I sure as hell hope not!Isn't PD going to concentrate on a F1 sim? If so, I think that GT5 will be the last GT in the GT series. There will be no GT6. PD will have to concentrate on this new F1 sim.
There will be regular updates to improve GT5 over the years but there will be no GT6. That's how I see it.
PD don't have any F1 season license, Codemasters do. Sony did but that was a one game only deal and they came out with F1:CE.
Not all the cars are exclusively bound to the F1 license, but they are bound to the FIA. The manufacturers don't and can't license currently competing cars out, the FIA do. Part of registering a car to compete in F1 invloves the cars image and licensing being handed to the FIA. I don't know how long the license lasts for, but that's how I've read it works. There are loop holes ofcourse, cars that never raced and were never registered to compete for example are still 100% property of the manufacturers. As an example, take the BMW F1 car that has appeared in Race Driver and Live For Speed, I don't know the specifics but if that was a car that was never registered then there's no need for an agreement with the FIA over it. If it was, then there would have to have been an agreement in place between the games producers and the FIA and BMW and at the same time no exclusive F1 license handed out for whichever season the car came from. If Codemasters have been handed a fully exclusive license then that would prevent the official cars from the season they've licensed form being used anywhere else.
Then post the proof to back up what your saying.
PD don't have any F1 season license, Codemasters do. Sony did but that was a one game only deal and they came out with F1:CE.
Then post the proof to back up what your saying. As I said, from what I've read any deals to use certain things that represent F1 ie the names, brand and cars has to be done through Bernies people as well as any other parties that you would need to involve legally. For example, you would not be allowed to go to Honda and ask if you can use thier currently competing car without permission from the F1 as well.
If you were allowed to do that then why have no games featured real F1 cars other than official F1 games. Sure you can talk about Live For Speed and Race Driver 3 all you want, but they both have the BMW car and I don't know if the particular car they licensed was a competing car or not or if they did get other approval, GT5 is so far the only other game that comes to mind with a licensed F1 car beyond the F1 games and again the specifics of the deal arn't known. But I think there are reasons that the GT games of the past have used fantasy cars beyond they simply couldn't be bothered getting the licenses needed. Since you appear to know it all, why not divulge the full facts and set the record straight, I'd happily accept your right if you did.
Link: http://www.consolegaming.eu/feature.php?id=20Kazunori YamauchiThe F2007 is currently I think the most precise simulation of an F1 car in existence, and I think it's something that everyone should try out. We've had to implement a lot of new physics into the game, and a lot of mechanisms that we had left out before that we had to add to simulate the car properly, and it's something we're looking forward to having everyone experience. As for F1, of course we've always wanted to add more F1 cars, and to make an F1 game, but we haven't made any movement to acquiring the license, so there's no set timeline for it yet, but it's something we're looking at.”
The last official Formula One game was released over a year ago and it looks like Sony’s Formula One Championship edition for Playstation 3 will have to wait a little longer to get a successor.
According to the TG Daily website, talks between Sony and Bernie Ecclestone over renewing their license have come to a halt. The biggest reason is obviously the price tag as Sony paid 200 million dollars for the past license which covered five seasons.
According to TG Daily, Sony is not willing to spend that amount of cash again, a reasonable decision considering that Sony is not in the most healthiest of financial states and the Playstation 3 is still somewhat struggling against Microsoft’s XBOX 360. Furthermore, Formula One games have never made a big impact on the US market which is very important for console games.
Sony’s hesitation brings up interest from other companies as EA, Ubisoft and Codemasters are all looking to get a piece of the F1 cake. The question is, are the rights really worth that much? The new contract will again cover a span of five years, putting quite some pressure of the (un)lucky company that gets the license. To compensate the 200 million investment, you pretty much have to put out a game each year…and that has never been a quality-raising method in the past.