What do you think PD will show at TGS?

[Griffith500]

At this rate we're going to need reviews just to know how the game is structured.

There is but events like that tend to be specialised, I can't see them for example talking about A-Spec structure at a Bathurst event. It will just be about the track and if applicable the cars.

Yes, true. I don't think TGS is over yet, though, so we may see something being demo'd yet, or a press release / website update with trailer etc.

Still, I think I remember rightly that it wasn't until October that we saw the Course Creator in action, in video, but I don't remember where that was (I think it was a media hands-on session somewhere).

 

[NinjaDesignz]

They might as well not even showed up to TGS.

 

[sparkytooth]

Kaz was at the Jalopnik Film Festival. He was probably too late to TGS ??

 

[Dmarc_Atl]

They might as well not even showed up to TGS.

Well, they really didn't show up (Kaz and translator san).I don't think they made it back in time and they had to improvise something.Judging from this transcript.

(will edit this post as a live updater-thing)

1:51 AM CST- nothing
1:52 AM CST- nothing
1:53 AM CST- nothing(I'm beginning to feel a recurring theme)
1:54 AM CST- ...nothing.
1:55 AM CST- A new camera angle... new music
1:56- a PS4 advertisement
1:57 LIFTOFF recap of old trailers
1:58-2:00- Japanese guy and Japanese driver talking...something about GT Academy...
2:01- something about driving a shoe?
2:02- 3 Japanese people rise from under the floor(wearing GT Polos)
2:05 AM CST- driver is pointing to the 3 other people, host guy is screaming at them
2:06- driver hops onto racing simulator, probably fueld by GT6(no showing of TV screen)
2:06:30- O **** ITS A COMPETITION(driver and GT Polo guy)
2:07- Suzuka Circuit is track selected
Fake applause for driver
2:08- time trial starts. Seems to be the Honda Weider. Driver is in 3rd person view...
2:11- sets lap time of 2 07
2:13- GT Polo guy's turn
2:14 AM CST- Polo guy rolls sleeves up. It is ON.
Silverstone apparently with SLS GT3...
2:16- spins out on 2nd turn
2:17- spins out again on that one part where Michael Schumacher dominates(or something)
2:18- lap time at 2:25.8, driver celebrates, fake applause
2:21- driver said Matterhorn
2:22- track is Matterhorn, using the new c7 Stingray(bumper cam)(lap time 1:13.13 by another GT Polo guy)
2:25- real driver seems embarrassed
2:26- each GT Polo guy was given a new wheel while fake applausing plays
2:28- driver tells everyone to buy "The real driving Simulator"
NEW TRAILER. O no, just kidding, it's the Vision gran Turismo trailer...
2:31- It is minute 40 of this live update and I am beginning to question my loyalty.
2:32- and that's it... NOTHING

 

[TokoTurismo]

Kaz was at the Jalopnik Film Festival. He was probably too late to TGS ??

Would seem so.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Kaz was at the Jalopnik Film Festival. He was probably too late to TGS ??

Maybe he got all juiced up partying with LiLo and Justin Beaver:idea:...was all hungover and couldn't get make it...

 

[Samus]

Kaz was at the Jalopnik Film Festival. He was probably too late to TGS ??

Like I said above, this is why they need more than one voice and face for the company at events like this.

 

[sparkytooth]

What Samus said. Kaz has no superpowers of teleportation.

 

[Johnnypenso]

What Samus said. Kaz has no superpowers.

Shhh...that's like saying, "The Emperor has no clothes..." to some people around here...they think Kaz walks on water

 

[Samus]

Not wanting to generalise but it seems to be a Japanese gaming thing. Lots of these gaming companies only seem to wheel out the 'leader', everyone else is just a name on the credits whereas the US studios will have that person but will also have several other figures who can take on the roles needed at events like this.

 

[Dmarc_Atl]

True.. especially if they only make one game like MGS and kojima.But then again I think thats for every developer who only makes 1 game.. I don't know.

 

[Samus]

I mean, do you ever see the day where at an event like this someone from the media says 'Joining us now in the booth is the Polyphony Digital Community Manager to talk us through some of the new features coming to GT6 in live gameplay'.

They're just never going to be that sort of company, they're going to be a Japanese man pointing at a slideshow whilst a translator tells us what he's saying.

 

[dr_slump]

True.. especially if they only make one game like MGS and kojima.But then again I think thats for every developer who only makes 1 game.. I don't know.

They made some other games.

 

[sparkytooth]

I mean, do you ever see the day where at an event like this someone from the media says 'Joining us now in the booth is the Polyphony Digital Community Manager to talk us through some of the new features coming to GT6 in live gameplay'.

They're just never going to be that sort of company, they're going to be a Japanese man pointing at a slideshow whilst a translator tells us what he's saying.

You're never going to see a GT game developed by a company that isn't PD. Even GTPSP, who was a perfect candidate for hand me over to someone else so you can get GT5 done. It was just throw most of the GT4 cars and tracks in while adding a few new cars and calling it a day.

 

[Samus]

They made some other games.

PD, as an entire studio, has not made anything but GT since 1999. It was a very small number of staff that worked on Tourist Trophy, not the whole team.

You're never going to see a GT game developed by a company that isn't PD. Even GTPSP, who was a perfect candidate for hand me over to someone else so you can get GT5 done. It was just throw most of the GT4 cars and tracks in while adding a few new cars and calling it a day.

I wasn't saying you would, I just meant PD are PD. They aren't suddenly going to change their approach to marketing and public presence.

 

[sparkytooth]

I wasn't saying you would, I just meant PD are PD. They aren't suddenly going to change their approach to marketing and public presence.

I'm putting it as an expample of how PD does their stuff.

 

[Dmarc_Atl]

To be honest, I don't think community managers would be necessary.Because all they would say, is the same things Kaz would say, and other pr crap.

 

[Griffith500]

I mean, do you ever see the day where at an event like this someone from the media says 'Joining us now in the booth is the Polyphony Digital Community Manager to talk us through some of the new features coming to GT6 in live gameplay'.

They're just never going to be that sort of company, they're going to be a Japanese man pointing at a slideshow whilst a translator tells us what he's saying.

Community Manager sounds like something from Soviet Russia...

 

[Samus]

The title isn't important, I just meant with other studios you have three or even four public figures that will speak about and demonstrate the game at events like TGS. If you only have one and they can't make it, you're out of luck and that seems to be what happened here. No Kaz, nobody to demonstrate GT6 at TGS.

 

[sparkytooth]

Who was that guy who talked about the SEMA Cars a while back??

It wasn't Kaz.

 

[Normalaatsra]

So.. did anything happen at TGS? Or did it even start? Or is it already over? Or GT6 wasn't there?

 

[Pit Crew]

PD, as an entire studio, has not made anything but GT since 1999. It was a very small number of staff that worked on Tourist Trophy, not the whole team.

.

Omega Boost was done in 1999 as Polyphony Digital I think.

 

[sparkytooth]

Omega Boost was done in 1999 as Polyphony Digital I think.

Also Tourist Trophy. But that game was more of an inbetween GT than a brand spanking new game. It only had bikes.

 

[Samus]

Omega Boost was done in 1999 as Polyphony Digital I think.

Well yes, hence I said since 1999.....

Also Tourist Trophy. But that game was more of an inbetween GT than a brand spanking new game. It only had bikes.

I also covered that....

 

[Spagetti69]

It happens. It is the first time "delay" has slipped into my mind for GT6, however.

Just to pick up on this, that entered my mind when they announced the large day one patch, almost 2.5 months from release.

Interesting to see where this goes, if it was the case then the longer the delay the less relevance GT6 would have. The longer it took the more the fan base is switching over to PS4.

 

[Samus]

It seems to me that game has to be released on December 6th no matter what. That's why they're announcing the patch now, they know they won't have everything done by then but they have to release.

 

[wicken]

It seems to me that game has to be released on December 6th no matter what. That's why they're announcing the patch now, they know they won't have everything done by then but they have to release.

Well at least they aren't cutting features or new stuff this time.

Yamauchi added that the Gran Turismo 6 team is currently working on features that won't make it into the game at launch, but will be added afterward. For example, the studio plans to release a post-launch update with a fundamental revision of the audio in the game.

 

[Spagetti69]

It seems to me that game has to be released on December 6th no matter what. That's why they're announcing the patch now, they know they won't have everything done by then but they have to release.

Warts and all approach eh. This could get nasty.

 

[Saidur_Ali]

It is interesting to see the different standards people have, Western developer, not much information but they have community managers so it is fine. Japanese developer who has already given out more information on a game that is releasing slightly later is more of a problem.

 

[Tenacious D]

It's also odd that a bunch of journalists were invited to PD's offices yet very little info has come from it. Surely something was presented right?

Anyways, I'm not angry about the lack of info. Like someone mentioned I view it as a change of plans rather than Kazunori outright lying to us. It happens. It is the first time "delay" has slipped into my mind for GT6, however.

Well... this is interesting. The first time journalists had nothing to say?

Yeah, this is bizarre. There must have been a hold up in airline traffic or extreme jet lag or something. But honestly, I'm not grumpy either. I have a feeling Dec 6 is going to be here before I know it, and I have that rotten old GT5 I can't stop playing to entertain me in the meantime. When I play a game anyhow.

Besides, even if Kaz says nothing, that's just going to make me and millions of others caught up in every little discovery when we fire up that PS3, do that Big Install, and get through that opening cinema. But something will be unveiled in the meanwhile... surely... without doubt...

I will have to say something though. Australia, if you finagled a news hole so that your little hunk of dirt would play host to The Big Reveal, I'll never drink Aussie beer again, I'm tellin' ya!

Oh wait, I don't drink beer... well, I won't buy any Aussie guns! Oh wait, they won't allow their citizens to own any... dweebs...

Well, I'll grump. That'll show ya.

People should not buy at the 1st launch, give them some pressure!

Sure. You enjoy not racing, while the rest of us go crazy exploring Course Maker II areas the size of a small state.