Evolution Studios: DriveClub is not a racing sim

Apparently the upcoming DriveClub is not a racing sim at all; even its developers think so. The so called next generation racing sim war between Forza 5 and DriveClub may not be a war as much as it might be a one man show- DriveClub appears to be more like Forza Horizon than Forza Motorsport or Gran Turismo.

"It sits in the middle between simulation and arcade," clarifies Rustchynsky. "It's grounded in realism, so the cars have a sense of weight, a tactile feel with the road, but we want to make sure it's easy to throw them around the corners, it's all about having fun with the cars. But there is a lot of depth you want to shave milliseconds of your lap times, you can do that. But players can pick up the pad and hammer the throttle, the intricacies can be picked up later."Polygon

Of course, the game still looks fun as f*ck, so who cares. Still, should be more fodder for the fanboys, so have at it.

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So it is a arcade game like Forza Motorsport.

I always assumed this wasn't one..... sony has GT for the sim stuff, why would they make two sim games?

I always assumed this wasn't one..... sony has GT for the sim stuff, why would they make two sim games?

GD1551

Good, sim racers are boring.

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

I always assumed this wasn't one..... sony has GT for the sim stuff, why would they make two sim games?

charizard1605

Those games aren't really alike, aside from KZ and Resistance and the kart racers (I don't think they needed two FPS games) but making two GTs would make no sense.

If it's fun like need for speed underground, I'll take it. God I miss need for speed underground...EA should make another one.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

I always assumed this wasn't one..... sony has GT for the sim stuff, why would they make two sim games?

GD1551

Those games aren't really alike, aside from KZ and Resistance and the kart racers (I don't think they needed two FPS games) but making two GTs would make no sense.

Good, sim racers are boring.

PhazonBlazer

Neither are Forza and GT so it shouldn't matter.tagyhag

Last time I heard those exact words we got NFS Shift and we all know how that turned out.

Thank god too, now my interest has increased but I still won't buy the game at launch as I'll try the PS+ version.

i thought this was known since day one?II_Seraphim_II

So PGR?R3FURBISHED

yh, PGR

[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"]i thought this was known since day one?mitu123

I'm sure they said it wasn't a sim weeks ago? But regardless it should hopefully be a good game.

So it is a arcade game like Forza Motorsport.

NathanDrakeSwag

Neither are Gran Turismo and Forza to be quite honest. They have a lot of simulation elements to add depth to their racing engines, but overall they are much close to being "sim-cade" games than a full on racing sim. The PC has racing sims. Gran Turismo and Forza are a mix breed if anything. jg4xchamp

#truth

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]Neither are Forza and GT so it shouldn't matter.MrYaotubo

I love Forza series but its not a racing sim either...

As For DriveClub i'm gonna get it along KZ:SF with my PS4 at launch :)

Good, need more awesome arcadey racers

Edit: Avtually, I didn't even look sim-like at all from the trailers

Driveclub is sonys equivalent/competitor to mario cart. MisterMeek

So PGR?R3FURBISHED

My thoughts exactly! I'll try the PSN+ demo....if it's anywhere as good as PGR, then i'm in.

With all of the different race achievements and it's scoring system, I always thought DriveClub seemed a whole lot more like a PGR style racer than a GT.

So it is a arcade game like Forza Motorsport.

NathanDrakeSwag

Consoles have never had simulators. PC has driving and flight simulators, consoles have arcade games.

Consoles have never had simulators. PC has driving and flight simulators, consoles have arcade games.

uninspiredcup

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Consoles have never had simulators. PC has driving and flight simulators, consoles have arcade games.

clyde46

If you want to imply that (I didn't) knock yourself out.

[QUOTE="MrYaotubo"][QUOTE="tagyhag"]Neither are Forza and GT so it shouldn't matter.razgriz_101

There were people who though it was?

[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="razgriz_101"] curious have you actually played FM with the assists off and the simulation settings on the game becomes a whole different beast, and GT5's a good sim aswell. Such a misinformed soul that probably just plugged in,played and came to a quick conclusion without doing any small bits of legwork.Motokid6