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.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

This reminds me of 2 elections ago when the people who count the electoral votes had the Monday off and we were left with a hung parliament till the Wednesday

Ross doing a ScoMo and chilling in Hawaii while this thread is in meltdown

Who else had political references before page 600 on their bingo card?

I'm one Godwin's law away from bingo over here.

 

[Nicho50]

AI vs AI
2.5min quartets

Maybe give it 10 min.

HD piece still catching up to upload

Jesus Christ that was painfully hard to try and watch the ball movement with the camera angle and the shade on the ground. Really struggled to follow the ball on a phone screen.

Graphics look pretty good, major red flags about the goal kicking. Haven’t seen the AI kick a point yet?

 

[GOTHELIONS16]

They want people to buy an unfinished game its as simple as that, reveal how little is actually available and people cancel their orders.

So much for what they said in bold below: I trusted this(don’t think I do now)

Firstly, we have been very busy but this has been ten years in the making, waiting for the opportunity to get another crack at it.

Nacon have been awesome, letting us run autonomously, including being able to license and make an AFL game.

The AFL are 100000% on board from the very, very top of the organisation, this will be a very tight partnership, we both want to dominate this space.

There is so much infrastructure that will come from our other games that on their own, without addition, would already make this the deepest AFL game to date.

On the game-play front, we have had AFL assistant coaches at Big Ant for some time now, on the payroll, helping us write the AI.

I cannot say much more right now, but the future is bright.

 

[Flagmantle Pod]

AI vs AI
2.5min quartets

Maybe give it 10 min.

HD piece still catching up to upload

Home team has way more crowd noise when they run through the banner. Nice touch

 

[Selim]

yea from all the videos ive seen so far AI dont miss set shots? that has to be fixed. i remember the start of afl evo 2 being like this

 

[RG16]

Yet Ross is in India

Dunno if he's going to do much different if he was in Melbourne. Not like he's doing a press conference outside the MCG to address the saga

 

[Xtreme]

AFL just wont renew the rights deal for the game, sad reality out of all of this.

Wicked Witch has re entered the chat

 

[Selim]

Jesus Christ that was painfully hard to try and watch the ball movement with the camera angle and the shade on the crowd. Really struggled to follow the ball on a phone screen.

Graphics look pretty good, major red flags about the goal kicking. Haven’t seen the AI kick a point yet?

nah i think thats more his video is stuck in 360p dont think he waited for the HD version to process which in australia for YT takes abit longer just give it some time and rewatch i rekcon

 

[T2B_]

How could bigant do this to us?

Why are BigAnt trying to erase Xbox users? Xbox lives matter too!

 

[DTLSchulzy16]

Who else had political references before page 600 on their bingo card?

I'm one Godwin's law away from bingo over here.

I mean the Xbox disc have done a Harold Holt

 

[Flagmantle Pod]

My word huddo doesn’t stfu

 

[Nicho50]

Hudo was probably a bad option, lot of Evolution vibes on that commentary.

 

[OhDustinMartin]

8.31 of the video, a Swan marks on centre wing, decides to handball it 60m backwards to Hawkins on his own, who then turns and goals.

XBox people, waiting might be the play.

Really hoping this isn't the final version, its AI v AI but...yeezus.

 

[mclovin99]

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

This aged well .

 

[ultimaotaku]

AI vs AI
2.5min quartets

Maybe give it 10 min.

HD piece still catching up to upload

i really like the ingame presentation

 

[Lesnish]

I mean the Xbox disc have done a Harold Holt

This could unfortunately go over the heads of many on this forum

On SM-S901E using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Fear Boner]

Anyone got any ideas on what the Steam price is going to be?

free if you own an Xbox and have been inconvenienced recently by delays

 

[Selim]

AI vs AI
2.5min quartets

Maybe give it 10 min.

HD piece still catching up to upload

whats the diffuculy set at still easy?

 

[OhDustinMartin]

yet to see a genuine marking contest resulting in either a spoil or dropped mark.

 

[shev76]

Yet Ross is in India

He can still tell us to be grateful someone's making a game at all from overseas. Even if it is unfinished.

Does anyone know if you can change the simulated game length so that in career mode the AI match stats aren't blown out?

 

[Mootsy]

gameplay looked superb, like a fine wine, well i drank that wine,
and i don't even drink wine..

 

[thedavemiester]

My word huddo doesn’t stfu

Hope he didn't get paid by the word

 

[OhDustinMartin]

same as previous gameplay - it's the same player during the breaks cutscenes. kolodjashnij and rampe. seems to be decided on player position (these two are defenders, same as grimes and daniel in the Twistie vid).

 

[ultimaotaku]

8.31 of the video, a Swan marks on centre wing, decides to handball it 60m backwards to Hawkins on his own, who then turns and goals.

XBox people, waiting might be the play.

Really hoping this isn't the final version, its AI v AI but...yeezus.

yeah that was a bit weird but it was cool to see sydney milk the clock at the end of the 3rd

 

[Flagmantle Pod]

I didn’t see a single stoppage, missed kick, dropped mark, spoil or missed shot on goal.