DriveClub delayed to 2014

And yet another PS4 launch game bites the dust. DriveClub, a PS4 racing game from the developers of MotorStorm, was supposed to be ready in time...

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And yet another PS4 launch game bites the dust. DriveClub, a PS4 racing game from the developers of MotorStorm, was supposed to be ready in time for the console's November 15th launch. Instead, it has been delayed to "early 2014." That includes the free PlayStation Plus version too.

"The team requires more time in order to deliver on their vision--and I'm fully confident the game will surpass your expectations," SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida said in a comment today.

Speaking on the PlayStation.Blog, Yoshida defends the current PS4 launch lineup, which also recently lost Watch Dogs. "PlayStation 4 gamers will have no shortage of titles to play this year. At launch alone, we have Killzone Shadow Fall, Knack, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, FIFA 14, Call of Duty: Ghosts, and Battlefield 4 to name but a few, as well as the incredible list of indie games coming to PS4."

Because DriveClub was supposed to be part of the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection at launch, it will be replaced by a new game: Contrast. However, DriveClub: PlayStation Plus Edition will eventually be part of the IGC when it's available.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    October 18, 2013 7:50 AM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, DriveClub delayed to 2014.

    And yet another PS4 launch game bites the dust. DriveClub, a PS4 racing game from the developers of MotorStorm, was supposed to be ready in time...

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      October 18, 2013 7:53 AM

      soooo....the consoles are launching next month? what games a re confirmed? might have to pick one up after i see more of nba 2k14.

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      October 18, 2013 8:03 AM

      Holy shit. Where is the incentive to buy a new console this year? Everything coming out seems better for PC.

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        October 18, 2013 8:09 AM

        Better for a PC that you've kept upgraded...

        I know the PC I built last year isn't going to run most of these titles better than the new consoles will.

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          October 18, 2013 8:15 AM

          Last year? Must have been a pretty cheap computer?

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            October 18, 2013 8:17 AM

            Card in it is only a 6950, and it's starting to chug on newer titles.

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              October 18, 2013 10:09 AM

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                October 18, 2013 10:49 AM

                I'm not asking for pity, simply stating that a not-current PC is a pretty compelling argument against buying those new titles on PC over the new consoles.

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                  October 18, 2013 12:39 PM

                  You making a case to spend 400$ on a video card by the sound of it.

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                    October 18, 2013 7:40 PM

                    At this point, I'm unlikely to do either. The more I think about it, the more I realize my PS3 has at *least* another year left in it, possibly more, depending on what 3rd party stuff is still to come (I still suspect Persona 5 will hit PS3, and not next-gen, much like Persona 4 hit PS2 after PS3 launched).

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                October 18, 2013 10:50 AM

                Admittedly, I was working on the advice of a friend who thought it'd be plenty for the time being. And it has been, until just recently.

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        October 18, 2013 8:13 AM

        There is plenty of incentive for non-PC gamers.

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        October 18, 2013 8:16 AM

        Forza 5 still coming out .............

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          October 18, 2013 10:21 AM

          IRacing gets any and all the time I have for that sort of thing

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      October 18, 2013 8:25 AM

      Good on Sony for delaying it instead of pushing it out unfinished, like Uncharted 3 was. They received backlash on that, hopefully they took it to heart.

      "A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad." - Shigeru Miyamoto

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        October 18, 2013 9:32 AM

        In the era of kart based games miyamoto was right. Today he's wrong, put the finished parts out and patch it in like KI, gamers need something to play not promises.

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      October 18, 2013 9:10 AM

      so sony doesn't have an exclusive to go against Forza? this might be huge since Forza has taken over as the dominant racing sim.

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        October 18, 2013 9:59 AM

        I know this is your shtick and all but pretty sure GT5 sold more than FM2, 3, and 4 combined. You can definitely argue that FM is a better sim (plenty of people think this), but I think 'dominant' is a pretty big stretch.

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          October 18, 2013 7:36 PM

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            October 18, 2013 7:46 PM

            What's your source on numbers? I just looked on vgchartz (I know, I know) and it has FM current gen at 13.5 mil, GT5 alone at 10.5 mil, and GT5 prologue at 4+ mil. I'd agree that my original claim was not strictly correct, but I'd still call that pretty close (and obviously GT will pull ahead in the "current gen" once GT6 is out, though I think this is getting into a silly semantic pissing contest and I was just trying to disagree with Forza being the 'dominant racing sim' this gen, which I stand by)

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          October 18, 2013 8:39 PM

          From what I've played of Forza 4 and GT5, these are the strengths of each:

          Forza 4:
          - Car damage visual effects and cosmetic decals
          - Tire traction physics
          - Synthesized engine sounds (though they still sound cartoony and inaccurate sometimes)
          - Arcade-drive any car
          - More approachable career mode campaign

          GT5:
          - Soundtrack consisting of actual songs from actual artists
          - Momentum physics model
          - Fully customizable controls
          - In-car instrumentation accuracy and loyalty to the real car
          - Data logging mode for graphing physics aspects such as power output, steering, momentum, etc.

          Forza 4's "half framerate on the rearview mirrors" bug drove me crazy; it made me not want to use my rearview mirrors because they looked out of sync with the rest of the scene. Also, I get really really sick of listening to the same 5 or 6 dubstep songs while driving.

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        October 18, 2013 4:14 PM

        GT6 is that exclusive, only on PS4.

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        October 18, 2013 7:41 PM

        Why do you care?

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      October 18, 2013 9:51 AM

      So have they announced what will replace it for PS+ subscribers?

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      October 18, 2013 10:09 AM

      I hear that Sonic lost world is not reviewing too well maybe that game should be delayed as well.

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      October 18, 2013 10:38 PM

      I'm buying a PS4 so I can finally buy new tables for Pinball Arcade.

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