DRIVER is back?! Ubisoft talks about the future of the DRIVER franchise!

Many things to cover with mixed informations to balance: the Driver Live-Action adaptation is cancelled, but Ubisoft said they are actively working on multiple projects for the Driver series!
Sources:
GameFile: www.gamefile.n...
Video Games Chronicle: www.videogames...
System Shock troubled production: wccftech.com/s...
Hunt Showdown Cancellation: • The Fate of RotJaw and...
Ubisoft Annual Report: www.ubisoft.co...
Footage used:
- Driver San Francisco Chapter 0 cutscenes
- Driver San Francisco E3 2010 teaser
- DRIV3R's Run the Gauntlet
- Binge Reveal Teaser (2021)
00:00 The News
01:10 The Investigation
03:34 Opinions & Conclusion
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[@chitan1362]

Imagine if this supposed upcoming Driver reboot went back to it's roots and takes place in the 1970s with era-correct cars and music. Ubisoft would gain some of my respect back.

[@VortexStory]

At the same time, I liked the "modern" depiction of DRIV3R

[@SlimSlugga713]

Defiently need it modern it needs come back full force

[@rickastley2308]

​​@@SlimSlugga713 70s is the full force for Driver series. Two best games in the series (Driver 1 and 2) look like a proper 1970s crime flick and that's great.

[@shadowxphoenix8674]

i would love to see a new "Driver" game, reboot, or remake with the same characters.

[@VortexStory]

Since the live action company was called Hotrod Tanner, I think they know who we want

[@comyxcon4gaming860]

As long as they don't make it woke, it's all good.

[@VortexStory]

Goodbye Binge Welcome back DRIVER

[@DHONEALREZHAL-tk6jz]

Yes its right driver remake is back ubisoft reflexion is the best

[@zngru]

THIS IS NOT AT ALL THIS I WAITED FOR 13 YEARS IN AZKABAN...

[@EddyTheDevil1]

I hope Ubisoft will release Driver 1 on Steam, since it's such a pain to get it working properly on modern systems.

[@Shapershift]

Steam is very unlikely. Maybe GOG could help with that if they and Ubisoft are willing.

[@TheEngine-gw2vs]

I would be satisfied with a GoG release for Driver 1 and 2.

[@buzzard3983]

I doubt in steam, but possibly in GOG as many classic games get released in there.

[@Mutt377]

While I am happy with some more positive news on the DRIVER series of Ubisoft, I myself am very skeptical just based on previous Ubisoft projects. Whether it be some remakes of older Driver games or if they are actively working/planning on something new and fresh, I feel like a lot of what Ubisoft touches nowadays ends up more disappointing than amazing. More so that same feeling applies to a lot of higher-end game developers in today's world. I'll keep my optimism on this for now, with hopes that some more positive news comes about. Gotta see what goods they give us first before I start going fan-crazy tho!

[@VortexStory]

@@Mutt377 let's hope that Reflections is involved, as they still have many of the game devs who worked on the first games! And why not getting back Martin Edmondson

[@hamannss3550]

Imagine a Driver San Francisco remaster with today's new videogame technology. And finally multiplayer support again.

[@arthurmorgan2906]

Man if they revived this franchise it would be another dream come true just like max payne remakes.

[@xpro9275]

They did not forget about Driver :')

[@VortexStory]

@@xpro9275 neither did we

[@Coolness68]

Driver is one of the most fun and under rated games ever. It brought the 3D world first to life with nail biting car chases just like the movie it was based on way before Grand Theft Auto. The movie director was an absolute blast and wish they would work on this more with more camera options. I'm a die hard fan that's been waiting years to hear some sort of good news about the franchise coming onto the latest consoles. Personally, they should go back to the roots of keeping Driver in the 70's, be able to customize the cars you drive and have a kick arse Film Director to boot!

[@Kawill2024]

This morning I was thinking about the DRIVER series, how amazing it would be to have a reboot or some news and suddenly my get this news!

[@VortexStory]

Let's hope the "projects" are game related and will not be cancelled

[@Kawill2024]

@@VortexStory 🙏

[@rlfpotatoking9253]

Same!! ever since they have started the anniversary of Reflections playthrough on their channel I thought maybe its time for some new DRIVER news already 😅

[@user-ix6nc8vm7j]

Hello Drivers !!! 🚘🤝🚔

[@VortexStory]

Hello

[@doubleG2]

The word Driv3r is probably one of the best video game names

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

I want a game, no movie or tv shows. Set in the 70s with a dirty gritty look, very few shiny pristine cars

[@fajaradi1223]

And the car drives like a land boat?

[@salvador_mano4x4]

Ubisoft just have to do the capcom way, and give me a driver remake

[@VortexStory]

Give us*

[@salvador_mano4x4]

@@VortexStory us, all fans!!!

[@ECfuckingW22]

YESSSSS

[@TaccRaccoon]

Hope so Would be awesome to see the original 2 games get remade for current hardware. All the same locations and same story and game modes

[@VortexStory]

Too many cities per video game

[@Shunn3d]

​@VortexStory Perhaps, but "The Crew" had a bunch of cities.

[@DonaldVale]

Hell they should make a trilogy because of driv3r and this game had alot of potential so they can unwaste the potential of driv3r.

[@sigil3084]

A DRIV3R remake would be insane. Mais connaissant Ubisoft, ils vont surement nous donner de la merde même si c'est DRIV3R.

[@VortexStory]

@@sigil3084 Un remake de DRIV3R c'est colossal quand même de faire 3 villes dans un seul jeu vidéo de nos jours. Et un remastered ne serait pas suffisant et les joueurs verraient trop les défauts des phases à pied

[@sigil3084]

@@VortexStory En effet, un remaster serait très décevant.

[@baba0rum]

Si seulement. Un remake (ou du neuf) avec Miami ou Nice (j'ai pas aimé du tout Istanbul). Pour concurrencer gta 6 et nous sortir un truc encore plus buggé que l'original et cyberjunk 1977 😂

[@Bocephus_92]

I understand that we have grand theft auto five right now and six is on the way, but can we stop and take a look back at how games used to be. Why don’t they make games like this anymore ? Like Driver or True Crime: Streets of LA. ? I really hope they bring back some familiar open world or free roam driving experience and a great story just like before. ❤

[@shrekrealista5045]

What if they remake the first driver....

[@VortexStory]

Re Driver

[@John-TannerDSF]

This is one of the best news we've got today ❤

[@VortexStory]

This year*

[@DonaldVale]

Hopefully they would make a driver 3 type game with better controls. It would be like a return to form of the evolving driver.

[@JovicaStanojevic]

I can't believe that driver is back in the series, I'm very happy 😃😊

[@cheekydemon6131]

Squealing tires, squealing police sirens and the chase is on!! They seriously need to make a proper DRIVER game a let us floor it in an old muscle car and have fun like back in the 90s in the first Driver game. I always imagine that I am the Driver when I cruise in my old '72 Dodge Demon 340, hehe 😈

[@subieasunayuuki]

But it's Ubisoft so... We will not actually be able to own the game nor will we be able to continue playing it after it gets delisted

[@VortexStory]

But we will play it a lot while it exists

[@John-TannerDSF]

To be honest, We should be glad that it's the live action series that got cancelled and not a DRIVER game because that would have been really disappointing and upsetting

[@LGLFanTeam12]

TV series *_DRIVER_* must be a real pain in the a*** in the making using real cars for practical stunts, because classic cars are just getting too rare and can be real pain seeing 'em getting wrecked 😭

[@VortexStory]

Or they would have to use CGI which would have been horrible to watch

[@LGLFanTeam12]

@@VortexStory Yes, we all know that CGI will SUCK in this kind of show. Only the future tech will tell, like enabling car restoration companies to mass-reproduce classic cars for this kind of show💀

[@charlesleeiii]

Tanner previously performed a J turn in Driver 2 in Las Vegas to get away from a police roadblock in the opening cutscene for the mission Stake Out similar to what's seen here at 3:07.

[@VortexStory]

The DSF teaser was well made, but the idea was to redo the parking tutorial in live-action!

[@DXMasterSeriOuS]

Avoir des remasterisations de Driver 1 et 2 serait vraiment cool. Mais le plus énorme serait une grosse remasterisation de Driv3r mais en faisant en sorte que les dèvs finissent leur jeu comme il devait être, surtout la partie à pied 😍 Je suis sur que ca cartonnerai, surtout qu'il met la pillule à TOUT les jeux du genre niveau physique, conduite et representation des villes.

[@VortexStory]

Tu as vu les développeurs y rejouer pour les 40 ans du studio la semaine passée ?

[@DXMasterSeriOuS]

@@VortexStory Non pas du tout je ne suis pas au courant. Ils ont rejoué à Driv3r ?

[@VortexStory]

Oui, c'est sur la chaîne officielle d'Ubisoft Reflections !

[@magnet-link3258]

I'd love to see Terry Kid back as the driver.

[@VortexStory]

Meh...

[@nicholasalonzo2412]

I hope it’s like driver sf

[@Modjo218]

J'espère que le prochain opus conservera la même mécanique de gameplay pour la conduite des véhicules de DSF (suspension, transfert de masse), avec le bon angle de caméra qui donne cette impression spectaculaire. Niveau scénario, une histoire sans Tanner ou Jones ne me dérangera pas, ainsi qu'évoluer sur une toute nouvelle map dans une ambiance à part. Sur l'aspect graphisme et distance d'affichage des décors j'espère que ça sera plus poussé. Je ne pense pas qu'ils garderont le Shift cependant

[@retrohunter128]

please a remake von DRIVER 1 of the PSX-Version

[@foxion5978]

Imagine if they bring Ryan Gosling to play the main character in the next driver game

[@jaffleyfifteen5912]

Idea- Driver: The Wheelman Collection with driver 1 2 3 & parallel lines remastered in one game with an online free roam mode

[@hiimpubg360]

I support this man's idea

[@overcastskyline1747]

if driver goes back to the 70s, 70s style theme vibes, it will fail miserably, hopefully they set it in modern times or even a bit into the future, tanner being of old age and its his final chapter before he passes the torch, on foot is also a must, in game soundtrack would be nice if its good, but radio stations with licensed music would be even better, i feel like this will be their last chance of making it right, if they screw this up its over for driver, or put on hold for a realllly long time again.

[@Its_a_me_tanner]

I hope they remake the driver 1!!!!!

[@VortexStory]

But then, it needs a new way to change cars during gameplay

[@Its_a_me_tanner]

@@VortexStory especially the map!!!

[@YOEL_44]

After what they did with The Crew, I won't be purchasing any game until they change their policy on EoL games, so I guess a film would be a better bet.

[@VortexStory]

@@YOEL_44 Buy Driver

[@YOEL_44]

@@VortexStory I will keep playing old (or high sea) games until they make it worth for me to spend my money, I will not tolerate them stealing from my pocket. In fact I'm playing Watch_Dogs right now...

[@VortexStory]

If Reflections works on Driver, it should be okay

[@YOEL_44]

@@VortexStory I guess, but they'll have to regain my trust.

[@hiimpubg360]

If they wanna do it right then before announcing anything new to the series they should remaster the original ones first (thats if they are not rebooting the series)

[@VortexStory]

Doing anything Driver related is the right move

[@Royal_Rails]

If the projects are game related, I'm predicting either a remake of one or two of the classics or remasters of the last ones. Funny, I asked Ubisoft earlier if there were any Driver projects in the works and they said no. *those bastards lied to me*

[@VortexStory]

It was Ubisoft Support iirc, they don't have this kind of information anyway

[@levertorange62]

I just want a new driver period don't care about anything else they need to bring it back

[@VortexStory]

@@levertorange62 Fingers crossed

[@JayBirdBlu_117]

Did my Tag work? #KeepDRIVERAlive //

[@VortexStory]

@@JayBirdBlu_117 #ReDriver

[@ThaBIGBOSSX]

Very happy to hear Driver might be making a comeback really enjoyed that series. Hope they make a movie or series of it too one day. Thanks for uploading this news 🗞️

[@VortexStory]

@@ThaBIGBOSSX I'm almost upset I didn't find the news myself! I usually read the annual report when they released, so I could have noticed the "Hotrod Tanner LLC" dissolution !

[@ThaBIGBOSSX]

@@VortexStory it’s easy to overlook things it happens to all of us but at least we have that exciting bit of news of more games in the series. Also, it’d be nice if they remastered and re-released the Driver games on PSN so more people that haven’t played them can with full trophy support. I think Nightdive Studios that has worked on remastering the Turok games, Shadow Man, Quake, DOOM 64, now currently The Thing Remaster should work on doing the remasters of the Driver games.

[@MiguelTronoYT]

Con que saquen los 3 primeros en remake, estoy feliz

[@VortexStory]

@@MiguelTronoYT I think it's a positive message so I like

[@Zoom-Gameplay]

Taner: Oh shi* here we go again

[@VortexStory]

I understood that reference

[@DHONEALREZHAL-tk6jz]

Yes driver is back comming soon remake

[@VortexStory]

@@DHONEALREZHAL-tk6jz well we don't know what the projects are!

[@DHONEALREZHAL-tk6jz]

@@VortexStory its true driver remake project is built bro

[@Predatorace]

I'm still waiting for a GPS voiced by @VortexStory. Everytime you start your car: "Helleuooo driver!"

[@VortexStory]

@@Predatorace Not sure you will arrive at the correct destination with my instructions

[@Predatorace]

@@VortexStorywell it’s about the journey not the destination 😅

[@Mr.X---47]

Growing up driver was my dads favorite game. I would love to see a new entry!! Driver 3 was a blast

[@ChainikVlad]

I just hope for remasters with mod support, not even a new game :/

[@VortexStory]

That would be already great

[@leonel6743]

I hope Driver returns, whether it's a Remaster of the original trilogy, a Remake, or a new game

[@Mobius_Ap3x]

Groovy! 😎

[@vesper7082]

HELLO DRIVERS!!!!

[@VortexStory]

Hello Vesper

[@fajaradi1223]

Hold your bum mates! Remember! This is Ubisoft.

[@VortexStory]

I want to believe

[@Sl1kz]

ubisoft needs money because they f*d up so much the last years. NOW (because the are the dumbest company ever) they noticed that remakes and nostalgia brings money... took them some years to realize ... if you support this company after all they did, im sorry. I love driver so much but they dont do it because they love driver as much as we do..

[@VortexStory]

@@Sl1kz I will buy anything Driver related they release

[@Sl1kz]

@@VortexStory yeah, everyone can do what they want

[@loikinglish]

Woooow this is sad but accompanied by great news!! A new Driver game with realistic damage as they intended before D:SF maybe? That would be so great!! Since they say "Projects" I'm also hoping for D:SF remaster with these great Online/Splitscreen modes!! 😁😁🤩🚓🚓

[@Hiponite]

Ce serait une super nouvelle, cette franchise est mise de côté et c'est bien dommage, car certes The Crew 2 est un bon jeu, mais il n'a pas l'âme d'un jeu Driver.

[@VortexStory]

@@Hiponite Oui The Crew n'a rien à voir, encore plus maintenant que ça se passe à Hawaï ! On a besoin de courses-poursuites avec une bonne gestion des collisions

[@miraxandrax969]

I'm crying ❤

[@ECfuckingW22]

Hell yea brother :')

[@NitrousXProductions]

Like you said video game adaptations are always risky as most of the time you have to put your trust in a writer/producer that they Will do the game history and story justice. As history has shown it does not always span out that way. Imo I would rather have the game. I hope that they don't Turn it into a live service like the crew. I would rather them continue the storyline or do a remake of driver 2 or 3 with updated visuals and handling

[@KemonoGamer75]

Let's hope so.

[@GeneralLee.1969]

Well even if they officially announce a new Driver, i wouldn't be that excited, as the new Driver will 100% be a GTA clone, as shithead CEO already said that he's excited for GTA VI as Ubistoft can leach off of it's success. Microtransactions, pay-wall content, sky high prices for no reasons, and making it "family friendly" wich will end-up killing the charm of Driver, as even Parallel Lines has some charm to it, let alone first 3 games and SF. So let's lower our expectations to the very bottom, as if it happens, most likely that will be a fuck up of immense size, but not like in case of Driver 3 where as we know the game was just unfinished, this time it will be an awful game in general.

[@VortexStory]

I have faith

[@TheSultan1470]

As dumb a comment as it's profile pic.

[@x7amdan_R34]

New game please

[@VortexStory]

@@x7amdan_R34 fingers crossed

[@x7amdan_R34]

@@VortexStory 🤞🏼

[@Playr0ne]

thats wold be cool but only if they make it like original trilogy, not like san srancisco

[@VortexStory]

What don't you like in DSF if I may ask?

[@Playr0ne]

​@@VortexStory i dont hate this, but i love the trilogy much *and much* more that had better vibe and different more cinematic physics and i dont agree that gta like concept is wrong thing, at all, this is best way to the series

[@RdeanF]

Ubisoft doit déjà sortir le remake de Splinter Cell, ça fait depuis 2020 qu'on en parle... Donc ils ont du boulot!! Prévu pour 2026. Pour Driver, les jeunes connaissent même pas et le Driver SF n'est pas un véritable Driver selon moi, il a plus attiré des fans de jeux de caisses que les vrais fans de Driver, je pense que déjà ressortir les trois premiers titres sur PC en version Remaster, ce serait déjà un grand move de la part d'Ubisoft et cela permettrait de redonner de la visibilité à la franchise, de prendre le pouls sur sa cote. Après, si on parle de rêve de gamer : J'aimerais un jeu qu'il reprend après la mort de Tanner, et partir sur sa jeunesse et nous parler plus en détails de lui, comment il est devenu flic etc. Mais je parle du vrai Tanner de Driver 1, 2 et 3, pas celui de DSF...

[@VortexStory]

L'annonce du remake de Splinter Celle est plus récente non? Mais oui rien ne dit que ces projets aboutiront mais je préfère rester positifs

[@RdeanF]

@@VortexStory En 2020 oui, je sais pas pourquoi j'ai mis 2016 🤨

[@zngru]

THIS IS NOT AT ALL THIS I WAITED FOR 13 YEARS IN AZKABAN...

[@VortexStory]

[@evolution4ward923]

Get ready or ubisoft to destroy another IP!

[@VortexStory]

I'm optimistic

[@Puxi]

Ubisoft = Uplay. So no buy game.

[@VortexStory]

I still would