iRacing’s first foray into the console gaming sphere seems to have a problem on launch day for the World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing title, specifically for PlayStation 5 users. While the game is fully playable, there are a number of issues specifically related to the PlayStation 5 version of the title.
Developed by iRacing’s recent acquisition in Monster Games, the previous developers and publishers of titles such as SRX: The Game and Tony Stewart’s All-American Racing, World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing is still iRacing’s first official dive into the console world with it, their first published title outside of their own PC simulation, iRacing.
Right now the biggest issues are with the game’s physical PlayStation 4 disc image, but those downloading digitally also have a bit of a problem to contend with.
PLAYSTATION 4 DISCS DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE PLAYSTATION 5 VERSION
iRacing Support posted a tweet around 3:00 PM ET time explaining that the PlayStation 5 version of World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing is not currently downloading for those who have purchased the physical copy of the game.
The physical copy of the game will only come in PlayStation 4 for PlayStation players, but therefore the disc should also include a download for the PlayStation 5 version of the game for those who insert the disc into a PlayStation 5. Unfortunately this is not working at the time of this posting.
If you need it now, PS5 players can always install the PS4 version for now, but these are two different editions of the game.
Those who can’t wait might be in for a sour surprise when they can finally download the PS5 version. Saved data will not be transferred between the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game. That essentially means that if you start your career on the PS4 version now, you’ll have to restart it when you finally get to the PS5 version.
This isn’t a launch issue, but rather something that was predetermined before it was released. Now it fuels a problem that has arisen for the populous gamers who wanted a physical drive for their PlayStation 5.
DO NOT DOWNLOAD PLAYSTATION 5 DLC
Now, if you have the digital PlayStation 5 version of the game, be it the Standard or the Gold Edition, you may be wondering why Limaland, the first piece of DLC released simultaneously with the title, can’t. be downloaded . I sure was and I tried to download it a few times.
iRacing Support knows about this too. For both problems, the resolution may take a little longer than anyone would hope. Tickets have been submitted to Sony by iRacing, but iRacing indicates that this may not be corrected for another week.
World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing officially releases today (September 27, 2022) in Standard Edition ($49.99) or Gold Edition ($69.99) for the PlayStation 5 (digital), PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S ( digital) or Xbox One systems .
UPDATE: Sept 28, 12:00 PM ET
iRacing Executive Vice President Steve Myers tweeted a belated update on the ongoing issues. Limaland should now be available for download, a patch will be available soon that should hopefully fix the rest of the above issues, and a further patch has been discussed in the tweets below.
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