valkillmore
Member
God damn. Finally, a proper statement I can beat off to.
I believe. I cannot wait to buy the retail copy despite having PS+.
I believe. I cannot wait to buy the retail copy despite having PS+.
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DriveClub making 'spectacular progress' release date update due 'in the weeks to come
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Given the delay. If this isn't at 1080p @ 60fps then a lot of folks will be disappointed.
thelurkinghorror
Member
Oh man, I love him, what a nice guy
Yep.
valkillmore
Member
True. As much as I'd love to see it, I'd rather they lock that shit down at 30 and go all in with lighting/environments/LoD optimization. And I can't wait to see what this game does with vehicle mods and club logos/designs, etc.
Release dates are futile?
SEGAvangelist
Member
I like that they have to actually say the game has a director, like what would be the alternative? Everyone working with no one in charge telling them what do?
Maybe Evolution is like the Borg.
Pjsprojects
Member
Driveclub had better still be a free PS+ game when they get round to releasing it!
Neuromancer
Member
Yep and to shine the game up.
I like that they have to actually say the game has a director, like what would be the alternative? Everyone working with no one in charge telling them what do?
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GameSeeker
Member
Agreed. Don't expect 60fps, expect more tracks and a better Club management system.
The marketing promise of "more information in the weeks to come" is just hot air. They have been saying "soon", "shortly", and "weeks" for months and it's all been false.
As I said in a previous post, it will be interesting to see who is the new Game Director. Whether they promoted someone internally or whether they went with an external hire, it will tell us a bit about the future of DriveClub.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Indeed, I'm fine with 30fps at 4k resolution.
valkillmore
Member
There will be a 'PS+ Edition' featuring a taste of the full release. That's always been the case and there has not yet been a statement to the contrary.
NullPointer
Member
soon™, shortly™, weeks™
Still, a promising tone, though I hope they mean *in the coming weeks* here in the same sense as normal humans would use the term.
Yeah, 30fps (maybe unlocked as everything seems to be) is where my expectations are calibrated.
well fuck me then, cause that to me is the whole reason one delays a next-gen racer
"new modes" doesnt elicit much for me
especially since they were originally holding off on saying whether or not they could get to 60, they seemed to imply they were trying, so i guess they spent the last few months saying fuck it, and adding content / polishing instead.
Yup.
Neuromancer
Member
It was formally announced to be a launch title. =\
in a racing game, i think 60 is important, all my favorite racing games have been 60
it's not of paramount concern for everyone, nor need it be, but if they wanna convert a casual racing fan, it has to be 60 or im not interested.
Of course they are going to say the game is doing well and is on track, the game has received nothing but negative news since November. Delay, no new screenshots or footage, director leaves, layoffs at Evo, not shown with Morpheous/no plans for VR, this is all bad news and is turning the game into a joke.
I am on a wait and see with this game. The fact that they have not shown actual race footage (longer than a 5 second FB clip) of a multi-car race or even any multi-player footage (This was supposed to be a social game right?) shows this game was in bad shape.
Also just want to add that this game is going to tank in sales. They wanted to release it for PS Plus to get people to subscribe and make their money that way but gamers subscribed anyways. The only way they can make their money back on this game is through DLC and micro-transactions and those are not exactly the most positive subjects in gaming right now.
I am on a wait and see with this game. The fact that they have not shown actual race footage (longer than a 5 second FB clip) of a multi-car race or even any multi-player footage (This was supposed to be a social game right?) shows this game was in bad shape.
Also just want to add that this game is going to tank in sales. They wanted to release it for PS Plus to get people to subscribe and make their money that way but gamers subscribed anyways. The only way they can make their money back on this game is through DLC and micro-transactions and those are not exactly the most positive subjects in gaming right now.
Fredrik
Member
First post always deliver. That is exactly what I wish for too. At least 60fps, I'm not overly sensitive to sub 1080p resolutions. And I think it'll happen. They've been too silent lately, probably been hard at work optimizing the engine like crazy to see if it's possible before announcing it. If someone at Evolution reads this, please consider to at least have a 60fps mode as a graphics option without dynamic weather effects or online mode or with less opponents or whatever currently eats up the frames. DICE did this in Motorhead on PS1 and it was glorious. Still looks phenomenal just because of this.
I don't give two craps if it's 60fps. As long as it looks as good as the videos we got in December, I am 100% okay with 30fps.
I hate this entire 60fps thing that everyone is so obsessed with.
Not. Every. Game. Needs. To. Be. 60. Frames. Per. Second.
Not even every racer.
Some genres, like fighting games and first-person shooters, are heavily tied to twitch reactions; so yes, all of those should ideally be 60fps. However, I feel like people threw racing games into that list just because Gran Turismo and Forza have [around] 60fps. It's really not a crucial need for all racing games. Locked 30fps is just fine and dandy. Obviously, like all games, it should have a buttery smooth frame rate, but that doesn't mean it has to be 60.
I hate this entire 60fps thing that everyone is so obsessed with.
Not. Every. Game. Needs. To. Be. 60. Frames. Per. Second.
Not even every racer.
Some genres, like fighting games and first-person shooters, are heavily tied to twitch reactions; so yes, all of those should ideally be 60fps. However, I feel like people threw racing games into that list just because Gran Turismo and Forza have [around] 60fps. It's really not a crucial need for all racing games. Locked 30fps is just fine and dandy. Obviously, like all games, it should have a buttery smooth frame rate, but that doesn't mean it has to be 60.
valkillmore
Member
Offering a PS+ Edition for free so casual racing fans (who also have PS+, obviously) can play without any additional expense would arguably do more to draw in casuals than 60 fps. Why would a casual fan of the genre declare frame rate to be a deciding factor?
bigboss370
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neil druckman son.
Sidewinder
Member
If they added some nice long tracks and new cars and polished up the graphics, the wait will have been worth it. But please come out around july at the latest.
Yikes, I missed that one.
Muppet of a Man
Member
This. The game is already a stunner. Just let it be what the creators originally envisioned: incredible dynamic lighting and physics/materials based graphics at 30 fps
bigboss370
Member
going head to head with Horizon 2?
Danlord
Member
If they're mentioning that they'll announce who is the new Game Director, it doesn't bode well for a release soon. If they've got a new director in Febuary, I don't think they'll have him/her on for only 2-3 months, so I would imagine that their work will last about 5-6 months at leas and would put the date at the back end of 2014, which isn't ideal.
I'm in the "60FPS" boat as a lot are here, I do want more content too in the time since the launch delay, and as a fan of a good graphical showcase I don't want the visuals to be cut down as much to accommodate the 60FPS target, so there's a big effort for them to pull through on the visuals side that they showcased Driveclub on, the attention to detail but the demand for 60FPS pushing them in other ways.
I'm in the "60FPS" boat as a lot are here, I do want more content too in the time since the launch delay, and as a fan of a good graphical showcase I don't want the visuals to be cut down as much to accommodate the 60FPS target, so there's a big effort for them to pull through on the visuals side that they showcased Driveclub on, the attention to detail but the demand for 60FPS pushing them in other ways.
youre assuming logic dictates my decision making,
i shouldve said "this casual racing fan"
to me 60fps would be "spectacular", they are the ones using the hyperbole.
i did forget that it was going to be free on Plus though, so i would def try it, being that there's no risk
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wait a minute youre the one who just said youre going to "beat off" to this press release, i dont have to explain myself to you anymore
same.
As a big GT fan I'd be lived if this became true. Kaz should not be allowed out of the office until he addresses every concern we have of the franchise. Giving him a second game to manage would be criminal lol
NullPointer
Member
I'm not sure that's such a great idea.
VanCityGamer
Member
"Spectacular progress" eh? Well that's good. If I had to guess, I see this releasing in September. Then The Order: 1886 in late October or early November.
Why? Has Forza ever been a huge seller?
The PS+ edition will still have an option to pay to upgrade to the full version.
Teletraan1
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Needs to be 4k@60fps /w splitscreen released tomorrow, just to satiate this thread. Then it can go back to being 14 hours of content for people to burn through and throw on the pile and never think about again like every other game had it been released at launch.