Tsw 7 - I Guess Its Accidentally Official Now

wow, I could say I'm surprised, but I'm not

"this was placed in error" yes, sure

 

You want to tell me JT didnt notice they wrote 7 instead of 6 two times in a row?
Similar to what mortal1234 said before I also think this might be a marketing strategy by DTG.

In the RM stream Alex said we would know what a DTG direct usually is about and this year they do things a bit differently which probably just means they wont announce TSW 7 before August 25th.

 

I think we all know that Cumbrian Coast will come after TSW 7 anyway, no matter what they say

 

In fairness. An Austrian route did take a place in TSW4 (despite a very small portion being German)

 

China coming up as a filter, make me think, there will be a china route announced in just a ticket segment... SWR route of some description as the UK route. If London Euston struggles, I dread to think about the frame rate at Waterloo... Germany.... Berlin??

 

Kind of forgot that one. Wonder why...
The compromise back then was the Vectron and Dresden Remaster and now it seems Austria didnt sell well enough for them to repeat that idea.
Hopefully we see a 3rd party with focus on austria soon.

 

absolutely, a nice Desiro ML or something, anything to be different from the 4024

 

people say this every year but i still can’t see it happening. despite there still being strong demand for those two, especially the netherlands, the US has had such a rough time in terms of tsw offerings that whatever dtg make for the US will sell pretty well

 

Plot twist TSW goes over to using Roman numerals and instead of being the classic TSW7, it becomes TSW VII...

 

Hey they could go back to TSW 1 but call it TSW I and restart all over again using Unreal Engine 5. (Better say I’m joking before someone on here sees this and thinks I’m trying to be dead serious instead of realising it’s a joke teehee).

 

If we can't for whatever reason have one single game version, I wish they would just name it after the year number, are we really going to go to Train Sim World 15..

 

Let's all pretend to be surprised when they are all wearing TSW7 shirts during the direct lol

It's weird they didn't just do that early reveal before the direct like they did last year.

 

Well now.

Woke up to this story and my screen grab being used by a few of the bigger youtube channels. Its nice to see this story being appreciated by them.

As a struggling and brand new YouTube channel though, it would have been nice to have been credited for what I found or credited for my screen grab they used.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

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tss is notorious for this, i like their content but there often seems to be a lack of credit. it’s a little thing which goes a long way

 

Like New Year's on January 1st, like Monday after Sunday...

 

I agree! The bearded Aussie bloke sort of credited you, but not sure he actually said it was you explicitly.

One thing I do agree with that TSS said is that a reason it is different this year might not just be about a name but exactly what is coming. With the hope it is not just a cookie cutter approach from previous releases. I am happy to speculate about names and inclusions, but surely it has to be different to the previous 3 core things, 3 deluxe things and some dodgy new features. I am worried it could be more of the same and they are corralling a shed load of stuff to bulk out the otherwise mundane.

Alex on the roadmap and others from DTG previously have acknowledged the game needs to be in better shape. I can't help but wonder that if it is something new and pleasing to the community, they surely would have reused the TSW6 playbook and shared early. Not to build hype, but maybe goodwill.

 

they’ve been ‘acknowledging’ it for 2 years. i’ve got no confidence anything will change with tsw7

 

Hard to argue with you for sure!

 

Just watched the TSS clip on YT. He does name the elephant in the room which is that, this time round, TSW7 or whatever it’s called may not be a free update. Perhaps that’s something DTG need to quash before the Direct. And JT altering the description back to TSW6, as I think already noted, does imply under Trade Descriptions for the UK at least they will now need to sell the Cumbrian Coast for TSW6 as well as 7, even though the former will be obsoleted and forgotten by DTG within days of 7 releasing. Best thing JT could do is remove all references to the version number and simply say TSW!

 

To be honest, I'd be more surprised if there wasn't a leak lol.

As for routes, there's zero chance at all of DTG doing a BR era route for the core UK route. I do think it'll be somewhere that hasn't had any representation, I think Aberdeen to Inverness, with the ScotRail HST and Rivet doing most of the work on it.

 

However, RM's video specifies that the "Direct" will focus primarily on Train Sim World (without specifying the number 7) and something else.
So it could be a new train simulator or another DTG preview game, or it could be a glimpse into the future.

 

If it turns out to be a paid update only there better be something very good in there to offset the mess of TSW6 But if it's that good/stable that shouldn't be gate kept behind a paywall.

 

Oh that would be a pleasant surprise. It might well be that the Scotrail HST might be reserved for TSW7. I would hope so.

 

July Roadmap from last year (2025)
https://live.dovetailgames.com/live...s/article/train-sim-world-5-roadmap-july-2025
There was no "secret" at that point.
Just full on TSW 6.
The only "secret" was what routes would be in the release bundle.
"Free core option" in there and compatibility confirmed.
They even joked about JD "leaking things" (accidentally on purpose)

 

Again with the speculation about "no free core" despite it being mentioned by Matt I think it was clearly saying it was a "big success" last yer?
I think people just like seizing defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

A Fife Circle extension to Dundee and Perth would be rather welcome if Rivet do make a route. Or Glasgow to Ayr.

Anyway, I really don't think DTG will be bothered about the "TSW7" leak and there's a chance it could have been a mistake arising from an assumption based on the Whitehaven's release date being after the annual re-release. It doesn't necessarily mean the new release will be called "TSW7".
DTG will be much more concerned if any of the new products are leaked as those involve contracts with TP developers and possibly even traction manufacturers and train operators. Both of whom, thanks to being larger companies can afford better lawyers than DTG/Focus.

 

I don't think it's a conspiracy. More likely they overshot their release date and forgot to get the word out to everyone to hold off on their own timed releases. Nothing to base it on except the rush by DTG staff on here to assure us they're working on "upcoming optimization improvements" so just a hunch that they're trying to smooth out some more wrinkles before going "live" with TSW 7.
If it takes a few extra weeks for a better release, then it doesn't change anything.
Honestly the fact that things are still coming out at this late in the game for TSW 6 just reinforces (to me) that TSW 7 is delayed a bit.
Does it really change anything if TSW 7 happens in September...or October..or December?
Not really.
Marketing perhaps depending on when Xbox, Playstation and Steam do their sales perhaps.
For players there's no different when it happens.

 

If I remember correctly, all the routes in that core package was previously released ones, similarly to how it was done with TSC. I highly doubt DTG will release 4 brand new routes in one package, but it isn't entirely impossible.

As for the UK route, without knowing anything, I would have guessed it's time for the ECML equivalent of WCMLS, meaning Kings Cross to Peterborough. With the clues about SWR and a potential Northern 158 incoming however, it broadens the possibilities for speculation. It could be Portsmouth to Waterloo, which similarly to ECMLS would be a busy mainline out of London, which I think bodes well for the flagship route. I don't know what a possible Northern route could be though.

Now, if they did have a fourth route up their sleeve for the deluxe edition, I think it would be wasteful to pick one of the three core territories again. Another dutch or french route, or a new country all together like Australia would have been better imo.

Wasn't the Riviera Line made by Rivet? I guess you could argue that Rivet and DTG are basically the same developer anyway though. Also, there may be a bit of sampling bias towards the newest core route, so I would be cautious about drawing those conclusions.