Give them free DLC or a voucher ($15-$20) to use towards a PSN game of their choice. Also, there is a difference (however minor) between owning a game and getting a game as a PS+ offering.
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Message from Shuhei Yoshida - Driveclub PS+ Delayed Until Further Notice
- Thread starter bananafactory
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Give them free DLC or a voucher ($15-$20) to use towards a PSN game of their choice. Also, there is a difference (however minor) between owning a game and getting a game as a PS+ offering.
Entitlement is wrong all the sudden after you paid? After you where something promised? For that very money? How?
Nice of him to address the public, but damage is done.
Driveclub brand is damaged, promised content is still not released, current players are getting sub-par experience and Evolution will have a lot of PR problems with their next projects.
I'm still eagerly awaiting PS+ version.
Driveclub brand is damaged, promised content is still not released, current players are getting sub-par experience and Evolution will have a lot of PR problems with their next projects.
I'm still eagerly awaiting PS+ version.
Americanmushroom
Banned
I feel bad for Evolution Studios, and i Frankly don't get it.. It's not their first online racing game.
GrizzleBoy
Banned
Please.........DC launch is multiple times worse.
The guys are seemingly still developing the damn net code almost a month into launch.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
And with that message, Driveclub disappears further into irrelevancy.
El_Cinefilo
Member
Definitely not alone, I'm exactly the same. lost interest about 2 weeks ago abd bought other games. at this point I'm out completely.
dugdug
Banned
Evo's facebook? Yeah, they have.
Sony? The publisher who I bought this game from? Hasn't mentioned the name Driveclub since the day after it came out, and only to say "um, yeah, just go to Evo's facebook, sry"
Dumping it on Facebook, which plenty of people refuse to use, is shady as shit. Put it on the blog and own up to it.
bananafactory
Banned
There seems to be a lot of misconception on what a first party studio is.
Sony's WWS are not all working under the same roof with every Sony asset available to them at any point.
They are still largely independent teams working all over the world in different offices. Sony signs their checks and assigns people to keep in touch with them, give them what they need/ask for, and make sure things are on schedule.
I don't really see how people can fault Sony as a whole for this problem - they can't possibly have their own independent team review every line of code in every game that the WWS put out. At some point you have trust that your teams are competent enough to ship a functional product, and it's obviously that Evolution made some mistakes here.
But your PS+ subscription and paid online multiplayer has pretty much nothing to do with what happened with Driveclub.
Sony's WWS are not all working under the same roof with every Sony asset available to them at any point.
They are still largely independent teams working all over the world in different offices. Sony signs their checks and assigns people to keep in touch with them, give them what they need/ask for, and make sure things are on schedule.
I don't really see how people can fault Sony as a whole for this problem - they can't possibly have their own independent team review every line of code in every game that the WWS put out. At some point you have trust that your teams are competent enough to ship a functional product, and it's obviously that Evolution made some mistakes here.
But your PS+ subscription and paid online multiplayer has pretty much nothing to do with what happened with Driveclub.
BrianRoyale
Member
Man this is unfortunate. Seems like communication was lost, or Evo said they could fix it sooner but couldn't, or Sony was trying to cover up how bad it was by staying silent until they saw how long it would take and couldn't stay silent any longer. Also Sony sending in top men to help expedite the fix seems like the problem is big, or at least big enough to cause an even longer delay, hope the extra help helps fix everything.
I hope they can work this out as soon as possible, but with this and the OS update problems and the occasional PSN issues, Sony needs to get back on the horse. They need to remember that they gained a lot of ground this generation because MS screwed up so bad in the eyes of the public, they can't rest on their laurels like they did with the PS3 launch.
I love my PS4, I've loved all my playstations since the PSone, but this is the kind of stuff that can taint your brand. Bloodborne your're my only hope!
I hope they can work this out as soon as possible, but with this and the OS update problems and the occasional PSN issues, Sony needs to get back on the horse. They need to remember that they gained a lot of ground this generation because MS screwed up so bad in the eyes of the public, they can't rest on their laurels like they did with the PS3 launch.
I love my PS4, I've loved all my playstations since the PSone, but this is the kind of stuff that can taint your brand. Bloodborne your're my only hope!
yeah but this has been condensed into less than a year. they went from PS2 Sony to PS3 Sony within months.
Neuromancer
Member
Same here. Some faceoffs are bugged though.
really? really?
Yeah some are bugged right now.
loaf of bread
Member
Please tell me you're joking because if you aren't I will make sure to disregard anything you ever say on any topic.
What the fuck are you even talking about? You're being ridiculous, and they just did put it on the blog so I don't know what your problem is.
I think he's right to say that this it not a server issue, their network code is broken and they are rewriting it in considerable parts. Hence why it's taking so long.
We are only 12 months in. Its not like Microsoft's output is leagues ahead of Sony's, they've just stacked the holiday period.
Steve McQueen
Member
Still can't believe this happened....beyond comprehension.
Dragon1893
Member
This is a real shame but they only have themselves to blame. Hard to believe that after a friggin' 1 year delay something like this still happens.
This IP had promise but I'm not seeing a future for it after this. If Yoshida felt the need to write that message they probably aren't seeing light at the end of the tunnel yet which at this point is just unacceptable.
This IP had promise but I'm not seeing a future for it after this. If Yoshida felt the need to write that message they probably aren't seeing light at the end of the tunnel yet which at this point is just unacceptable.
Mugatu
Member
Considering everything that's happened since then he's right. MS screwed up royally but they've since stepped up and listened. Sony has don't nothing right, it seems, since launch.
BF4 was at least playable online day 1 or even with in the 3 weeks from the day it released. That and they made it for 5 platforms and didn't delay it when they honestly probably should have for 6 months
DC was delayed for a year and made for one platform ...
Yea DC launch is much worse
Relaxed Muscle
Member
This is such a mess...
Paying for multiplayer was suposed to avoid these situations. WTF Sony.
All PS+ users should get an AAA game (Destiny, Unity or COD) as an apology. The less Sony could do.
Paying for multiplayer was suposed to avoid these situations. WTF Sony.
All PS+ users should get an AAA game (Destiny, Unity or COD) as an apology. The less Sony could do.
Brerlappin
Member
It was stated when the game was announced. It was to be a PS+ free game. Then it became a stripped down version for PS+. Now its vapourware for PS+.
I spent money on a sub because i got other free games from PS+, obviously. DC was jsut the driving force. Pun intended.
You literally cant defend this. The game launched broken, the promised PS+ version hasnt appeared and may never appear, its a broken game, and a failure of a launch, its as simpel as that.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Why would Sony punish PS Plus users further?
Saint Gregory
Member
With all that's been going on I wonder what the status of the weather and mode updates are?
I'm really glad that I didn't cave and buy the season pass now.
I'm really glad that I didn't cave and buy the season pass now.
John Bender
Banned
Garbage game.
Utterly medicore (at best) studio.
Can't understand why they are still a Sony studio.
What a disaster and disgrace for the SCEWW Studios. Delayed one year, launches without being finished (weather getting patched in "later") and then it's completely broken and the studio doesn't know how to fix it.
Stick a fork in it.
Utterly medicore (at best) studio.
Can't understand why they are still a Sony studio.
What a disaster and disgrace for the SCEWW Studios. Delayed one year, launches without being finished (weather getting patched in "later") and then it's completely broken and the studio doesn't know how to fix it.
Stick a fork in it.
Also maybe I'm reading into this too much but I find that their updates being posted on Facebook show how little Sony cares about this and considers the game a write off. If they were seriously invested in the Driveclub name and game wouldn't they have a dedicated site or post on the PlayStation Blog?
RoyalLaFlame
Banned
Yeah, I can only imagine.
Hang in there Evo! Hope all gets sorted out.
Lol... I hope you're joking. Shit happens, it was their fault but they're still a great studio.
To the rescue? He just said that a game that people paid for will continue to be broken for the foreseeable future.
You really think that people are going to pay for a broken game that has gotten bad reviews?
TimeEffect
Member
Who is going to use the engine? They spent a lot making the engine, which I assume we will see in future IPs?
... STUDIO LIVAH POOL REVEALS WIPEOUT RECLAIMED, WITH FUTURISTIC FORESTS AND MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS!
Mugatu
Member
I was thinking the same thing. I'm willing to assume that this is just their preferred method of contacting their fans but it still feels cheesy to do it on Facebook.
You cannot be serious.
GeordieMark
Member
Seriously? Please explain why, having paid for a game that doesn't work properly 3 weeks after release, I should give them a break?
what did I make up? not even trying to act concerned by the way. I think "baffled" would be a better word.
It makes me wonder what they were doing with the 10 month delay? I thought it would have been a focused on the online component (and obvious continued fine-tuning of the graphics and driving physics).
Perhaps they game was in such a bad state at the PS4's launch they needed the 10 months just to get the single player portion in shipping state.
Perhaps they game was in such a bad state at the PS4's launch they needed the 10 months just to get the single player portion in shipping state.
TimeEffect
Member
Also, was it not clarified that this was a programming/coding oversight, and not to do with the actual servers?