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.

 

[caloschwaby]

It truly has been an honour shitposting and sh!t-posting with you gentlemen

Despite my whinging and nit-picking and whatever state the game ends up in tomorrow - its genuinely been one of the best times I've had on BigFooty being involved in a thread. BigAntStudios JNT BA through all the discussion, shitposts and drama you've taken it on the chin and can only appreciate this level of involvement between consumers and devs that I've never come close to seeing before.

Can't wait to do it all again in a couple years time

 

[palmomagpie]

Thanks BigAntStudios and JNT BA for jumping in this loonie bin with us for the past few months. Hope to see you pop up in the launch thread and subsequent threads whenever they come along (AFL24,25 whenever). Have a good Milo/beer at the pub tomorrow on us PS/PC users

 

[magpienato]

What was meme/post of the thread do we reckon? Hard to go past the gang-tackle discussion (and when I say discussion it was more like Ambrose Burnside talking to a brick wall)

 

[pattymalone00]

Thanks for all the enjoyment guys it’s been a blast, BigAntStudios thanks for all you’ve done (ps any updates on ps store going up at 12:01 yet)

 

[bennymate]

Coming to steam at 12am or what?

 

[zac080]

Thanks for all the enjoyment guys it’s been a blast, BigAntStudios thanks for all you’ve done (ps any updates on ps store going up at 12:01 yet)

He's trying hard but it problay won't be up at 12.01

 

[Xtreme]

Thanks for all the enjoyment guys it’s been a blast, BigAntStudios thanks for all you’ve done (ps any updates on ps store going up at 12:01 yet)

This is so confusing I've read midnight our time, midnight France time, 9am our time, 9 am France time..... France also has many time zones so if we're forced to operate on France time.... WHICH ONE IS ITTTTTTTT OMG

 

[DTLSchulzy16]

RIP to anyone who’s not on this forum expecting to pick up the Xbox game off the shelves tomorrow

This will be half the people in Robbo's stream asking why they can't get the game. It'll be brutal tomorrow

 

[caloschwaby]

Port (in Prison Bars)

Didn't see Ross' post? PBs being sold separately as DLC for $1.19

 

[Baz_hawk]

Coming to steam at 12am or what?

12.01am as someone on here offered up oral stimulation to Ross and he had to delay slightly to avoid that.

 

[Fizzler]

Didn't see Ross' post? PBs being sold separately as DLC for $1.19

Unfortunately I’m one of the degenerates who has gone through every page of this thread so you can’t fool me that easily!

 

[pattymalone00]

RIP to anyone who’s not on this forum expecting to pick up the Xbox game off the shelves tomorrow

I mean atleast they’ll be rewarded by the fact they never saw this thread I guess

 

[OhDustinMartin]

I’m genuinely going to miss this thread

 

[zac080]

Hopefully pro team is put tmr

 

[caloschwaby]

What song should I sing to wrap things up?

 

[PerfectFooty]

You don't think you'll have any qualms about the quality of the game post release?

Sure i will, i just won't yell them into a thread where some people magnify them to 1000

 

[bennymate]

12.01am as someone on here offered up oral stimulation to Ross and he had to delay slightly to avoid that.

Epic. Thanks.

 

[Bianconeri]

Thanks BigAntStudios and JNT BA for jumping in this loonie bin with us for the past few months. Hope to see you pop up in the launch thread and subsequent threads whenever they come along (AFL24,25 whenever). Have a good Milo/beer at the pub tomorrow on us PS/PC users

BigAntStudios has been the biggest contributor to the loonie bin state of this thread

 

[caloschwaby]

Unfortunately I’m one of the degenerates who has gone through every page of this thread so you can’t fool me that easily!

True as, you've been there since post #3 (the first poster that wasn't the threadmaker Etto).

 

[GoldbergsGold]

Sure i will, i just won't yell them into a thread where some people magnify them to 1000

They already added in things into the game from people 'yelling things into the thread'.

 

[caloschwaby]

BigAntStudios Favourite memory from this thread?

 

[GoldbergsGold]

BigAntStudios Favourite memory from this thread?

Not from the thread, but all the zingers from his speech at that reveal event (we actually like AFL) to another company roasting the past 10 years of AFL games.

 

[Orange Paradox]

'Twas the night before AFL23, when all through the BigFooty Forums
Not a gang tackle was made, nor even a cup of milo;
The posters were glued to their consoles with care,
In hopes that 12:01 soon would be there;

 

[Treehill23]

BigAntStudios Favourite memory from this thread?

It’s gotta be when he shared the Mason Cox video, doesn’t it ?

 

[maskmcgee]

Was probably one of the easier things to implement but small details like that add so much to the game, done really well with these.

Yea until someone plays their second match and skips all the cutscenes