DriveClub, the gorgeous-looking racer from MotorStorm’s Evolution Studios, is a tantalising prospect. It’s a racer with plenty of encouragement to play cooperatively as a racing team with your friends and it appears to have a kind of Gran Turismo-like attention to detail.
Some new info has appeared, pulled from the pages of the new GameInformer magazine, and it’s sounding pretty special.
The info dump includes word that the game will support a lot of DLC – one of Sony’s biggest proponents of the bite-sized additional content. That will probably mean extra cars, individually and in bundles, but it might also mean some new tracks or even performance or visual upgrades. Hopefully it won’t mean an initial product that feels a little lightweight.
There’s also the rumoured ability to create your own events spread across multiple days and taking control of time of day and weather conditions – even using apps outside of the game (mobile, perhaps?) to create events. You can then open them up to hundreds of teams and individuals.
You’ll apparently be encouraged to play with a team – cooperative progress building towards achievements in the game (and trophies, presumably) but there’s also the option to play entirely offline in a single player mode. If you’re offline, though, you won’t be able to get your PSN friends watching you progress from the less glamourous cars up to Koenigsegg, Maserati, Pagani and Hennessey which are all supposedly making an appearance.
DriveClub is said to be a kind of blend of arcade and simulation, with damage occurring to the cars but not affecting handling. There’s also mention of large, open tracks with huge draw-distances. It sounds very much like a more expansive, prettier stab at what Forza Horizon did on the Xbox 360 last year and that’s very good news for PlayStation race fans.
TalllPaul
“There’s also the rumoured ability to create your own events spread across multiple days and taking control of time of day and weather conditions – even using apps outside of the game”
Awesome :D
freezebug2
“There’s also the rumoured ability to create your own events spread across multiple days and taking control of time of day and weather conditions – even using apps outside of the game (mobile, perhaps?) to create events. You can then open them up to hundreds of teams and individuals.”
Now that’s what I’m talking about! :) :)
freezebug2
. Just basic online championship set ups would do the job mind but it’d be the icing on the cake if it could be incorporated into the new Gran Turismo!
Kennykazey
That sucks, this game will need a lot of content already on the disc to make up for it.
cc_star
Sounds the ideal home for DLC after DLC, even IAPs don’t sound much of a stretch from how the way this title seems to be going
Eldave0
Welcome to next gen… ;-)
Glad to hear the game can be played offline. Can’t see myself getting this game (or indeed a PS4) right away so its good to know I can buy the game second hand further down the line and not worry about relying on the online community still being active.
Bilbo_bobbins
Lots of DLC before the game is out? Please don’t start with this shit for next gen too. Put it in the game and I will buy it, telling me its DLC means I am more likely to hold off and see what the game includes first.
Broonba
I think I’ll wait to see what the final game’s gonna be like before I start greetin’ about DLC. :p
Sad Panda
DLC before release is bad, but before the platform even launches.
This was way down my list anyway but now I’ll probably not bother.