Comments on: RIDGE RACER for PS Vita Drifting Around the Corner on March 13th with Free DLC http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/ The official PlayStation Blog for news and video updates on PS3, PS4, PSN, PS Vita, PSP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: chieftain97 http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/comment-page-2/#comment-699925 chieftain97 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:58:37 +0000 http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=70996#comment-699925 To answer #56, unfortunately at time of release there is absolutely no true single player mode. And thanks to #52, we have all learned that the gold pass content isn’t all there (which is just incredible). And bouncing back to a previous comment, this is exactly what they did with Ridge Racer on IOS, and I agree that we Vita users should be treated with more respect. The vita is a pretty slick piece of hardware and we deserve quality games, especially when forking out over $20 (in this case 25-30). It really is pathetic to think that their “tactic” was to release this game thinking people will buy it for the “free” content….should have been included day 1 with a slew of other content to make it an actual game. Out of the box, this thing really is just a very pricey demo….that will get more expensive as they add more features that should already be there.

Way to go Namco, way to go.

]]> By: AcuraPSV http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/comment-page-2/#comment-699737 AcuraPSV Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:56:30 +0000 http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=70996#comment-699737 At a minimum you have to add 15 tracks, 30 cars, and world tour mode with something like 150 events

an intro video CGI

and improve the online mode, for example the system of ghosts, to compete with the best ghost friends to beat their records 4 or 8 ghosts of your friends in track, as in Motorstorm RC

Create challenges and championships to online

If you play with these things for a final price of $ 40 or even 50… you would have a great game that would do justice to vita, and would sell what they deserve for all the people I would have like a good option to buy, good reviews and good ratings so definitely a big Ridge Racer and possibly the best release…

]]> By: Rh0gii http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/comment-page-2/#comment-699647 Rh0gii Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:56:13 +0000 http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=70996#comment-699647 @#55
Well said and I fully agree.

I went to the namco-bandai website to get an email address to take my questions to. I told them that if they refuse to give us a solid single-player/career mode, that they are welcome to do so with being paid. There is no reason for this other than a flimsy experiment in “how much of your money can I take with out actually giving you any work”. It really is ludicrous.

I hope to get a response from them. Will share if they say anything worth repeating.

Cheers,
Rh0gii

]]> By: chieftain97 http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/comment-page-2/#comment-699633 chieftain97 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:53:43 +0000 http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=70996#comment-699633 It’s incredible these days at how greedy and downright LAZY companies have gotten about releasing games that are incomplete. It sounds like the dev team had 8 months to slap this game together and they even admitted that they were using an advanced dev kit that made the cycle easier. So, what do the ever-decreasing populace of Ridge Racer fans get in return?Trash, with a side helping of more trash. The game looks great and no one has stated that it plays anything but well….but, only online multiplayer with a forced option that locks you into one team for your entire career??? Oh, and 3 cars/tracks out of the box….??

FANS: do not support this game until Namco feels the burn of horrible sales and realizes that they need a lower price point with more content included (i.e. a single player mode with several options on top of the cars/tracks that should already be there). They had a chance to do well on this one and took a very low road instead. Unfortunate but true.

]]> By: Rh0gii http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/comment-page-2/#comment-699596 Rh0gii Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:29:53 +0000 http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=70996#comment-699596 OK, forgive me if these questions are handled elsewhere, but….

1) If you buy this today (or online before April 30), and you get the GOLD PASS, does this entitle you to all of the DLC at no additional cost?

2) Will any of the DLC give us a proper “Career Mode” like RR games past?

I’m more interested in my 2nd question. Don’t know where to go to get any clarification. If they were to give us a “Career/Single-player-Story” mode, I would go ahead and buy this today (personally)

Cheers,
Rh0gii

]]> By: jazychad http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/comment-page-2/#comment-699313 jazychad Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:17:05 +0000 http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=70996#comment-699313 So far this game’s multiplayer is outstanding. Load times and MM are faster than I expected. Now it’s time to catch up with the rest of the world it seems since the rank is based on all players in the world not just region.

]]> By: bwhitlat http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/comment-page-2/#comment-698871 bwhitlat Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:45:00 +0000 http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=70996#comment-698871 Nevermind on the issue with the missing tack and 2 cars, I got an update from Namco Bandai’s support:

“Thank you for contacting Namco Bandai’s Customer Support Department.

The Gold Pass allows users to download additional content that will be released in the upcoming weeks for free.

The following content is currently available for download:

- PROMESSA, ELENIE, and DIGNISTAR machines
- The Old Central and Sunset Heights courses.
- Two music tracks: NEW SONGS PACK 01
- One extended music mix: LONG MIX BGM 01

The rest of the Gold Pass content: The Lost Ruins course, the MELTFIRE, and FATALITA machines will be released in the Playstation Store in the upcoming weeks. If you’ve already redeemed your code, you’ll still be able to download the rest of the content for free once it becomes available in the Playstation Store.

Please feel free to contact us again in the future as the need arises.

Namco Bandai Games America Inc. Customer Support
E-Mail: support@namcobandaigames.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NamcoBandai“

]]> By: bwhitlat http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/comment-page-2/#comment-698546 bwhitlat Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:18:15 +0000 http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=70996#comment-698546 I just got my retail copy of Ridge Racer Vita from Amazon yesterday March 8th. It came with a code inside to download 3 additional tracks, 5 additional cars, and additonal BGM. I installed the 1.01 update and then I Tried the code. The code only installed 2 new tracks and 3 new cars. Not 3 new tracks and 5 new cars.

This is what the code installed/downloaded, its missing 1 track and 2 cars:
* Music: The time is now
* Ridge Racer car 03 “DIGNISTAR”
* Ridge Racer car 02 “ELENIE”
* Ridge Racer car 01 “PROMESSA”
* Ridge Racer Course 01 “Old Central”
* Ridge Racer course 02 “Sunset Heights”
* Ridge Racer LONG MIX BGM 01
* Music: Racer’s Delight

So maybe I installed and redeemed the code in the box too soon or an error occurred:

The 1 Race course: Lost Ruins is missing
The 2 Cars: FATALIA and MELTFIRE are missing too.

Does anyone else have this same problem? OR did you get all 3 tracks and 5 cars?

Will the Lost Ruins track and the FATALIA and MELTFIRE cars come on March 13th only? How do we download those? Or did my code just fail or I should have waited until Tuesday to have redeemed it?

]]> By: carlrhxphn http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/comment-page-1/#comment-696828 carlrhxphn Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:11:18 +0000 http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=70996#comment-696828 I forgot to ask what is the size of the file? Just wondering if I should download or buy a physical copy.

]]> By: carlrhxphn http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/03/02/ridge-racer-for-ps-vita-drifting-around-the-corner-on-march-13th-with-free-dlc/comment-page-1/#comment-696827 carlrhxphn Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:10:05 +0000 http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=70996#comment-696827 This is just like what they did with Ridge Racer for the iPhone. Release a game with only 3 tracks and charge for stuff that should have already been in the game. If it wasn’t for the dlc being free I would not by it. To be honest I loved Ridge Racer for the PSP and was thinking of buying it again but it cost 15 dollars for a psp game that is 7 years old. I think Namco and Sony need to check there pricing practices because this is why they will be at the mercy of retailers like gamestop forever.

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