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PlayStation 3 News by Tom Bramwell
Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has reiterated that the only thing holding up Gran Turismo 5 is his perfectionism.
"All the basic stuff is complete, but we're trying to give everything that little bit extra at present," he told Famitsu in an interview translated by 1UP (thanks VG247).
"We could release it any time we want, really, but I want to have that classic GT-style 'did we really have to go this far?' feel going. I want to go way beyond gamer expectations."
That echoes what Yamauchi told Eurogamer at E3, when he said: "It's at a point we can release it any time we want, but we can always keep working on it. It's very important for us to make sure everything is done perfectly and everything is done in detail."
The man behind Sony's proud old real driving simulator also told Famitsu that people playing the PSP version of Gran Turismo will be able to export their car collection into Gran Turismo 5 once it's released.
That, of course, will happen in March 2010 in Japan, and hopefully not longer after that in Europe.
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donnie080208
14/10/09 @ 07:29
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what does the guy want a medal? the game was originally stated for relese in 2007, so the game should be VERY polished. contrast this to forza3 which was announced at E3 this year and guess what it will be out in october THIS YEAR. Anyway i have a feeling that many gt5 fans who have been waiting that long have moved on to other racing games and that gt5 wont be the huge sucess of past generations. surely the ps3 isnt THAT difficult to code for that it takes 5/6 years to knock out a racing title?
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youhavenomail
14/10/09 @ 07:39
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So between now and March, can we still hope for some red shells to make it any fun?
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@donnie080208
Just because they announced Forza at E3, doesn't mean they couldn't have been working on it for some time before. Also, they could have been using the previous game engine and so a new game could be easier to release.(speculation on my behalf as I don't have the facts) I like the look of Forza, more my type of racer, shame I don't have an Xbox. If GT5 is taking a long time to develop, then I hope it's worth waiting for. Also I wonder how much dev time was eaten up by the PSP version? |
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designerheadache
14/10/09 @ 07:42
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Wasn't it basically complete about a year ago, and he has been tinkering ever since?
if you keep polishing eventually the shine comes off. |
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I wonder how much dev time was eaten up by the PSP version?
not much. that's pretty much porting the PS2 code (sans the career mode) and possibly making new car models. i'm on the verge about this game, because i desperately want it to be good, but after all this time and with the new competition, PD will have to work some kind of miracle |
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beastmaster
14/10/09 @ 07:58
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Perhaps they could release it but may want to hold back to let Uncharted & Heavy Rain take the spotlight & the sales?
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They had to mention it. Sony always talk about their big games way WAY before they're released.
Compare when they released details of killzone compared to when MS released details of Gears of war. Same with forza 3, that had a 5month advance warning as apposed to GT5 5years or killlzone 2 years. It's the hype machine in overdrive. No doubt it's probably going to be a great game, it'd want to be, but how many great games have their been since they announced it? |
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freakzilla
14/10/09 @ 08:20
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Its understandable to a degree, PD have done the design for the GT by citroen car, made GT PSP, PS3's architecture being a bit of a bitch to work with and the fact that they have to make a brand new engine. On top of which they are making 3 times the number of cars are T10 (on both PSP and PS3 versions).
Even then 5(?) years to make a game is just silly, Sony have been doing this a lot (KZ2) , it's just not economical. |
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thegamesthething
14/10/09 @ 08:20
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Perhaps they can use the time to add some AI. Though it would then lose that GT feel he was talking about.
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Bigglesworth
14/10/09 @ 08:24
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It's bad enough when the media creates unrealistic hype about a game, but this is the developer! Seems he's just setting himself up for a fall :(
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They should have released it earlier and do additional crazy extras as DLC. Though I guess a lot of people buying GT don't ever even go on the internet (would have been a good way to change that though!).
We'll have to wait and see until the final game comes out, but right now I feel they'd have been better off with a DLC route. |
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cianchristopher
14/10/09 @ 08:56
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Hmmm, it took these guys 4 years to release GT on the PSP - and we all now how "well" that turned out ;-)
This guy is setting himself up for a fall (as others have said), and with the way he's built it up the game would have to get 100/100 on Metacritic just to live up to expectations... It'll get a 7/10, and then the internet will explode!
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You spend this long on a game and it just has to be perfect otherwise it's going to get slated.
It's going to have to step upto the plate big time to be seen as a worth while. I like the GT series, spent many hours on it. But we've moved well past having hundreds of gorgeous cars. it needs to offer more. I hope it can do that. |
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dr_shambles
14/10/09 @ 09:11
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Hope there's no screen tearing. Oh and some AI opponents that actually feel realistic.
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Well hopefully the delay is because he listened to the criticisms about the damage modelling and AI offered when it was made publicly playable a few months back. Hopefully. In reality, that's all done, and he's now making sure the protrusion of the car badges are accurate to the tenth of a millimetre.
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svd_grasshopper
14/10/09 @ 09:16
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pretty sure this statement is months old. heard it before.
PD designed the interface in the new nissan GTR. shouldnt have held them up though. i think they need more team members. |
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So what will their excuse be if the game turns out to be crap? It's possible, games that rely on huge hype rarely stand out from the crowd in the end, although there are always exceptions.
I think they're waiting to see the reaction to Forza 3 before they do anything, or decide if something needs to change. |
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"Same with forza 3, that had a 5month advance warning as apposed to GT5 5years or killlzone 2 years."
Killzone 2 was *cough* demonstrated at E3 2005 and came out late February 2009. That is more like 4 years than 2. Then again, the Uncharted and Resistance and Ratchet games were on time. Alan Wake takes centuries to materialize. So it's not a difference between Microsoft and Sony but between specific teams. "but how many great games have their been since" ...there... |
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Marshall2008
14/10/09 @ 09:29
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As long as it is actually 'finished' unlike the PSP version which feels like the first 10% of an actual game :(
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Ashen-Shugar
14/10/09 @ 09:31
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"I think they're waiting to see the reaction to Forza 3 before they do anything, or decide if something needs to change."
This is true, and it's quite telling how PD are now taking their cues from Turn 10. I believe that the GT team are finally peeking out from PD towers and seeing that console racing has moved on a great deal from the 2001 status quo that GT has been stuck in over the last few iterations. They see the evolution that competitor products have gone through, and are realising with no small amount of fear that reskinning GT3 a fourth time simply won't cut it. |
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BritishBlue1
14/10/09 @ 09:46
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I think what he means by "polish" is that they're working on the car damage. Which is just as well because I fucking hated the bumper car effect in Prologue where people simply used the vehicle in front as a braking device, this was the reason why I sold it really. I can't wait for Gran Turismo 5.
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BritishBlue1
14/10/09 @ 09:49
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"This is true, and it's quite telling how PD are now taking their cues from Turn 10."
If you have any sources to support such rambling nonsense then feel free to point them out... |
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svd_grasshopper
14/10/09 @ 10:35
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hope the handling has changed since prologue!
the damage has at least been much improved since the digitial foundry feature. just make the game fun and it will be a winner. it has everything else, just dont make it a bore fest! |
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tachometer
14/10/09 @ 10:36
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It's a pretty bad sign that he's still not happy with it, judging by what happened with GT4 I would say a Q3/4 2010 release is on the cards. Think about it, who releases a major game in March? Not gonna happen
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svd_grasshopper
14/10/09 @ 10:40
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GTA IV was released in april. probably the biggest game franchise out there.
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