E3: Gran Turismo PSP Comments by Eurogamer staff
Played and discussed with Kazunori Yamauchi.
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"One thing that we were careful about when we designed the PSP version is that Gran Turismo provides a really wide field of options and things that you can do in the world and on the PSP version we have such a small screen, if we provide that kind of options it will confuse the user"
Thanks for the patronising words dear friend. |
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@ Darren
I was thinking the same - but looks very PSPesque with the odd fuzziness that PSP games usually have. I'd say they're for real - remember when GT4 came out on PS2 I was baffled that it looked a lot 'smoother' compared to GT3 and especially anything else out there at the time on the console. I just hope that they can stick to the release date this time.... EDIT: should've checked the screenshot comments first... *sigh*
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seasidebaz
04/06/09 @ 11:19
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wouldn't make any commercial sense if they'd release it for the PSP Go only, think about the existing 50m PSP units out there
First day UMD sales: 20. First day piracies: 40,000,000. From a commercial perspective, it would make entire sense to release for the Go! only. |
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BadBoyBonner
04/06/09 @ 11:41
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Links to ACTUAL PSP SHOTS - will Sony ever give up the f**king smoke an mirrors mentality????
http://www.gran-turismo.com/en/news/d328... http://www.gran-turismo.com/en/news/d328... Looks crap - more so considering the length of time it has taken to develop. Motorstorm on PSP looks far better - and probably alot more fun. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT3Wdi-XO18
I wouldn't exactly call that looking crap, also most PSP screenshots look worse than when playing the actual game |
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seasidebaz
04/06/09 @ 11:47
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seasidebaz - and what about the remaining 9,999,980? ;)
They all bought the PSP3000 |
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BadBoyBonner
04/06/09 @ 12:28
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NotSoSlim
"If Sony were doing the smoke and mirrors why put actual shots on the official website?? So I take it you think someone at Eurogamer has taken the time to re-render some images for Polyphony/Sony as they felt sorry for them and the official images? EDIT: and what Eldritch said.
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BadBoyBonner
04/06/09 @ 13:07
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Plus what gives with the huge blackbar at the bottom of the screen? Seems like a dirty cheat not seen since the 8/16bit home computer conversions. I do hope it can be removed.
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I've just watched the YouTube E3 footage and the game looks pretty decent really. Although I don't own a PSP, I'd imagine it would look better still on the smaller screen. Looks very similar to the PS2 games actually (which I have played) and seems to run at a good framerate. I'm quite impressed really... but definitely not with those faked PR shots in the article. Get rid of 'em will ya!
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BadBoyBonner
04/06/09 @ 13:32
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evilfoxhound
I am quite sure LOTS of people will be downloading this on to a PSP - more of a question of how many will have paid for it? |
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BadBoyBonner
04/06/09 @ 13:34
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It does look better moving, than the static images show - still juddering in places (hopefully fixed) and not seen any gameplay footage with the massive blackbar removed from the bottom yet - but fingers crossed.
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Vertical Stand
04/06/09 @ 14:57
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Good interview, but no questions about future PSP work and non racing games from Polyphony Digital, such as Omega Boost even if it was just a case of putting the PS1 game up on the PSN store - oh and I recall Kazunori Yamauchi spoke of wanting to do something like an rpg some years back.
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BadBoyBonner
04/06/09 @ 18:31
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No they're not - Colin MaCrae 2005 was on the PSP years ago (Clues in the name) and looked almost as good AND all without a big black bar blocking out at least 10% of the entire screen - and it was launched when the PSP was only allowed to run at 222mhz.
Now GT5 on PS3 looks amazing, GT PSP looks as expected at best...
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UKGN_Zoidberg
05/06/09 @ 06:26
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Looks very good I'll have to get it on UMD as that will undoubtedly be cheaper than downloading it. Been playing the original PS1 Gran Turismo on my PSP for the last 18 months in preparation!
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In a nutshell, when people go on about how crappy this or that PSP game looks, please remember it's a handheld - compare it to some DS games for a sobering experience.
Perhaps it should be taken as a compliment that it seems to get benchmarked to fully fledged home consoles (at least sometimes that's the impression I get) - even though I would rather call it a curse... e.g. lazy console ports etc. |
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Maledictus010
08/06/09 @ 08:32
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It's annoying to see that devs still feel the need to downsize a game because they think playsessions on a portable device need to be short. I disagree. My PSP gets it's playtime from sessions with friends, playing multiplayer on the couch at home, not in trains or during travel. I think (though this is an assumption) that we are not like the japanese, playing MH during commutes. I've NEVER seen anyone play on their PSP while on the train, bus, or whatever. Let alone seen people multiplay...
And besides, the PSP has a sleep function. When in a game on the train and your stop comes up, press pause and put the machine to sleep. So devs, please treat the PSP as a console if the game calls for it, no downsizing if not needed. |
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