Part of me feels like they're only saying this to try to prevent a fan-made style of the game from sprouting up due to lack of development on the IP, that being said I haven't followed one of their games since PS1, so not sure how well their fanbase is
It's already done, Driver Syndicate is a fan made driver game. There's been also a fan made PC port of Driver 2 even (I held the WR for the speedrun of that game for a bit even)
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Rakonat@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 2y
Did it have to be Ubisoft? Couldn't literally any other publisher pick this up?
BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com · 6 pts · 2y
The studio behind Driver (Reflections Interactive) and the series's licensing rights have been purchased by Ubisoft in 2006
https://web.archive.org/web/20160829051222/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/101026/Atari_Sells_Driver_Reflections_To_Ubisoft.php
all-knight-party@kbin.run · 3 pts · 2y
I mean, Ubisoft has been publishing the series for at least 14 years. It's pretty solidly theirs. They'd have to willingly give it up.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 15 pts · 2y
Great, so we can enjoy it for a couple of years before they turn the servers off
Pika@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y
Part of me feels like they're only saying this to try to prevent a fan-made style of the game from sprouting up due to lack of development on the IP, that being said I haven't followed one of their games since PS1, so not sure how well their fanbase is
The_Surviv0r@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
It's already done, Driver Syndicate is a fan made driver game. There's been also a fan made PC port of Driver 2 even (I held the WR for the speedrun of that game for a bit even)
SimplyTadpole@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
Best part is it doesn't have microtransactions or kernel anti-cheat like what Ubisoft will certainly stick onto the new Driver game either.
Nfamwap@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Driver San Francisco had some really great vehicle dynamics. I always felt that GTA could learn a lot in this area.
dan1101@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
Live service, paid car passes, beautiful open world but inexplicable gameplay choices.
ssm@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 2y
@ssm is 'actively working' on finding more ways to never hear anything relating to ubisoft ever again
ansiz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
First level is the tutorial level so many people had trouble with, in the parking garage!