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Now that GT7 is officially coming, do you think that PD should release 2 Gran Turismo games per console generations?
It depends. GT5 messed up their development cycle and it forced them to released GT6 on PS3 instead of developing it on PS4 and that's why we only have one GT this generation. Now that GT7 is likely to be release early this gen it's possible that they can develop two GTs on PS5.
GTS signalled a shift in releasing games early
Businesswise it makes more sense for Sony to release a sequel instead of making it as service-based and producing more DLC unless GT7 is going to be as profitable as GTA5 which I highly doubt.Seeing as GT7 is most likely going to be service-based, Gran Turismo 8 on the PS5 shouldn't need to exist; any updates a direct sequel would have can easily be done via patches these days.
The only reason why another Gran Turismo game should be released on the PS5 is if PD is working on a spinoff title.
Businesswise it makes more sense for Sony to release a sequel instead of making it as service-based and producing more DLC unless GT7 is going to be as profitable as GTA5 which I highly doubt.
By early - I don't mean the number of years, but releasing the game early in its development cycle i.e. the condition of the game - if PD had waited till the game was finished it might have missed the PS4 altogether. It was released early as a bare bones game with hardly any content - presumably after intense pressure by Sony.
GT fans would even like to play the same game for a whole console generation?
The GT formula is highly successful it's no surprise that PD didn't tried something new until Sport. And they get tons of backlash because of that. What I'm implying here is there will be minimal improvements in visuals, physics, and sounds if GT7 is going to be a game as a service. Plus there will be constant update, I can't even imagine the file size of the game if they go that routeWell it seems many GT fans want to play the same game for 20 years going by all the aversion to change, so maybe?
Well it seems many GT fans want to play the same game for 20 years going by all the aversion to change, so maybe?
The GT formula is highly successful it's no surprise that PD didn't tried something new until Sport. And they get tons of backlash because of that. What I'm implying here is there will be minimal improvements in visuals, physics, and sounds if GT7 is going to be a game as a service. Plus there will be constant update, I can't even imagine the file size of the game if they go that route
If PD wants to take a bite out of IRacing and other titles maybe they should have a Game - Simulator and GTS type Simulator with wheel updates built in so we don’t have To use a PC To bring our wheel Software Up to date. The money spent would not stop wheel users , most of Us already pay $300 to $1500 more to play the same Simulator Others play for free.
The first person shooter formula is highly successful as well, but there's been significant innovation in that genre over the last twenty years. Nobody thinks that OG Doom was the pinnacle of all that could be achieved with that style, despite it being hugely successful to this day.
I think the argument that GT sells well and so therefore it doesn't need to improve is weak. I can see the appeal of that if you're a developer, you can look at how GameFreak has handled the Pokemon games if you want to see that taken to a logical extreme. It's gotta be real easy to hack together the same old assets and squeeze out another installment for a fat paycheck. But as a consumer, I don't understand it. If a good game is good, then surely a better game would be great.
To be clear, I don't think that you're specifically making that argument, but it's the undercurrent behind what many people say when they echo sentiments like your first sentence. And it's how we end up with people hoping that we get a game that's 2001 game design with shinier graphics.
Why would Polyphony, with a game series that sells ten million copies per installment, want to take a bite out of iRacing, with an active userbase of ~150,000? That's like McDonald's saying that it's main competition is Joe's Fish 'n Chips. Gran Turismo exists to sell hardware for Sony, and that means appealing to more people than the turbonerds like me who play iRacing.
If GTS is Not Broken at a cost of $20 We don’t know what GT7 will cost but what ever it is the online should be the option that cost more . That is the difference between a Game Player and a online Sim Race Car Driver.You can aim for two per generation but one good game is better than two half-arsed games.