Your expectations of GT4

[TurboLevin2NV]

Let me tell you something, j8mie. I still have high expectations about this game. I'm not bothered by no online play. Perhaps I'm the only one in this thread who still thinks that it's all about the game. There are so many details to it that has changed while the Gran Turismo experience isn't the same... it's been expanded now. Did we forget that we have a lot of cars and tracks and some new features and an updated physics engine? I'm still looking forward to it.

If I was intrigued with online play, I'll be fine working off of a Local Area Network, but be disappointed about not playing someone somewhere else in Texas, America, North America, or hell... I'll even play penguins in Antartica or Santa Claus in the North Pole. But since I don't consider online play as being more important than a totally revised GT game, I still think GT4 will still be good without it. GT4 isn't ONLY an online racing game. You have to learn to leave without. I know how you feel about not having full online play capabilities, but let me ask this again (so that I can be quoted and made fun of and hated on as usual):

"Have we forgotten what GT4 has to offer BESIDES online play?"

Just a bunch of jive turkeys. So what? When the next ATV Offroad Fury game comes out, it'll probably be "Game of the Year" if the game has crappy music, gameplay, crashes often... all except online.

Oh, and in case you're going to b*tch at me, here's a short version of my post:

"I still have high expectations about this game."

I'm done. Carry on. By the way... Amen, Eagle. Couldn't have said it in two or three Page Downs or less. I'm not making fun. That's everyone else's job.

I'm with you on that, John....I think the online mode is like greed. We get so caught up in it that we forget that GT4 has ALWAYS been about the offline single player experience. I know it would be new and fresh to play with others around the world, but please I'm begging you don't lose sight of what else GT4 has to offer. We've lived without online before. It's called GT, GT2, GT3. IMO, I say if online comes, it comes. If it doesn't, well cry me a river. Pissing and moaning about it wouldn't bring it to you, would it

 

[code_kev]

I'm with you on that, John....I think the online mode is like greed.

WTF, how the hell is it greedy when your paying £30 for the game
The online experience was MUCHOS hyped up, and then dropped.

 

[Eagle]

Heres what I think PD should do to make this all good in a way:
Price GT4 offline at 50 dollars, AND TELL EVERYONE in a new's article that each disk will come with a CD key code, eventually when Sony has their networks up to snuff then PD will announce that everyone with their Key codes needs to send in a letter to Sony, an email to Sony, or call a Sony hotline, and give them that code and your address and Sony sends them a CD for FREE that updates their GT4 game to have the online mode enabled with all of the proper info it needs to have for it to work properly.
OR send a brand new copy of the completed GT4 to everyone.

It makes sense for them to make the online addion disk a Free thing for all of those whom have purchased the GT4 offline.

And then stop producing the GT4 offline disks and only produce GT4 completed disks for the regular price of 50.00.

That way PD and Sony havent shafted their customers out of X ammount of money because they made people pay for 1 game that ended up being 2 games.
Thats the best way out of this situation, without allienating the GT community.

Far and away the best idea I've read in a long time. I was going to propose something along these lines but I didn't know exactly how to make it happen, but that's a genuinely great solution. If they do that then all sins will be forgiven.

 

[TurboLevin2NV]

WTF, how the hell is it greedy when your paying £30 for the game
The online experience was MUCHOS hyped up, and then dropped.

you don't get it, I didn't mean it literally. I meant, when one gets greedy he tends to ignore and forget what means most. You with me now? Sorry if you misunderstood, I guess I should've rephrased that.

 

[greenlightning]

My take on this is this. All of us have waited along time for this game, but the wait is almost over. Unless you are involved in making the game, know one knows all the reasons why online has been delayed. I will enjoy GT4 greatly even with out the online mode. To truly learn and experience all the new tracks and drive most of the cars will take probably take a year for the average player. Thats not to mention all the special features. I am sure that when the online versions comes out it will have new cars and at least a few new tracks. I am sure that they would include 2005 models that they can not get in this year and even some 2006 models. With all the special additions of GT, concept etc, it would be very unlikely that they would not add anything new. Also perhaps if there are any small bugs in GT4, they might be fixed in GT4 online. Great Cars, Great Tracks, Amazing Graphics, Photo Mode, 1000 plus car garage, new ways to play 👍