Turn 10: Polyphony checked out Forza
GT devs dropped in to take notes at E3.
When they weren't showing off Gran Turismo PSP on-stage at the Sony conference or giving interviews, folks from Polyphony Digital were apparently checking out the competition at E3.
That's according to Turn 10's Che Chou, who wrote in his E3 aftermath blog (thanks Kotaku) about how two developers from Polyphony stopped by to take notes on the excellent-looking Forza Motorsport 3.
"Perhaps the most surprising [visit] was when a couple developers from Gran Turismo makers Polyphony Digital came by to personally get hands-on with Forza 3, all the while taking careful notes, examining our UI system, shooting photos, and directly asking us some pretty interesting questions," Chou wrote.
"The reason I say I was personally surprised was because PD aren't generally known as a studio to acknowledge that there are racing games that exist beyond their own. Which could explain why the GT franchise has been so stagnant in the racing genre since GT3. So it seems competition is good for the consumer after all. I know for a fact that Turn 10 will never stop pushing racing games to the next level."
Apparently Posh Spice also turned up to check out Forza 3, although Chou doesn't say whether she also took notes.
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Ummm... what?!
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The worlds gone mad!
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I think that's a bit offensive to skeletons if you ask me...
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Where in the story is it indicated that Che Chou is a she, or even has a gender at all?
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itd be silly not to and id think less of both developers if they didnt.
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/bitter
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There, I edited it, see? See the "edited" notice?
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You have nothing better to do than whine?
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He is making headlines so he must be doing something right.
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Irony.
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"So you hit barriers, and you car is deformed in some way? Keeep doing it and it impairs car function? Hardly realistic!"
I'm just kidding, I love GT5P and Forza 2, so I have faith that both devs will do perfectly well in their game developing. I'd hate to think they'd make it too similar to Forza though, it's the things that are different that I like.
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Yeah but my point is: You want to get as much spotlight time as possible. Making stupid comments does the job.
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What, in their one full release in that time?!
All developers should take note of the competition. It's foolish not to do so.
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Talk about GT5, they are moving into handheld now.. but Forza still on console.. Who is staying behind who?
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Now instead of one bad console we have two good ones.
/Will buy both Forza3 & GT5
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Cause if you ask me, if i was working as a waitor and you picked ur coffee from the counter as a selfservice place why pay me for a waito and if im being paid to be an inventor and i steal your ideas then wtf am I being paid for. Point is, they were gathering info about Forza. They should stick with selling Prologues and epilogues of non existing games since Sony is known into saying shit they bring out like lots of years later and yet charge you a buttload of money thats not worth for it ( from software to hardware) and let the tards keep paying 20+$ for the demos.. lol They all make profit for a jjob they cant get well done. Simple shit right there if you ask me.
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"Forza should check out their own book first and the hardware they are on. GT5 would make them eat dust.. The next Forza requires two DVDs.. and GT5 only 1 bluray..
Talk about GT5, they are moving into handheld now.. but Forza still on console.. Who is staying behind who? "
No-one cares. I mean the fact you are clutching at straws like 1 disc instead of 2 just proves how little the GT franchise actually has over Forza.
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Xerx3s, I'm not sure "all publicity is good publicity" is a good way to look at it. After all if this was true everyone would love the PS3 with the amount it is talked about on this site alone. But Forza3 does look decent, downloaded the Forza2 demo on my newly purchased 360 last week and it seems to be a good racer though I prefer the handling in GT5P, mostly as I spent a lot of time on it and am familiar with it.
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That said, if GT5 is really ready for release (quoting KY), it's far too late to make any dramatic changes to a game of its size. Still, it's nice to know that PD is finally showing interest in the competition's game. And here's hoping that the ridiculously clunky and glacial menu system in GT will return to the fluidity of the series' first installment after reaching a new low in GT5P.
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WTF is that meant to mean?!
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Now that's some simple shit to understand.
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Don't see the problem really - if they want to pinch ideas off each other then I don't care, as long as both games keep trying to leapfrog each other.
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What a douche bag. Devs should not get tangled up in retarded platform propaganda.
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To the guy with the 2 DVDs vs 1 BluRay comment: WHO THE FUCK CARES?
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Best post ever!
Can't we all just get along?
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"Can't we all just get along?"
Fanboys are EG's fuel. Without them, it would die
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Turn LOL!
@chris_ace
You sir, are a bellend.
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I really can't believe the idiocy of some games developers when talking to the press. Do they really have no idea?
I'm in no way a fan of Sony's PR fuckups, but this really rivals the best of them. Seldom have I seen such an ouright arrogant and derogatory comment of a competitor's game, right after Polyphony were clearly showing respect for Turn 10 in viewing their product and taking notes.
I don't own a PS3, but I'm hoping GT5 kicks F3's arse because of this statement.