TheSpoiler
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Key. ie "undergoing, not restarted"
And, there it is.
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Sony Went "Back to the Drawing Board" with Driveclub
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And, there it is.
Key. ie "undergoing, not restarted"
YES, people really just like to jump to conclusions so quickly.
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ops, someone beat me to itChill Penguin
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This is such an unfounded an unnecessary comment. What do you honestly really know about quality control at Sony and Microsoft studios?
LordOcidax
Member
And, this means?
Going back to the drawing board =/= the entire project has been scrapped and we're now rebuilding it from the ground up.
Going back to the drawing board can also mean reworking some parts of a project while leaving other parts intact. We've known for quite some time now that the game was delayed to rework the social features because they weren't working as intended, and that the game needed some more polish. This single quote in the context of this single short article seems to refer to that rather than implying that they rebooted the entire project for some reason.
That's going on right now with the game =/= we went back to the drawing board two days ago.
They went back to the drawing board when they originally delayed it, to fix the social features and add some more polish. The game hasn't been released yet, so they're obviously still working on it, and thus at the drawing board.
In other words; there is no news here.
NullPointer
Member
Without being able to confirm 2014 and left with more info to come "soon" (am really starting to hate that word), I have no idea.
No, they should just give the whole game for free now. With a cherry on top.
Doug Heffernan
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I would bet that "free" version is going to be a glorified demo like GT5: Prologue.
Don't you have GAF Gold? You get a portion of the income your threads generate.
Amentallica
Unconfirmed Member
What is your point?
allgamespc
Banned
its cause it was a ll a lie, now theyre gonna downgrade it and show you what it really is
The only problem with this comes from making announcements for when a game will be available (and having it planned as supporting software for a hardware launch) which end up being woefully inaccurate. Willingness to hold off on putting out unfinished software is a good thing, but this was a case of project planning being out of sync with reality.
That said? I'll be just as happy to play this down the road as I would have been near launch, assuming the quality is there. These guys still have my attention. That said, I think people assuming that a game being delayed must mean it will be high-quality may set themselves up for disappointment, in the future if not necessarily with this title. A team working under one company or another doesn't magically make development an easy process.
That said? I'll be just as happy to play this down the road as I would have been near launch, assuming the quality is there. These guys still have my attention. That said, I think people assuming that a game being delayed must mean it will be high-quality may set themselves up for disappointment, in the future if not necessarily with this title. A team working under one company or another doesn't magically make development an easy process.
samus4ever
Banned
I'm so glad I got a PS4 at launch to play Driveclub this Spring. Well, at least Infamous comes in 2 weeks.
bigboss370
Member
As long as it looks the same as the most recently released videos/gifs, I will be happy.
Like, I really hope they're not changing the lighting in the game.
Like, I really hope they're not changing the lighting in the game.
Chill Penguin
Member
I think the news here is that it was delayed for more than just minor polish. Large portions of the game must have been re-worked. I think we have different definitions of the phrase back to the drawing board, because the most commonly used and accepted definition is:
go back to the drawing board
Fig. to return to the planning stage, so that a failed project can be planned again.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/go+back+to+the+drawing+board
Obviously they didn't re-start the project, but a phrase like that means it was more than minor changes.
HORRORSHØW
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i look forward to playing it in smarch.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
I'm really confused about all the people saying "read the article!" as if it somehow then outlines a positive picture of this games clearly troubled development. I guess sometime late last year it all went totally to shit and then it was back to the drawing board, so yeah anyone that thinks that time is now has their chronology boned, but this is still bad news for the project's prospective short-term release. Theyre not even entertaining "its just about done!" language either.
The meme that is "SOON" has certainly worn out its appearance around DriveClub, thats for sure as well. They said that back in like January, so thats not really how that word works, Sony.
The meme that is "SOON" has certainly worn out its appearance around DriveClub, thats for sure as well. They said that back in like January, so thats not really how that word works, Sony.
DryvBy
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I'd prefer less games throughout the year, myself. Too much good ends up stressing me out.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Gran Turismo: Driveclub.
Nah...
Nah...
Metallix87
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Wow, what a silly response. Of course it's his opinion. All quality matters are subjective.
I thought Forza 5 looked like trash. Best game on Xbox One to me, at least until tomorrow, but it's ugly.
LegendofDragoonLives
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They had 15 people working on it, I doubt they lost much money (if any) even if it bombed, especially since the game had no marketing. They also gave PSVita a AAA in terms of big title quality. And apparently every game that is coming in 2015 for WWS they're very late on anything? :SDerZuhälter;103824653 said:
TheOctodad
Member
Yet, people frequently posit them as facts here. It implies that something is objective rather than subjective and tends to devalue the discourse (IMO).
Metallix87
Member
FWIW, I still think that should be the final name for the game. It makes solid business sense to link it to GT.
I Seriously think now that closing studio liverpool before ps4 was a bad i idea. I am not that fond of wipeout series but one thing they were good at was to launch a wipeout game on console launch with good reviews. Also it may have filled a void that's right now in sony lineup and also may be sell good being a launch title
A lot of ideas, none of them seemed to pull strongly enough in any direction to get my attention though. The sort of social-but-restricted foundation of the game via clubs always seemed to me like it would cause problems with how your average person approaches the game.
Metallix87
Member
His opinion has merit, as I'm sure many others feel the same way. I know I do, despite thinking both launches were lacking.
Live Free or Die
Banned
Is this "Jump to conclusions" the thread?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Wow, I honestly forgot about this game.
I'm still not sure why it exists, though... how is it different from Gran Turismo, like... at all?
I'm still not sure why it exists, though... how is it different from Gran Turismo, like... at all?
Yeah of course.
Key. ie "undergoing, not restarted"
I think I read that they actually were going to do that, but Polyphony declined.
flyinpiranha
Member
Shitty news. I hope it's still coming this year. I mean, I thought this was close to done? What went so wrong or what changed in their direction to just drop it all and/or restart?
This was one of my most anticipated games. Plus the absolute fucking silence when it comes to wheel support is just shitty.
Meh, will play when it comes out.
This was one of my most anticipated games. Plus the absolute fucking silence when it comes to wheel support is just shitty.
Meh, will play when it comes out.
30FPS!!!!!!
NullPointer
Member
If it shares the same physics engine, sure. Otherwise wouldn't it be a meaningless connection?
Iacobellis
Junior Member
I genuinely wonder how this game would have turned out if it was released at launch. There seemed to be such a strong foundation for it, and it was shaping up very nicely around October and November.
silver.tongue
Member
Key. ie "undergoing, not restarted"
Exactly.
This is what happened to the game in November.
I'm still hopeful that it will release this year.
Giant Panda
Member
The best scenario that could explain this is that Sony no longer wants to make merely okay games like many of their studios did during the PS3 years. Or these games could just be in development hell in which case Sony needs to clean their shit up.
Insane Metal
Member
OH COME ONNNNNNNNNNNNN
Fucking fuckity fuck. I bought the PS4 to play this fucking game. This is so lame Sony/Evo. Grrr
Fucking fuckity fuck. I bought the PS4 to play this fucking game. This is so lame Sony/Evo. Grrr
Did I state anywhere that they only delayed for polishing and minor tweaking? The social features were supposed to be a big part of the game, and they've said that they're reworking those because they weren't working like they wanted them to work (either technically or conceptually, we don't know). That was the primary reason for the delay, and certainly an element they'd potentially have to 'go back to the drawing board' for. The point is that we've already known that for quite some time now, and that there is pretty much no reason at all to assume that anything else is being referenced here by Rohde.
TheOctodad
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An opinion can have merit, but can still come across as self-absorbed when articulated in a way that implies anyone that disagrees is objectively wrong.