Due to the gaps betwee release dates of the Gran Turismo games, I find a 3-4 year wait for another game acceptable.
It didnt use to always be that way.
The first three Gran Turismo games all released within 3 years of each other. Three years!
1998 - GT1
1999 - GT2
2001 - GT3
Then something happened
2004 - GT4
2010 - GT5
2013 - GT6
Kaz blamed the PS3, but what is his excuse now?
9 months after I picked up the Playstation 2 at launch GT3 arrived. Am I to be hated for missing the days of having a brand new GT on a new console in a reasonable time frame? Forza fans are about to get another game on the Xbox One. GT7 is missing in action. How is this a reasonable marketing strategy?
The question is, why does it take so long? Is it the modern AAA obsession with content? I've seen people complaining that 18 tracks is not enough, that 200 cars is not enough. Is this forcing PD to spend extra time modeling cars and tracks when they should be focusing on physics, AI, and gameplay? GT3 had 150 cars and a dozen tracks and its still far and way my favorite Gran Turismo game. Content means nothing if a game is not fresh and fun.
Just think about the racing titles that will beat GT to the PS4
Assetto Corsa
Drive Club
Project Cars
Why does Sony and PD allow this to happen? Why is GT last? And not only last but dead last by a long shot? Literally years behind?
Its not a matter of polish and fixing bugs. Why is PD extending themselves to the breaking point? Why not add one new feature per game instead of trying to throw in the kitchen sink with each installment? The course maker should have been saved for GT7. Maybe even b-spec too. Work with one thing at a time and release it when its finished. Now they're 2 years into the next gen console era and they're building DLC for a 9 year old console. Why? What are they doing?
Now, if GT7 is released Q4 2016 and its the best GT yet, or even just a great game, then I'll happily say I was wrong. However, who can trust them after GT5 and GT6, which was GT5 thrown back into the microwave for 15 seconds?
Again, I hope I'm wrong. The wait for GT4 after GT3 was bearable because GT3 was such a good game and there was no doubts GT4 would be stellar. Now theres very good reason to be anxious about GT7, that another massive wait may be all for nothing.