while racing, you're not limited to in-game tracks.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
And he's absolutely incorrect too. I think we can say with confidence that it's not hot garbage.
krypt0nian
Banned
The Jadedcast didn't like a great game Shock.
DidntKnowJack
Member
You can also put mp3s in a music folder on a USB stick and play music that way. Just saying that's an option as well if you don't have a Spotify sub.
You don't even need a sub.
Spotify works for free on Playstation with occasional ads.
TrojanBlade
Member
This game gets really undeserved criticism. This game is far from hot garbage. I usually don't like racing games, but this game is addicting and the racing mechanisms are really sound.
You can criticize Evo and Sony for messing up the network code and not launching PS+ edition sooner but don't ding the game for that. The game itself is really good.
Wish Evo had released this game in the current state. The review scores would have been much higher.
EdReedFan20
Member
I think it's unfortunately a leftover from the launch when the game could actually be described as hot garbage due to server issues and missing promised features. However, a lot of the people who say that about the game now probably either only played at launch (and not much since) or are never played it at all. Now, is it the best racer out there? No, it's not (I absolutely love it, though). And I'm not going to try to change someone's mind if it's not their cup of tea. But to call it hot garbage feels ridiculous after the post-launch content and updates. Putting it simply, if Driveclub released in the shape it is now, the reviews would be much more forgiving and positive.
Huh? I can't imagine where else you'd want a pause download option than in the download list itself.
Acquiescence
Member
Anyone who calls Driveclub hot garbage is out of their goddamned mind. You don't have to like it, but hot garbage?! Come on now.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I know, but fuck those ads.
Trophies linked to challenges... challenges not available in PS+ version.... soooo?
Weren't they calling it garbage when it released? And wasn't it not working properly for a while on release?
It was NEVER hot garbage. It was always beautiful and played absolutely great.
DRIVECLUB PlayStation®Plus Edition includes:
Every DRIVECLUB feature: from online multiplayer matches and challenges, to offline solo racing, Tour events, customisation, replays, Photo Mode and more.
DidntKnowJack
Member
They'll be available, Evo's just slowly rolling out the online features so everything doesn't dump on their servers all at once.
My views actually line up with what they say pretty often. It's refreshing to not have a podcast just gush all the time.
But I'll take the word of everyone here. Hey, the only thing I have to lose is my time. Glad the demo finally hit.
Challenges are in the plus version... Are you playing with your internet connection enabled?
Also not all plus version will be able to immediatly join the servers. Evolution is adding users overtime.
NullPointer
Member
*fist bump*I know, but fuck those ads.
USB playback works great for me. Picked up a cheap 64GB stick and set up custom mp3 playlists for a few different games. Works flawlessly.
DidntKnowJack
Member
The online isn't enabled yet.
RedAssedApe
Banned
How is your driving line? Are you following race line rules? If you keep to the opposite side of the road, to the direction the turn is, and hug the apex as you turn in, you should have far more leeway with turning angles, and get much faster exit speeds.
Following these sorts of lines, even in Super and Hyper cars you can take most Green flag turns without any braking.
i don't really play racers so i have no idea what a driving line is haha. but thanks for the visuals that helps a bit
SoraanTribal
Member
Yup, this applies to downloading anything on PSN. I dunno why it helps. I guess the system is constantly using bandwidth for other things while on? I don't know, but it it really does seem to help.
Ah, I was under the assumption it wasn't for everyone, but most.
The interesting thing is, it managed to sneak in to lots of game of the year lists in 2014, including GAF's number 20 and Eurogamer's readers number 15, topped only by Mario Kart as far as racers go. This is one game where critical reception wildly differed from gamer reception. Hell it got by far the 'most underrated game' votes on GAF by a landslide as well.