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Driveclub PlayStation Plus Edition (Out Now)
- Thread starter Loudninja
- Start date
Can't wait to drive in the rain a few times and then delete the game.
(Not really a racing fan.)
I bet you wont uninstall it.
Quote me.
visiblemode
Member
At this point I think you have to call this game "too ambitious."
If after all these months the servers can't handle the player volume that comes with success (or giving it out for free), then how was this game ever supposed to succeed?
It seems to me that if it had sold twice as many copies as it did, the result would have been an unrecoverable disaster.
These devs have created something which is built to break when successful. It kinda boggles the mind.
If after all these months the servers can't handle the player volume that comes with success (or giving it out for free), then how was this game ever supposed to succeed?
It seems to me that if it had sold twice as many copies as it did, the result would have been an unrecoverable disaster.
These devs have created something which is built to break when successful. It kinda boggles the mind.
Captain_Wreckus
Member
Sweet. Looking forward to playing it. Decision to get a PS4 again last week is the best thing I did.
DarkConfidant
Member
This is pretty awesome. Should have announced it at E3, but I'm cool with good news nonetheless.
dragonzdogma
Member
Can't wait to drive in the rain a few times and then delete the game.
(Not really a racing fan.)
LOL I felt the same way,
once I played it, and my friends where like WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was like okay this the only game I can truly impress someone with.
Believe me it's a keeper, and I am not evena racing fan either.
Now, I want to get the cheapest physical copy out there and buy that Ferrari pack
and recreate out run all over again.
Can we somehow upload outrun music to this game or something like that?
Boogalogist
Member
Good news. Hope the server holds up and DC gets the recognition it deserves.
MisterRoboto
Member
lol when there's not enough free included. What did they put you through, really?
Glad to see this coming out but i'll echo that everyone should buy the full game.
BronsonLee
Member
I'm not sure why they didn't do that before. Maybe because it's not a great showcase for the game offline?
visiblemode
Member
I was under the impression back when it was first announced that it was meant to be a permanent perk for PS+ users.
It's a fair question. Messaging based on internal PSN ID number? Something like that sort of makes sense, at least.
It's the notification step that particularly makes me curious.
You can try to check if that music is on spotify or use that custom soundtrack feature Sony added a while ago.
Bright-Light
Member
Its the best way to live.
It will always stay up, this isn't a monthly game
Winter John
Member
I tried it on Shareplay. Didn't think it was anything special. Pretty enough I suppose, but the handling was a bit too floaty for my liking and being bumped off the track by the A.I really irritated the hell out of me. Tried an online race but that was a total disaster. Maybe it's improved in the last few months. I'll wait for impressions from people on my friends list before I'll bother to download it
Lady Siara
Member
Should be as easy as putting the files into a folder labeled Music, putting that folder on a USB drive, and plugging it into the PS4.
I have my own playlist when I play. It's great.
Original Famous Ray
Member
lol..took 'em long enough. I'll give it a try. I do hear is a fine game and the full game is 25 bucks now right? Not a bad price at all for a game with a good amount of content.
I was able to download yesterday and install while at work. Came home and played a couple of races and while it looks amazing, I wasn't having very much fun with it. Just felt kind of blah and nothing stood out from other racing games besides graphics. I was close to buying this at $25, so I'm glad the PS+ version came out. I'm going to play a lot more and give it a chance...
Aenima
Member
I guess great part of the Driveclub experience comes from being conected online.
Maybe only now they are confident the servers can hold more ppl so they gona start rolling out ppl online slowly. Its wise as was not fair for ppl that paid for the game if the servers now crashed because of the incoming flood of new "free" players.
Whitman's Ghost
Banned
Yeah man, even if it is not for you it takes a while to bite your skin like any real racing game to me. It took a couple weeks before I was adept and really good at it to have fun with the feel of the game. Not unlike other racers tbh.
Still, it might just not be your cup of tea and that is fine.
BibiMaghoo
Member
Again? You had one, sold it and bought another? Harsh.
As I read it day 1 all regions can download and play offline. Then using some form of managed activation (I'd guess by region or similar) they will activate online for groups of users at a time.
Pretty sure they did this already with retail version - ie they didn't just turn on online everywhere after the abortive launch they managed the increasing load.
I'm waiting for it.....but he hasn't shown up yet.
But glad to see people will finally get a taste of an amazing game. It's also really cheap to buy. Prepare to get rocked by rain like never before.
Lol
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
Damn nice. I have to download MGSV PS+ today and this tomorrow. Good times, good times. 
Still really disappointed they have downsized into update to pay service team. I really hope Sony allows them to expand and either make a new IP or a sequel to either Motorstorm or Driveclub...
Still really disappointed they have downsized into update to pay service team. I really hope Sony allows them to expand and either make a new IP or a sequel to either Motorstorm or Driveclub...Phoenix944
Member
Allow me to doubt.
Definitely do that, I bet most people that now love the game had a ''slow start'', me included.
The game really became good for me when I got to the Super class cars.
Recidivus Crimen
Member
I was thinking the same, just wondering if they had officially confirmed anything.
GoldenCrow
Member
If it is anything like the full game then they can turn on and off specific network functions such as the leaderboards, ghosts, multiplayer, challenges, clubs, etc. Thus not overloading the server by having everything on all at once.
Captain_Wreckus
Member
I think it was going downhill as i was getting an insane amount of errors, etc and wasn't playing it as much..so I traded it in for a 3ds and a few games. I bought it too early IMO. I wasn't planning to get one but after Sony awesome E3, I grabbed another one when best buy Canada had a sale on where you get destiny & the last of us bundle for 400.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
It must have been so hard, with nothing else to do in the world but wait for the fabled PS+ edition of Driveclub. My condolences.
I assume they somehow thought it would be even worse PR for them to have people playing offline for ages before online went live.Or maybe they thought people would get sick of the game and move on before they got all the features up and running, which is a concern that makes sense to me. If the social aspects are the hook, then it would be a bad play to release what is essentially a teaser to prompt sales without those hooks.
megabytecr
Member
No plus, no money
but wow... finally
but wow... finally
Yes, but on a per-user basis?
GoldenCrow
Member
My guess would be based on region.
My gut feeling is that won't be discrete enough for the nature of the ramp-up they need to deliver, but we'll see!
Captain_Wreckus
Member
Wonder if there will be a Playstation Flash Sale on racing game & add ons..especially for drive club..this weekend.