{"id":878473,"date":"2024-07-07T23:15:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T03:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/?p=878473"},"modified":"2024-07-07T23:15:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T03:15:08","slug":"distance-for-ps5-ps4-launches-july-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2024\/07\/distance-for-ps5-ps4-launches-july-9","title":{"rendered":"Distance for PS5, PS4 launches July 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Refract will release arcade racing platformer <em>Distance<\/em> for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?iso=20240709T1300\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 9 at 6:00 a.m. PT \/ 9:00 a.m. ET<\/a>. Wishlisting is available now via <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10002564\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PlayStation Store<\/a>. <!--more-->\n<p><em>Distance<\/em> first launched in Early Access for PC via Steam on December 9, 2014, followed by a full release on September 18, 2018. A PlayStation 4 version was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2014\/12\/distance-coming-ps4-2015\">announced<\/a> in December 2014, and a PlayStation VR version was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2015\/12\/distance-announced-playstation-vr\">announced<\/a> in December 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an overview of the game, via <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10002564\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PlayStation Store<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Distance<\/em> is not just a race; it&#8217;s a journey&#8212;one filled with perilous speeds, gravity-defying stunts, and the relentless pursuit of the unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Melding the intensity of arcade racing with the agility of parkour, <em>Distance<\/em> catapults you into a neon-soaked world shrouded in mystery. Adapt quickly using your car&#8217;s abilities to jump, flip, and fly to overcome deadly hazards and survive.<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Thrilling Campaign<\/strong> &#8211; Dive into an immersive single-player adventure that takes you into the heart of darkness. Pursue an enigmatic threat and uncover the secrets of the city.<\/li><li><strong>Arcade Frenzy<\/strong> &#8211; Earn medals to unlock over 150 tracks in modes like Sprint, Challenge, and Stunt. Race ghosts to take on the leaderboards&#8217; best.<\/li><li><strong>Couch Multiplayer<\/strong> &#8211; Challenge up to 4 opponents in high-stakes split-screen races, or try unique arena-based modes like Reverse Tag and Stunt.<\/li><li><strong>Endless Tracks<\/strong> &#8211; With Trackmogrify, enjoy never-ending challenges with randomly generated tracks.<\/li><li><strong>Electrifying Soundtrack<\/strong> &#8211; Get your pulse racing with an original soundtrack that perfectly complements the game&#8217;s atmospheric vibe.<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><em>Distance<\/em> is a spiritual successor to the award-winning <em>Nitronic Rush<\/em> created at DigiPen Institute of Technology. It was widely praised for its innovative mechanics, visual style, audio design, and atmosphere.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refract will release arcade racing platformer Distance for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on July &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":897464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3563,12128],"tags":[6519,1667,6520,3842],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Distance-PS5-PS4_07-08-24.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878473"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":897466,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878473\/revisions\/897466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}