Project CARS Delayed to March 2015 on PS4 and Xbox One, Wii U Still Stalled with '2015' Window

They need to realize NO ONE wants this game on PS or Xbox. Their ONLY source of real hype and anticipation has been from the Wii U crowd. And yet that is the very audience they choose to ignore and disrespect....such idiots. They are going to fail so hard with this game. I see it now...another Watch_Dogs in the making except no success on ANY platform.

Maybe they will be smart and release the Wii U version first! Makes sense since at least for this genre there's no competition.

Well this sucks...

So really the Wii U version should release in tandem now.

@Bizzyb What a load of rubbish plenty of PS4 owners are hyped for this game stop talking out your arse.

It's only fair

@DiscoGentleman Was Watch Dogs cancelled? No

@Bizzyb It's the other way round Wii U owners don't care for this game and it's the PC/PS4/Xbox crowd that will be buying this game in droves.

This sounds like a generalisation but sales and third party abandonment on Wii U proves this.

@Spoony_Tech Confused by your comment, Tech!

@Jazzer94 It is true that @Bizzyb is wrong about there not being interest on other consoles, but for the WiiU, there is no competing game so it should sell to those interested.

The key question is how many are interested. As the delays mount, the number is probably less-and-less, unfortunately.

@Spoony_Tech Um okay?

@mike_intv Obviously they should be capitalizing on the fact there aren't really any racing games on Wii U apart from MK8 and NFMW, but that has no bearing on what Bizzyb tried to suggest which was complete nonsense.

Hopefully this means the Wii U version is releasing in March as well and the others have just been moved to coincide with that. The Wii U version has been the most wanted version for a long time when they were doing the polls to see with PC second. There aren't any competing games on Wii U so it could do well. PS4 and Xbox One have other games like this that people are looking forward to already.

Two Words.. Criterion Games

Well, reading that it seems the biggest reason is the holiday schedule, with the extra development time coming at second place. Even if the Wii U version is not released in March, I hope that at least it is not that far apart, as with Watch_Dogs.

Time frame-wise this isn't really different than before. I expected no sooner than March when they say "early 2015" for Wii U. @sinalefa Me too. I've wanted this type of game to come to Wii U for a while and its one of my favorite genres. If they give it an honest effort in making it a great experience for Wii U, I'll do my best to support it. We'll see.

@Rafie It's quite simple. There is no competition on the Wii U for this type of game so release it first on the U. The other versions have heavy competition this year so that's one if the main reasons why they pushed it back.

"As the Wii U version was behind the others in the original release plans, however, we suspect that Nintendo racing fans may have an even longer wait on their hands."

ACTUALLY.....

Given that this delay does not sound like the Watch Dogs delay, where people were literally pulled off of the Wii U team to 'all hands on deck' the PS4/X1 versions, I really don't see how this should affect the Wii U delay any further.

They basically admitted they are just holding off from the crazy crowded Holiday window.

When I first read this I was thinking 'Ha' but then I remembered that the Wii U version is coming out next year with no window

They should release it along with the Wii U or no buy for me.

There is no reason why they can't get this game out in time for other versions. If they do delay the Wii U version for months past then I won't get it (and it'll just hurt sales on the platform anyway).

Well considering Watch Dogs got delayed and is releasing the same week as SSB for Wii U, Project Cars will probably come out the same week as Zelda U.

@Spoony_Tech That is not going to happen due to Microsoft's Xbox policy which states that the games have to release simultaneously on their platform else has to be an upgraded sort version.

Hope this doesn't mean WiiU version will get Delayed to November 18th 2015.

There must be something seriously wrong with this game if they keep delaying it. Maybe the don't want a repeat of what happened with Driveclub??? Forza scored very high, so that will probably shift good numbers this holiday season. Best case scenario Wii U gets it March like everyone else, worst case scenario we don't get it at all or they delay it even more and wonder why it didn't sell...(can this generation be over already???)

This isn't the first time that Project CARS has been pushed back, though on this occasion there's sound reasoning to the decision.

Being afraid to face the competition is sound reasoning?

@Spoony_Tech I was thinking you were talking about competition on the other systems versus car sim software on the same system. If you followed all of that. Hehe

They won't release the Wii U version first. You know that. It's going to be a simultaneous release, or the Wii U version will come later. Unfortunately Nintendo isn't in a position to have a parity clause with 3rd party developers. They would just skip out on the Wii U altogether if Nintendo ever pulled what Microsoft is doing.

I don't believe them.
It's not like it's Namco's first game. They know that October/November is the busiest time for releases, and when the highest profile games come out. And it sure never kept them from releasing "Ridge Racer" at this time of year either. The game is simply unfinished--and far from finished. And since the PS4 takes priority, the Wii U version may not even see a 2015 release. From now, if they say a 2015 release for the Wii U, I will have to consider it released on December 31st 2015 at the earliest.

I think its obvious I was exaggerating but my point rains that the large majority of PS/Xbox owners are looking forward to OTHER racers as opposed to some indie racer. It has been polled on their website which versions have the most interest and Wii U won by a LARGE margin. There is no competition, a larger awareness/more interest and players starved for content on Wii U...yet that is the very platform they give the least amount of attention. Mind boggling. Sales will speak for themselves.

They don't want to compete with both forza & driveclub. Or finding both games are not enough good score so they trying to polish their game.

The longer they talk about and delay this game the less chance I will end up buying it. I'd love a realistic racer but 2015 is loaded with other games I want. Hopefully they get this out for Wii U in March as well.....if not they may lose a sale from me. Too many other games I'm more interested in with 2015 release dates

Watch this end up like Watch Dogs.

I'm getting less and less excited for this. If the Wii U version releases around the same time as the others post-delay, I'll give it a go. If they keep delaying it afterwards, I'm gonna have to give up on this one.

@Bizzyb They will flatline!

I would buy this if I still gamed on my WiiU, just been a dust box for too long now.

Wii U is looking to have a very reasonable Christmas. There'll certaily be some form of demand for Project Cars on the platform come March.

@Bizzyb
I don't think you're right in the, giving it the least amount of attention, but it's been proven to not pay off revealing launchdates early for Nintendo systems. The users are much less likely to preorder anyway, so a later reveal will keep the announcement fresh in people's memory once release rolls around.

Is there a FFB wheel available for Wii U yet?

I bet is that this delay for the Xbox One/PS4/PC version basically already confirms a Wii U delay. The Wii U version was probably going to release in Spring-Summer, but if Wii U isn't part of this announcement, my guess is that it will be fall next year.

@ThomasBW84 Going by their website I don't think the Wii U version is coming in March.

http://www.projectcarsgame.com/game-info.html

@SCAR392 Why would Wii U be part of this announcement? They've already said it was delayed to 2015. They don't need to announce today that it's coming in 2015 as we know that. They did need to say that the other versions are now also delayed to then. Hopefully they release them all together but time will tell. If they do the Wii U version could do very well due to lack of competing similar games on the system.

I really do hope this doesn't turn into vaporware for the U. I'll preorder this one as soon as they give us a date. For me, it's the one genre I love that's missing from the system (I tend to save RPGs for handhelds).

@Bizzyb I think the PC community will be all over this game.

This actually makes me less annoyed about the game. Before if felt like the WiiU was being singled out and put on the back burner, now its just..."hey the game isn't done yet".

Oh, good grief! Seriously? ! I REALLY want the Wii U version but dammit man my patience is wearing thin. PS4 version is starting to look really good.

if Bandai Namco releases the Wii U version along side the other versions, they will be forgiven and i will buy the game. if not, Project CARS might as well be nicknamed "Watch Dogs 2.0"

@Ryu_Niiyama

'"Hey the game isn't done yet."'

The article specifically referenced that they don't want to release it in a crowded holiday market, so that's definitely not the real reason. Also, going by their website, the Wii U version looks to still be delayed further in comparison to Xbox and ps4. Not to dampen your optimism, but the wait for the Wii U version will be longer.

Bad sign. Looks like this race is red flagged until further notice.

This reminds me, isn't Splatoon coming out in early quarter 2015? Like around March? If so, Splatoon gets my cash first.

Too bad. The more time that goes on the less I am interested

Um. Isn't this exactly what the Nintendo audience said all along. Why delay our version that doesn't have completion in the same genre to launch the others into a crowded release space with direct competition? Seems it took months for Namco to realise they made a stupid decision when we new it instantly!

Real reason they got scared of the competition, how cute.

@Jazzer94 The poll they had on their website showed the Wii U owners being the most interested in the game. I will probably give it a try on my PC anyway..

Not sad about the push back. I will be too busy with Pokémon and Smash Bros.

@1wiierdguy
We still don't have any official statement about the U version. The decision is right to delay the other versions too: The competition is in deed too big. Let's hope they won't annoy us U owners with one more delay further than the others. If they do, I'm afraid it could happen the same thing to them like Ubishame.

@JuleyJules
I know. All I'm saying is that the Wii U version probably would have come around March, but now this Xbox One/PS4/PC delay is delaying the Wii U further than it already was. That's just what I figure.

It's kind of like what Ubisoft did to Watch_Dogs. They delayed all the versions, then the Wii U got further delayed somewhere after the initial delay.

@Psyclone And the Wii U version would still sell less than the PS4, Xbone and PC versions regardless.

Let`s face it, the Wii U version was pushed back so it did not have to compete with Smash Bros. The other versions, well, Drive Club has just released on PS4, so that is one reason to delay the PS4 release. To me, the XB1 is a non-entity, so will not comment. I have been, and still am looking forward to this game. They have said from the very start, it WILL be on Wii U, and will use the Game Pad in various ways. They have suggested having buttons and readouts like an F1 racing car, which would be amazing, plus local multi-player (not split screen like the other versions).

Also, Bandai are making Smash for Wii U, they are also publiishing this game. They certainly do not want both games going up against each other, so it only makes sense to release Smash for the Christmas rush, and then a couple of months later, release this.

Just give me a solid 30 FPS on WiiU. I'm willing to wait. Just for Heaven's sake, don't make it a laughing stock with 23 FPS or some such poor performance. Scrap the darn thing if you can't lock 30.

@SCAR392 hopefully it's not like Ubisoft! Let's hope they've already got the Wii U team in place working on that version and the others finishing up the rest of the versions so they all release together. Ubisoft put all teams on all versions other than Wii U (or so it seemed) and the nut them back on Wii U's one after they were done. We can hope Slighty Mad hasn't done the same. This could just be due to November being an extremely busy release month.

Seems like somthing is going bad...

Too bad this keeps getting pushed back. While I have no issue with developers taking a little extra time to polish a game there is only so long before gamers loose interest. That and Duke Nukem Forever is a good example where more time didn't translate into a better game.

this doesn't sound the same as the watch dogs douchebaggery. at any rate I'm not even mad that Ubisoft delayed the wiiU version by half a year I'm impressed. Impressed that they were bold enough to give wiiU owners to see how overhyped the other versions were. Anyway as far as this game goes for me if it gets glowing reviews I might consider getting it. I'm still playing MK8 so I'm in no urgent need for another racing game right now but if this game has some serious chops I might consider it.

Driveclub. Forza Horizon.
How does the delay not make sense after ^^ ?
The devs wanted Smash to boost the Wii U install base, just like alot of indie devs waited until after MK8 to start releasing games.
On all 3 systems, the game was delayed to avoid competition.
I could see the Wii U version out in April. Which, if you think about it, wouldn't be too bad. It gives Nintendo 3 months to get a Splatoon / Yoshi out there, 2 months to prep for E3 and 3 months before the big fall / winter season.
With Mario Maker, Affordable Space Adventures, Kirby & the Rainbow Curse, random Miyamoto projects, A.N.N.E. and Mighty No. 9, it might not be a bad year after all.
With Zelda, Star Fox and Xenoblade Chronicles X, it could turn out to be a well rounded year. Still room for N64 VC, Gamecube VC (or remakes), DS VC and maybe some surprises along the way.
My favorite rumor is the one surrounding Metroid Prime Hunters. eShop sequel. HD graphics. 30$ price point. Online multiplayer, including squad based combat.

Lest we forget the elephant in the room, a little game called Mario Party (a game which got some sweet Robot Chicken promos this past E3.

@JuleyJules - My guess is that it's like what Ubisoft did. They already said the entire reasoning behind the Wii U delay in the first place, was because of development for Xbox One/PS4/PC. Ubisoft delayed everything, then delayed Wii U. In this situation, they delayed Project Cars on Wii U, then the other consoles got delayed, so that probably delayed Wii U further. What happened is slightly different, but it basically resulted in the same outcome as what Ubisoft has done.

@theBluntKnight - I agree. I'm honestly not that fussed about all these delays. It will be interesting to see how Watch Dogs and Project Cars turn out with all the delays. It's not like it was Wii U's fault. They are releasing the game, fully aware of the situation they put themselves into. So we can see what some extra development time, GamePad features, and how well the games play overall on Wii U, bit I would consider them part of the same boat. They both got delayed for basically the same reasons.

I won't have any money until my ex-wife moves out of the apartment and I don't have to pay for her power and cable anymore... Which will be next year... They must know!

I was looking forward to this game, now it's starting to look like DriveClub part 2, that's not a good thing.

I'll believe that there is actually a Wii U version when I see screenshots and gameplay footage from that version. So far all I see is a bunch of hype and vaporware.

If they treat this game like Ubisoft did with Watch Dogs, I'm out! It better be released with or released around the launch date for the PS4 and XBOne.