Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled (PC release)

[PISSED-OFF-COW]

Hello Steam community!

I want your thoughts on the likelihood of a PC release (preferably Steam) of the upcoming CTR:NF game. The game is set for a June 2019 release on PS4, Switch and Xbone with no mention of PC.

If we rewind a little, the previous Crash Bandicoot remaster, the N-Sane Trilogy, was released on PC separately exactly 1 year after the console versions.

Both the N-Sane Trilogy and Nitro-Fueled remasters are published by Activision, leading me to believe that CTR:NF will also release on Steam, similarly to N-Sane Trilogy, 1 year after the console release, meaning it would land in June 2020. I'll definitely wait until 2020 regardless because I'm not double-dipping.

Do you have any insider news which would suggest reasons either for or against the PC release?

[✪Happy Dude✪]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

Just keep an eye out. For spyro the Dragon collection, I say expect it sometime fall of 2019, and the Crash race to be out in 2020.

I'm going to assume it's one year apart from the release on console.

spyro dragon already on steam

[babydaddy0127]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Homer J:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

Just keep an eye out. For spyro the Dragon collection, I say expect it sometime fall of 2019, and the Crash race to be out in 2020.

I'm going to assume it's one year apart from the release on console.

spyro dragon already on steam

yes sir :)

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Homer J:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

Just keep an eye out. For spyro the Dragon collection, I say expect it sometime fall of 2019, and the Crash race to be out in 2020.

I'm going to assume it's one year apart from the release on console.

spyro dragon already on steam

Read the date of the post you quoted.

[Spudwart]

There is a relatively important issue everyone has just skimmed over here. This issue is what makes me believe there will NEVER be a PC release of CTR:NF.

Limited Time Items.

Crash Team Racing, much like Splatoon, has timed events. Unlike Splatoon, you can earn characters, karts, paint jobs, tires and other content by playing during these limited time events and using Wumpa Coins to get items from the Pit Stop.

It's also possible that they're planning on making it a Stream-Only game in the future. After Microsoft's announcement with the next Xbox "console". I foresee games becoming Stream-only in the near future.

As soon as games start becoming services instead of products, I'm out.

[Zenith]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Master Matthew:

There is a relatively important issue everyone has just skimmed over here. This issue is what makes me believe there will NEVER be a PC release of CTR:NF.

Limited Time Items.

Crash Team Racing, much like Splatoon, has timed events. Unlike Splatoon, you can earn characters, karts, paint jobs, tires and other content by playing during these limited time events and using Wumpa Coins to get items from the Pit Stop.

It's also possible that they're planning on making it a Stream-Only game in the future. After Microsoft's announcement with the next Xbox "console". I foresee games becoming Stream-only in the near future.

As soon as games start becoming services instead of products, I'm out.

But tracks can be available when you buy it for PC, and cosmetic stuff can be purchased on pit stop. So it's still possible to have a release for PC. Maybe the only problem with this game is playing it on the keyboard, what it's not that big of an issue.

[FacuPovv]

Agree with Matthew, this game (unlike Spyro and Crash trilogies) its mostly an online multiplayer game, with temporal events/items etc. I know we could probably got the stuff anyway, but releasing it 1 whole year later it will just kill the experience and most of the fun (and playerbase too), that is what Activision its not understanding. Kart games have a short online life

[Killerwhale]

It's Mario Kart for PC

[Samwise]

Its kinda hard to be excited for any new game release now days. Companies stopped optimizing games long time ago, if terraria was released today, looking same it does now, it would require quadcore and gtx 960.

[Joygraze]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Master Matthew:

There is a relatively important issue everyone has just skimmed over here. This issue is what makes me believe there will NEVER be a PC release of CTR:NF.

Limited Time Items.

Crash Team Racing, much like Splatoon, has timed events. Unlike Splatoon, you can earn characters, karts, paint jobs, tires and other content by playing during these limited time events and using Wumpa Coins to get items from the Pit Stop.

It's also possible that they're planning on making it a Stream-Only game in the future. After Microsoft's announcement with the next Xbox "console". I foresee games becoming Stream-only in the near future.

As soon as games start becoming services instead of products, I'm out.

I think this is an extremely negative prespective to look at and makes little sense.

First of, ALL the items will return after a while (or after the GP's are over) on consoles. They will be purchasable on the Pit Stop. The only thing that might not return is the champion kart and its decals.

Secondly, the game is a single player experience for the most part. They just incentivize you to use the online mode in exchange for a large share of coins to purchase stuff at the Pit Stop.

Thirdly, if Spyro sells better than the N.Sane Trilogy on Steam, it will further incentivize Activision.

And finally, the creative director dodged the question (rather than answering) when asked about the PC port in an interview, which was something someone from Vicarious Visions did when the N.Sane Trilogy it was still a PS4 exclusive.

So to those worried, we will most likely get it. But yeah, I would also rather not wait a full year. Hopefully January 2020.

[rataj]

The arguments with online event activities is nothing which someone on PC has to worried about.
Activision will solve this "problem" without any doubts. One DLC for the Skins is the answer here. They can give it away for free with Pre-order and ready! Or they can do such events on steam too! Thinking the game focus is/was on multiplayer is nonesense. If it were online match focused, the devs would have sell the skins with microtransactions. Nobody would need the new improved AI/Bots. And maybe they wouldnt include the original CTR maps. If it were PS4 exclusive i guess they will developing a complete new unique title for it. Like the PS2 titles. Or simple, they arent Sony! There are more points which telling me that this Baby will come to our lovely PC. MediEvil will be the only one (atm) which will not come to PC!

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Console Release Date: 30th June 2017
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy PC Release Date: 29th June 2018
Publisher: Activision & Sony
Developer: Vicarious Visions

Spyro Reignited Trilogy Console Release Date: 13th November 2018
Spyro Reignited Trilogy PC Release Date: 3rd September 2019
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Toys for Bob

CTR Nitro Fueled Console Release Date: 21st June 2019
CTR Nitro Fueled PC Release Date: Only a matter of time.
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Beenox

MediEvil Console Release Date: 25th October 2019
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Other Ocean Emeryville

[✪Happy Dude✪]

not gonna happen it will be added to steam in 2090

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Homer J Simpson:

not gonna happen it will be added to steam in 2090

No, it will be added to Steam in 2525.

[Nick930]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Master Matthew:

There is a relatively important issue everyone has just skimmed over here. This issue is what makes me believe there will NEVER be a PC release of CTR:NF.

Limited Time Items.

Crash Team Racing, much like Splatoon, has timed events. Unlike Splatoon, you can earn characters, karts, paint jobs, tires and other content by playing during these limited time events and using Wumpa Coins to get items from the Pit Stop.

It's also possible that they're planning on making it a Stream-Only game in the future. After Microsoft's announcement with the next Xbox "console". I foresee games becoming Stream-only in the near future.

As soon as games start becoming services instead of products, I'm out.

This is a really poorly thought out excuse.

Hitman 2016 had elusive targets that were exclusively only available for a week, meaning players on other platforms or players who just failed to pick the game up could never attempt them later.


The solution? Once Beenox stops creating content.. they recycle the old challenges and unlocks. DONE. Problem solved.

What? Did you think that Beenox would NEVER give players another chance again?

[Nick930]

Początkowo opublikowane przez rataj:

The arguments with online event activities is nothing which someone on PC has to worried about.
Activision will solve this "problem" without any doubts. One DLC for the Skins is the answer here. They can give it away for free with Pre-order and ready! Or they can do such events on steam too! Thinking the game focus is/was on multiplayer is nonesense. If it were online match focused, the devs would have sell the skins with microtransactions. Nobody would need the new improved AI/Bots. And maybe they wouldnt include the original CTR maps. If it were PS4 exclusive i guess they will developing a complete new unique title for it. Like the PS2 titles. Or simple, they arent Sony! There are more points which telling me that this Baby will come to our lovely PC. MediEvil will be the only one (atm) which will not come to PC!

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Console Release Date: 30th June 2017
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy PC Release Date: 29th June 2018
Publisher: Activision & Sony
Developer: Vicarious Visions

Spyro Reignited Trilogy Console Release Date: 13th November 2018
Spyro Reignited Trilogy PC Release Date: 3rd September 2019
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Toys for Bob

CTR Nitro Fueled Console Release Date: 21st June 2019
CTR Nitro Fueled PC Release Date: Only a matter of time.
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Beenox

MediEvil Console Release Date: 25th October 2019
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Other Ocean Emeryville

MediEvil is NOT coming to PC. It's going to remain a PS4 exclusive as the property is still held by SIE. Ratchet & Clank was also remade a few years ago, and it still firmly remains an exclusive to the PS4 platform.

[Nick930]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Samwise:

Its kinda hard to be excited for any new game release now days. Companies stopped optimizing games long time ago, if terraria was released today, looking same it does now, it would require quadcore and gtx 960.

Sounds like you just haven't bothered to upgrade your PC. I haven't had performance related issues in games for a LONG time. You can't just say "Bad optimization" simply because you can't run it... games evolve and become more advanced, and that means hardware has to evolve too.