Kotaku
It's not uncommon for companies to go back in and add features to a game. Take Motorstorm, for example. When it went on sale in Japan, it didn't have online. Customers who bought it didn't think they could play it online. So when Sony went back in and added online to the experience, it was a pleasant surprise! What Sony's done with Hot Shots Golf 5 isn't so pleasant.
Giving the title a 9/9/9/9 score, Japanese game mag Famitsu really liked Hot Shots Golf 5. They loved the new real shot feature as well as the new multiplayer mode that literally translates as "Exhibition Match Real-Type." The game's website also championed this new online feature, which allows for 2~8 player play. However, right after the game went on sale, the website was changed. This online feature won't be available until late August.
In the picture above, left is "before," and right is "after" purchase. Like I said, stuff like this isn't uncommon, and not a huge deal, really. Sony will be delivering online very, very soon. Though, promising online and then not delivering it until after the fact probably did disappoint some.
Elsewhere, there are rumblings that Hot Shots Golf 5 is freezing up, making me wonder if the game doesn't need a little longer in the oven...
Thanks muu for the tip!
Freeze, Online Complaints [2 Channel]
