“Soon” Becomes Synonymous with GT5
In a recent documentary about the Audio R8 and Gran Turismo 5, creator Kazanori Yamauchi confirmed that his hugely anticipated driving simulator will have night racing and advanced weather effects, such as rain. He also was sure to confirm that the damage model will be implemented “soon.” But just how soon are we talking about, here?
Even with huge updates to [shal]GT5 Prologue[/shal], we still haven’t seen any core aspects of the game altered or added onto since its release in March 2007. Yes, the driving is absolutely perfect, and more accurate than any other racing game on the market. But that alone isn’t going to carry the franchise, especially with [shal]Need for Speed Shift [/shal] looking to be a very accurate driving and crashing simulator.
We can only hope that [shal]Polyphony Digital[/shal] has made a lot of progress in the latter area, lest Gran Turismo fall to the wayside as rival racing franchises speed ahead.
9 Responses to ““Soon” Becomes Synonymous with GT5”
i am all about gran turismo. best driving simulator franchise on the market by far in my opinion. i liked the hd concept and prologue. i really cant wait for this game.
even yesterday i was out eating dinner with my mom and got to talking to the waitor about videogames and such and this was the game he had all the questions about. ugh. too bad i didnt have very many answers (like when it is going to be released). and let me just say that this will be the best driving game ever when it comes out. need for speed ha!
Yeah it is the best Arcade style driving game but without simulated damage from contact at speed it is not a real simulator… Even Codemasters has PD covered on that front. Not sure about NFS since I don’t own a demo like I do with Grid and GT5 Prologue.
With Prologue touted as the core code of GT5 with limited tracks and vehicle technology we keep waiting for the damage model to come to life. We were promised (or thought we were) a version of crash damage in an update to GT5P. But that update has come and gone. It seems that the Japanese game developers seem to have a deaf ear when it comes to realistic game play… But hopefully they get it right. If GT5 does not come out with damage at release then there will be a lot of US fans that may put off buying into the game until it comes. It would be there way of saying “give us what we want and what is needed to replace the phony penalty system that allows crash and bashers to game the system by pushing you into the wall for a penalty and slow you down to win the race. It has been one reason that has kept me from enjoying the online play and until it is fixed I won’t go online to play it either..
NEED:
– Gran Turismo trophies
– Gran Turismo damage modeling
@ StalkingSilence
Need:
-in game music
-singstar application while driving
@shadowjin.
jajaja, singstar while driving
Needs – TROPHIES.
I have no doubt that GT% will up the bar when it hits so I will be patient.
I want Gran Turismo portable.
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