Forza Developer Accuses Gran Turismo Series of Being “Stagnant”
Che Chou of Turn 10 Studios, developers of the Forza Motorsport series for Xbox 360, made a pretty underhanded criticism that certainly won’t hold over well with fans of the Gran Turismo series. While it’s standard for developers to try out each other’s games and swap information at trade shows, Turn 10 seemed particularly sensitive about Polyphony Digital showing up to the Forza booth at E3 2009.
“The reason I say I was personally surprised was because [Polyphony Digital] aren’t generally known as a studio to acknowledge that there are racing games that exist beyond their own. Which could explain why the GT franchise has been so stagnant in the racing genre since GT3.”
Unfortunately, Chou fails to explain himself, which leaves us to wonder whether he was referring to GT’s sales (Gran Turismo 5: Prologue alone sold nearly 3.7 million units) or the fact that the series is still regarded by professional drivers as the most realistic driving simulator on the market. Chou had one final thing to say on the matter.
“I know for a fact that Turn 10 will never stop pushing racing games to the next level.”
And, sadly, neither will Polyphony Digital. If you see a competitor taking notes, do the same. It’s more constructive to learn from them rather than fall into an arrogant mindset.
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16 Responses to “Forza Developer Accuses Gran Turismo Series of Being “Stagnant””
yeah all i see on the ps3 exclusive devs side is acknowledgment, an open mind and approval. It seems two things are going on this gen, PS3 devs must say their game can only be done on PS3, and 360 devs must try to downplay their opposition.
jealous? i mean seriously… keep your mouth shut turn 10. you come off looking like an idiot fanboy.
@TheHater:
Because they are American and that’s the only way they know how to do business. Japanese developers are on the sidelines taking notes like they should.
@Brent: lol not even because of that, i mean look at Insomniac an american dev, wishing the best of luck to Epic Games with their close releases, and Epic Games talking down to them and others, calling MGS4 passive entertainment.
Stagnant? Perhaps. But still infinitely better than Forza.
@ Hater – agree.
@Brent – Japanese people gossip as much as Americans, just not in public.
c’mon, next GT5 will be great.
Why is it always MS console publishers taking shots at PS3 publishers/developers? Never seems to be the other way round…
It also took me a while to work out if that screenshot was 360 or PSP graphics haha
let them throw out insults.. it will be even more funny when GT5 comes out and destroys Forza
@Voyou,
Remember the day before the Sony conference? They were making fun of GT for not having damage. And then the next day, we get a trailer showing damage in GT5. They’re probably still kicking themselves over that.
lol^ i remember.
this is funny.. while I think both games will be epic and push the racing scene to a great new level, I dont quite think one is better than the other. But I have yet to play either so my opinion on that could change.
I dont really care for racing games but I will say that I’ve had a blast with the forza series and hated all the GT games… I dont know what it is, at all. Hopefully the new GT 5 will prove me otherwise, I dunno.
I’m not even going to sit here and talk about which game is better, but the sheer amount of shit these guys have been talking in the last few weeks is damn annoying. it’s immature and childish. You can be proud of your product without talking down about your competition, especially when you damn well know who’s been at the top of the list for years. Hell, we haven’t even had a true Gran Turismo this generation yet, and all Turn 10 has been doing is TALK TALK TALK. Shut up already. This type of PR actually turns away fans much of the time.
JUST TALK TO THE HAND YOU IDIOT !
it’s funny how everyone accuses Playstation owners as fanboys, when MS employees and dev’s go spewing off every chance they get.. if SONY ever retaliate, the internet would explode.. everyone would be complaining and saying that SONY shouldn’t have done that.. whatever, i’m glad there are other games.. it pushes one another.. like GT picking up nascar, and other licenses… i’m sure they love hearing those statements, it makes them hungry to show what they can do
This is why people hate Microsoft. It’s curious how just to be a Redmond employee you must assimilate the FUD culture. Man, if I could use FUD in my work someday, I’m destroyed as a person.
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