Gaming News: Gran Turismo 7, Days Gone and more
Gaming News: Gran Turismo 7 Physical Edition Pre-Orders Start From 7 January
Gran Turismo 7 is set to release on 4 March this year. PlayStation had already previously also announced that the game will be getting a special 25th Anniversary Edition, alongside all the extras that come with it. Prices for the digital versions of the game were also announced back then. Now, the company is announcing that pre-orders for the physical editions of the game opens tomorrow, on 7 January 2022.
Overall, the cost of the physical editions of Gran Turismo 7 is same as the cost of its digital editions. If we have to put it in simple words then, the Standard Edition of the game is priced at $249 and $299 for the PS4 and PS5 versions, respectively. If in the future you wish to upgrade your PS4 version of the game to its PS5 version after purchase, that would also cost you the same, where you will have to pay extra $50 in addition to the amount of $249. The 25th Anniversary Edition is also priced the same at $379, and comes with the same long list of extras.
Of course, being physical editions, stocks are limited. But if by any chance you end up getting a physical copy of Gran Turismo 7, you stand a chance to win an extra physical freebie in the form of a keychain. This applies to all physical editions of the game, be it the baseline PS4 standard edition or the 25th Anniversary special edition.
Pre-order of the physical edition of the game has started.
Gaming News: Rainbow Six Extraction to launch on Xbox Game Pass
Rainbow Six Extraction an upcoming tactical co-op shooter, will launch on Xbox Game Pass as announced by Ubisoft. From January 20, The game will be available for free to members on console, cloud, and Windows PC. On the other hand PlayStation owners will have to pay full price for it.
Extraction is a Rainbow Six spin-off game, where as special operators one to three players team up to infiltrate an alien-infested location and complete objectives. Players will be tasked with collecting samples for research, hunting down aliens, and extracting any captured/downed teammates. Each new area is designed to be more difficult than the previous one, and injuries will carry over to the next mission, where the characters will recover slowly.
At the start of each mission, players will be allowed to choose from a roster of 18 operators, many of which are familiar faces from their 2015-released ongoing title, Rainbow Six Siege. Each character has a unique kit, where Pulse has a heartbeat sensor to detect oncoming threats, while Hibana fires sticky explosives that detonate remotely. There are a variety of aliens as well. Some of them shoot out sharp spikes, while others slow you down significantly.
Rainbow six Extraction also includes cross-play Buddy Pass, where you can invite two friends to play the game for free, for 14 days. The publisher also announced that it will bring Ubisoft+, its subscription-based video game service to Xbox in the future.
“By making Rainbow Six Extraction available to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass members on the day and date of its launch via Xbox Game Pass, we’re demonstrating that we believe in the value and choice that game subscriptions offer to players,” Chris Early, Ubisoft VP of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development said.
“Ultimately, we will offer the Ubisoft+ subscription service to Xbox owners so that they can enjoy the full extent of our Ubisoft+ game library, including new releases, on their consoles.”
Apart from Rainbow Six Extraction, Xbox Game Pass has also announced a set of new titles coming to its service this month. The remastered Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and the space exploration game, Outer Wilds are two of such games.
Gaming News: Days Gone Director Disappointed with PlayStation
Earlier today, developer Sucker Punch Productions celebrated sales for Ghost of Tsushima, which have now surpassed 8 million copies on PlayStation platforms. That number likely represents combined sales on PS4 and PS5, but it’s an impressive number, either way. While Sony is clearly happy with the game’s success, Jeff Ross couldn’t help but compare the game’s treatment to Days Gone. On Twitter, the game director stated that management made him feel like his game was a failure, despite the fact that Days Gone performed similarly well, and has since gone on to find success on PC.
“At the time I left Sony, Days Gone had been out for a year and a half (and a month), and sold over 8 million copies. It’s since gone on to sell more, and then a million+ on Steam. Local studio management always made us feel like it was a big disappointment,” Ross wrote on Twitter.
Ross went on to say that he “was planning on building on top of the original for a kick-ass sequel.” Sadly, it seems that follow-up will never happen, despite the game’s commercial success. In the comments, Ross goes on to say that the gaming media didn’t help, and some fans seem to believe the Metacritic score might have had something to do with Sony’s attitude towards Days Gone. However, Ross says that the reason “wasn’t ever explained well,” so it’s difficult to say for certain.
The difference in Sony’s treatment of Ghost of Tsushima and Days Gone is easy to see. Days Gone won’t be getting a sequel, and plans are already underway for a big screen adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima. For fans of Ross’ game, it truly must be disheartening, and it says a lot about how fickle the video game industry can be.
Days Gone is available now on PlayStation 4, and PC.