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Meanwhile, preloading for the digital version of the PS4-exclusive racer has begun.

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Developers can release patches as soon as a game launches in order to fix any lingering issues it may have. Unfortunately for Driveclub, it suffers from one problem that can't be fixed in that way: an error on its box art.

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Kotaku has published a picture of the back of Driveclub's box. Along with the usual sorts of proclamations about what the game offers is the following line: "Race in hundreds of online & offline players." Huh?

There's any number of variations for what it could have meant to say, but that's what will be stuck sitting on your shelf if you elect to pick up a physical copy. At least it's not as egregious of an error as when the name of a game--Resident Evil: Revelations--was misspelled on the spine of the 3DS case. In that case, Capcom offered owners of the game replacement covers. Given this is a smaller mistake, we don't yet know if Sony will do the same.

Driveclub launches in North America tomorrow, October 7, on PS4. Those who preorder the game on the PlayStation Store can begin preloading it now in the United States and Canada, according to director Paul Rustchynsky. European gamers can begin preloading it sometime today, while those in the UK have to wait until Wednesday.

If you want to try the game before you buy it, or you simply want a free sampling, PlayStation Plus members will get access to the free Plus Edition tomorrow. This version includes a limited amount of content from the full game, but can't be preloaded; you'll have to wait until Tuesday to begin downloading it.

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Reminded of a few points in Watch Dogs in which there are spelling errors in certain things like subtitles. Developers need to stop rushing games these days.

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This game is the Best looking, worst racer i have ever seen. Too bad games are not just about looking pretty, Game looks fantastic. But 60 cars??? No American or Japanese cars??? WTF whoever told them to go UK only cars should be Tar and Feathered.

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Not a mistake. The game injects micro cars into you as you play which online players can control.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> ......Wh-Where do they........"inject" them?....

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> your eyes.

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So, quick question: How do I get to download the PS Plus version? It lets me buy the game at a discount, but not to download the "full game" for free. How do I get that option?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Just wait 24hrs, the PS+ version comes out a day after the regular version.

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Are they saying I can race in a butt?

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"Catch of the century!...century!...century..."

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I may be racing on-line, whilst 'in' my girlfriend......if I had one.

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That type of thing could be worth money on Pawn Stars in 100 years.

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Not much of an issue I think.They would have mentioned 1080p somewhere on the cover, so sony fans won't even notice this typo

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I seriously thought this was a racing sim... Apparently I was wrong and it's a car themed love(read woohoo) simulator.

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Uh oh...looks like Driveclub has fell flat on a face.

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not for me, I've been having fun racing against other gamers online, though many seems to lack any real driving skills and rather run you off the road then actually race.

Still over all Drive Club is great game.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> So you don't mind when Driveclub punishes you buy slowing your car down when someone else nails you into a corner, and the AI seems to nail you every chance they get by the looks of the gameplay lol. And the invisible walls that flip you outta no where lol.


I guess some people are into being punished for others mistakes in racing games.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> for some of those online players I don't they run you off the road because they don't know how to drive, I think its because they're trying to cheat.

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I don't know after the score, I'm believing not to buy this game. What a petty

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I have never been much of a fan of racing games, playing racing is a little like watching racing...boring Aside from admiring the nicely modeled exotic cars there's little appeal in it.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Wha?! Playing is NOTHING like watching. Seriously. Try Forza Horizon2. If you don't have fun with that, you, my friend, have no soul.

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The back of my DriveClub says "Race in hundreds of online and offline events." - Australia


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what is this Driveclub or Geist?

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It sucks that I have to wait until Friday morning to pick this up :-(

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Don't get your hopes up. It sucks.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Don't listen to this guy, he's a known fanboy.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> nope its a cool game.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Nope - it sucks.

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I agree it's been a lot of fun.

and anyone that says it sucks my guess is, they never actually played it yet.

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What's wrong with that? I love racing inside some players. Online or offline, it's always a race when you're inside a player.


don't hate the player, hate the game.

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you had one job

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Hey, it's not like this game has been in development for years and years on end...


OH NO WAIT

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<< LINK REMOVED >> An entire game takes years to make. But you can assume much less was invested in the box art. You can also assume that more people get their eyes on an entire game before release, while only a few get to check on the box art. But still, it looks really dumb lol

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looks dumb, but still if you played Drive Club you would feel different.
you may actually like it,

unless your biased.

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Im sorry but this is pretty funny haha

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In ... With ... In ... With.

Do these words sound the same?

That'll get you stabbed in the neck. (FC4)

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"you and I, are going to TEAR SH*T UP!!!"

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Sounds like they originally planned to have offline multiplayer but later removed it from the game because they couldn't work it in well enough.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Features were cut from this one back when they did so much shuffling on the team last year. They brought in "the closer" to cut features and get the game out of scope-creep development hell. They had to redo their engine from the ground up. So instead of focusing on play and features, they had to focus on getting a product out the door as Sony's Holiday 204 flagship offering. A very pitiful one, really. I don't know why people heap praise on Sony. They get hacked and lose your CC details, they still lack in online features compared to Xbox. Their exclusives are fewer and crappier (and won't improve as their internal goal is 3 AAA exclusives per year). *some* multiplats display a few more pixels. wow. Hell of a platform. PS4 has no identity. It has no soul. But then, neither does Sony as a whole as of late. Microsoft made some mistaken assumptions with Xbox One, but they are listening, and with Spencer at the helm, they appear to "get it". Give me an Amen, fellow Xboxers, but do you not love your system?

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Ummm... K. Treat it like something dire. I was looking for a swear word or something.

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Well I'll wait till they get the box art right with the next lot of shipments hahahaha but I'd of thought being a England based company, they would of given us DriveClub first and not make us wait!!!

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Years to come and only 1 boxed left in existence and you got it. Its worth millions only to find that you have the mistake box and is actually worth nothing. :P

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<< LINK REMOVED >> collectable merchandise with errors tend to be more valuable then the same thing without mistakes. For instance the collectable spoons that were made in the US, part of the state quarters thing, can be bought for less than $5, unless you want the Kentucky one which has "Kentuckey" on the handle, that'll cost you up to $200, and will probably get more valuable with time.


That said I doubt drive club boxes will be worth as much. Could be wrong.

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No one? Is the PS+ edition not out yet?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Just checked no and it was hard to log into PSN network.

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