Why?
I think we are allowed to post leaks, good and bad, about every other game.
Its got nothing to do with other games and when they are launching. The game isn't finished. They had 2 choices, release it as is (lots of stuff not finished) and hope people stuck around and waited for them to finish the game with patches, or delay the game and try to get the game closer to finished before release. I think they made the right choice.Yeah forgot about that, but always felt CARS was The big racing game of the year. It's a good thing they're taking their time though but they're pushing themselves into a year already filled with big hitters.
Well if this until March delay is official, they just shot themselves in the foot in terms of sales (people buy more things during the holiday seasons). I wouldn't be suprised if it's delayed once again to around autumn/November 2015. Its been now over a year in delays, cmon.
https://mobile.twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUK/status/523099884619309056
Edit: Delay confirmed
Its got nothing to do with other games and when they are launching. The game isn't finished. They had 2 choices, release it as is (lots of stuff not finished) and hope people stuck around and waited for them to finish the game with patches, or delay the game and try to get the game closer to finished before release. I think they made the right choice.
The reason for march is as followsSo it got delayed because of other big games releasing at this time.
Not sure I agree with this, they would have had the racing scene wide open for them, heck by march they run the risk of GT7 getting announced before it, lost momentum there in my opinion.
Edit: @fatkrakr http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-17-project-cars-delayed-until-march-2015-reports-suggest
It does have something to do with other games.
Dont forget the witcher 3 in februaryJust to clarify the original date would have put it in the same time period (and day in the case of most of them) :
COD:AW
Halo MCC
Far Cry 4
AC: Unity
GTA V
and probably a few I missed
It is a time of very heavy competition, even though they are not racers (I call GTA V as a racer the usp being that you can shoot the guy who put you off track.)
March 2015 on the other hand will see competition from releases like:
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD.... yea
Titanfall on X1 was released in March and is the best selling of all the X1 games
It's also a good thing, as it gives the devs more time to get more cars and tracks into the released game before expansion packstc.
Will Battlefield Hardline be coming out in Early/ first quarter 2015?Just to clarify the original date would have put it in the same time period (and day in the case of most of them) :
COD:AW
Halo MCC
Far Cry 4
AC: Unity
GTA V
and probably a few I missed
It is a time of very heavy competition, even though they are not racers (I call GTA V as a racer the usp being that you can shoot the guy who put you off track.)
March 2015 on the other hand will see competition from releases like:
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD.... yea
Titanfall on X1 was released in March and is the best selling of all the X1 games
I always thought marketing 101 taught you to Always have your product ready for the holiday season.Just to clarify the original date would have put it in the same time period (and day in the case of most of them) :
COD:AW
Halo MCC
Far Cry 4
AC: Unity
GTA V
and probably a few I missed
It is a time of very heavy competition, even though they are not racers (I call GTA V as a racer the usp being that you can shoot the guy who put you off track.)
March 2015 on the other hand will see competition from releases like:
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD.... yea
Titanfall on X1 was released in March and is the best selling of all the X1 games
It's not that. The main reason Ian and the team want to put the game out there without (many) bugs on day 1. I respect that decision. Putting quality first is the right approach. If it was EA game we know what would happen, so I don't think anyone can be disappointed here. It's done with the gamers in mind, not anything else really.I always thought marketing 101 taught you to Always have your product ready for the holiday season.Never heard of delaying your product till after the holidays to increase your sales.
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So far I see in the same period as the new PCARS date:
Witcher III
Metal Gear Solid V (expected in March)
Battlefield Hardline (expected in March)
Mortal Kombat X
The Order 1886
More than a month earlier than PCARS you'd also have Evolve and Bloodborne, so not really counting those.
I didn't choose it for being better, I never even considered your alternative for one reason only, I will not give any money to Microsoft.Why buy a PS4 if you wanted driving games? Xbox One has two exclusives already and is getting Project Cars as well. There's many things the PS4 is better for, racing games isn't one of them.
Contradiction there. PC = windows = money to MS. Unless you pirate windows of course.I didn't choose it for being better, I never even considered your alternative for one reason only, I will not give any money to Microsoft.
Please pull your head out of your arse. There are other operating systems that run on PC's.Contradiction there. PC = windows = money to MS. Unless you pirate windows of course
Please do not insult other members, play the ball not the man.Please pull your head out of your arse. There are other operating systems that run on PC's.
I did see this coming in a way, further backs up @Wolfe 's first thesis that the Wii U version was put in a cool down because of Smash Bros too.Please, folks - there is no hiding behind anything. The press release is quite clear saying:
"The move positions the title away from the competitive holiday scene dominated by household names (Ed: AND) while affording the team at Slightly Mad Studios additional time to extend and polish their ground-breaking and accomplished next-gen racing experience that’s been created alongside a community of over 85,000 racing fans and real-life professional drivers."
And that's the truth - the reason is two fold. The concern about big name established franchises and other high budget (massive marketing) titles releasing at the same time has been discussed at WMD. Project CARS is a new IP, and while it's known in racing enthusiast circles, it's not yet a household name. Then there is the fact that we could use more time to make sure that it hits the players in a good state.
The announcement of the delay has been met exclusively with positive reactions on WMD. It always was a WMD credo that it should be released when it's ready. The slogan "By Racers For Racers" actually means something.
I'm perfectly fine with the bug ironing part. If that makes it a better game without annoying launch bugs, then the have every reason they need to delay. I just don't understand why they seem to only consider this as a secondary reason. The first reason just doesn't make sense to me, definitely considering that their new release date has nearly as many triple A games coming out as during this holiday period...Please, folks - there is no hiding behind anything. The press release is quite clear saying:
"The move positions the title away from the competitive holiday scene dominated by household names (Ed: AND) while affording the team at Slightly Mad Studios additional time to extend and polish their ground-breaking and accomplished next-gen racing experience that’s been created alongside a community of over 85,000 racing fans and real-life professional drivers."
And that's the truth - the reason is two fold. The concern about big name established franchises and other high budget (massive marketing) titles releasing at the same time has been discussed at WMD. Project CARS is a new IP, and while it's known in racing enthusiast circles, it's not yet a household name. Then there is the fact that we could use more time to make sure that it hits the players in a good state.
The announcement of the delay has been met exclusively with positive reactions on WMD. It always was a WMD credo that it should be released when it's ready. The slogan "By Racers For Racers" actually means something.
Sell the PS4, buy a PC. Probably get close to full price because its new and the buyer will save the sales tax.Please pull your head out of your arse. There are other operating systems that run on PC's.