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.

 

[Jai Newcombes Quads]

I’d like to know the reasoning behind having Preuss a better contested mark than Hawkins, and Jones leading for speed while Saad and Markov miss out on the top 5 all together.

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[Ambrose Burnside]

I’d like to know the reasoning behind having Preuss a better contested mark than Hawkins, and Jones leading for speed while Saad and Markov miss out on the top 5 all together.

Thought Jack Petruccelle would be up there for speed but they haven't listed the actual values so there might be like 1 point separating these guys.

 

[TwoAmeobis]

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doesn't really explain why he's above Hogan, McKay and King. and tbh 10 games is a small sample size so i think Dixon should be higher too. Dixon averages 2.4 contested marks per game across the past three seasons (54 games) while Preuss has only played 13 games (3 in 2020 and 10 in 2022) with an average of 1.85

 

[netslave]

It's an old EA trick to hype up and release in-game player ratings before the game, to help stir up debate and discussion before release, good marketing move.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

It's an old EA trick to hype up and release in-game player ratings before the game, to help stir up debate and discussion before release, good marketing move.

Oh it is 100% effective.

 

[TwoAmeobis]

It's an old EA trick to hype up and release in-game player ratings before the game, to help stir up debate and discussion before release, good marketing move.

very effective and i'm all for it. and i think highlighting the individual attribute ratings rather than the overall ratings is far more interesting in terms of discussion.

 

[Mkcaptain]

Has ground balls been a relevant stat in a game before?

 

[SugarShane]

I could be wrong, I always make sure the Eagles wear the royal blue with gold wings regardless if we're playing home or away or which round it is

Aka Collingwood mode.

I definitely have a tendency too to pick my guernsey, usually home, and adjust the other team around that.

 

[SugarShane]

Strange how the AFL went over BA’s heads to post stat leader reveals after we were told nothing was coming out until the 22nd. At least proves the AFL are willing to spend 15 minutes marketing it once a week.

It's not really content though. Just a bit of an entree for the big reveal since they're hyping up "who will be the highest overall". Half a chance whoever it is will be in attendance, maybe even the cover star.

 

[GOTHELIONS16]

Has ground balls been a relevant stat in a game before?

I don’t think so

 

[SugarShane]

It's an old EA trick to hype up and release in-game player ratings before the game, to help stir up debate and discussion before release, good marketing move.

It's no "post a face scan every week for 18 weeks" but it'll do.

 

[Quivorir]

Thoughts GOTHELIONS16 ?

 

[Monfries7]

They said stats were based on champion data. I'm sure the other players people are talking about have high stats for what they're good at also, just not top 5

 

[Treehill23]

Has ground balls been a relevant stat in a game before?

Nope, which is interesting to me. Hopefully that means it’s possible for players to fumble the ball under pressure

 

[Aflsquads]

Has ground balls been a relevant stat in a game before?

AFL LIVE had a ‘Pick up the Ball’ stat which might be similar I’d say. It was a hidden attribute that was briefly visible but not editable before a patch closed the door on it.

 

[GOTHELIONS16]

Thoughts GOTHELIONS16 ?

Don’t understand why Saad isn’t in speed top 5. Don’t care if he’s one attribute less, there is NO way he’s slower than Lachie Jones. Also Preus’s contested mark attribute based on his 10 game 2022 average is way overrated.

 

[FearTheBeard13]

I wonder if there’ll be a badge system in game similar to 2K or even way back in AFL 06/07 when they had player traits like ‘engine’ ‘brownlow’ or ‘specky’ or if its going to be strictly player attributes and tendencies/sliders…?

 

[Flagmantle Pod]

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Gonna go out on a limb here and say champion data have access to stats that we dont. Pruess likely had a bigger win % in contested marking situations than we think, hence the high rating

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Really hope that different teams play differently like they do in real life. Like a Ross Lyon coached team will be very different to a Craig McRae

Craig Mcrae

Age

50

Ht

176cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.4

5star

coached team.

No AFL game has gotten this right. Would be tough to pull off to be fair but it's something I've always wanted to see.

 

[Tablich]

Also hope there is an acceleration stat

 

[Tablich]

Gonna go out on a limb here and say champion data have access to stats that we dont. Pruess likely had a bigger win % in contested marking situations than we think, hence the high rating

Sorry I'd didn't read you message , I agree

 

[OhDustinMartin]

A very close mate of mine works at CD. He tells me that there's an entire database full of stats and zones and everything inbetween that never sees the public eye. sort of your pandora's box of footy boffin-ery, i'm sure would've been used to calculate this stuff accurately.

 

[GOTHELIONS16]

A very close mate of mine works at CD. He tells me that there's an entire database full of stats and zones and everything inbetween that never sees the public eye. sort of your pandora's box of footy boffin-ery, i'm sure would've been used to calculate this stuff accurately.

That doesn’t explain why Lachie Jones is deemed the fastest player in the AFL?

 

[OhDustinMartin]

That doesn’t explain why Lachie Jones is deemed the fastest player in the AFL?

yes it does. gps data is part of this

 

[Monfries7]

That doesn’t explain why Lachie Jones is deemed the fastest player in the AFL?

Have you ever watched Lachie Jones? He's fast lol. Clearly there's data that backs it up, i'll trust that over your judgement.