Stop me if youâve heard this one before: the latest Big New Video Game is having serious server issues, and people who spent $60 canât access everything they paid for.
No, Iâm not talking about Diablo III, SimCity, NBA 2K15, or Battlefield 4. This time itâs Sonyâs new racer for PlayStation 4, DriveClub, which has been plagued by server issues since it came out last week. Though the game can be played offline, the main selling point is connectivityâeven the name refers to clubs of players who can race and compete together online. So with the servers down, DriveClub is crippled.
And now, almost a week after release, DriveClubâs online features are still mostly inaccessible, to the point where tons and tons of gamers on forums and social media are asking Sony for a refund. Sony has not yet responded to any of these requests. (Weâve reached out to them to ask about any potential refund plans, too.)
For their part, Sony appears to be working hard on fixing DriveClubâs issues: theyâve been updating the game frequently in an attempt to stabilize the servers, and game director Paul Rustchynsky has been answering questions and addressing fans on Twitter since this started. But itâs yet another example of a bothersome industry trendâhow many more games will launch with persistent issues like this?
