If it's true the discs are being printed as we speak, it's almost impossible this game will slip after Christmas. Common sense tells us they can print like 5 million copies with November month alone, they will totally have enough copies ready for a second half December release and then have regular shipments for a while.
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Gran Turismo 5: Release date announcement incoming! THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
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Metalmurphy said:
Childhood? A game in the early days of the studio is hardly childhood. I think he probably went to Sony afterwards and said "See, gamers complained, you should have given me 3 more months!" and ever since then he has been able to use the same card.
Or if they changed the contract terms and he got a "I will always decide timing" clause so Sony is powerless to push it out.
And as to loading specs into the engine, he said something similar before. He said they loaded a test setup race car and same day they had a test driver get within a half second of his real life time.
DR2K said:
Its before the stamping. The discs are stamped from an original Gold Master disc. Which is where the phrase "go gold" comes from.
So in effect, when you hear gone gold it means the discs are being printed and on their way to retail. Nothing can be changed on those discs without recalling them. Which has happened as recently as last month with the Shaun White game.
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Ranger X said:
This is the busiest time of the year and there is limited pressing capacity generally. The discs usually have to be ordered ahead of time to be pressed and shipped to stores in times. A delay this late in the game could cause it to slip to past Christmas.
Ky just stated there will be no engine swaps in gt5.
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20101103/SEMA/101109948
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20101103/SEMA/101109948
LabouredSubterfuge
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Hmmmm, wonder much it'll cost.
I think realistic engine swaps... would have been a great idea, like commonly done tried & tested setups. But probably too much physics to realisitcally calculate versus just adding pluses to a 'horsepower' value.
It would be great if the option was there for certain vehicles, as an upgrade in performance.
like there are several cars that realistically take LS1's, SR2Det's, blah blah. So it would only be for that car, in that performance upgrade menu. Not putting a v12 inside of a civic.
It would be great if the option was there for certain vehicles, as an upgrade in performance.
like there are several cars that realistically take LS1's, SR2Det's, blah blah. So it would only be for that car, in that performance upgrade menu. Not putting a v12 inside of a civic.
fu3lfr3nzy
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Metalmurphy
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commedieu said:
There'll still be engine tuning though, and therefore the upgrade in performance you wanted.
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LiquidMetal14
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Pretty basic there palfu3lfr3nzy said:
MidnightRider
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Conceited said:
werd! thanks god!
MickeyKnox
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Incredible how a racing hood, spoiler and livery can turn a gangly looking car into a ferocious baby eating monster of a car.Firewire said:Yes it truly does...
It's like an awesome toy I would have played with as a kid.
I'm sorry guys but i don't understand this blind love for PD. This guy has a job to do and he can never stick to a schedule. Pretty much every single release of GT is the same old story. don't mean to single you out, but you guys are like a battered spouse at this point. You get treated like shit adn then your spouse brings you flowers and all is forgiven.SolidSnakex said:
Maybe i'm jealous that i can't muster the same level of awe for these guys anymore.
SolidSnakex
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gtmax said:
As far as i'm concerned they make the best racing games around, part of the reason for that is because they're allowed to work on them for as long as they need. I'm happy that Sony doesn't force them into popping out a full GT every year or every other year.
gtmax said:
point is not to have game out tomorrow, but have the best game you can have.
and this is actually not common, because publishers tend to rush things so they spend less money on the game development.
Sony and PD spending more money on GT5 and selling it to us at $60 is good for us, not bad.
They could spend ten years, and they're getting close to it, and it'll never be perfect as there's no such thing as a perfect, complete game. They need to be reigned in already. You can't tell me all those side jobs Kaz was taking didn't work into the delay.
I could've lost all my fingers in the last two years and never been able to play this. Give me an imperfect game, but a game nonetheless.
I completely understand your philosophy, but i don't agree or ascribe to it.
I could've lost all my fingers in the last two years and never been able to play this. Give me an imperfect game, but a game nonetheless.
I completely understand your philosophy, but i don't agree or ascribe to it.
Metalmurphy
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gtmax said:
You can't tell me they didn't work into making the game better.
flyinpiranha
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Metalmurphy said:
Dunno, haven't played it.
SolidSnakex
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gtmax said:
A game is of course never going to be perfect. In the case of GT5, Kaz said that the November 2nd delay was a result of them needing to polish a few of the more complicated areas of GT5. What's wrong with that? Just last month you have Bethesda releasing Fallout: New Vegas, a game that's been frequently criticized for being one of the buggiest games this generation. So I can't fault a developer for noticing that a game they're working on isn't up to the polish level that they want nor can I fault a publisher for actually allowing that developer to finish that polish. I'm happy that PD is actually trying to release a game just like they would in previous generation rather than just relying on patches to fix a broken product as so many devs this generation have.
demosthenes
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Both great answers from wolf and SSX.
gundamkyoukai
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gtmax said:
Each GT game sell around 10 million copies , when Kaz goes to all those shows Sony and GT get free press. The same when he works with car manufactures on there cars which also helps GT.
It's kind hard to reign in Kaz when PD has become more than a game company , the man was once vote one most important people in the car business .
It's been a long while but we are going to get so much content that i really can't complain about it . I don't think we would have certain things if the game was rush out early .
BobTheFork
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dude I have to put you on ignore just so I never see your avatar again. I still can't see straight after looking at it for 10 seconds.Sean33 said:
SolidSnakex said:
There is nothing wrong with it except for the fact that they didn't tell us right away. With the lead time involved in getting the game on shelves, they knew they weren't going to make 11/2 before we were told. That was pretty fucked up in my opinion.
PS - N did the same thing with Smash, and it pissed me off to the same degree.
BobTheFork
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They really wanted to make the deadline and they held on as long as possible. I'm sure people were just killing themselves to make that deadline and even when they should have known, they didn't want to fail.Glix said:
flyinpiranha
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I think people are getting a little defensive IMO. Just because I yell FUCK!!! doesn't mean I don't appreciate what PD/Kaz do and will line up and buy the game anyway ... but come on, he knows he has rabid fans just as much as he is a fan of racing and they knew well before ... uh, today?! .. that it wouldn't make the release.
While I appreciate the effort he puts into his games it seems like he doesn't give a shit about the fans that buy his games.
Am I angry because this was my most anticipated holiday release? Yep. So take that as you will .. I'm pissed. Apologize for their "perfectionism" all you want but they seem to not give a fuck about the fans and he's only making a game for himself.
While I appreciate the effort he puts into his games it seems like he doesn't give a shit about the fans that buy his games.
Am I angry because this was my most anticipated holiday release? Yep. So take that as you will .. I'm pissed. Apologize for their "perfectionism" all you want but they seem to not give a fuck about the fans and he's only making a game for himself.
thelastword
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Hey, we all want GT5, but GT5 isn't a yearly need for speed game or even a forza every two years. There's more blood sweat and tears going into this series, more cars, courses and features. There's a reason why GT is the stalwart that it is, if GT was developed just as any other racer, it certainly would not be at pole position amongst racers as it is now.gtmax said:
Metalmurphy
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flyinpiranha said:
Horns
Damage
Skidmarks
Improved Smoke
Reverse Lights
Custom Soundtracks
And probably lots of other stuff
All stuff the fans were asking for. All added. Kaz didn't even want damage in but he put it in cause everyone was requesting it. I think people are getting a little offensive IMO.
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