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NFS: Shift crashing on Xbox 360, tries to access PSN!? photo

This is absolutely hilarious. A ridiculous and peculiar glitch in EA's new racing title, Need for Speed: Shift, has allegedly been unearthed, and it's amazing. The title supposedly contains a game-breaking error in which the Xbox 360 version crashes while attempting to connect to the PlayStation Store. You have read that correctly, a 360 game is trying to connect to PSN.

This is just one of many bugs reported to have shipped with Shift. According to reports, the poor game is riddled with problems. The blogger who discovered the PSN connection error describes Shift as "the most bug-ridden piece of code I have witnessed in recent times." 

On the one hand, I feel sorry for the developers over what is an incredibly embarrassing cock-up. On the other, I can't stop sniggering at such an amazing failure. I don't think I've ever heard of a game trying to use one console to connect to a rival network, and I am itching to find out how such a disastrous mistake could have happened. 

Expect patches to be coming out for this thing very, very soon.


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Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:32
Batthink
Well thank goodness I didn't get this for my birthday...phew. O_O'
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:32
eternalplayer2345
Hahaha best mistake in a game I can remember in recent years.
Sonic9jct's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:33
Sonic9jct
Weird thing is, if you let it sit and try to connect long enough, you gain access to the Wii Shop Channel... odd.
ace of knaves's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:33
ace of knaves
That's the most insane bug I've heard of in a long time.
Josh Tolentino's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:39
Josh Tolentino
Next thing you know, your Microsoft Banana Dollars will be converted into Wii points.

In any case, I did hear that Shift's development was led on the PS3, so that could be part of it.
Tyrian3's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:40
Tyrian3
I guess that's how you make Xbox LIVE free of charge...:P
KrazyKraut's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:40
KrazyKraut
XD XD wtf...
Butternine's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:45
Butternine
I bet they're kicking themselves for replacing the game testers with a soggy paper sack.
zombielifecoach's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:46
zombielifecoach
BWAAAAAAH HAHAHAHA!

*sniff..* Good times.
BlackDove's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:47
BlackDove
All proper X360 games are PS3 ports.

Nothing surprising. They just didn't have a QA department it seems.

Rushed etc.
Balaamsafe's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:48
Balaamsafe
Yo dawg, i heard you like monetarising in game transactions, so we put a playstation store in your XBLM so you can buy virtual stuff while you buy virtual stuff.
iEro-Sennin's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:53
iEro-Sennin
Yo Xbox Live, I'm really happy for you and I'ma let you finish, but PSN is one of the best networks of all time. OF ALL TIME!
artha14's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:57
artha14
I think he just put a ps3 disc in an xbox. LOL.
bruceleethree's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 13:58
bruceleethree
@artha,

xbox doesnt have bluray. owned..
SneakerElph's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:02
SneakerElph
Still haven't been contacted about my Twitter party win. :-( I can't DM @dinomas if he's not following me...
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:06
Tarvu
Brilliantly poor.
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:06
Mr Wrighty 987
lol wut
dwolfwood's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:13
dwolfwood
lol wow that's fucking awesome. Definitely gonna be hearing about this for awhile.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:15
Jon B
Begs the question - how the FUCK did they manage to miss that bug?
Steel Brotha's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:20
Steel Brotha
MS: how many people did this pass by in editing?
EA: Over 9000!!!
MS:WHAT 9000?!
Exquisitor's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:20
Exquisitor
I work for a software development company... and when the newly hired trainees are easily finding database destroying bugs in the program, you wonder what the hell is wrong with QA.
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:26
Magnalon
QA! QA!
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:46
Los255
DURR HURR, DOES THAT MEAN I DUN GET TO PAY FOR LIVE ANYMOAR?
ww3pl's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:49
ww3pl
Image as professional as EA.
Buddyleej's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:49
Buddyleej
This game is garbage on all versions. As an example; the PS3 version just got patched because they left the damage modeling out. Tuning menus are flipped around, the high end cars will start bouncing all crazy at high speeds, cars just disappear in replays.........
nekobun's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:54
nekobun
There'd better be a patch for it; I just won a free copy the other day on Twitter! Don't tell me I won CRAP.
rel123's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 14:58
rel123
So all those 9/10 reviews are bullshit. Its not like they would fix the review copy bugs and not the actual release..right? RIGHT!?
Nitex's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 15:07
Nitex
Admit it, this game loves the PS3 more than the 360, so much in fact that it only wants to connect to PSN and never Live! Booo Live! Yay beer!... I mean PSN!
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 15:11
Shadowiii
That is really hilarious.
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 15:12
naia-the-gamer
Seeing the screenshots of the breakage, I think this is the most hilarious bug I have ever seen. That being said, if I had purchased this game I'd be pissed.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 15:16
BahamutZero
yeah, reviews are generally bullshit all around, especially any advance reviews on metacritic. games typically drop 2-5 points minimum after release. I only look at user reviews
Wheatspin's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 15:23
Wheatspin
Wow, how surprising... TOTALLY didn't expect this to attract all the PS3 fanboys on Destructoid... "THE GAME LIKES THE PS BETTER! LOLOLOL!!111!!!" Sigh, the internet at its finest.
Kaden101's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 15:32
Kaden101
Funny, really funny.

I feel quite different now.
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 15:34
Tarvu
I'm amazed Jim wrote this article, it is unlike his work.
JDigital's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 15:41
JDigital
@Wheatspin:

Actually, the game fucking sucks on PS3... there are some tracks that are damn near un-driveable because the car wont quit bouncing all over the road. I haven't made it far into the game to witness some of the other known bugs but I know that already I'm SOOOOOOOOO FUCKING GLAD that I rented it through GF instead of purchasing it...

It really sucks though, the game did good on so many level yet fails at some of the most important aspects of a racing sim.

Typical EA.
KINGof210's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 15:42
KINGof210
I...can't...stop...laughing...WOW!! How did...What the...I'm speechless, I don't know what to say...
JDigital's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 15:45
JDigital
Lol, just occured to me...


ITT: EA cares more about release dates than game quality...

or

ITT: EA rushes to beat Forza 3 to market and maintains status quo.
Everyday Legend's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 16:04
Everyday Legend
@ nekobun

Congratulations on your free prize made of crap.
Sorry you got swindled either way, but hey, at least it's free crap. You could have paid for it. Then you'd really be pissed.
the guy with the hat's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 16:54
the guy with the hat
@jdigital looks like the later sounds right by the time most people had bought shift it would be too late this sort of glitch shouldnt happen from EA. i would its a classic infamous, prototype case
HiddenAHB's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 17:01
HiddenAHB
Somebody shouldn't have fired those beta testers.
But i still prefer EA over Activision.
GEMPadre036's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 17:37
GEMPadre036
I'm just glad NFS Nitro got delayed. If this is what would have happened if they had tried for a simultanious release, then both games would have suck. At first I was annoyed by the extra wait, but now...
Grandmas Boy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 17:56
Grandmas Boy
What do u expect? What was the last good NFS? Most Wanted?
Standard Toaster's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 18:57
Standard Toaster
I thought the last good NFS was Carbon on the PSP, I hated it on consoles.
Miguelcar808's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 19:26
Miguelcar808
... and now I need to do (photoshop it) that cover and put it over my NFS:Undercover case.
kingtobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 19:36
kingtobo
Hearing about this bug provided me with more entertainment than I'm sure this game ever could have, so I guess that's nice of EA.
Volgin13's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 19:58
Volgin13
I hope this was because of a disgruntled employee with a wicked sense of humor.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 21:14
Qraze
goddam. and now we're back to this shit. did the last 3 years teach these boys anything? i don't think it has at all.
meijin3's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2009 21:57
meijin3
@EA: FAIL!!!!11
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/28/2009 04:00
Xzyliac
@Volgin13
Agreed.
Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/28/2009 05:14
Nexus
Epic Epic fail ... how did that get through the testing. Someone must be feeling the heat right now!
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