Gran Turismo HD to have no cars or tracks?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The latest issue of Famitsu has an interview with Kazunori Yamauchi for the new Gran Turismo on PS3.

+ They'll release the new Gran Turismo called "Gran Turismo HD" (they use the same name as the E3 demo for the product name) for the PS3 soon. It's composed of 2 parts, Premium and Classic.

+ The proper GT5 is going to hit in 2008. GT HD is meant to grow the rich network service before GT5. The online modes in Classic are based on the 4 modes in GT4:Online beta (Quick Race/Tuned Race/Private Race/Time Attack) and several other modes are added. The online will be launched worldwide at the same time.

+ Gran Turismo HD: Premium is essentially a GT5 prologue that uses the full graphics power of the PS3. (Pictures show a 3D spectator crowd, very detailed car models with interiors.) The weather changes while racing. It comes with 2 courses (both original and new, city and nature) and 30 cars including new ones. You can buy additional 30 cars and 2 courses (real circuits) later online. This part is played in a casual arcade mode. It's a pure driving simulator and almost a tool as you don't get cars in in-game events, you just do whatever you want with cars and courses or buy new ones via online.

+ Gran Turismo HD: Classic is what adopts the GT:HD playable demo at E3 and meant to showcase the online aspect. A race is done with about 20 cars. Apparently this part starts with no cars or courses. You download a car for 50 - 100 yen (0.43 - 0.85$) and a course for 200 - 500 yen (1.71 - 4.26$). Over 750 cars and 50 tracks are available for purchase. Users can define race events freely and can hold online race events by themselves.

+ Not all cars and courses are available on the release date, they are added monthly. Some models may be a limited release for 1000 units. New playing modes and tuning parts may be available via download. It's still undecided if they allow trade among users in fear of real money trade.


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That's ridiculous. You buy a game then have to buy the content? Ugh.


If this comes out at full price I will stab someone.

[Jonster]

It's like GT4: Prologue, except it's able to be updated with extra cars and shit from the full version.

[Xero]

So essentially you're paying for the main menu?

[Requiem]

I'd say it would definitely depend on how much they charge for the game itself. If you have to pay full price for it then it's bull shit. If you're paying a lot less, then really it's not a bad deal. You might end up paying less for the game in the end than you would for the whole thing at once. That is of course if you only want certain cars.

Actually, after thinking about it that is complete bullshit. If you wanted all the cars to have a complete game, you're going to pay hundreds of dollars for the cars and tracks.


Pretty ridiculous concept. Dunno what those game creators were thinking when they came up with this one. That's fucking stupid. They pretty much just ruined one of the greatest racing games out there.

[Xero]

Unless they release it for like $20. I know the prices are off, but sell each track and car for $0.50 (Which comes out to 100 purchases if the price was $70 for the game). Once you accumulate $70, or whatever the price of the full game is, you are able to unlock everything.

So basically, if they did it this way, at worst you'd wind up paying for the whole game. At best you'd only buy what you want and save a few bucks.

[Silent]

I guess sony is banking on all of their fans winning the lottery this year.

Pretty tempted to say fuck PS3 at this point and preorder a wii.

[Xero]

I guess sony is banking on all of their fans winning the lottery this year.

Pretty tempted to say fuck PS3 at this point and preorder a wii.
I've already done half of that, but I'm saving up for a 360 first.

[Kris P Lettus]

360 is shit unless you have an HD tv..

If you don't have one, buy one first..

[Xero]

PS3 will be shit without an HD and I was originally going to BLINDLY buy it.

You don't NEED an HD to enjoy the shit. Just if graphics mean A LOT to you, and frankly they don't to me. Right now it's down to gameplay and price.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

PS3 will be shit without an HD and I was originally going to BLINDLY buy it.

You don't NEED an HD to enjoy the shit. Just if graphics mean A LOT to you, and frankly they don't to me. Right now it's down to gameplay and price.

I've played on an SD and an HD. It looks slightly sharper on an HD. like playing on a PC game in 1024x768 instead of 800x600.

[Silent]

I have an old tv that I had been playing my 360 and I recently got the VGA cable hook up, so much better then my shitty TV.

[Kris P Lettus]

I read somewhere that in games like Dead Rising, that you can't read signs and shit if you don't have HD..

[Silent]

Let's just say that it took me 10 mins trying to figure out that you push the D-Pad to the right to answer the radio. Everything is so fuckin blurry and hard to read. Playing on my LCD monitor with a 1280x res was like night and day.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Anyways, more info on GT:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060921-7802.html

I thought they were going to release Classic and Premium alongside each other. No, it turns out they're releasing Classic first, with poor graphics and no vehicles/tracks unlocked. Then, later on comes the Premium version with better graphics and preloaded content. But, that's not all... the Premium version is just to get players geared up for the final GT5.

This is ridiculous... Why don't they just, you know, release games like everyone else? Instead of all this bullshit...

A quick calculation shows that to purchase all 750 cars and 50 tracks would cost an astonishing $637, more than the price of the console itself!

[Bad Company]

Prologue was pretty popular, so that's why they would of done that.
GT5 would be one of the only reasons I'd buy a PS3, and that's not enough.
Although I did get my PS1 for GT1 and my first PS2 for GT3 and my Second PS3 for GT4. I may become a sucker here.

[Just John]

Ok, so are GT5 and GT HD different games? I'm real confused here.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Ok, so are GT5 and GT HD different games? I'm real confused here.

Yeah, theres three different games mentioned here. GTHD : classic, GTHD: premium and GT5.

[Just John]

Woah, confusing. Why would anyone want to buy the cars and tracks rather than just get GT5?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Woah, confusing. Why would anyone want to buy the cars and tracks rather than just get GT5?

Because it's out sooner, I guess.

[Just John]

Oh, jesus, I cant even afford a PS3

[Kane Knight]

So essentially you're paying for the main menu?

:rofl: