Alex C:
In a day or so it’ll be 2013, and that’s the year we’re all expecting to see confirmation of PlayStation 4 and whatever Microsoft are working on next. Four new job postings (issued just before Christmas, in fact) suggest that Evolution, Sony’s Runcorn-based first party, are hiring for something pretty big for next generation.
The four roles all concentrate on C++, and are focused on graphics and tech, game programming, general optimisation and online. There are few clues as to what the positions are actually aiming at in terms of games, but it’s a fairly substantial boost to the studio.
Paul Rustchynsky, who was additionally lead designer on several MotorStorm titles at Sony‘s Evolution Studios, is currently working on an unannounced project as part of Avalanche Studios’ new Liverpool development team, which was formed last summer.
We're working on another new IP that's yet to be announced. There are more projects being worked on at Avalanche than most people would expect!
— Paul Rustchynsky (@Rushy33) January 1, 2022
Nice. I really like Avalanche's Apex system, it can make some pretty stunning environments. Hopefully it'll translate well into a racing game! (assuming that's what he's working on)
Motorstorm 2 deserves a remaster.
The balanced monster trucks vs dirt bikes.
"To set some expectations, I'm not working on a racing game.
So sorry, no DRIVECLUB sequel, MotorStorm successor or ONRUSH offshoot.
This is something very different to anything I've worked on before"
So it will not be a racing game. That's a shame. :(
Damn, i hoped a DC or Motorstorm sequel... :( let's see what they can pull out from the hat.
While Evolution is no more, its spirit lives on at UK racing game developer Codemasters, who snapped up the Driveclub team just a month after Evo shut down and set them to work on a new racing game that would become OnRush.
Are they going to continue the same development style of releasing a game before it's finished (or even well underway) and then developing it through patches for the next two years like they did with Driveclub?
Driveclub is my 2nd favorite racing game. Only the Midnight Club games (all of them) top it. I may get GT Sport later this summer. I can't wait for a sequel if they somehow get the rights to it. This makes me want to reinstall it even though I have the platinum.
On the face of it, a racing game on PlayStation VR shouldn't stand a chance against a high-powered PC coupled with Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, but after playing DriveClub VR at Gamescom this week, our viewpoint has shifted. Simply put - this is the most immersive racing game we've played in VR to date.
Well there it is. That is a glowing recommendation right there.
Not only is PSVR able to compete with the big boys of PCVR, due to a number of clever ways in which the technology was crafted, but it's also the most immersive racing game out there, for obvious reasons. Now, who would ever be foolish enough to claim that VR is not immersive?
To me, Driveclub is one of the most underrated games this generation. I hop back into it ever so often. The VR preview does sound promising.
MotorStorm PS4 would be an awesome launch title, such a fun racing series
Killzone
New game from Naughty Dog
Killzone 4 from Guerilla Games plus a possibility of a new IP (already confirmed)
New game from Media Molecule
New game from Polyphony (GT 6 Prologue?)
New game from Sucker Punch
All the third party games such as (possibly) Battlefield 4, New CoD etc.
Plus Sony has other first party studios which could be working on something
Greatest launch line up ever?
A proper SOCOM.........(holding hope for that franchise)
I was just thinking how awesome a new Media Molecule ip or LBP would be on the ps4. Thinking maybe this time around gamers could actually create backgrounds with dynamic effects (that would be crazy!!!!)
But im sure ND, Santa Monica, GG and a few other devs will have a presence during the ps4 launch lineup. I would go crazyyyy if a good dev took over a Demon Souls sequel and had it at launch as a solid rpg!!!!!
Either which way im hype for the future of the Playstation brand and look forward to the new innovations and stronger hardware the next PS will bring. Haters can hate but one thing we know is Sony brings it when it comes to quality and hardware features.