Assetto corsa coming to PS4 and Xbox one

[lancia delta hf]

I pre-ordered PCARS based on the endlessly positive early feedback from the community. It had numerous bugs at launch. It still does.

I'm not going to assume anything about the future support of Assetto Corsa. I'm not going to assume all problems will be ignored, but I'm also not going to give them a pass and assume they'll all be fixed either.

EDIT - I should clarify: I'm mentioning PCARS only because it's the most recent example. Not that AC is even close to as problematic at launch. From what little I've played, I've noticed precisely one minor graphical glitch. There's an audio one that seems to be tied to my recording equipment, but that's a whole other issue. It's quite the well-behaved game in that regard. 👍

"Ample warning" doesn't change whether a game has things like no custom lobbies or a limited offline career. If every game was reviewed ignoring less-than-favorable aspects simply because "players were warned", everything would get 10/10, and the entire thing would be pointless.

I'm still not sure why people get so upset when a bad review doesn't line up with their expectations. Nobody already on the AC train is going to be swayed by any review. Seeing all of this fuss reminds me not only of PCARS release, but also GT6's.

It makes me all the more happy I play as many racing games as I can. Each one has its pros and cons.

Fortunately for me, like a few others, I have bought AC as a long term investment, so im prepared to put up with some issues. As I was with GT too tbh, but some games need to have less issues for me o release as their games I'm probably expecting to only play for a couple of months. My friend was going to cancel his pre order due to lack of content as he thought he would get bored quickly, I convinced him not to, he's just messaged me thanking me for changing his mind. He said he's played about 4 hours straight, around 2 in the BMW E30 on time attack. He said it's so much fun in that car and he's relearning to drive and he recons it's gonna take him month. He's using a ds4. This is promising as he sounded quite wary of AC the other night and he was badly burnt by pcars control pad fiasco. He was pretty mad about that. He also is happy with the AI. Only issue he's found that bothered him is button config but he's changed them on the ps4.

 

[C Fandango]

I agree that people shouldn't get upset by a bad review. I think in this instance though most were getting upset by a flawed review.

I don't know if people got upset but it didn't help defending something that was clearly flawed

 

[Roostaboosta]

I wasn't referring to anyone in particular, but if the shoe fits...

Of course not, just "PC snobs" in general, let the flame wars commence! x

 

[SlipZtrEm]

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A review good/bad is a after all is only a opinion but the credit is gone if it's poorly executed.

Oh, agreed. When a review includes details that are certifiably false (reverse courses?), it erodes credibility. But by the same token, the can-do-no-wrong attitude of comments like this:

Unlike SMS, they will do whatever they can to ensure a good result.

Do nothing to help either. Following that logic, there wouldn't be any issues with the console launch period, would there?

I'm really excited to see Kunos in the console environment, because competition breeds excellence. There is a palpable level of passion in things like their livestreams. But it's a very different market than the PC one.

I agree that people shouldn't get upset by a bad review. I think in this instance though most were getting upset by a flawed review.

Oh, very true. I've no real problems with pointing out the issues with that review, more so with the knee jerk "it's not an arcade game" style comments.

Anywho, at an Xbox event right now, so I sadly can't put more seat time into the game until this evening.

 

[Scuderia Paul]

Go and buy it somewhere else?
Weekend is what we're all looking forward to (me for some F1 2016 ).

I have pre-ordered the Prestige Edition so I will miss out.

Well my Prestige edition has been dispatched to my house but I'm not back home until September! We've all got problems, dude!

OK you win, that's worse!

 

[Roostaboosta]

delete

 

[C Fandango]

C Fandango
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A review good/bad is a after all is only a opinion but the credit is gone if it's poorly executed.
Oh, agreed. When a review includes details that are certifiably false (reverse courses?), it erodes credibility. But by the same token, the can-do-no-wrong attitude of comments like this:

Roostaboosta
Unlike SMS, they will do whatever they can to ensure a good result.
Do nothing to help either. Following that logic, there wouldn't be any issues with the console launch period, would there?

I'm really excited to see Kunos in the console environment, because competition breeds excellence. There is a palpable level of passion in things like their livestreams. But it's a very different market than the PC one.

PzR Slim
I agree that people shouldn't get upset by a bad review. I think in this instance though most were getting upset by a flawed review.
Oh, very true. I've no real problems with pointing out the issues with that review, more so with the knee jerk "it's not an arcade game" style comments.

Anywho, at an Xbox event right now, so I sadly can't put more seat time into the game until this evening.

Not sure you understand what the posts mean? "Unlike SMS, they will do whatever they can to ensure a good result." is that not a positive for kudos?

"it's not an arcade game" well it's not.

Sorry if I've misunderstood your post

 

[mister dog]

I have pre-ordered the Prestige Edition so I will miss out

Deposit? No idea where you can pick the prestige edition up but you can still pre order somewhere else maybe?

 

[Terronium-12]

I have to say I'm legitimately surprised, and perhaps even disappointed, at the gang mentality that seems to have ushered in over the past several days leading up to AC's console release. So what if people are pointing out legitimate issues the game has?

You're not doing anyone any favors by adamantly trying to sweep things under the rug because "someone doesn't get it." Where is there to "get" in the first place? It's a racing game releasing on consoles dominated by the likes of Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo, if you weren't expecting comparisons to be made as a game you were sorely mistaken and foolish from the get-go.

I love hearing the experiences of people that have never played the game before because not only does it point out things I've never taken the time to notice, but it justifies the decision we collective staff made to remove me from doing anything akin to a review or first thoughts because I wouldn't have realized many issues; I've been playing AC since the original Technology Preview, so, suffice to say my opinion on the game is more molded than most.

That's something I realized wasn't going to fly. Again, you're not doing anyone any favors by trying to sweep anything under the rug by pretending the game has no problems or feats it has to overcome. You're actually do it and Kunos a disservice by not being honest, or understanding of the opinions of those that haven't been playing since the original release.

 

[brownninja97]

If it had been up to me, I would have said "No way..." at Kunos entering the console market. Certainly not with Assetto Corsa I. Perhaps if Kunos decides to make Assetto Corsa II in a couple of years it could have been a better idea, in my opinion. Although, we aren't even at the official launch date yet. There is no way to truly know what the majority of people think until after the North American release - a few weeks after that release.

Just a suggestion for console players: DO NOT USE STABILITY CONTROL!! Frankly, they shouldn't have even included it as far as I'm concerned. Traction Control is enough of a helping aid to your driving. Don't put Stability Control at 10% or 20% - keep it turned off. You will develop such bad habits if you drive with it turned on, you'll never be able to race online because 99% of the online servers are going to have that feature disabled. Did I mention not to use Stability Control yet? Stop thinking about Stability Control. You're thinking about it. Aren't you. Don't even look at Stability Control. Why are you still thinking about it? I said stop!!!

MWHAHAHHHAHHAHA Sorry just had to, you laid that bait too well.

Because every game comes with a cult of apologists attached to it, and AC is no different. And since many are also pc-snobs, they're twice as nasty.

But luckily enough we only have a handful over here as far as I can tell, most peeps here are not so narrow minded. 👍 Ignore list is useful if it's only a handful.

Lets not forget that its been on pc since 2014, had to stick with it when it was in a vastly worse situation then it is now and consider pc users have to deal with early access a lot, never under estimate our patience. We have had to stay in the trenchs for so long attempting to find something to give us that great racing feel. I try to be reasonable with everyone but it would be nice if you didnt refer to us all as pc snobs, its tempting to just say deal with it most pc ports suck so now you feel our pain but that doesnt help anyone. Lets just report the facts and help people that need help. The people that like the game will stay and the others will wander off to their game of choice.

Biggest problem here is the mismatch of information, for some people its fantastic on console and I am one of those people, very minor tearing but that is it. For others its hellish but even with it being perfect it just isnt feature complete, we can only hope they deliver on the fixes and the feature additions.

 

[Roostaboosta]

MWHAHAHHHAHHAHA Sorry just had to, you laid that bait too well.

Lets not forget that its been on pc since 2014, had to stick with it when it was in a vastly worse situation then it is now and consider pc users have to deal with early access a lot, never under estimate our patience. We have had to stay in the trenchs for so long attempting to find something to give us that great racing feel. I try to be reasonable with everyone but it would be nice if you didnt refer to us all as pc snobs, its tempting to just say deal with it most pc ports suck so now you feel our pain but that doesnt help anyone. Lets just report the facts and help people that need help. The people that like the game will stay and the others will wander off to their game of choice.

Biggest problem here is the mismatch of information, for some people its fantastic on console and I am one of those people, very minor tearing but that is it. For others its hellish but even with it being perfect it just isnt feature complete, we can only hope they deliver on the fixes and the feature additions.

Thankyou, another voice of reason.

 

[neddyie118]

Just over 6 hours until my copy unlocks on the Xbox store at midnight

 

[NLxAROSA]

but it would be nice if you didnt refer to us all as pc snobs

And where did I? Because I didn't. It would also be stupid since I'm a PC player myself (which anyone could deduce from both my signature and my responses in the various forums over here). But the disdain from certain people towards console players or consoles in general is just obnoxious. Again, not saying it's all of us pc gamers and quite thankfully it's only one or two in this subforum. 👍

 

[Deano-gt]

Can someone answer if there is more than just the cockpit viewpoint? I know PCars, GT, Forza all have different views but so far I've only seen the in-car viewpoint.

Thanks!

 

[Scuderia Paul]

Can someone answer if there is more than just the cockpit viewpoint? I know PCars, GT, Forza all have different views but so far I've only seen the in-car viewpoint.

Thanks!

There are exterior, in-car, dash, bonnet and bumper views.

 

[Donnced]

Can someone answer if there is more than just the cockpit viewpoint? I know PCars, GT, Forza all have different views but so far I've only seen the in-car viewpoint.

Thanks!

It has bump cam,hood cam,dash cam,Cockpit view and 2 external behind the car Views.

The best playing with a wheel for me is the dash cam for sure

 

[dopedog]

I'm well gutted the PS4 version has custom championships, great graphics, private online lobbies, zero screen tearing and no FR drops.....wish the xbox one version had all of that..

This looks no different to any PS4 footage really.
Its not an attractive game end of, but it has great physics and FFB.

 

[JBF77]

The problem is AC is trying to cater a very small minority audience...
it's basically sim racers (who love the game but only make up <1% of the audience) vs the casual gamer (everyone else) who will compare it to the likes of GT and NFS and hate it.. You can't win!!

 

[Roostaboosta]

Pathetic really.

I'm well gutted the PS4 version has custom championships, great graphics, private online lobbies, zero screen tearing and no FR drops.....wish the xbox one version had all of that..

This looks no different to any PS4 footage really.
Its not an attractive game end of, but it has great physics and FFB.

Do you own the game?

 

[dopedog]

The problem is AC is trying to cater a very small minority audience...
it's basically sim racers (who love the game but only make up <1% of the audience) vs the casual gamer (everyone else) who will compare it to the likes of GT and NFS and hate it.. You can't win!!

Thats true but from my point of view you see vids on YouTube and it has screen tearing and a general poor graphical quality and suddenly people start denying it has any issues in the visual department. I will love this game as i love racing and cars, but for heavens sake its not a looker. The xbox one review i posted up it looks good enough and as the reviewer says "it looks awesome...for a sim" man there's some ugly sims on PC, i get its not about looks but people please stop pretending it looks anywhere near as good as PCars, it does you no favors and also just let people express and opinion for goodness sakes, why are people so scared of people being honest in their own opinions? are your own that fragile!?

 

[Roostaboosta]

Thats true but from my point of view you see vids on YouTube and it has screen tearing and a general poor graphical quality and suddenly people start denying it has any issues in the visual department. I will love this game as i love racing and cars, but for heavens sake its not a looker. The xbox one review i posted up it looks good enough and as the reviewer says "it looks awesome...for a sim" man there's some ugly sims on PC, i get its not about looks but people please stop pretending it looks anywhere near as good as PCars, it does you no favors and also just let people express and opinion for goodness sakes, why are people so scared of people being honest in their own opinions? are your own that fragile!?

Have you thought about how much processing power goes into the physics?

 

[PzR Slim]

The problem is AC is trying to cater a very small minority audience...
it's basically sim racers (who love the game but only make up <1% of the audience) vs the casual gamer (everyone else) who will compare it to the likes of GT and NFS and hate it.. You can't win!!

It's weird isn't it. Many on here claim that GT has a fantastic, authentic, real handling model, and defend it to the hilt when it's flaws are pointed out. Yet when a game is released that puts that at it's core and gets it right it gets quite a bit of stick. You think all those defenders would be all over AC.

 

[dopedog]

Have you thought about how much processing power goes into the physics?

Hopefully my copy will be here tomorrow and i shall give my feedback, so far based on the above review i can't wait for the game. I am weary though of you as you seem hot headed with mods and keep deleting posts which i imagine are deleted as you have an anger issue. I personally believe you work for Kunos...only my hunch, i may be wrong..

Regards have i thought about processing power, no not really, i pay my money and expect the people behind it to have looked into that and i trust they have decided the consoles can cope just about, if the consoles couldn't cope then i'd hope they didn't release a game just to get the console golden goose eggs.... we shall see for sure tomorrow.
Anyone slagging off the xbox one version is actually slagging off kunos as they released that game on the xbox..

 

[super_gt]

The problem is AC is trying to cater a very small minority audience...
it's basically sim racers (who love the game but only make up <1% of the audience) vs the casual gamer (everyone else) who will compare it to the likes of GT and NFS and hate it.. You can't win!!

Let's wait for official sales numbers.

 

[PzR Slim]

Hopefully my copy will be here tomorrow and i shall give my feedback, so far based on the above review i can't wait for the game. I am weary though of you as you seem hot headed with mods and keep deleting posts which i imagine are deleted as you have an anger issue. I personally believe you work for Kunos...only my hunch, i may be wrong..

I definitely don't think that is Kunos style. Roosta just seems an angry forumite.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Should I get this on PC? I have no idea how to setup drivers and stuff pc people do but if it's an easy setup I'm willing to take the plunge.

 

[dopedog]

Seeing some better xbox reviews now, this game looks pretty good actually. From 5.40 its great. Well excited now. I know what to expect, wonderful physics and fun times.

 

[PzR Slim]

Should I get this on PC? I have no idea how to setup drivers and stuff pc people do but if it's an easy setup I'm willing to take the plunge.

Definitely get it on PC. Setting up everything is easy. If you need any help just ask!

And make sure you check out this thread https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...h-1000-tcr-gr5-at-brands-hatch-aug-27.341282/ Great bunch of guys who will be happy to help.

 

[torque99]

A few more reviews dripping through, very mixed. Some really like it ^^ some don't get it, which is how I thought it would come over on consoles. I am willing to give it a try (I tend to ignore the mainstream reviews), stick with the patches and see how I get on, I think I was the only one who enjoyed race pro and Shift 1! so this should be great but I understand we have now been spoilt in the graphics dept. with Drive Club, Pcars & DiRT Rally. I will write my honest opinion having never played AC or even watched many videos I will try on my T300 full set up and the DS4. Hopefully I am getting over the weekend.

p.s any sign of that photomode anywhere yet?

some light reading below


http://www.trustedreviews.com/assetto-corsa-review 3.5/5

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2016/08/25/assetto-corsa-ps4-review-misero-turismo/#/slide/1 5/10

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/assetto-corsa-ps4-review 4.5/5

http://www.gamespew.com/2016/08/assetto-corsa-review/ 5/10

 

[sems4arsenal]

Definitely get it on PC. Setting up everything is easy. If you need any help just ask!

And make sure you check out this thread https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...h-1000-tcr-gr5-at-brands-hatch-aug-27.341282/ Great bunch of guys who will be happy to help.

Thanks buddy, PC it is. My brother just built one so I have zero information about stuff like that. Should I purchase it from steam?