It's been another turbulent year for developer Evolution Studios, but the Runcorn-based firm has done right by its fans. DriveClub may have suffered some serious server issues at launch, but the studio both rectified those and delivered arguably the best Season Pass on the PlayStation 4 to date. Sadly, it's starting to run out of road.
At least, that's what we thought. It was believed that the title's last add-on packs were due out later this month, but game director Paul Rustchynsky has revealed that "more exciting content" is in the works. While this won't be a part of the existing Season Pass, we're excited to see what the studio has in store – some new tracks, perhaps?
Earlier in the year, Sony sadly laid off a number of staff at the British outfit, but maintained that the developer would remain open in order to support its PlayStation 4 exclusive racer as a service. With that in mind, it seems feasible that the organisation may announce some kind of second Season Pass, assuming that the playerbase is still there.
Whatever the case, a new patch will deploy next week, adding Elite Driver levels, improvements to the title's Photo Mode, and much more. Where would you like to see the game go next? Take a sharp hairpin turn in the comments section below.
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Making it easier to drift would elevate the game so much
Drifting is easy (was changed several months ago).
I enjoyed this game, but with Project Cars and F1 2015 on my shelf now, it's not likely to see much air time on my TV any more unfortunately
@gmxs drifting takes practice, but its fun when it all clicks together
Photo mode is rubbish, the garage photo mode needs more backgrounds.
I think they need to just keep adding to the game and shelf the idea of creating a new one for a year or two. This game is already pretty deep but add a mode or two through dlc and you've got your audience for a while longer to create a new game.
I'm glad this game is still getting supported, yes Evo messed up (although compared to AC Unity, Halo MCC and Batman on PC it doesn't seem as bad now) but they sorted it while delivering updates and content (free and paid) that made people come back to it. And at least they told what was in the season pass unlike most other games.
I've said this before but Sony's plans of continuing this game as a service is great if done right. They should just make the core game F2P for everyone and bring new "Seasons" every year which add tracks and cars. They might even opt for a real f2p model where cars and tracks can be earned, but I would like to see them expanding on the game the way they've done till now. Let "season 2" kick off in November, let everyone download the game and make "season 1" available for $10 and season 2 for $30, with the promise of a certain amount of new areas to race in, new tracks and new cars and this game could have millions of players!
Why make a DC2, when the graphics are as gorgeous as they are and the driving is exactly how it should be in a more arcadey game like this? DriveClub has been where it should be for months now, but Sony missed an incredible opportunity to give the game away to everyone at e3 and give current owners some free stuff or a pricecut for what's to come. I hope to see what Sony has in mind for this game soon and they better make sure this game gets the audience it deserves!
I've been on at them for months to add a second season pass with 3 to 5 new locations, I even gave them my tips for where I think they should be, Australia, Brazil, Ireland, Switzerland and the United States, still hoping they were quietly listening all this time
I've only had this game a couple weeks but I'm loving it, surprisingly even more than Project Cars, so far. I'd love to see more everything, but especially more cars. How about at least the newest Dodge Viper and some American classics please. And maybe custom paint and wheels? (If that's not something one can unlock later, idk)
@gmxs just practise a tad bit more, you'll get better at it.
no need to make something easier. it's a rewarding experience when there's a challenge indeed.
@audiobrainiac there's a dodge Viper, easily one of my favorites!
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