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THE BIGGEST UPDATE OF 'EM ALL ****** 1st Feb******* GTPLANET.net EXCLUSIVE
SCEE release towards new features in PAL release of GT4. Please, if you are using this info for other sites do make a propper source validation. Thank you.
---- BEGINS -----
Some info about the Optimization of GT4 for the PAL version:
List of the 12 extra cars that have been added....
MAZDA 2005 MX-Crossport
Mitsubishi 2005 New Eclipse
Volkswagen 2004 Golf R32(winner car of SEMA show 2005 - tuning car)
AUDI 2003 Nuvolari quattro
AUDI 2003 Pikes Peak quattro
Chrysler 2005 300C
Alfa Romeo 2004 Alfa GT
Auto Union 1937 V16 Type C Streamliner
Chaparral 1967 2D
Chaparral 1970 2J
JAGUAR 1988 XJR9
Peugeot 1992 905B Evo 1 Bis LM
(notice: few new car renders attached in the end of this post)
The game is optimised for PAL because it is full speed, full screen with the high refresh rate of a PAL TV at 50hz but with the maximum number of lines and resolution that a PAL TV supports.
An NTSC screen is 240 lines so the image is lower quality. A PAL screen is 256 lines, so the cars and tracks look better.
Because the game is optimised for PAL - it is 50 frames per second and 256 lines in full PAL resolution.
It does not need a 50/60 switch because the PAL version is optimised to work in PAL.
A 50/60 switch is normally put in when the PAL version is non-optimised.
The whole physics engine and crucially the speed of the cars - is rebuilt for PAL so that all together the PAL version will be the highest quality version of the game.
Extra Features for PAL:
- 2 player split-screen VS play using own memory cards, players' own garage (
)
- When making a pit-stop you can now change from A Spec to B Spec or the opposite. ()
- Jack Knife Lee remix of Kasabian "Reason is Treason" has been remixed into Dolby 5.1 and used in a recut intro movie, which still features the Opera music opening sequence.
- Icons have been added such as "next licence test" to make navigation easier
- The map of GTWorld has been modified to make European cars easier to find.
- Ability to import data from GT4: Prologue - instantly clear first two licence test catgories / GT3 import a maximum of 100,000 credits (credits changed to Euro system)
- European units of measurement for power, speed and torque (MPH, KMH, BHP, PS etc)
- Additional artwork for opening up courses and stylistic enhancements throughout
- Replays now show car name/ BHP figure/ tyre setup (amar212s' comment: I see this as a great way to find out opponent's HP in races of certain championship, just by looking the "race preview" video. Great addition.)
- European music tracks set as default , but all others from American or Japanese version of the game are available.
- Vauxhall included as seperate manufacturer with 2 dream race cars
- 12 Extra cars added as listed above.
---ENDS ----
WELL, MY BUDDIES, IT IS NICE TO BE PAL, YES?
Have a nice days to come...
Read next update for more details:
******GT4 GENERAL INFO UPDATE 1st Feb 2005 ********
Here is the official SCEE's release about PAL GT4, released on 31st Jan AKA yesterday (and written on 26th for SCEE internal).
---- BEGINS ------
Gran Turismo 4 Blasts onto Shelves
Driving Heaven with 700 cars, more than 50 tracks and new tuning mode
Driving Control with new B-Spec manager mode
Driving Sound with a diverse mix of new and timeless music tracks
Driving the Market with 10 additional cars making it bigger than the Japanese version
26th February, 2005 After four years in the making, the game that creator Kazunori Yamauchi called More than a sequel but, in fact, a redefinition of what a video game can be, is complete. Polyphony Digital, Inc., the acclaimed developer of the eagerly anticipated Gran Turismo series and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, the games publisher, today announced that Gran Turismo 4 will blast onto the shelves across PAL territories on March 09.
With over 700 cars, more than 50 race tracks, new music, new manager and photo modes, better-than-real-life graphics and enhanced simulation, this is the must-have driving game of the year.
Developed hand-in-hand with the motor industrys leading marques, Gran Turismo 4 offers drivers the ultimate ride. Built with, and tested against, the real cars, real circuits and real test drivers, every car in the GT4 paddock performs, handles, sounds and behaves exactly like its metal equivalent giving you the chance for a no-limits test drive of the worlds finest cars from the Aston Martin DB9 Coupe, Audi Le Mans Quattro, Nissan 350Z or Ford GT to the Mercedes SLR McLaren.
10 Additional Cars for the PAL Version GT4 was released in Japan on December 28, 2004 with an extensive list of 700 cars. When the game is released in Europe and Australasia, driving fans will be treated to an additional 10 cars including the stunning new Alfa Romeo GT, the beautiful Audi Nuvolari Quattro, the award-winning modified Golf IV R32 from HPA Motorsports, the record-breaking Auto Union V16 Type C Streamline Race Car, the controversial Chaparral 2J Race Car and the 1993 Le Mans-winning Peugeot 905.
The Best Tracks GT4 boasts a 52 track line-up including world-famous circuits such as Suzuka and, for the first time, the notorious Nurburgring Nordschleife and La Sarthe at Le Mans. There are also city courses in Seoul, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Seattle, Assisi, Capri and Monte Carlo, power and speed drag-strips, original, dirt and snow tracks (including in the Swiss Alps and Chamonix) and driving parks many of which can be driven in reverse.
The Best Settings new technology blends real-time action with a photographic background to immerse the player in real landscapes including New York City, Paris and the Grand Canyon. Detailed vehicle and environment mapping create broadcast-quality graphics from competitor car reflections and light on the players vehicle to sparks flying as your exhaust pipe clips! The team spent six-weeks on location taking tens of thousands of photographs at each track to ensure realistic modelling of the track characteristics down to a 15mm level of detail.
The Best Sounds The roar of the engine in Gran Turismo is a recording of every individual real car, based on the teams extraordinary visits to museums, factories and test tracks in their quest for audio perfection. While driving or watching a replay you can enjoy music from classic rock to drum n bass with artists including British band Kasabian, rock group Eagles of Death Metals, the enigmatic DJ Freq Nasty and break-beat master Bushwacka. The widest variety of music ever in a video game is completed with classical music from Bach, Chopin, Mozart, Debussy and others.
The Best Control consider yourself manager material? The new GT4 B-Spec Mode lets you become the race manager. This is the first time that non-gamers can take part in the gameplay by deciding on race pace, pit-stop strategy and tuning to help their drivers win. B-Spec lets back seat drivers take control in a mode that creator Yamauchi describes as The GT you can enjoy while drinking a cup of coffee.
Best Shots GT4s all new Photo Mode lets you shoot and print perfect photos of your favourite cars at your favourite tracks or, as a virtual tourist, at one of 15 famous city locations including the Brooklyn Bridge and the Las Vegas Strip. Budding photographers can choose their camera, add special effects and download to a memory card or USB memory stick. Photo Mode and the in-game replays achieve better-than-real-life visuals by allowing cameras to be placed close to high speed racing cars and enabling new angles to be achieved in always-perfect lighting.
The Best Tuning For the ultimate petrol head, GT4 offers a new engine tuning mode. Novices can select a Quick Tune Up to fine-tune the cars power and weight and adjust transmission and tyres. Enthusiasts can manually tune their vehicles at the Tuner Manufacturer Village, home to nine tuning shops that specialise in brakes, exhaust, turbo, drivetrain, suspension and tyres. Gamers can pimp their rides by adding front and rear spoilers or by switching rims.
The Gran Turismo series has sold over 36 million copies and GT4 continues where Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec left off. Fuelled by game designer Kazunori Yamauchis passion for cars, GT4 has taken producers Polyphony Digital four years to develop and is the largest video game ever made. It would take more than 120 days of playing 24-hours non-stop just to sample each car on every track for just five minutes.
More information about Gran Turismo 4 can be found at www.granturismoworld.com
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, based in London, is responsible for the distribution, marketing and sales of PS one and PlayStation 2 software and hardware in 102 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania. At the end of September 2004, over 39 million
PlayStation units had been shipped across these PAL territories, over 100 million worldwide. Between its European debut on 24 November 2000 and the end of September 2004, over 25 million PlayStation 2 units have been shipped across the PAL territories, over 74 million world-wide, making it one of the most successful consumer electronic products in history.
PlayStation and the PlayStation logo are registered trademarks, PS one and PS2 are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
More information about PlayStation products can be found at http://www.scee.com and HYPERLINK "http://www.playstation.com" www.playstation.com.
About Polyphony Digital Incorporated
Polyphony Digital Inc., based in Tokyo, is known for the design and development of the "Gran Turismo" software series for PlayStation, PS one, PlayStation 2 consoles. "Gran Turismo" is the most successful game franchise over the last ten years, and is known for its benchmark setting game design quality and as the pioneer of car physics simulation technology. As of the end of September 2004, the "Gran Turismo" software franchise has sold over 13 million copies across Europe and over 37 million copies worldwide.
----- ENDS ------
... to clear some fact misuntersandings..
***** UPDATES Jan 2005 *******
RUF IN TUNER'S VILLAGE
Here is the part of official SCEE's press-relase regarding tuning cars in GT4. RUF is now in Tuner's village, maybe some European tuners will make they way into too.
Part of the bigger text regarding plain explanations of tuning in GT4 PAL:
"Theres an incredible number of options available from a vast number of well-known tuning outfits, as well as the individual car manufacturers own tune-ups. Players wanting to buy on-brand tune-ups should visit the relevant car maker town. Alternatively, players can visit the Tuner Manufacturer Village and visit any of the nine respected specialist Tuning Shops, including Spoon Sports, Ruf, HKS and Opera Performance."
This release was sent Eurowide today (18th Jan). My SCEE contact also stated 9th March as final date for PAL release communicated inside SCEE. He also claimed that first press-discs with full game will be sent away to press during mid-February.
Pics of Mazda 6 removed, the car is in the Japanese version. Me guilty. Sorry.
UPDATE - GT PLANET EXCLUSIVE: AUTO UNION IN PAL GT4
Here you can see the pics od new car for PAL GT4 - it is famouos Auto Union's record breaker, Streamline Type C from 1938.. Here is the brief history for this baby:
"The Auto Union Silver Arrow was the first car with the engine was positioned behind the driver - standard today for Formula One cars - and had an initial power output of 295 bhp, later increasing to as much as 520 bhp. At its premiere, Hans Stuck drove the brand new car straight to a world record on the Avus racetrack in Berlin. This ushered in the golden era of the German Silver Arrow - the duel between Auto Union and Mercedes. In 1934, Stuck became European Champion and German Road Racing and Hillclimb Champion in the Auto Union Type A. The Zwickau racing team enjoyed great success with their 16-cylinder Silver Arrow. By the end of 1937 the Auto Union had taken part in 54 races and won 32 of them. During this period, the high-performance racing cars also set up 15 world records and 23 records for cars in this class. In 1936, the never-to-be-forgotten Bernd Rosemeyer won the European Championship by a huge margin in the Auto Union Type C."
And here is the most important quote that came to me in mail from SCEE:
"This is one of a handful of cars that will be added to GT4 for the PAL version."
So, PAL pals, we can be very happy people I guess.
SCEE release towards new features in PAL release of GT4. Please, if you are using this info for other sites do make a propper source validation. Thank you.
---- BEGINS -----
Some info about the Optimization of GT4 for the PAL version:
List of the 12 extra cars that have been added....
MAZDA 2005 MX-Crossport
Mitsubishi 2005 New Eclipse
Volkswagen 2004 Golf R32(winner car of SEMA show 2005 - tuning car)
AUDI 2003 Nuvolari quattro
AUDI 2003 Pikes Peak quattro
Chrysler 2005 300C
Alfa Romeo 2004 Alfa GT
Auto Union 1937 V16 Type C Streamliner
Chaparral 1967 2D
Chaparral 1970 2J
JAGUAR 1988 XJR9
Peugeot 1992 905B Evo 1 Bis LM
(notice: few new car renders attached in the end of this post)
The game is optimised for PAL because it is full speed, full screen with the high refresh rate of a PAL TV at 50hz but with the maximum number of lines and resolution that a PAL TV supports.
An NTSC screen is 240 lines so the image is lower quality. A PAL screen is 256 lines, so the cars and tracks look better.
Because the game is optimised for PAL - it is 50 frames per second and 256 lines in full PAL resolution.
It does not need a 50/60 switch because the PAL version is optimised to work in PAL.
A 50/60 switch is normally put in when the PAL version is non-optimised.
The whole physics engine and crucially the speed of the cars - is rebuilt for PAL so that all together the PAL version will be the highest quality version of the game.
Extra Features for PAL:
- 2 player split-screen VS play using own memory cards, players' own garage (
)- When making a pit-stop you can now change from A Spec to B Spec or the opposite. (
)- Jack Knife Lee remix of Kasabian "Reason is Treason" has been remixed into Dolby 5.1 and used in a recut intro movie, which still features the Opera music opening sequence.
- Icons have been added such as "next licence test" to make navigation easier
- The map of GTWorld has been modified to make European cars easier to find.
- Ability to import data from GT4: Prologue - instantly clear first two licence test catgories / GT3 import a maximum of 100,000 credits (credits changed to Euro system)
- European units of measurement for power, speed and torque (MPH, KMH, BHP, PS etc)
- Additional artwork for opening up courses and stylistic enhancements throughout
- Replays now show car name/ BHP figure/ tyre setup (amar212s' comment: I see this as a great way to find out opponent's HP in races of certain championship, just by looking the "race preview" video. Great addition.)
- European music tracks set as default , but all others from American or Japanese version of the game are available.
- Vauxhall included as seperate manufacturer with 2 dream race cars
- 12 Extra cars added as listed above.
---ENDS ----
WELL, MY BUDDIES, IT IS NICE TO BE PAL, YES?
Have a nice days to come...
Read next update for more details:
******GT4 GENERAL INFO UPDATE 1st Feb 2005 ********
Here is the official SCEE's release about PAL GT4, released on 31st Jan AKA yesterday (and written on 26th for SCEE internal).
---- BEGINS ------
Gran Turismo 4 Blasts onto Shelves
Driving Heaven with 700 cars, more than 50 tracks and new tuning mode
Driving Control with new B-Spec manager mode
Driving Sound with a diverse mix of new and timeless music tracks
Driving the Market with 10 additional cars making it bigger than the Japanese version
26th February, 2005 After four years in the making, the game that creator Kazunori Yamauchi called More than a sequel but, in fact, a redefinition of what a video game can be, is complete. Polyphony Digital, Inc., the acclaimed developer of the eagerly anticipated Gran Turismo series and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, the games publisher, today announced that Gran Turismo 4 will blast onto the shelves across PAL territories on March 09.
With over 700 cars, more than 50 race tracks, new music, new manager and photo modes, better-than-real-life graphics and enhanced simulation, this is the must-have driving game of the year.
Developed hand-in-hand with the motor industrys leading marques, Gran Turismo 4 offers drivers the ultimate ride. Built with, and tested against, the real cars, real circuits and real test drivers, every car in the GT4 paddock performs, handles, sounds and behaves exactly like its metal equivalent giving you the chance for a no-limits test drive of the worlds finest cars from the Aston Martin DB9 Coupe, Audi Le Mans Quattro, Nissan 350Z or Ford GT to the Mercedes SLR McLaren.
10 Additional Cars for the PAL Version GT4 was released in Japan on December 28, 2004 with an extensive list of 700 cars. When the game is released in Europe and Australasia, driving fans will be treated to an additional 10 cars including the stunning new Alfa Romeo GT, the beautiful Audi Nuvolari Quattro, the award-winning modified Golf IV R32 from HPA Motorsports, the record-breaking Auto Union V16 Type C Streamline Race Car, the controversial Chaparral 2J Race Car and the 1993 Le Mans-winning Peugeot 905.
The Best Tracks GT4 boasts a 52 track line-up including world-famous circuits such as Suzuka and, for the first time, the notorious Nurburgring Nordschleife and La Sarthe at Le Mans. There are also city courses in Seoul, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Seattle, Assisi, Capri and Monte Carlo, power and speed drag-strips, original, dirt and snow tracks (including in the Swiss Alps and Chamonix) and driving parks many of which can be driven in reverse.
The Best Settings new technology blends real-time action with a photographic background to immerse the player in real landscapes including New York City, Paris and the Grand Canyon. Detailed vehicle and environment mapping create broadcast-quality graphics from competitor car reflections and light on the players vehicle to sparks flying as your exhaust pipe clips! The team spent six-weeks on location taking tens of thousands of photographs at each track to ensure realistic modelling of the track characteristics down to a 15mm level of detail.
The Best Sounds The roar of the engine in Gran Turismo is a recording of every individual real car, based on the teams extraordinary visits to museums, factories and test tracks in their quest for audio perfection. While driving or watching a replay you can enjoy music from classic rock to drum n bass with artists including British band Kasabian, rock group Eagles of Death Metals, the enigmatic DJ Freq Nasty and break-beat master Bushwacka. The widest variety of music ever in a video game is completed with classical music from Bach, Chopin, Mozart, Debussy and others.
The Best Control consider yourself manager material? The new GT4 B-Spec Mode lets you become the race manager. This is the first time that non-gamers can take part in the gameplay by deciding on race pace, pit-stop strategy and tuning to help their drivers win. B-Spec lets back seat drivers take control in a mode that creator Yamauchi describes as The GT you can enjoy while drinking a cup of coffee.
Best Shots GT4s all new Photo Mode lets you shoot and print perfect photos of your favourite cars at your favourite tracks or, as a virtual tourist, at one of 15 famous city locations including the Brooklyn Bridge and the Las Vegas Strip. Budding photographers can choose their camera, add special effects and download to a memory card or USB memory stick. Photo Mode and the in-game replays achieve better-than-real-life visuals by allowing cameras to be placed close to high speed racing cars and enabling new angles to be achieved in always-perfect lighting.
The Best Tuning For the ultimate petrol head, GT4 offers a new engine tuning mode. Novices can select a Quick Tune Up to fine-tune the cars power and weight and adjust transmission and tyres. Enthusiasts can manually tune their vehicles at the Tuner Manufacturer Village, home to nine tuning shops that specialise in brakes, exhaust, turbo, drivetrain, suspension and tyres. Gamers can pimp their rides by adding front and rear spoilers or by switching rims.
The Gran Turismo series has sold over 36 million copies and GT4 continues where Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec left off. Fuelled by game designer Kazunori Yamauchis passion for cars, GT4 has taken producers Polyphony Digital four years to develop and is the largest video game ever made. It would take more than 120 days of playing 24-hours non-stop just to sample each car on every track for just five minutes.
More information about Gran Turismo 4 can be found at www.granturismoworld.com
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, based in London, is responsible for the distribution, marketing and sales of PS one and PlayStation 2 software and hardware in 102 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania. At the end of September 2004, over 39 million
PlayStation units had been shipped across these PAL territories, over 100 million worldwide. Between its European debut on 24 November 2000 and the end of September 2004, over 25 million PlayStation 2 units have been shipped across the PAL territories, over 74 million world-wide, making it one of the most successful consumer electronic products in history.
PlayStation and the PlayStation logo are registered trademarks, PS one and PS2 are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
More information about PlayStation products can be found at http://www.scee.com and HYPERLINK "http://www.playstation.com" www.playstation.com.
About Polyphony Digital Incorporated
Polyphony Digital Inc., based in Tokyo, is known for the design and development of the "Gran Turismo" software series for PlayStation, PS one, PlayStation 2 consoles. "Gran Turismo" is the most successful game franchise over the last ten years, and is known for its benchmark setting game design quality and as the pioneer of car physics simulation technology. As of the end of September 2004, the "Gran Turismo" software franchise has sold over 13 million copies across Europe and over 37 million copies worldwide.
----- ENDS ------
... to clear some fact misuntersandings.
.***** UPDATES Jan 2005 *******
RUF IN TUNER'S VILLAGE
Here is the part of official SCEE's press-relase regarding tuning cars in GT4. RUF is now in Tuner's village, maybe some European tuners will make they way into too.
Part of the bigger text regarding plain explanations of tuning in GT4 PAL:
"Theres an incredible number of options available from a vast number of well-known tuning outfits, as well as the individual car manufacturers own tune-ups. Players wanting to buy on-brand tune-ups should visit the relevant car maker town. Alternatively, players can visit the Tuner Manufacturer Village and visit any of the nine respected specialist Tuning Shops, including Spoon Sports, Ruf, HKS and Opera Performance."
This release was sent Eurowide today (18th Jan). My SCEE contact also stated 9th March as final date for PAL release communicated inside SCEE. He also claimed that first press-discs with full game will be sent away to press during mid-February.
Pics of Mazda 6 removed, the car is in the Japanese version. Me guilty. Sorry.
UPDATE - GT PLANET EXCLUSIVE: AUTO UNION IN PAL GT4
Here you can see the pics od new car for PAL GT4 - it is famouos Auto Union's record breaker, Streamline Type C from 1938.. Here is the brief history for this baby:
"The Auto Union Silver Arrow was the first car with the engine was positioned behind the driver - standard today for Formula One cars - and had an initial power output of 295 bhp, later increasing to as much as 520 bhp. At its premiere, Hans Stuck drove the brand new car straight to a world record on the Avus racetrack in Berlin. This ushered in the golden era of the German Silver Arrow - the duel between Auto Union and Mercedes. In 1934, Stuck became European Champion and German Road Racing and Hillclimb Champion in the Auto Union Type A. The Zwickau racing team enjoyed great success with their 16-cylinder Silver Arrow. By the end of 1937 the Auto Union had taken part in 54 races and won 32 of them. During this period, the high-performance racing cars also set up 15 world records and 23 records for cars in this class. In 1936, the never-to-be-forgotten Bernd Rosemeyer won the European Championship by a huge margin in the Auto Union Type C."
And here is the most important quote that came to me in mail from SCEE:
"This is one of a handful of cars that will be added to GT4 for the PAL version."
So, PAL pals, we can be very happy people I guess
.
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