Rumor: DriveClub Delayed to Spring 2014
DriveClub may be joining Watch Dogs in slipping from a launch title to a 2014 release.
It hasn't been a good week for the next-gen launch lineup. Following the news that Watch Dogs won't be arriving on launch day as planned [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/128707-Watch-Dogs-Delayed-to-2014], a rumor has been circulating that the release date of DriveClub has been pushed back, too. DriveClub is meant to be a launch title for the PlayStation 4, and if this rumor is true, the console's launch lineup will be two big-name entries shorter than expected.
A site called The Same Coin first reported the rumor after being informed by an anonymous source. It wasn't much of a substantial lead, but in the following hours multiple inside sources around the web chimed in to back up the rumor. A Sony representative only remarked that Sony doesn't comment on rumors and speculation. Meanwhile, DriveClub design director Paul Rustchynsky is only saying that he has nothing to add.
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If the game does get pushed back to the spring of 2014, it doesn't bode well for developer Evolution Studios. After the Watch Dogs delay wrecked Ubisoft's share prices [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/128768-Ubisoft-Share-Price-Tanks-As-Bad-News-Abounds], there'd have to be a pretty darn good reason for anyone else to ditch a launch day release. Still, we're hearing the same thing from a lot of sources, so this delay could be happen. At this point let's just hope that none of the other next-gen launch titles decide to join the club.
Source: The Same Coin [http://www.thesamecoin.co.uk/2013/10/16/rumour-ps4-launch-title-driveclub-delayed-2014/]
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DriveClub may be joining Watch Dogs in slipping from a launch title to a 2014 release.
It hasn't been a good week for the next-gen launch lineup. Following the news that Watch Dogs won't be arriving on launch day as planned [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/128707-Watch-Dogs-Delayed-to-2014], a rumor has been circulating that the release date of DriveClub has been pushed back, too. DriveClub is meant to be a launch title for the PlayStation 4, and if this rumor is true, the console's launch lineup will be two big-name entries shorter than expected.
A site called The Same Coin first reported the rumor after being informed by an anonymous source. It wasn't much of a substantial lead, but in the following hours multiple inside sources around the web chimed in to back up the rumor. A Sony representative only remarked that Sony doesn't comment on rumors and speculation. Meanwhile, DriveClub design director Paul Rustchynsky is only saying that he has nothing to add.
[tweet t=https://twitter.com/Rushy33/status/390559256665411584]
If the game does get pushed back to the spring of 2014, it doesn't bode well for developer Evolution Studios. After the Watch Dogs delay wrecked Ubisoft's share prices [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/128768-Ubisoft-Share-Price-Tanks-As-Bad-News-Abounds], there'd have to be a pretty darn good reason for anyone else to ditch a launch day release. Still, we're hearing the same thing from a lot of sources, so this delay could be happen. At this point let's just hope that none of the other next-gen launch titles decide to join the club.
Source: The Same Coin [http://www.thesamecoin.co.uk/2013/10/16/rumour-ps4-launch-title-driveclub-delayed-2014/]
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