‘Driveclub’ v. ‘Forza Horizon 2’: Free DLC May Not Compensate For Server Issues and Delays; Xbox Exclusive Hinted for PC

Sony Playstation — A person plays a video game at a Sony PlayStation in the Sony's flagship store in Berlin, April 27, 2011. Reuters/Thomas Peter

"Driveclub" continues with its delay of the PS Plus Edition but will let PlayStation fans sample the title for free. The sad part is that there are some people who have been holding out for the free download of "Driveclub," the one which comes with the PS plus edition.

According to Videogamer, there are still no updates regarding the "Driveclub" PlayStation Plus Edition, but this is reportedly because of their continuously improving server capacity so that the launch won't experience unnecessary delays. This was recently touched on by developer Evolution Studios. "Although we do not have an update regarding the timing for the launch of the PS Plus Edition, we are continually working on improving the server capacity to enable us to launch the PS Plus Edition as quickly as possible," said Evolution Studios in their official Facebook page, as quoted by Videogamer.

For now, "Driveclub" PS Plus Edition is looking at over a month's worth of delay since it was due last Oct. 10. However, there's a bit of better news for fans who bought "Driveclub" for the full game.

Gamespot reports that the frustrating launch, which saw a lot of server issues, is now being compensated for with a free DLC for "Driveclub." The Ignition Pack, Photo-Finish Tour Pack and two livery packs will be made available to owners of the full game for free.

The new free DLCs come with five new cars, 22 tour events, 10 livery items for online and offline play and 10 trophies. The Season Pass for "Driveclub" will also be extended until July 2015 so that players who purchased it will be able to get all the promised cars and accessories.

Over at the Xbox side of the race is "Forza Horizon 2," which has recently seen the release of a number of new cars to add to its roster with the Falken Car Pack. However, this time, a different sighting has gotten a few fans excited.

IGN reports that "Forza Horizon 2," together with "Sunset Overdrive," has been spotted in a PC listing via Amazon France. The listing hints that it would only be available on the Windows 7 or 8, though the release dates have not yet been revealed. However, an update of the story reveals that "Sunset Overdrive" has been pulled out from the listing while "Forza Horizon 2" was listed as unavailable.

The sources have not clarified if what happened was just a mistaken leak or if it joins a couple of those teasers that tend to amplify the hype by a mistaken lead like this. Additional information about this is that on Amazon, "Forza Horizon 2" is tagged to have one to two months' of shipping time.