Sony still have to play catch up and Microsoft deserve praise along with Turn 10 and Bizzare for what X360 done to racing games and online communities not to mention FM2 redefining what can be done with an online racing game and community with its custome cars, marketplace and community website all incorporating it together.
This is a very good point. When Gran Turismo was first released, it blew away the competition with its vast range of options, fantastic graphics and realistic physics. Over the years the physics and graphics have improved, but the actual options have stayed the same, you could even say they have stagnated, or even gone back a little. I still long for a return of the gear setups screen from GT1, the option to manage the turbo stage, and the FAR superior BHP chart (compared to GT5
).
I also think that it is right that we (loyal gamers), should complain to Sony about the state of GT5
. Gran Turismo for a long time has had no equal, now though, its starting to lose its place on the podium. Great graphics and realistic physics just arn't good enough any more. Whilst there are games out there on the 360 and PC that have embraced the qualities of the net, and in some way become social games, GT5
on the other hand, is as advanced online as a game made in the late 90's.
It's OK saying that GT5 will be this, or GT5 will be that, but what evidence do you have other than past performance? Apparently (I say that tongue in cheek), GT5 is coming out next Christmas. Surely PD should be in a position to start showing off what they have, but what have we got? Nothing, not a single thing. They are too busy hyping up GT5
showing it off running at 240fps on fancy new tellys, wouldn't it of been better to show off GT5 running at 240fps?
I brought my PS3 on the assumption that GT5 would be the game that ends all games, I still believe that it could be, but the serious lack of anything concrete does little make me feel that it will be.
It has been said a gazillion times that GT5
is 'just a demo'. I agree it is too, but a demo of what? From my understanding of demo's (and I've played plenty over the years), I can honestly say that if GT5
IS a demo of GT5, then we are all in for a rude awakening! What some of you are saying GT5 will be is nothing at all like GT5
is right now! The final game will have to be something completely different for what has been said so far to be true. We must remember too, that a Demo is just that, a demonstration of a future product, and I can honestly say hand on heart, that I have yet to see a demo that is vastly different to the finished game.
One last thing, what ever happened to the Gran Turismo 5 vision? Looking at that video makes me wonder why GT5
is like it is. Admittedly, PD were never going to include everything in GT5
, but they could of included some of it, but they chose not to. On some parts of the video, you can clearly see more than 16 cars on the track. Look at the pit lane on the Daytona Oval, it is pant wettingly gorgeous, but where is it? I know there is no option to pit in the game, but they still could of included the guys on the other side of the pit wall, but they are nowhere to be seen. Was the vision all just wishful thinking?
but we'll have to wait and see what they come with... Because its always a surprise with PD and always the opposite of what you expect... must be the Japanese mentality
