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Why Need for Speed Unbound is not on PS4 and Xbox One

Traxion : We spoke to Criterion Games' Creative Director Kieran Crimmins about the studio's decision to focus development of Need for Speed Unbound on the latest generation of consoles, forgoing both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

isarai533d ago

We're 2yrs into a new generation, shouldn't need explaining anymore

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spoonard532d ago

People still refer to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S as "next gen" consoles.

isarai532d ago

No wonder with barely any games built only for the next gen consoles. We're just straight up not getting the next gen experience like we have in literally every other generation by now.

CrimsonWing69532d ago

Lol, right!? What is going on that moving to next-gen is some “anti-consumer” practice?

We should’ve done this at the freaking launch of these consoles.

z2g533d ago

The stuff the studio is talking about here s the stuff I think of when ppl say things like “making god of war a ps5 exclusive wouldn’t make it a better game” well… yeah. Actually it would. It’s a great game, but could have been even more incredible by just simply having less constraints to worry about.

jznrpg532d ago

PS5 only would definitely make GoW better in performance , detail etc . I do believe if Covid didn’t happen and the supply chain was normal it would have been a PS5 only game but the landscape was weird for some time and only now have PS5’s become easier to get although not walk into a store any time easy.

Nacho_Z533d ago

It looks like the last NFS game I played on PS4 but with crappier graphics so I'm not sold on this explanation.

yeahokwhatever532d ago

its better. its at least more fun, and the graphics are much nicer.

SimpleSlave532d ago

Most likely because it'll be riddled with Micro transactions and the quality of the game will be trash so it'll need to look as beautiful as possible in order to bamboozle some of you. Especially with that unironically interesting Graffiti Style overlay.

That'll be my guess.

Flawlessmic532d ago

There are no microtransaction at all!

And the game isnt that beautiful, this game easily couldve been done on a ps4, so not sure im buying what there selling in that regard as I thought it would look better being next gen only.

The game is actually awesome though, loving it my time with it.

Some poorly made assumptions there bud, wrong on all counts.

RPGer532d ago

how about the sensation of speed? it is static like the boring previous installment or arcade like old days?

SimpleSlave532d ago

"Some poorly made assumptions there bud," Given that this IS an EA game, those assumptions were perfectly crafted and very well justified.

"...wrong on all counts." Not all. The Graffiti Style does looks great. As for the rest? I guess I was. 🤷

"There are no microtransaction at all!" For now. There is that pesky "Upgrade" though. So we'll see how long that last...

Binarycode532d ago

Tbh I'm not seeing why it's not on PS4, xboxone was already struggling when it came out, very unpowered and barely scraps along now. PS4 can actually still push out some decent graphics at 1080p tbh. Warzone 2.0 is massive and works well on the old PS4. Also not everyone can get a PS5.

But from looking at the game. looks nothing special, pretty empty, where is the traffic, did they all go home, christmas shopping maybe, it should be busy. Also it's not getting good reviews.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Other then the silly effects you can turn off, nothing new here.

Elit3Nick532d ago

Traffic is pretty heavy in the city, enough for you to constantly weave through during racing.

Also, where are these bad reviews? It being rated much higher than any prior game in the last decade.

It's odd that you would take the time to comment without even trying to look at general community consensus first. The NFS Reddit is praising it overall. The only negative things they and I can say is it becomes tedious to deal with roaming cops at high heat levels because so many spawn, and you're often forced to drive off-road to avoid triggering another chase.

Binarycode532d ago

I've seen 6.7's and 8's.

While not terrible. Just looks nothing special to me. and also no reason why it's not on a PS4. They will lose a fortune on it.

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Need for Speed Unbound Volume 6 Adds Audis, Quick PvP Races – All You Need To Know

It’s back! Need for Speed Unbound will receive another year of fresh content and game modes, starting with this month’s Vol 6 update. Three new cars and an online game mode are some of the new features.

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for February: Need for Speed Unbound, The Outer Worlds and more

February’s Game Catalog lineup for PlayStation Plus brings together racing thrills, sci-fi adventure and a selection of entries from a classic RPG series. Take to the streets in Need for Speed Unbound, blast off into space in The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition, then experience some acclaimed RPG fantasy action in the Tales of… series. These and many more titles are playable from February 20. Let’s take a closer look at each game in turn.

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LucasRuinedChildhood95d ago (Edited 95d ago )

Finally, Resistance: Retribution 🔥

It's an alright month overall. I think Sony should try to more consistently get some high quality indies Day 1 in the service, e.g. Ultros would have been good. Those have usually been some of the better months, e.g. Stray, Sea Of Stars, Tchia.

Shame that for this version of Outer Worlds, you can't import your save. 😔 Truly Spacer's Choice

darthv7295d ago

retribution was a cool game. It's the only one that allowed you to link a DS3 controller using Resistance 2 to play it (as far as i know). It was an interesting experiment that didnt offer 2nd analog support though but Im betting this version does.

Eonjay95d ago

Good point. One assumes that is the reason for the delay on releasing it.

ChasterMies95d ago

Joke’s on Outer Worlds Spacers Choice. I quit after the first planet in Outer Worlds.

MaximusPrime_95d ago

Glad I didn't buy NFS rebound. I expected this to be on PS Plus.

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ravens5294d ago

Unbound lol. N I got it for 15 physical, 🤷🏽. I'll take it. Jus got extra this year for $80, which is a great deal. If I can pay $80 on sale every year I'd stick with Extra. I don't mind buying a game but then it shows up here cause then I can download it to have it digitally but still have MY copy. Once they take it off I can still play it.

Eonjay95d ago (Edited 95d ago )

You can say what you want about day one purchases but besides that Plus really blows GamePass out of the water.

NFS, Outer Worlds and 4 different Tales of Games... and Retribution. And you throw the monthly games on top of that... its no competition.

BTW... how is it that no one realized that Microsoft could just put its games on Plus. No one seems to realize that Microsoft and Sony are now working to enrich each other. (Console ware is over)

darthv7295d ago

Sadly, Retribution is only for premium users... not us extra folk. I do have the original UMD, but it would be nice to get it digitally like i did with killzone liberation and stardust. Both of which i already owned digitally on my Go/Vita and it was cool when those were made available for the PS5 as then i could dl them.

Eonjay95d ago

This is one UMD I never had but thats really awesome you still have an original.

ChasterMies95d ago

How can Game Pass be the best deal on gaming when it is more expensive than PS+?

badboyz0995d ago

Plus you need a platform to.

Petebloodyonion95d ago

Gamepass PC is way cheaper to PS+ and even way cheaper if you use MS rewards points

Redgrave95d ago

Is that Jet Moto 2, under Resistance? As of writing, it's just an image and no text.

Redgrave95d ago

It's been fixed, and yes it is

Toecutter0095d ago (Edited 95d ago )

Why is the Killzone series still M.I.A? I still love playing splitscreen co-op of KZ3.

MrBaskerville94d ago

They did release the psp top down shooter a while back. So it's not completely forgotten.

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Top 10 Best Need for Speed Games of All Time, Ranked

After nearly three decades of NFS games, here's a list of the best Need For Speed titles that have ever been released in the past years, ranked by The Nerd Stash.

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