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#DRIVEFLUB

 

[gamechanger87]

Maybe Sony should have priced at $450 to use that extra $50 to keep people around...

I kid.

Normally I would say that this is normal as the game is done, but that does not appear to be the case.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Maybe this game is being used for some type of Argo-like secret op?

 

[Deadstar]

Definitely seems like something fishy going on. Although maybe he always planned on leaving in February, Driveclub was meant to be a launch title after all. The game got delayed, but his plans were already in place so had to leave before the game got finished? Who knows.

Sony is creating a smaller team so they can focus on the next iteration of BLOODY ROAR exclusive to ps4.

 

[Jigolo]

Driveclub is going down the shitter. I even doubt those 15 sec "gameplay" clips were real.

 

[Chuck Norris]

Believe...

Ew

It would explain the delays though

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

Would you mind elaborating on your thought?

I like to think the game is mostly done, but I wonder who gets Evos next project.

The director of the project left. And, since we know it "went back to the drawing board" around launch, him leaving in February does not sound like he was completely done with redesign. Just my speculation. I honestly don't even have a crazy conspiracy theory about what's happening, but it doesn't sound like development was coasting well.

Edit: But you could be right! It could be in good shape, but just considering it needed such a long delay, and with the radio silence, I don't know if I could believe that they got their shit together that quickly. Again, just my gut.

 

[GYNGA]

What the hell is going on at Sony

 

[GoofsterStud]

So either

a) the game is about to go gold
b) it's in major trouble

Logical

 

[TheMan]

driveclub is going be complete garbage or close to it. i'm pretty disappointed- i like racing games but need for speed doesn't cut it for me.

 

[friskykillface]

Uh oh, spedudios...

dunno why I'm laughing so much but this got me

but jeez, driveclub is cursed 0_o

 

[adamantypants]

Believe...

Nah. I actually want this game to come out.

 

[Ricky_R]

So either

a) the game is about to go gold
b) it's in major trouble
C) cancelled

Fixed for accuracy.

 

[HueyFreeman]

Believe...

Please god no. Love me some GT but the man can barely handle one series.

 

[140.85]

Did the departure cause the delay? Or did the delay cause the departure? The world may never know...

 

[zoukka]

Sheesh.

Now I'm convinced Sony destroyed the wrong studio when Sony Liverpool was shut down.

Now? Heretic.

 

[maneil99]

Naughty Dog, SSM, Evolution, GG:C, SCEL. For a console selling well and studios that do well I did not expect this shitstorm.

 

[NullPointer]

So when exactly did this game go back to the drawing board again? I was always hazy on that part because the comments could have been interpreted as "last year" or "now" when they were said.

 

[Daffy Duck]

This has all the hallmarks of a terrible game.

 

[oconnomiyaki]

DriveClub is one of the games I'm looking forward to the most. I'm not a big fan of sim racers and Ridge Racer seems to be KIA. Don't leave me having to buy Need For Speed games! :'(

 

[Salex_]

Driveclub is going down the shitter. I even doubt those 15 sec "gameplay" clips were real.

...because?

 

[RPGamer92]

At this point, Sony should cancel the game and transfer the Evolution Studios guys over to Polyphony Digital imo.

 

[TheKastorian]

I look forward to buying the Driveclub/Last Guardian duo pack. Day 1.

Win.

 

[kuYuri]

Weeeeelp.

 

[Dysun]

This game sure had a weird run

 

[Cyberia]

I assume Paul Rustchynsky is now the new game director?

 

[Seanspeed]

Driveclub is going down the shitter. I even doubt those 15 sec "gameplay" clips were real.

I believe everything I've seen of this game(except some of the trailer stuff that obviously wasn't gameplay). I played it before the PS4 was even released and it was amazing looking. Not my type of racing game, but I know a lot of people are big on it.

Quite baffling what's going on with it. Supposed to be about 5 months ago and still no release date in sight....

 

[Chuck Norris]

Honestly though I wouldn't be surprised if Ged Galbot was takingmmore of a leading role now, he has always been too good to be working under people and would have joined the team somewhere after development had started

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/298566/project-gotham-lead-joins-motorstorm-dev/

 

[Bill Rizer]

They should have made at least one last Motorstorm before imploding

edit: I would gladly take a 1080p/60 compilation of Motorstorm any day over Driveclub.

 

[Neuromancer]

The child is grown, the dream is gone

 

[IAmRandom31]

Obviously something went wrong in DriveClubs gameplay designing. The graphics engine was obviously top-notch .. but I'm thinking there was a disconnect on the whole social features stuff from the game.

Maybe the engine wouldnt support the kind of " club racing " the team built the engine for and there wasn't an agreement on where the game should go from there. Who knows.

 

[moltonasty]

Damn I've really been looking forward to driveclub...not yet jumping to conclusions (it's cancelled, coming out in 2017, etc) but this game's trajectory has been strange to say the least

 

[ReBurn]

Anybody remember that one time Sony showed that one driving game, then the game never came out?

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

A month after he left they announced Drive Club was going back to the drawing board

 

[Goreomedy]

We already have a thread for the Evo/Cambridge/London layoffs.
Should we start to make a thread for every person that got layed off in the future?

Read the OP.

Ah, shit!
I did! But thought he got layed off.
He leaved.

I love when this happens. Needed the laugh. Thanks.

 

[lazydom]

Sony really need to make a statement regarding WWS, nothing but bad news coming from them at the moment...

 

[PBY]

Wow.


Wtf. Driveclub situation sounds real bad. Wish they'd be more open about whats happening. Delayed til Q1, "soon," now this.

 

[UpUpDownDown]

goddamn it - that seems like the end

Honestly, I can't for the life of my understand what's happening at Sony right now.

Sounds like house cleaning to me.

Probably a case of what have you done for me lately/fostering new creative talent and ideas.

We need some fresh ideas in this biz badly.

I imagine some of the senior dudes command big salaries.

 

[OriginalNameGuy]

I'll be shocked if we ever get to play Driveclub. Development hell?

 

[BY2K]

Okay, now this is starting to smell weird.

 

[PBY]

Sounds like house cleaning to me.

Probably a case of what have you done for me lately/fostering new creative talent and ideas.

We need some fresh ideas in this biz badly.

I imagine some of the senior dudes command big salaries.

He left though. And his project hasn't shipped yet.

 

[Neuromancer]

The Drive Club developers believe they are in a fight with Satan.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

This is normal when a game enters its final phase before release right?

So...release in May/June?

 

[BlackJace]

Okay, now this is starting to smell weird.

Like a corpse.

 

[RSBeaver]

This is very disappointing. I love my racing games. I should've bought a Xbox One first, instead of a PS4. I would at least have Forza 5. Get your poop together Phony!!!!

 

[Minions]

There are a couple ways you can look at this.

1) It could be legit redundancies and after the majority of the work had been done on Drive club he just decided to leave the studio.

or how I feel...

2) Drive club was being developed, but was done so at a slow pace, and perhaps was not up to par. not up to the level of production they expected from the studio which lead to layoffs and him departing the studio.

Just a guess. If it is #2 (since it does seem like they have been REALLY reworking the game since it has been delayed so long... twice if you include Japans launch) then it is probably for the best. Studios that spend tons of money to develop games that don't pan out usually close permanently.... better to correct any problems now than create a money pit that forces everyone to lose their jobs.

 

[IncandescentPrecept]

I wouldn't be surprised if he was fired. Sony reviewed where Driveclub was at and they weren't happy with the direction of the game.

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

I'm pretty sure Driveclub is basically finsihed but they're holding it till fall. Of course they're still working on it, but the core game is finished.
So if he wanted to leave Evolution after completing his project it makes sense that he leaves now.

 

[Glorified G]

atFamousmortimer ‏@atPeteDodd 3m

@omek90 @NaughtyGods @elcuco786 @VideoGamerCom @Rushy33 Definitely not canceled. And he's been gone for a while.

.

 

[R3TRO]

Hard times at Sony just when I start enjoying my PS4; It's all my fault.