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VanWinkle · May 7, 2014

Video explaining differences between full and PS+ versions

PS Blog said:
Last week we announced the release date for PS4’s first socially connected racing game – DRIVECLUB.

The response we’ve seen to the trailer is seriously overwhelming, and it’s time for some more news.

Welcome to the first of three DRIVECLUB updates this week. DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition has been a hot topic since its announce, so today’s video (the first of three) should answer most of your questions about the actual content included in this edition compared to the Blu-ray version.

One of the recurring questions we keep seeing is about the scale of the PlayStation Plus Edition. The simple answer is that with an active PlayStation Plus subscription, you can download DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition, which comes with one location (India), 11 tracks, 10 cars and access to all game modes.

But why did we choose to offer this particular selection of the game to PlayStation Plus subscribers for free?

DRIVECLUB is inherently next gen. It’s about accessibility for all and building a community of gamers who love online play. DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition is designed to be a quick and easy way for gamers all over the world to join the DRIVECLUB community. You can take part in all the game modes, set, send and compete in challenges, and race online against others in the DRIVECLUB community.

We think you’ll have a lot of fun playing DRIVECLUB once it launches on October 7th, digitally via the PlayStation store and on Blu-ray at your local retailer. If you’re an active PlayStation Plus subscriber and have been playing the PlayStation Plus Edition, but decide you want the full DRIVECLUB experience, you can purchase a one-time upgrade for $49.99. This will give you access to all five locations, 55 tracks, 50 cars and all 50 tour events, as long as your PlayStation Plus subscription remains active.

If you’re not an active PlayStation Plus member, you can still get DRIVECLUB via the PlayStation Store or your local retailer on Blu-ray.

Stay tuned because there’s more content coming tomorrow with the ‘Clubs’ video, explaining why they’re crucial to making DRIVECLUB distinctly different.

Friday’s episode is all about challenges – why we love ‘em, what they give you and importantly, how they’ll make the game infinitely more networked and fun to play in your Club.

Over and out.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/05/07/driveclub-playstation-plus-edition-details-2/

Further confirmation about upgrade path, and a note about trophies:

DarkLordMalik · May 7, 2014

Last week we announced the release date for PS4’s first socially connected racing game – DRIVECLUB.

The response we’ve seen to the trailer is seriously overwhelming, and it’s time for some more news.

Welcome to the first of three DRIVECLUB updates this week. DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition has been a hot topic since its announce, so today’s video (the first of three) should answer most of your questions about the actual content included in this edition compared to the Blu-ray version.

One of the recurring questions we keep seeing is about the scale of the PlayStation Plus Edition. The simple answer is that with an active PlayStation Plus subscription, you can download DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition, which comes with one location (India), 11 tracks, 10 cars and access to all game modes.

But why did we choose to offer this particular selection of the game to PlayStation Plus subscribers for free?

DRIVECLUB is inherently next gen. It’s about accessibility for all and building a community of gamers who love online play. DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition is designed to be a quick and easy way for gamers all over the world to join the DRIVECLUB community. You can take part in all the game modes, set, send and compete in challenges, and race online against others in the DRIVECLUB community.

We think you’ll have a lot of fun playing DRIVECLUB once it launches on October 7th, digitally via the PlayStation store and on Blu-ray at your local retailer. If you’re an active PlayStation Plus subscriber and have been playing the PlayStation Plus Edition, but decide you want the full DRIVECLUB experience, you can purchase a one-time upgrade for $49.99. This will give you access to all five locations, 55 tracks, 50 cars and all 50 tour events, as long as your PlayStation Plus subscription remains active.

If you’re not an active PlayStation Plus member, you can still get DRIVECLUB via the PlayStation Store or your local retailer on Blu-ray.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/05/07/driveclub-playstation-plus-edition-details-2/#sf2850623

RedAssedApe · May 7, 2014

@PlayStation 44s
Driveclub PS Plus Edition details: http://bit.ly/1mCRiFU Includes 11 tracks, 10 cars, all game modes http://youtu.be/Ss--cO6ZnZA

oops...same info as OP

Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew · May 7, 2014

So Driveclub is essentially a $50 game. Good to know.

New video: DRIVECLUB Explained | Blu-Ray vs PS+ Edition: http://youtu.be/Ss--cO6ZnZA

EDIT: Sub required to continue enjoying the upgrade? LOL!!!

WHOAguitarninja · May 7, 2014

$50 dollars for the upgrade, but it expires if you let PS+ expire? That seems insane.

Manmademan · May 7, 2014

that's not bad. sounds like you lose access to the full game though if PLUS expires, so if I like the game I'll probably just buy it full retail rather than upgrading.

alr1ght · May 7, 2014

$50 upgrade fee and you don't keep it if your sub lapses. LOL

DieH@rd · May 7, 2014

So, PS+ subscribers get $10 discount on a full game. I kinda expected that.

5 countries, 55 tracks, 50 cars. More than enough.

Colonel Nasty · May 7, 2014

Wow that's bull

Also I guess only five locations is a bummer.

Zoned · May 7, 2014

So full game has 55 tracks, almost 11 times the PS+ version and yet they say PS+ edition is almost full game minus few tracks and cars.
Edit - 11 tracks. Hmm still could have been more.

DUFFMCWALIN · May 7, 2014

WHOAguitarninja said:
$50 dollars for the upgrade, but it expires if you let PS+ expire? That seems insane.

Seriously. Thats how I'm reading it as well right now.

Garrett Hawke · May 7, 2014

WHOAguitarninja said:
$50 dollars for the upgrade, but it expires if you let PS+ expire? That seems insane.

Yeah, that is very strange. Wtf...

djplaeskool · May 7, 2014

WHOAguitarninja said:
$50 dollars for the upgrade, but it expires if you let PS+ expire? That seems insane.

No. If you ever purchase a game, you keep it, regardless of PS+ discount.
Only free games require sustained PS+ subscription.
It's always been like this.

Edit:
Re-read.
Wow. That's bullshit.
Something sounds really, REALLY wrong.

Deadly Cyclone · May 7, 2014

shagg_187 said:
So Driveclub is essentially a $50 game. Good to know.

New video: DRIVECLUB Explained | Blu-Ray vs PS+ Edition: http://youtu.be/Ss--cO6ZnZA

Why's that? You don't really get much in the + edition. Unless I'm missing something. Seems like about $10 worth of content. Add that to the rest of the content in the full game and you have $60.

Edit; NVM, I see what you are saying.

ItIsOkBro · May 7, 2014

50 cars is quite low, in my opinion.

WHOAguitarninja · May 7, 2014

djplaeskool said:
No. If you ever purchase a game, you keep it, regardless of PS+ discount.
Only free games require sustained PS+ subscription.

That's not what it says in the OP.

Mr.Marston · May 7, 2014

one-time upgrade for $49.99. This will give you access to all five locations, 55 tracks, 50 cars and all 50 tour events, as long as your PlayStation Plus subscription remains active

That's a rip off.

Garrett Hawke · May 7, 2014

djplaeskool said:
No. If you ever purchase a game, you keep it, regardless of PS+ discount.
Only free games require sustained PS+ subscription.

Read it again...

If youre an active PlayStation Plus subscriber and have been playing the PlayStation Plus Edition, but decide you want the full DRIVECLUB experience, you can purchase a one-time upgrade for $49.99. This will give you access to all five locations, 55 tracks, 50 cars and all 50 tour events, as long as your PlayStation Plus subscription remains active.

whitehawk · May 7, 2014

I`ll probably just treat it as a demo. If I like it I`ll just buy the full game. (not the $49 upgrade)

KINGofCRA5H · May 7, 2014

PS+ version is handicapped obviously, but if I enjoy it enough and want more I can get a $10 discount on the full version. Cool, I guess?

skynidas · May 7, 2014

djplaeskool said:
No. If you ever purchase a game, you keep it, regardless of PS+ discount.
Only free games require sustained PS+ subscription.
It's always been like this.

in this case it is different

VanWinkle · May 7, 2014

Zoned said:
So full game has 55 tracks, almost 11 times the PS+ version and yet they say PS+ edition is almost full game minus few tracks and cars.

5 times the tracks. Each country has 11 tracks. The PS+ Edition includes all of India which is 11 tracks. But, yeah, still not "minus a few tracks and cars".

NEOPARADIGM · May 7, 2014

djplaeskool said:
No. If you ever purchase a game, you keep it, regardless of PS+ discount.
Only free games require sustained PS+ subscription.
It's always been like this.

The second bolded sentence in the OP suggests otherwise my friend.

Maybesew · May 7, 2014

djplaeskool said:
No. If you ever purchase a game, you keep it, regardless of PS+ discount.
Only free games require sustained PS+ subscription.
It's always been like this.

From the OP

This will give you access to all five locations, 55 tracks, 50 cars and all 50 tour events, as long as your PlayStation Plus subscription remains active.

TheRealTalker · May 7, 2014

is the decals stamps in the video actually representative of how much tracks and cars we are receiving

Fake Edit:

We think youll have a lot of fun playing DRIVECLUB once it launches on October 7th, digitally via the PlayStation store and on Blu-ray at your local retailer. If youre an active PlayStation Plus subscriber and have been playing the PlayStation Plus Edition, but decide you want the full DRIVECLUB experience, you can purchase a one-time upgrade for $49.99. This will give you access to all five locations, 55 tracks, 50 cars and all 50 tour events, as long as your PlayStation Plus subscription remains active.

hmmmm

kriskrosbbk · May 7, 2014

$49,99 for the upgrade and whats the full price without the PS+ again?

EatinOlives · May 7, 2014

djplaeskool said:
No. If you ever purchase a game, you keep it, regardless of PS+ discount.
Only free games require sustained PS+ subscription.
It's always been like this.

That's not what the details say:

We think you’ll have a lot of fun playing DRIVECLUB once it launches on October 7th, digitally via the PlayStation store and on Blu-ray at your local retailer. If you’re an active PlayStation Plus subscriber and have been playing the PlayStation Plus Edition, but decide you want the full DRIVECLUB experience, you can purchase a one-time upgrade for $49.99. This will give you access to all five locations, 55 tracks, 50 cars and all 50 tour events, as long as your PlayStation Plus subscription remains active.

This seems to be an exception to the rule for some bizarre reason.

EDIT: Beaten

Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew · May 7, 2014

WHOAguitarninja said:
$50 dollars for the upgrade, but it expires if you let PS+ expire? That seems insane.

Yeah. Just finished rereading that bit. Are they insane? The actual game will be $30 in a few months time!

noobasuar · May 7, 2014

Lol at that joke of an upgrade.

Foshy · May 7, 2014

WHOAguitarninja said:
$50 dollars for the upgrade, but it expires if you let PS+ expire? That seems insane.

Yeah, that's some bullshit. When you buy a game with a PS+ discount (which would be $10 in this case, which is ok) you get to keep it even when your sub is over.

Not like I'm going to let it run out any time soon, but it's stupid. I hope they change their mind on this.

Rembrandt · May 7, 2014

WHOAguitarninja said:
$50 dollars for the upgrade, but it expires if you let PS+ expire? That seems insane.

yeah, that's really dumb. I'm hoping they just printed that wrong.

TheExecutive · May 7, 2014

WHOAguitarninja said:
$50 dollars for the upgrade, but it expires if you let PS+ expire? That seems insane.

.

darkside31337 · May 7, 2014

That $50 thing has to be a mixup. Theres never been a game on plus which you don't keep if you pay money for it.

TheMan · May 7, 2014

1. 50 cars seems kind of paltry
2. 55 tracks? more like 20 tracks plus variations of those tracks
3. if you let your ps+ subscription expire, do you get your free games back when you resubscribe?

Cess007 · May 7, 2014

WHOAguitarninja said:
$50 dollars for the upgrade, but it expires if you let PS+ expire? That seems insane.

I don't know if they mean the one-time upgrade is only available if you have an active Plus subscription, or do they mean you lose the full version if your Plus expires. The latter sounds insane indeed.

Zoned · May 7, 2014

Lol at the plus upgrade. 2 months and this game will be on sale for 40$ or so.

Oppo · May 7, 2014

Wonder if ps+ edition will be $50 in Canada

The expiring part is weird but if your sub lapses in a year you'll probably be able to get the disc version cheaply anyways, if so inclined. They know many will keep + for the multi which is a heavy focus for driveclub anyways.

Loris146 · May 7, 2014

The upgrade is a joke lol?

whitehawk · May 7, 2014

darkside31337 said:
That $50 thing has to be a mixup. Theres never been a game on plus which you don't keep if you pay money for it.

Technically you`re not buying the game, you`re buying 4 worlds + 44 tracks etc.

Beer Monkey · May 7, 2014

Will wait for cheap version that is not tied to having Plus forever.

EatinOlives · May 7, 2014

TheMan said:
1. 50 cars seems kind of paltry
2. 55 tracks? more like 20 tracks plus variations of those tracks
3. if you let your ps+ subscription expire, do you get your free games back when you resubscribe?

Yes, you get access to everything you previously had access to, but if you missed any free game deals while your subscription remained inactive then you can't retroactively get those.

Exception to this is any content you buy on sale that received a further PS+ discount. So if you paid money out of pocket for anything, whether it's DLC or full games, you keep it after the PS+ subscription expires.

Except for this full edition upgrade of Driveclub. I've no clue why. It's a horrible stipulation that makes no sense.

Zoned · May 7, 2014

TheMan said:
1. 50 cars seems kind of paltry
2. 55 tracks? more like 20 tracks plus variations of those tracks
3. if you let your ps+ subscription expire, do you get your free games back when you resubscribe?

Yes you do get your games back.

ShogunDarius · May 7, 2014

UK price will be £42.99

BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO · May 7, 2014

I was about to say something about there only being 50 cars but then I realized that I remember reading that this was supposed to be one of Sony's biggest DLC games(or some shit like that).

ItIsOkBro · May 7, 2014

If you want to keep the game pay full price like the rest of us you cheapskates.

Neuromancer · May 7, 2014

$50? Yikes. I'll just buy the Bluray.

Edit: and you lose it when your PS+ lapses? That is literally insane. Come on Sony

darkside31337 · May 7, 2014

whitehawk said:
Technically you`re not buying the game, you`re buying 4 worlds + 44 tracks etc.

Hm you might be right.

Then they're totally insane. $50 for a game you don't even own is beyond ridiculous especially considering there will be a retail version which will certainly be cheaper within months (if not sooner)

This is a glorified demo. Absolutely a bummer honestly.

KukicAdo · May 7, 2014

The $50 upgrade as long as you have PS Plus seems like DriveClub might be an online only game.. so it would make sense that you'd "lose" it if you didn't have an active PS Plus subscription.

Would suck if true.

megashock5 · May 7, 2014

WHOAguitarninja said:
$50 dollars for the upgrade, but it expires if you let PS+ expire? That seems insane.

Yeah, I'll pay the extra ten bucks just to know it will work years from now even if I'm not a plus member anymore. Blu-ray for me.

dugdug · May 7, 2014

Kind of amazing that it expires if your subscription does. Gross, honestly.

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