Sony’s Gone ‘Back to the Drawing Board’ to Make Driveclub ‘Great’

IGN :

"The energy surrounding the upcoming PlayStation 4-exclusive racing game Driveclub has largely gone from excitement to skepticism. Driveclub was one of the first PlayStation 4 games revealed, and comes from Sony-owned Evolution Studio, a developer that not only understands the racing genre (it made its name on the MotorStorm franchise), but a developer that undoubtedly had very early access to PlayStation 4.

Revealed as a launch title, Driveclub was unceremoniously delayed on the eve of PS4’s western release, creating questions as to what’s going on with it. We got a chance to speak to Sony’s Scott Rohde – one of the men in charge of Sony’s family of first party studios – about the status of its phantom racing game."

[Crossbones]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! :'(

[ArchangelMike]

You know why don't you. VR integration. There's no other reason I can think of to delay the game game. Sony basically will try and get it to be a launch game for their VR headset, and want it to look the business when it launches.

[Gazondaily]

Or most likely it was quality concerns?

The build I played a few months back was uninspiring really. After that they started showing off tiny little snippets of the game looking VASTLY different to what I played.

They've probably gone back to the drawing board because after gauging player reactions to the 'new' footage, they want to flesh out the game more.

I won't be surprised if Driveclub returned to the more hardcore focus it showed off when it was first revealed. I'd welcome a more hardcore, cockpit-only experience.

[xHeavYx]

Hopefully, some VR integration would be pretty cool.
I do appreciate that they take the time to improve the game, instead of launching an unfinished/downgraded game

[GarrusVakarian]

The title is misleading, i thought the game was being re-booted as of now, phew.

Take your time Evolution, a wait for a better product is better than having a crappy product sooner.

"“So, I think that at PlayStation, perhaps more than at other places, we’re willing to kinda eat that [cost],” Rohde continued, “and go back to the drawing board and make sure the game is great before we ship it"

I think we all know who he means by "other places". I agree 100%, there are games on "other platforms" that should have had longer dev time, but didn't just so they could release for launch. Not saying they are bad games, but they could have been better with a longer dev time.

I respect devs who are willing to take risks to ensure a better game for paying customers.

[abstractel]

@ArchangelMike I personally hope you are right. What I am concerned about is how dry this spring/summer looks like for next-gen games. After Infamous, we have Watch Dogs which I am skeptical of right now. I am looking forward to Child of Light. What else is there? I was hoping we'd get Dying Light, Driveclub, The Crew, Deep Down and Witcher 3 was at some point due late spring, so was Destiny. I want games to play on my new machine!

[YellowTempes]

Hope they test the VR stuff out with Driveclub so that they can improve it considerably for GT7.

[Locksus]

@Lukas
Yeah, just like Knack was great and not completely rushed to meet the launch of Playstation 4?

[r2oB]

@ Locksus

What technical issues are Knack having that would indicate it was rushed to market?

[Boody-Bandit]

Locksus

WTF are you going on about with Knack? I played it all the way through twice and it sure as hell felt complete to me. I don't recall one moment where I said to myself, "this could've been better with more development."

You wanna talk about rushing games to market (Forza 5, Killer Instinct and Ryse). Which I own them all so I speak from experience and not the back side of my trousers.

On topic:
Considering Evo's track record. I will be patient and hope for excellence. I just want to know ahead of the time 100% confirmed what wheel I will be rocking Drive Club with. Early reports say the Thrustmaster T500 RS but there are some conflicting reports about that.

[TheGreatAndPowerful]

It hasn't been delayed again they're just talking about why it got pushed back in the first place.

[AceBlazer13]

I really hope Sony can re-ignite the hype for driveclub.

[nukeitall]

So it was a sh!tty game that needs a lot of work. Those games, rarely end up being good let alone great.

Are they still working on 60fps?

[mediate-this]

Oh snap archangel, you seem really confident in your statement, can i get a job with you working for sony cause you sound like you're in know how. Orrrrr maybe drive club was not ready and they truly dont want to release garbage cause they seen what delays did to watchdogs and dont want bad publicity.

[Utalkin2me]

@Septic

Yeah the build i played a few months back was inspiring.

They've probably wanted to polish it more and maybe incorporate the VR headset.

@nukeitall
Really? You played it and came to the conclusion it was that and needs alot of work. ROFLMAO, kids on there parents computers.

[thereapersson]

@ nukeitall

Still trolling Sony articles for fun and profit I see...

[Radentangr]

DriveClub is on hold because Sony know they have time to improve it. The new IP from Santa Monica was cannibalised so this game could have more time. Sony know they need high quality first party AAA exclusives as they are not against MSFT or Nintendo, they are against the informed core gamer... Smaller audience, harder to please, schooled on the web...

Why do you think Nintendo went after the casuals? Why do you think MSFT have invested 1.4bn (disclosed, with EA, BT and Amazon getting a further 700mm for future announcements) in an attempt to own the living room? Educated consumers are a nightmare! So target the uneducated.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

@nukei

You have been trolling the game since it's inception.

http://n4g.com/news/1382311...

Makes me wonder why you keep coming into Drive Club articles when you've made it clear you have no interest in it. Also what happened to resolution and frame rates don't matter lol? Double standards at it's finest right there.

[parentoftheyear]

This is exactly why. I was twllig my little brother this the other day. I bet it will launch with vr headset. What better game than racing Sim.

[Father Murder X]

because you say so?

[sak500]

@lukas

So bloody insecure that you have to drag in "other platform".. GO wait for your games and justify whatever delays happening for PS4 games as long as u can try to discredit MS platfor.

YOu ponies are so freaking insecure and worst fanboys of last 2 generations.

Back to titanfall.

[GribbleGrunger]

OK, so I've been seeing this response on Gaf too and I'm confused. I knew this game was delayed and I knew why it was delayed, so why are people suddenly reacting like this? Weird.

@bleedsoe9mm: He's just explaining why it was delayed; something we've been discussing on Gaf for a very long time, which is why (on Gaf at least) the reaction is odd.

[bleedsoe9mm]

its a little confusing are they going back to the drawing board again or is he talking about the first delay

@GribbleGrunger ya thats what i thought , the story isn't very clear though makes it sound like it might be a new delay , thus the reaction

[abstractel]

I think it sounds like the delay is much longer than what was initially announced. They said early 2014, it's no longer early 2014 after March. And when they asked is "it coming out in 2014?" he couldn't even confirm that. I mean hopefully he was just playing it really safe, but I think those comments are what people are worried about.

[candoa]

This is why the ps3 was my last sony console. Sony is known for making you wait for example, ps home, the last guardian, agent, god of war gran turismo the list goes forever, however they make good games that I cannot deny.

I wouldn't be surprise if this games comes in 2016, I know it sounds ridiculous, but I waited 3 years for killzone 2 delay after delay. I guess the ps4 has the perfect slogan "GREATNESS AWAITS". To the new playstation users just sit comfortable because there is going to be a lot of waiting going on.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

So the game isn't releasing late spring nor in the summer despite some early speculations.

"When asked about when it’ll launch, Rohde said, “We’re not announcing any specifics on that yet.”

"When pressed on if it would still come out sometime in 2014, Rohde refused to say, though Sony PR stepped in to say that we’d get more details soon."

So there's officially no release date now. Man what went wrong? I hope they don't pull off GT5 with this.

[Kavorklestein]

I can see them pulling GT5 with this, simply because people defended GT5 and it's delays, and they bought GT5 regardless, Sony and Sony owned devs just do whatever they want.
If Sony was the weaker console this gen, they probably wouldn't even care, or try to improve, OR they might just do what they did with the Cell processor, and blame it on lazy devs or being ported. MS is slightly less appealing with their weaker console this time around, but at least they can admit they have things to work on. Sony denied having any flaws last gen with the Cell, and blamed lazy devs. I dunno if MS really can improve XB1, but, since they at least admit they need/have a goal to improve their console, I'll stay optimistic.
The last Guardian is the only thing that will make me buy a PS4.

[frostypants]

Sounds like they want this to be an ongoing franchise...and to do that successfully, you need that first game to be awesome.

This is the opposite of, say, the Battlefield 4 debacle, where they took an existing franchise's success for granted and kicked out a glorified alpha at least 6 months before it was ready. I say at least because they still have obvious in-match client-server sync issues, and I'm starting to think they released it more like a full year too soon.

I love the concept of Driveclub, but a unique concept won't make it great. Let them take their time. Also, if it is a flagship titles for a new VR device, that would make a lot of people forget all about the delay...

[jjonez18]

Not even a 2014 release confirmation :(

[showtimefolks]

i am willing to wait as long as the game will be excellent. Also title has been updated

[Dannycr]

Is it weird that I actually appreciate the honesty of stating the they are not satisfied with the game and will take more time to find that "X" factor?

I prefer that than being deshonest about it, hype it and then get disappointed

[Retroman]

let me be the first to say it. x-boys will try to compare FORZA 5 with DRIVECLUB as they did with Gran Turismo 5

[jonatan221]

Well, I'm not happy that I won't get to play the game soon... BUT I am happy that when I play it, it will have been worked on extensively rather than rushed.

http://communityteam.softwa...

If this is any indication of how it's coming along, I'm SOOO STOKED

[hulk_bash1987]

I'm all for more polish, but that wait is gonna be killer. Here's hoping it doesn't pull a Watchdogs once its re-revealed. I joke.

[jonatan221]

Lol, now that would suck.. and all those NOOOOOOs would be justified haha.

But seeing those gifs really make me feel this was the right choice!

[Mrveryodd]

Sorry dude , I didn't mean to disagree . Bloody ipad

[staticdash22]

It's not being rebooted. Back to the drawing board, just means quality control. The game won't be shipped until it's absolutely ready to come out.

[jonatan221]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure people are going to mistake this as Sony scrapping the game and starting anew.

[MysticStrummer]

Yeah "back to the drawing board" is probably a bad choice of words… I hope.

[Beastforlifenoob]

Please... Please dont be another watchdogs

[Iltapalanyymi]

NOOOOOOOOO WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

What is going on? i was SO waiting for this game! It looked great! What was wrong with it?

[Xsilver]

Calm Down I don't think this means the game is Gonna come out in 2015 or something crazy like that i think this means that they went back to the Drawing Board after the delay,polishing the game making sure it's absolutely ready. Well that's what i Think.

[zeuanimals]

I'm pretty sure they're not even talking about a further delay, just explaining why it wasn't at launch in the first place. People need to read the articles. Even people in the IGN comments section don't read the articles.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

What's wrong with you people? I'm assuming you already knew the game was delayed from LAST NOVEMBER. So why these reactions now? All he's doing is explaining the reason it was delayed. It doesn't mean that from today, it was thrown out the window and started over from the ground up.

[zeuanimals]

People don't read the articles. Or they read it and jump to conclusions without thinking about it.

[Kayant]

VR rumour about Driveclub sounding more true IMO. Sad it wouldn't be coming soon from the sounds of it but this game is looking to be something really special. Should be well worth the wait.

[frostypants]

Yep. The timing between the Driveclub delay and the VR rumors seems way too close to be coincidence. How much you wanna bet we see a VR headset demo at E3 with Driveclub as the showcase game?

[Lucas22]

really disappointed with sony 1st party exclusives with ps4.

[jonatan221]

Why? Because they are delayed in order to make them better?

I guess I wouldn't mind shelling out $60 for games that even the devs believe are not good enough.

[curtis92]

Or shelling out $60 for a half finished game and then $50 more for the rest of the content.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

As opposed to what? The Grand total of 15 games available, 4 months after launch? Lol

[Picnic]

The PS2 and PS3 both had disappointing 1st party exclusives early on.

It's the Sony way to have a slow burn in to the new generation and cross the finishing line in first place. The PS3 is legendary in a way in how long it took to 'crack the Cell' and how sweet it was in Naughty Dog's hands.

Just like the PS2 was still supported (that one was arguably supported too long at early PS3's expense), the PS3 is still relatively strong. There's going to be more add ons for The Last of Us and Bioshock Infinite.
And no cell cracking this time- more time to build upon what the PS3 accomplished with greater ease and more reliably good versions of mutliformat games.

[curtis92]

My guess: Froza & Forza Horizon alternate every other year. What if sony held off on DC til this holiday, with GT7 coming holiday 2015... that way both MS & Sony are releasing competing racers every year.

[AnEwGuY]

After GT7 releases, there likely won't be another GT until close to the end of this generation.

[respekanize91]

they are delaying it because of three things:

1) Polish and social features playing nice with each other.

2) VR head set launch title

3) They dont need to launch it yet due to the already growing sales lead.

[tigertron]

So they haven't really 'gone back to the drawing board', they're simply continuing to work on it and improve it, which is great.

It's a work ethic that other publishers should follow - not releasing games before they're ready.

I look forward to playing this and I have every bit of confidence that Evolution Studios can create another great racing game.

[colonel179]

IMO it was a stupid idea to announce this game. Sony already has Gran Turismo, and even though they may not be the same style, why didn't they just add a new mode to GT? It would have been much better if Evolution had worked in a new MotorStorm, or a new racing franchise.

[coolasj]

That is some egregious titling. Combing quotes of 2 separate sentences to make a single one.

[Ares84HU]

Another Gran Turismo 5. Or maybe another Last Guardian.

[Father__Merrin]

looking at the Audi footage including dynamic time of day was nothing short of amazing

it's kinda suspicious it's taking this long, day one for me I've been waiting for a PGR game for a long time

[SIRHC13]

My guess is it didn't differ much from the all-but-confirmed Gran Turismo 7 and they're possibly restructuring it around the rumored VR headset.

[WeAreLegion]

VR. ;)

[AutoCad]

By the time this game comes out GT7 will be out.

[frostypants]

I'd still buy Driveclub instead. Looks a lot more focused on online competition. I care more about the racing than about whether or not the Honda Civic I'm driving has a realistically rendered headlight bulb.

Just kidding..............I'd never use a Civic.

[gamedebater]

Can't make another racer that competes with itself (GT6). They need it more "niche".

Otherwise if it tried to be GT6 it will fail.

If it doesn't try to be different it will also fail.

A Racer that is Fun is what we need. GT6 has simulation down.

[AutoCad]

what happened to motorstorm?..i loved that game on PS3.

[gamedebater]

That was "niche" and unique. But it looks like they were going one way with Driveclub and realized it's going to hurt their own franchise being GT6.

Back to the drawing board this needs to be different.

[cfc78]

Good job this isn't microsoft or a 3rd party developer they'd be getting torn apart by now.

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

If it was ms they would've released an unpolished game already.

[Team_Litt]

Or made the game with 80% PS2 gen cars or something...oh wait, wrong publisher!

[Saithraphim]

They made the right call if the game wasnt ready, shows they are commited to quality imo

[okmrman]

ive had my ps4 since release date and guess what

i still only have 1 game bf4
do i see anything worth purchasing now...nope

can someone suggest a good game?

[AutoCad]

FIFA , cant go wrong with the best sports game out.

[SoapShoes]

Killzone and Tomb Raider. Outlast is a great horror game. War Thunder is also fun.

[No_Limit]

gamestop will give you $397 for your Titanfall and an extra 40% more for yout BF4. I say you should consider trading it in for the XB1/ttanfall bundle or if you are into racing there is also the Forza 5/Xb1 bundle.

[Majin-vegeta]

He asked for games he doesn;t wanna downgrade his console.

[No_Limit]

Hey, just trying to help out my fellow N4Gers looking for some games to play. Console power don't make the games it is the game powers that make a console. Look at original xbox vs PS2, which one would you choose? :-)

[Picnic]

It's probably best if you don't already have a PS3.

If you do, it's easy to still spend ages on that.

Tomb Raider, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Bioshock Infinite have been or are free on Playstation Plus.

Bioshock Infinite Burial at sea is well worth playing.

Played all the must play indie games of the PS3? The Unfinished Swan, Limbo, Contrast, Rain, Papo and Yo and, some say, Journey?

I still haven't played Contrast at all.

Thief's on PS4 but it's also on PS3 and, anyway, Dishonored on PS3 is more highly rated.

Sony are to be admired for keeping the PS3 still interesting. Until The Order 1886 or the next Naughty Dog game comes out there's arguably no true 'I really must buy that instead of playing the best of last gen' system seller unless you like Battlefield.

[CocoWolfie]

I dont mind, make it better, thats all anyone could want :p

[andibandit]

How about keeping your deadlines, nobody bought a console only to play games on it a year later

[jay2]

Smelling a south park delay here

[XANDEO]

Im rather hoping this game is going to be kind of a spiritual successor to project gotham racing (my fave racer) for the ps4 like destiny is to halo. Really want a racing game for the ps4 and I don't really like the new need for speed series.

[darksky]

It'd better be 60fps after all this cr*p.

[ananas]

lool :)

today i just reading from ps fantrolls why is xbox one worst choice but we have Forza 5 Dead Rising 3,Project Spark, awesome RYSE , killer instinct, Peggle 2,Halo assault for kinect Fitness coming Titanfall...

i have also ps4 but still off... :)

[TrueJerseyDevil]

Yea this is what I have been saying. All of the PS4 exclusives aren't coming until 2015 so yes you wait for your Great.

Great awaits alright in 2015

[DigitalRaptor]

You've been parroting garbage, is what you've been doing.

Microsoft signed contracts with third-party developers to meet a deadline of November 22nd Xbone launch, regardless of quality or level of completion.

Then, they signed another third party contract with EA for Titanfall. And after Titanfall.... what else is there in the near future that you have confirmed? Kinect Sports Rivals????

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Already we have seen that Sony has NOT starved their PS3 audience of games, to bolster a next-gen lineup, unlike MS who did just that with their 360 audience. PS3 in 2013 alone: The Last of Us, Puppeteer, Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, God of War: Ascension etc etc etc etc.

Now, we have third party developers and first party releasing PS4 games in the next 2-3 months in epic proportions from indie to AAA, to free-to-play, to MMO, to Japanese games. I mean should I even bother listing what's coming up, or do you want to continue living in ignorance palace?

In the next 2-4 months:
- Daylight
- inFamous: Second Son
- MLB 14: The Show
- Planetside 2
- DriveClub
- The Witness
- Guilty Gear Xrd
- Octodad

and the list goes on.. damn right there's a lot more coming in 2015, because PS4 just happens to be the console with the most games in development.
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I made a comment about this yesterday, but it's only delusional people like yourself parroting the "I guess greatness awaits 2015", when MS has pretty much nothing after Titanfall that is confirmed other than Kinect Sports rivals. Will you see this as "awaiting" for the next great Xbone game? Probably not. You'll focus all the negative energy on your skewed perception of what PS4 ACTUALLY has on the table.

Halo 5 is 2015. Sunset Overdrive we've seen nothing about since last E3 and that was a CGI trailer so I wouldn't be shocked to see that slip into 2015. Fable Legends is getting a beta later this year and will most likely be 2015.

The situation for Xbone is precisely the same as you're trying to paint PS4 - except PS4 has a greater number of games lined up, both console, platform and PS4 exclusive.

[SoapShoes]

Not really making a good case for yourself

[Picnic]

Project Spark has Xbox360 era graphics and Dead Rising 3 pales in its arcadey tackiness (partly deliberate I know) compared to The Last of Us.

[TrueJerseyDevil]

I don't know why people care so much about this? The game was a simulation with all supercars, and online only racing. They need to have normal cars with customization so you can make it how you want and not just race ready 500+Hp garbage. Also they need to have a single player mode, I get the whole point is to have your own Car/Drive Club but no everyone wants to race online always because some aren't very good at racing games and will lose.

I am not sure it was always online that is just what I heard

[RytGear]

The amount of people who haven't read the article is actually insane.

[Makkanchor]

This reminds me of watch dogs

[Gamer666]

Reminds me more of the Last Guardian...

[BABYLEG]

Reminds me of agent

[Gamer666]

@BABYLEG

Yep. This is why I don't count any game until it has a final ship date.

This happens too much, especially with PlayStation. Lair, DriveClub, Agent, Last Guardian, LBP, Killzone 2, etc. are all examples of PS exclusive games that got delayed more than a year.

I applaud Playstation exclusive publishers for wanting to get games right... I get angry with PlayStation exclusive publishers because their planning/scheduling stinks.

[andibandit]

@Gamer666

Also this makes room for all the annoying "Sony teases about announcement of a tease", Who the F... Cares! , just release some games already!

[Gamer666]

@andibandit

Sony certainly has a really good marketing strategy... What other console company can announce games that never release and still have people buy their console for those games?

[TheMrMalro]

Jesus Christ. PS4 has no games until Destiny now lol. £350 indie machine number 2. Vita all over again.

[Majin-vegeta]

Umm yes hello my friend Warframe,Blacklight,TR:DE,Inju stice,BF4,Ghost*shivers*,etc etc... say hi.

But hey at least they didn't port over PS3 games just to have a launch line up ;)

[Majin-vegeta]

Take your time Sony.I still got a huge backlog of PS3 games and PS4 games to work on.Plus we dont want another BF4 moment.

[oOIRNMUNKEYOo]

Prob felt they couldn't release at 30fps as Forza is 60fps.

Back to drawing board to aim at 1080p 60fps.

Should be good when it finally arrives. 😂

[bjmartynhak]

Just release when it is ready and not before. (unless it is a Last Guardian/Agent situation)

[Team_Litt]

Much like GT5 which still ended up shipping with a bush league damage system, dumb follow the line AI and an interface that would be more at home at a Picasso art exhibition than on a modern day game.

I'm not saying DC won't be great, I'm just tired of everybody pretending "more polish" always works out that way, all the while lynching anybody who dares say the game looked rushed and dull before the delay.

[Joe913]

I think that the game is ready but the vr is not so they can not announce the game release date yet and that is also why it will hit ps+ in some form right out of the gate it is so ppl who go out and get the vr tech will have something already to play because that is the main reason not to buy new tech if there is nothing out there to support it nobody will buy into the VR stuff if they have nothing to play with it and with a free DC this gives everyone a VR ready game it is also why they are making this a first person driving game most driving games give you choice to be first person but I have a feeling this was built with first person view in mind which is how you would approach a VR game I would think just my opinion and hopes lol.

[Djmwau]

You hit the nail on the head Joe. The game is ready, Kaz Hirai (Sony Head) has been playing it since last month. They are holding it back to sell more VR headsets.

[afrotravis]

take your time... i dont have a ps4 yet

[leahcim]

60 FPS!!!!!!!!

[stavrami]

my hype is all but dead for this game . don't get me wrong i will play it but just gave up caring

[XboxFun]

Damn, another delay...so The Order hasnt announced a date and inFamous is coming out soon but after that.....dry landscapes.

[JBSleek]

People who are hoping for VR to be released along side Drive Club will be really disappointed.

[Lboogieskells]

Driveclub, my reason for existence. ;)

[jimbobbeers]

Oh dear.

[Flames76]

I said it back in 2013 the game was garbage.It looked horrible and played even worse.I said it wouldnt make launch and now they have pushed it back again.If you want to go head to head with Forza you better have your game on.Forza hasnt been the number 1 rated racing game the past 10 years because it sounds good.Driveclub will be lucky to hit 300,000 copys sold.Sorry but Driveclub you shouldnt even try and be on the same track as Forza you will get eat up

[1nsomniac]

Unless Sony have some amazing unknown VR tech then this delay wasn't due to VR integration as from what we know of current VR tech hardware it would not be possible.

Like everybody in the industry who played the game said publically. The game just wasn't up to scratch so it's pretty clear cut that the delay was to fix this & improve the quality.

Plus I think a lot of people need to re-read the article as it doesn't say anywhere that it has been delayed again it's talking about the history of the game. Possible release date has been leaked as the end of next month, which would make sense.

[SKullDugger]

Gamestop has a release Date now of 9-30-2014 is a Tuesday and I just got a text message saying it was delayed until September early October. Gamefly changed the rental date from 4-1-2014 to TBD.

[Yahdaree]

Honestly this is BS. His comments are taken out of context and at no point does he say that that they went back to the drawing board recently... I'm sure he was referring to the initial delay. Typical IGN, and I used to like Moriarty too.

[Djmwau]

I agree with archangel Mike. I saw an article that Kazuo Harai is already playing DriveClub that was published Feb. 28. I think that they're deliberately holding it back so they can jump start sales of their VR Headset when it's ready, also to boost sales on GT6 on PS3. In short, They're Fucking Us.

[TimeSkipLuffy]

The Last Driveclub :'D or The Driveclub Guardian :'D

[jasondracd]

Wonder what the framerate might be now.

[Purpleeyeblack]

It is going to come out soon. I just want to play an amazing racing game

[Petebloodyonion]

Delaying a game doesn't always = a better game but I will always respect a developer for delaying a game so he can fulfill is vision of the game compare to others that ship the game and correct it afterward (Arkam Origin, BF4,etc.)

[MaxwellBuddha]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+d...

back to the drawing board

1. used to indicate that an idea, scheme, or proposal has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised.

[Longshot28]

Jesus the game isn't delayed again, people need to learn to read.

[PharaohX]

I will say this Sony has a few games to tide you over until the heavy hitters come out. They are playing their cards right and smart. Put all the polish on so when the games come out they are fun and hold value rather than rush a game that will dry up interest over time. This is why I think they courted all of those indie companies initially to fill out the roster till the heavy guns were ready. IMO they played it better than Xbox One and I am mainly a Xbox One advocate even though I own both. The PS+ is offering games right now for free on PS4 where games for gold is still only on Xbox 360

[remanutd55]

This is a joke, it has to be.

[ballsohard2013]

well sony better get it together. All the hype that was prelaunch is starting to wear thin. I actually switched my preorder from X1 to ps4 just to save the initial $100 with no need to buy online for both systems.

NBA 2k14, Ghosts, Bf4 and madden are holding me down on the ps4 but i didnt get the War thunder or Planetside 2 like i thought was gonna be released.

Now im looking over at X1 after having played a lil titanfall beta and i must say that its somewhat impressive (visually its nice but not stunning). Im trying to see if that price drops but it seems like ps4 exclusives are light right now with setback after setback. I really dont wanna do $500 right now :(

[sAVAge_bEaST]

Sucks,.. but.

VR 1080p 60fps, incoming,

[Djmwau]

VR 1080p/ 60fps...... Fine, all well and good and I will probably get it, BUT, No reason, ABSOLUTELY NO REASON, to delay DriveClub to promote it and keep us all waiting now ........
Sony Sucks.

[Akuma07]

Great. Looks like we have another "The Last Guardian" situation......

[snp]

Maybe in a years time you could say that. As at the moment it's had one delay with no firm date for it's release set yet, but they are routinely providing new video's etc demonstrating the ongoing progress - which, at least from a visual standpoint, is quite significant. And also this ongoing info makes the comparison to The Last Guardian - a game with no new information/community involvement in it's development - a little silly.

I think it's simply a case of they want it to be a certain standard and the ps4 is dominating hardware sales - Sony selling as many consoles as they can produce atm - so there's no rush to get anything out asap to counter the competitions leg up (because, simply put, the competition doesn't have one).

Good luck to them. Better to do it right, than release it and have to 'patch' its way into better form after negative press.

[Bodge]

People that think VR is going to be a thing on consoles make me face palm heavily. The Oculus Rift, is going to take off because it's not on a platform that stays the same.

IF... Sony is to release VR... it needs to be on PC or it'll be dead out of the gate. There will be massive visual degrading in order to make VR even possible on consoles.

[feraldrgn]

Yipes, thought it had been pushed even further back for a second.

[DJ]

I think it comes down to whether you want a decent racing game or a racing phenomenon, similar to how popular Project Gotham was when it first came out.

The VR integration would be a perfect fit for this game since the main view is in the driver's seat.

[COMMI-MONSTA]

Nooooooooo !

[alti]

Sony's just being smart, people.

They know demand for their console is high. They don't need negative reviews, of games they know can be better with more time, slowing the sales of their system and creating bad press (and something for xbots to sink their teeth into, because trust me: They've been waiting).

A month from now Sony can realease another exclusive title. Maybe summer? What is releasing in summer that is exclusive? It would be a terrible business choice to release this alongside infamous/MGS, because it leaves the rest of the year very dry.

Also, a comment here suggests VR integration. Why not? This is a (optionally) first person game. The VR integration should indeed take time, and will indeed be worth it. So I hope that's the reason. But it's, in my opinion, more a business move than anything else. Evolution Studios may be finished with the game, but Sony is telling them to hold off on a release after the purchases (money in circulation) of infamous is over, so that ES has a better fighting chance at releasing a game with better sales, hype, and marketing focus. Plus it means more time for polish and additional content.

Or maybe I'm completely wrong and ES has a buggy, ugly game on their hands. Ha, right. Since when has ES put out anything close?

[Brettman2008]

I'm disappointed that Sony didn't announce this earlier. And to me, 'back to the drawing board' means a big revamp of the game, not just polishing. Also, Planetside 2 what is up with that? Two much awaited games that have slid back to who knows when. I think Sony need to communicate better.

[Animal Mutha 76]

good old Sony.I played this at Euro gamer last year and it was boring and no better than need for speed.

this game should have been ready at launch.

[Adolph Fitler]

Latest news Evolution have been closed down & all staff sent packing.....Who'd be surprised really, after nobody except me bought the last Motorstorm on release???

Scary, reality based jokes aside though, they should have stuck with a new Motorstorm & had it ready for launch....

[windblowsagain]

They probably want to make it more exciting.

Graphics wise, it's very nice.

[pornflakes]

Keep playing THIEF right now xD

[Adolph Fitler]

If people can't accept that part of next gen gaming is trying to finish the small amount of games you have purchased for said hardware, as well as trying to complete your backlog of last gen games, then don't bother with gaming at all, let alone investing in new hardware THAT ALWAYS suffers from a lack of 1000's of games at 1st (a lot of geniuses on here don't understand this), so waiting a bit longer until Driveclub is made ready wouldn't be a problem. Fact is, just on my PS4 I have NFS:R, COD:Ghosts, BF4, KZ:SF, Marvel Lego, Knack, AC:BF, Resogun, Outlast, Warframe, Blacklight, Dead Nation, to get sick of.....and I have literally hundreds of PS3/360 & Wii-U games to get through. Now, I will say, that if this was Infamous:SS being delayed, then I would lose my sh1t. But it ain't.... And even though EVERY American review site will probably score Infamous a 6/10...... The non-overly-patriotic, & non-Americans will know why.

[idontcare]

Wait beyond!

[Mister_G]

If the end product is awesome then the disappoint will be forgotten about.

[BABY-JEDI]

I'm really looking forward to seeing how Driveclub evolves. I'm hoping its worth the wait
; )