From June 6 to June 17, many of you took your first spins on Hong Kong Island. Over 250,000 testers from around the world participated! Our teams feel truly honored by the enthusiasm the community has shown on our social networks (Discord, Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and now Instagram!), as well as on YouTube and Twitch with numerous first-look commentaries on the game!
Today, we would like to revisit some aspects of the demo in detail, to give you more visibility on what we have observed over the past weeks.
Thank you for your feedback!
Two weeks ago, we shared a feedback form that helped us understand, in a structured and condensed manner:
- Your progress on the demo
- What you enjoyed and areas for improvement
- Your expectations for the future of the game
- Your player profile
The survey provided us with a wealth of information that helps us make the best decisions for the continued development of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown. Once again, a big thank you to all respondents!
The demo in numbers
Optimization and servers
The level of optimization in this demo and the stability of the servers did not meet the expectations of some of the community. We can provide several explanations:
The game build used for this demo did not yet include a number of important optimizations. Optimization work being parallelized on different branches from those playable on a large scale, many optimizations and graphical improvements have since been implemented. Guillaume Guinet, Game Director, discussed this in an interview with TraxionGG: https://traxion.gg/test-drive-unlimited-solar-crown-demo-old-version-optimisation-a-priority/
This demo also had technical objectives, notably concerning large-scale server testing worldwide. These were technical tests conducted for the first time, essential to ensure a smooth launch.
We understand that these aspects may have impacted your gaming experience and currently consider these topics as priorities.
To conclude, we are pleased to confirm the following information:
Upon its official release (September 5 for players who pre-ordered the Gold Edition), Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown will offer “Performance” modes (1080p/60FPS) and “Quality” modes (1440p/30FPS) on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
On PC, as the hardware (graphics card, processor, RAM, hard drive, etc.) and software environment (antivirus and background software, among others) are different for each user, the matter is always more complex. We wish to reiterate that the minimum and recommended configurations for this demo do not correspond to those of the final game. We are currently conducting all technical tests that will allow us to define the final recommendations for the game's release.
Console betas
Many of you have requested information about a demo available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. For now, our efforts have indeed focused on the PC version, with three Closed Playtests and a demo. As mentioned during the release date announcement, beta phases are planned for consoles in August. More details will be communicated in the coming weeks!
A brand new Instagram account!
The official Instagram account of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is now available!
In the coming weeks, you will find all the latest news about Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, but also:
- Exclusive news
- Behind-the-scenes of TDUSC development
- Exclusive IRL visuals of TDUSC’s lifestyle ambiance
- and much more!
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The TDU Team.
