Multiplat AFL 23 - PS/Steam Releasing May 4, Xbox TBC

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

WHEN CAN I PLAY? READ BELOW:

• PlayStation (Physical): Thursday 4 May
• PlayStation (Digital): 8:01am AEST Thursday 4 May
• Steam: Currently 8:01am AEST Thursday 4 May, may be moved to 12:01am AEST
• Xbox (Digital or Physical): TO BE CONFIRMED, unlikely to be 4 May

Spoiler: Specific Big Ant quotes about the release:

Those that pre-ordered PS versions will be able to play on Thursday, disks will have already been mailed by retailers, they will also be available in-store.

Steam will also be available Thursday.

Stating the obvious, we are still having issues with XBox.

Seriously, anyone that looks hard knows there’s issues - why do you think there are so many exclusives for a particular platform that are not marked as exclusive, but are only on that platform.

If I took that road, life would have been a lot easier.

Xbox digital and retail will release at the same time - that is not a decision we get to make.

It applies now and I will no doubt pay a price.

Spoiler: Other Quotes

Re: commentary team

Spoiler: Other Quotes

Hamish is still there, Daisy didn't make it into the final version of the game.

We added Gary and increased the workload of Harf.

Re: game availability/release dates

I can never give 100% guarantee about anything in the future, but as it stands today, the statement I am prepared to make it that all stock that is at retailers on 4 May will be available for sale.

As to the amount that will be there for sale, and whether it is enough, that is a question I cannot answer.

It will be made digitally available on the various platform holder electronic stores.

Clarifying, the game will not release prior to 4 May 2023.

I am vague as there is one platform that has had sufficient stock at retailers and the other has not, and I cannot name them (contractual reasons).

The game will not be further delayed because of the numbers of units in stock.

Re: Steam listing

I've already put in a request for the screenshots to be replaced with current ones, they'll probably only be there for a day.

As much as the feedback has generally been positive, these are old, meant to be placeholder only and were not meant to go live.

Re: playing lists

All playing lists are accurate for the 2023 season.

Re: content creator footage

This is all prior to day one patch (as some have noted updates like numbers etc are apparent)

Re: Career mode

A head's up on Career mode.

At the AFL 23 Launch night I mentioned the non-team based Individual Career Mode in an interview with Dean (Twistie3). As alluded to at that same event, we were working with the AFL and AFLPA to include as many past legends in the game as possible.

The great news is that we have received approval for far more AFL legends than were previously envisaged, but this has meant that we had to make the tough decision to divert resources away from the Individual Career mode development. The individual Career Mode function will not make it into AFL 23, Career Mode will be entirely team based. I expect this mode to be include in future iterations of the game.

Re: microtransactions

You do not have to make purchases, things can be earned.

Re: general development

So fundamentally flawed, in so many ways, it’s bananas.

We are doing AFL as it’s a passion project, without us doing it there would not be one being made.

So much more upside with making games that are played internationally, let alone one that will not even be played in every state in this country.

 

[ESSENDON INSIDER]

last time there was a announcement 7 days away from release it didn’t go so well

 

[mickelboy182]

I'd be unsubscribing for the shit gag tbh.

I suspect that is why I've never been subscribed in the first place though.

 

[FearTheBeard13]

last time there was a announcement 7 days away from release it didn’t go so well

Fair but given everything Ross has said in the past 2 days I’m positive nothing bad will happen again today in terms of a delay. If anything hopefully in 12 hours time we’re all discussing new gameplay videos as opposed to stock/retail issues.

 

[AnAussieWancker]

Very scared if we go through most of today silent from BA due to what happened last time being 7 days out as well as last time got a text from JB around about this time saying my pre order would be ready to collect this time next week And it hasn’t happened yet either.

 

[Tacomix41]

I'd expect we get some form of gameplay tonight seeing as its one week from gameplay and Ross said there were people in recording yesterday as he was flying

 

[DasItMayne]

Surely Cheetos will post something today..

 

[Dez!]

Very scared if we go through most of today silent from BA due to what happened last time being 7 days out as well as last time got a text from JB around about this time saying my pre order would be ready to collect this time next week And it hasn’t happened yet either.

Calm down, I just pre-ordered now and immediately got the text.

 

[pattymalone00]

I'd expect we get some form of gameplay tonight seeing as its one week from gameplay and Ross said there were people in recording yesterday as he was flying

surely we can’t get let down two times in two days

 

[AzzaLow]

What’s the odds of us getting this hot piece of ass in the game

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Calm down, I just pre-ordered now and immediately got the text.

I preordered on the day of commentarygate and have no text.

 

[hawk699]

I preordered on the day of commentarygate and have no text.

It come bro

 

[jdoggdrool]

I preordered on the day of commentarygate and have no text.

You're dying for our sins.

 

[Andonis1997]

What’s the odds of us getting this hot piece of ass in the game

If Gather Round guernseys were going to be in the game, I'd say every other 2023 guernsey would be there.

 

[MightyMagpieMan]

Can we get footage of the EPIC Collingwood chant echoing around the stadium?

Up The Maggies!

 

[Flagmantle Pod]

I preordered on the day of commentarygate and have no text.

You’re our sacrificial lamb

 

[chenny420]

Anyone else pre-order on the day it became available and never got a text…

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

You're dying for our sins.

You’re our sacrificial lamb

 

[Old M8]

Anyone else pre-order on the day it became available and never got a text…

I never got one, but did/has anyone got a text for an Xbox pre-order?

 

[Freo16]

Anyone else pre-order on the day it became available and never got a text…

Yeah I never got one but I don’t remember getting pre-order texts until at least the day before release

 

[Andonis1997]

Can we get footage of the EPIC Collingwood chant echoing around the stadium?

Up The Maggies!

If that is a feature in the game, I'd imagine a fair few controllers will go through TVs having to hear that in a video game, as well as real life.

It would be a great inclusion, but I know that my blood would boil everytime I was losing

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Club specific chants etc would be amazing so long as they sound like the entire stadium is rocking and not a handful of blokes in a recording studio.

 

[StoneyHawk]

If that is a feature in the game, I'd imagine a fair few controllers will go through TVs having to hear that in a video game, as well as real life.

It would be a great inclusion, but I know that my blood would boil everytime I was losing

No greater motivation to try harder and .....who am I kidding...I would exit rage too!

 

[Nicho50]

Club specific chants etc would be amazing so long as they sound like the entire stadium is rocking and not a handful of blokes in a recording studio.

If Kanga Kanga Kanga isn’t in the game I’ll be disappointed.

 

[joshlesueur]

If that is a feature in the game, I'd imagine a fair few controllers will go through TVs having to hear that in a video game, as well as real life.

It would be a great inclusion, but I know that my blood would boil everytime I was losing

I can feel the blood boiling just thinking about it not good for us blue baggers


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[Lesnish]

Club specific chants etc would be amazing so long as they sound like the entire stadium is rocking and not a handful of blokes in a recording studio.

Evolution 2 got entire cheer squads in for this.
I actually think they did it well. The only thing they struggled with was volume control of it.


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