Rumor was true. Driveclub is delayed till 2014. Here is the news.

SCE Worldwide Studios and the team at Evolution Studios have made the difficult decision to delay the release of DRIVECLUB and DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition until early 2014. DRIVECLUB will be a truly innovative, socially connected racing game, but the team requires more time in order to deliver on their vision — and I’m fully confident the game will surpass your expectations.

This decision also affects PlayStation Plus members’ Instant Game Collection for launch. To be clear, DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition will still be part of the Instant Game Collection when it is released. For the PS4 launch, in addition to Resogun, I’m pleased to announce that Contrast, the highly anticipated game from Compulsion Games will also be available to PlayStation Plus members for free as part of Instant Game Collection. If you’re not aware of Contrast, it will whisk you away to a surreal vaudevillian, film-noir inspired reality full of performance, intrigue, shadow-play and drama. Please check out the trailer below. I’m sure you’ll agree that it is unlike anything you will have played before.

We’re also offering members access to an exclusive “Open Weekend” trial of Killzone Shadow Fall multiplayer on December 28-29.

We understand that the delay is disappointing news, but can assure you that the reason we have made this decision is to ensure that when DRIVECLUB launches, it will realize the next-gen racing vision. And PlayStation 4 gamers will have no shortage of titles to play this year. At launch alone, we have Killzone Shadow Fall, Knack, Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, FIFA 14, Call of Duty: Ghosts, and Battlefield 4 to name but a few, as well as the incredible list of indie games coming to PS4. A broad portfolio of games will be available on PS4 before the end of the year, and with games such as inFAMOUS Second Son, The Order 1886, Destiny, Watch Dogs and now DRIVECLUB coming next year, the strength of the software line-up on PS4 is unprecedented.

DRIVECLUB is a really ambitious racing title and the game is looking stunning. The extra time we’re giving the team means the visuals and overall experience are only going to get better. We can assure you that it will be worth the wait.

Source: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/18/driveclub-update/

Really bad news for the PS4.  So PS4 only has 2 exclusive retail games at launch now?  

Sadly, some of PS4’s planned launch games have been delayed. Here is the new full PS4 launch line up: pic.twitter.com/aoAj1QTjpw

— Ex-CEO Kaz Hirai (@KazHiraiCEO) October 16, 2013

The writing was on the wall, but I guess "LALALA I CAN´T HEAR YOU UNTILL SONY SAYS SO" was easier for some

...no biggie though, better to delay it and make it great than to force your customers to download gigabytes of data just to get the full game (yes, I´m looking at you Forza 5)

But the line up for the other next gen consoles really is less than stellar at this point...

Think i will sell my pre-ordered ps4, hopefully for a profit and then buy another one next year. At least this will help GT6 sales, that's what i will be buying instead.

Way to go.

This will end up delaying the launch of the console. I mean, why buy a console without games...

Glad they replaced it with Contrast, that looks pretty interesting.

Still 2 exclusive free games day 1, not bad.

Did Turn10 tell us how much data there is to be downloaded? And don't exaggerate, it's not like you get just one track and two cars.

And Contrast for PS+? Lol bravo Sony! If I didn't want the console itself on launch, I would sell my preorder.

dem next-gen delays. Watch_Dogs. DKC. Now Drive Club.