Future Free PS Plus Game Destruction AllStars Teases Info and Media

I would love a 4k version of Destruction Derby from the ps1. I'll give this a go but the neon puts me off a little.

Despite shipping millions, PS5s are still hard to get - so any PS5 exclusive right now will have smaller numbers than it might. For a multiplayer-only game, which this appears to be, that would be devastating.

Destruction derby sounds like a lot of fun, and jumping in and out of cars sounds interesting. So much depends on how it comes together - balance and matchmaking and all that stuff that sinks so many games. Hopefully the extra time let them work all that out for release day.

I had zero interest in buying this game from little we saw.
Now it’s coming to plus I’m interested to see what it actually is and giving it a go

@RobN There are still a few million PS5 owners out there though, and you have to assume that anyone buying the console at launch more than likely already has a PS Plus subscription.

more information please

@RobN Perhaps they couldn't stomach giving it away to the 40+ million PS4 PS+ users because despite it being a PS5 title, it doesn't look like it'd strain a PS4 too much?
Perhaps they've just taken a leaf out of the Fortnite formula and filled the game with paid-for skins?

I'm more interested in seeing how aggressive the monetization is going to be, and how much it impacts the reward system for those who don't want to fork over extra cash for cosmetics.

What’s a PS5? Have not seen one available anywhere.

Unsure how any studio could expect any sort of profit with what’s got to be the worst launch for a new generation of console ever.

Yes you sold a lot. But gamers aren’t the ones who own them “in the millions...”, any google search for PS5 will show who has them, at double or more the price.

So no player base? Yes, I do believe you’re right.

@Robinsad Destruction Derby was one of the first games I owned for ps1!

Looking forward to trying it . It being free increased my interest exponentially lol!

1 more for Destruction Derby on PS1, think it was the 2nd or third PS1 game we got and it was so much fun to play. 1st game I played with a wheel too!

Is there a single player story mode? that's all I ever want in a game really : )

@LiamCroft Sure, but even if they're ALL in the hands of players and not scalpers, that's still small number compared to PS4 users - and then you look at multiplayer games that are cross-platform so you're playing with PC players (cheaters) as well - and the potential user base just isn't the same. I didn't say it well, but my point was, limit it to those with a PS5 AND willing to pay $70 to give it a shot, and it would have disappeared on release day. Now it has a chance.

@sanderson72 - I fully expect most games like this to be monetized with skins sooner or later. So long as it's just making it pretty and not pay-to-win, I don't care. Your mileage may vary.

I'll give it a shot when it releases, I'm sure...but while I dearly LOVE Worms, I haven't played the new Worms multiplayer much, despite having fun when I have. I'm just not the online multiplayer guy - I have a family and too often need to pause in the middle of something. Haven't yet figured out how to get everyone else to agree to pause with me.

Very torn currently. Destruction Derby-esque car action? Sweet, sign me up. Fortnite-esque "larger than life" characters? Yawn. Really need to see some basic gameplay footage without all the added pizazz and slowdown camera work.

@Robinsad You should check out Wreckfest then. I loved the old destruction derbys and Wreckfest is the spiritual successor imo.

I want single player story like twisted metal since I rarely play multiplayer only games.

@RBMango hence the reason it's free, no doubt there will be paid for cosmetics

@huyi Well, it's free for a month or two. I'm curious if it will resort back to its $70 price tag once the Plus window is done. Then you potentially have a $70 live service game with an unbearably grindy and unsatisfying reward system.

And then there's a question of whether or not this game will have a consistently active player base a few months after launch. Sony has a mostly terrible track record when it comes to nurturing their multiplayer games, so I'm curious if this is going to break the mold.

Usually, when something goes from $70 to $0, there's a good reason. Couple that with a bright flashy game that doesn't seem to even know what it is, and I'll take a hard pass, thank you.

If they give it for free and charge 20-30 dollars later on then a lot of people may end up getting the game and create a good player base/revenue.

Just finished Bugsnax (with platinum). I haven't played Worms or Maneater yet and I'm not sure if I will anytime soon but this one I'll gladly give o go.

Still think this will be utter trash that will get a half decent review on here out of pity because it's a free game.

it blows me away that this game almost came out a couple months ago and we still have no clue what the point of the game is. I mean, sure, it's destruction derby, but show us something other than the obvious daily skin shop platform this game is going to try and become.

@TribalRivals thanks for the recommendation, it’s on ps now so I’ll give it a go

@LiamCroft Sorry, I guess it wasn't clear - that was my point. BECAUSE it's part of Plus, it has a chance to get an audience with the relatively small PS5 player base. If it had been a $70 launch title, even if it was spectacular, it would have had a hard time making it as a mostly multiplayer title limited to those of us lucky to get our hands on a PS5 launch day.

I guess we get to see later today how well this worked. US Store still hasn't flipped Plus titles.