Driveclub releases this week and PS Plus subscribers can download a significant portion of the game for free. But what’s the difference between the free and full-priced game? Sony’s PS4 exclusive racer goes live this week after almost a year-long delay. Developed by Evolution Studios (MotorStorm, WRC), the game takes the standard racing format and allows users to form their own racing club and set challenges online. Sony is releasing a chunk of the game at no extra cost if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, allowing you to sample cars, tracks and one location (the beautiful Indian continent). There’s plenty of game to play there, and if you want more, you can then upgrade your freebie into a full purchase for €49.99/$49.99/£42.99. On top of all of that there’s also the Season Pass, which adds more content after release. Here’s a handy list of what’s free and what isn’t when the game launches October 7 in the US, October 8 in Europe and October 10 in the UK. It’s worth noting that both versions of the game contain all modes and features, the main difference is the number of cars, tracks and locations. For PS Plus subscribers 11 tracks from India 10 cars from 10 different manufacturers Unable to pre-load the game Platinum Trophy is available The full game package 55 tracks across India, Chile, Canada, Norway and Scotland 50 cars from 24 manufacturers: 7 Hot Hatch, 15 Sports, 15 Performance, 8 Super and 5 Hyper 55 events in the Tour Campaign Able to pre-load game 2 days before release Driveclub post-launch Post launch updates add a couple of much-requested features to the game, but none have yet been dated. The most interesting is dynamic weather effects, but there’s also a new Photo Mode – similar to those seen in The Last of Us Remastered and Infamous: Second Son – and a Replay Mode. Both the PS Plus and full versions of the game will receive these updates. DLC Season content DLC is also going to be divided into free and paid-for content. The free content isn’t available to the PS Plus subscribers, so in other words you have to have bought the full game (or upgraded from PS Plus) to get the free DLC as and when it’s released. The DLC season runs from October 2014 to June 2015, with content promised every month. With the paid-for DLC content, you can either buy a Season Pass to get it all, or buy each content drop individually. The Season Pass costs €24.99, with Sony saying it will save you more than 60% of the cost if you buy each DLC individually, at €75.84. The content of the DLC is as follows: Free DLC 9 new cars 11 new tracks 1 new location Paid for DLC 38 new cars 176 Tour events 86 new liveries Here’s a handy infographic to give some indication of what content it dropping during each month, but Sony is yet to detail specific models of car or the final location. Source VG247.
