DarkoMaledictus
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U'r probably not serious, but I sure did a few weeks ago... waiting for when I actually want to play something.
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TheSameCoin Rumor: DriveClub delayed till 2014
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U'r probably not serious, but I sure did a few weeks ago... waiting for when I actually want to play something.
You forgot about Polyphony Digital also.
Sony has never had a problem with games. Even in the last year of the ps3 is one of the strongest years yet from first party.
Rogue_Ledr
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Like I said above, I still don't understand why they would delay it till friggin April.
Do they really need a nearly 6 friggin month delay?
COME ON!
At least, put it out in early 2014. Then it wouldn't be so painful.
I severely doubt they need that long, if this is true.
Do they really need a nearly 6 friggin month delay?
COME ON!
At least, put it out in early 2014. Then it wouldn't be so painful.
I severely doubt they need that long, if this is true.
NullPointer
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Where did this talk of April come from?
Where are you seeing April?
I doubt Sony is interested in using Microsoft's blue print right now. They seem to be doing alright on their own. This is pretty much the same as any console launch if not better.
thekonamicode
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Polygon just posted a story like this is a fact. Pretty irresponsible. It's not even worth posting a link, but here it is anyway.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/16/4845928/report-driveclub-for-playstation-4-delayed
http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/16/4845928/report-driveclub-for-playstation-4-delayed
Glorified G
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What? There have been an abundance of racing games over the years. And it's for a reason. Racing is one of the most popular genre's out there. Saying casual audiences don't care about racing titles outside Gran Turismo and Mario Kart is like saying nobody cares about shooters outside bf4 or call of duty. Killzone doesn't sell even close to those titles but are still popular just like Sonic all stars or Forza don't sell as well as Mario Kart or Gran Turismo yet are established franchises in their own right.
Just "no comment" from sony at the moment.
Rogue_Ledr
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Hmmmm OK my bad, I could've sworn someone mentioned April in here.
Must've been mistaken.
I think someone mentioned April about the Watch Dogs delay earlier in the thread and I confused the two.
My bad. Regardless, I have to wonder how long the delay is going to be.
I would hope it is only till like January, but that may not be the case.
It is free.
Yeah, I'm hoping January too. But who knows.
SniperHunter
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Rogue_Ledr
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The problem is when these early reports of a delay spring up and the company responds with a "no comment", in 90% of the cases, the delay turns out to be veritable.
So the odds aint good!
SSM has multiple big teams. One team has been working on their PS4 game for some time, as I understand it. While I would definitely not say "certainly", I am also equally sure that if such a game were not to come out within 2014, you'd start falling into 2015 and having to consider what time Sony Santa Monica's other games would be coming out from their other teams (I think Cory Barlog actually just started recruiting for their third team, or something like that).
Remember Stig Asmussen's game is the one where we already got confirmed that Battlestar Galactica writer will be working on it. According to this same article, they were already working on the PS4 game prior to God of War: Ascension's release but transitioned that team fully to the PS4 game when it came out. So conceivably by the end of 2014 it will be 2 years of development.
And then what about 2015? Well would that not be time for Cory Barlog's PS4 project? Would they want cross over? Would they do early 2015 for Stig's game, late 2015 for Cory's?
Have they actually even said no comment yet?
Dual Blade
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Wow at the delay rumours...
Well now I can't wait for the Spike VGA 13. You just know Naughty Dog is going to announce Uncharted 4!
Well now I can't wait for the Spike VGA 13. You just know Naughty Dog is going to announce Uncharted 4!
Nothing on you or Famousmortimer....lol wtf!
I sure hope they have more to make this a "report". I also love how they say Watch Dogs was a blow against Playstation 4. It wasn't a blow to all consoles...?
The word "report" should be "rumor". Irresponsible if they want to continuing calling themselves journalists.
"We don't comment on rumors and speculation"
Yes, both to Kotaku as well as Polygon
GribbleGrunger
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April? Where did you get that from? It's September.
Man i don't get the doom and gloom posts really.
Let's see
PS2 launch games were what?
FIFA
Madden
The Bouncer?
That terrible RPG i don't remember
SSX
Tekken
You could argue only one game on that list was truly something new, SSX was really something, i bought that along FIFA and Madden and it was more than enough, the PS3 launch was even worse.
Now we have a couple of great FPS, FIFA and Madden again as well as a bunch of other third party games that look more than decent, they would probably look a little better on the PS4 too.
Personally i'm not anticipating DC but while it would be unfortunate if it is indeed delayed, it's far from a disaster.
Let's see
PS2 launch games were what?
FIFA
Madden
The Bouncer?
That terrible RPG i don't remember
SSX
Tekken
You could argue only one game on that list was truly something new, SSX was really something, i bought that along FIFA and Madden and it was more than enough, the PS3 launch was even worse.
Now we have a couple of great FPS, FIFA and Madden again as well as a bunch of other third party games that look more than decent, they would probably look a little better on the PS4 too.
Personally i'm not anticipating DC but while it would be unfortunate if it is indeed delayed, it's far from a disaster.
Rogue_Ledr
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From the Kotaku article:
When I asked if the game has been delayed, the Sony rep said they don't comment on rumors and speculation.
Man-is-Obsolete
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Meeting launch window is bound to be tough. Games see delays all the time, this just happens to be a launch title, but I will take a polished late product over a rushed launch product any day. It won't affect launch sales much if at all, so what's the point in rushing it? To appease impatient people? They'll be fine.
They haven't actually said "no comment" they just haven't said anything, rushy said he didn't know as he hadn't been to work for a week, I imagine we will get a response in about 8 hours which would be 10am UK time for Evo and 11am For SCEE, should be able to get some PR sorted by then.
Ok then, Same response as when asked about DRM rumors.
James Sawyer Ford
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Thing is even a lesser FPS title sales wise is still going to do really well.
MotorStorm series never broke 200K first month NPD, just like Forza. Meanwhile, Killzone 2 did over 600K in just over 1 month of tracking. That's a large difference.
Many racing studios are now out of business...the genre has had a steep decline and its harder and harder to justify large budgets for it.
Frankly I'm a little disappointed that Evolution didn't try and take DriveClub's social vision and apply it to MotorStorm's gameplay....DriveClub looks boring and sterile in comparison, while MotorStorm was arguably the best arcade racing series last gen.
Aussie Legend
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Just got home from work, assuming the latest word is still "Nothing confirmed?"
Not yet.
Gherid__lacksGPS
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If it is delayed then they better put in fucking split screen. I mean seriously, a racer w/o split screen? GTFO
In the very first sentence they use the word "might". This is fine. And the use of "Report" instead of "News" lends an air of "rumor" to it imo. In fact in the story, they substitute "report" for "rumor".
I kind of agree. It seems weird to have both Gran Turismo and Driveclub coming from Sony's first parties. I guess games like Motorstorm just don't sell well enough to justify breaking from the racing mold.
Headlines are one of the most important parts of a news story. It's at the very top of the inverted triangle, and the only thing the majority of their viewers will read as they scroll down the website.
But I don't see Polygon as real news journalism so I guess it's hard to hold them up to any sort of standards.
SniperHunter
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I am not seeking fame, but they should at least provide a link to this thread. At least same coin mentioned neogaf in their original story
Rogue_Ledr
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I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU GAFFERS!!!
Lets imagine that this game was considered being delayed so they could make it 60 FPS.
Would you be cool with that?
Would you guys rather have a 30 FPS Drive Club now or a 60 FPS Drive Club in early 2014?
That would make for an interesting debate!
My personally? I would rather have the game now, but I could tolerate a delay if the final game was 60 FPS.
Lets imagine that this game was considered being delayed so they could make it 60 FPS.
Would you be cool with that?
Would you guys rather have a 30 FPS Drive Club now or a 60 FPS Drive Club in early 2014?
That would make for an interesting debate!
My personally? I would rather have the game now, but I could tolerate a delay if the final game was 60 FPS.
Dead Prince
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Why couldn't they go into crunch time
IncandescentPrecept
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Motorstorm has still averaged 1.5M copies per game.
What tells you that they aren't already in crunch mode?
Thought forza sold better than that....
30 fps at launch. No one will care about it next year.
first return on a google search tells me forza 3 sold more then 1 million in its first month
http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/f..._3_sales_exceed_1_million_in_first_month.html
and fm4 sold 540,000 its first week (didnt continue to search for first month)
http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/f..._3_sales_exceed_1_million_in_first_month.html
Vire
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I think it's worth noting Stig Asmussen had no involvement in God of War Ascensions development. So from 2010 to 2013 he remained a employee of SSM and obviously were working on something else.
So the pre-planning concept part of development is already over. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if that game came out in 2014.
I wouldn't say arguably that it was. I much preferred Burnout, Hot Pursuit and Forza Horizon to any of the Motorstorm games.
edit: I left out Wipeout + DLC. Huge oversight. That game was awesome. Is awesome still.
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