Though the game has only been out for a short amount of time now, another EA game is begging for a patch in order to fix problems that make the game close to unplayable on the PS3. No, this time it is not the Orange Box, it is in fact, Need For Speed: Pro Street.
With the Orange Box, developer Valve had to take the initiative to try and find a fix for those issues, this time around EA is handling this one solo and is letting their consumers know that they are well aware of the problems the game is causing and hope to find a fix as soon as possible. EA is covering their tracks by letting gamers know that there will be an announcement as early as tommorrow regarding the issue.
"It frustrates us just as much that our great fans aren’t able to have an enjoyable experience with ProStreet because of issues such as these," responded an EA moderator on the official forums. "Hold tight though, as I’ve already heard some stuff from the team on what the issue(s) (for PS3 at least) might be. Hopefully I’ll have something to report by tomorrow morning."
Although the game had been patched to version 1.1, that update seems to be the culprit. Users have been experiencing game freezes and crashing when tuning cars or saving the game. This undoubtedly caused many a gamer to cry foul and even go as far as to question how the game possibly made it to gold status.
One forum member exclaimed, "I can’t believe this game even made it to retail! Aside from the freezing, the frame-rate drops off at certain points, and there are even pop-ups!"
Stay tuned for the latest on the Need for Speed: Pro Street update and what EA’s next move to resolve this matter will be.