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I have recently heard that the next in the well loved series of Gran Turismo will be online only! This is a real shock to me as I was looking forward to sitting on my own with my PS2 and a copy of GT4 at my side and speeding around the track collecting all of my well-earned gold medals.
I have heard after receiving the weekly SR e-mail that the cars will still be indetructable and this time Ferrari's and more Porsches will be included in the game. This still doesn't really persuade me to buy the network connector and go online just for the pleasure of being able to play GT4.
Don't they realise that not all of the original GT fans will be able to play online due to the cost of it or the cost of having broadband fitted and thge monthly payments connected to that. This may result in GT4 being a flop as not as many people will be able to play it. I am a huge fan of the GT series and particularly GT3 as it was definitely a step in the right direction as driving games are concerned. But even I am not convinced that going online to play games will be all that brilliant as there are bound to be viruses and who knows, you could be talking to a full grown man pretending to be someone of your age which could end in tears.
If too many games are set to be online only, the game developers and producers will definitely lose money as not so many people will be buying their game. Also the games industry could turn into a major place for dodgy people to hang out where they can chat with children without being stopped. Whatever happened to the good old days where playing games was fun without all of this confusion which online gaming will bring.
Does anyone know when GT4 comes out in the USA as if it flops there as an online only game they may change the game to online optional when it reaches Europe? Are you looking forward to GT4? If so would you prefer an online only game or an optional online service? I would definitely without a doubt prefer it to be an online optional game.
What do you think about this? Please get back to me on this subject.
pring
I have heard after receiving the weekly SR e-mail that the cars will still be indetructable and this time Ferrari's and more Porsches will be included in the game. This still doesn't really persuade me to buy the network connector and go online just for the pleasure of being able to play GT4.
Don't they realise that not all of the original GT fans will be able to play online due to the cost of it or the cost of having broadband fitted and thge monthly payments connected to that. This may result in GT4 being a flop as not as many people will be able to play it. I am a huge fan of the GT series and particularly GT3 as it was definitely a step in the right direction as driving games are concerned. But even I am not convinced that going online to play games will be all that brilliant as there are bound to be viruses and who knows, you could be talking to a full grown man pretending to be someone of your age which could end in tears.
If too many games are set to be online only, the game developers and producers will definitely lose money as not so many people will be buying their game. Also the games industry could turn into a major place for dodgy people to hang out where they can chat with children without being stopped. Whatever happened to the good old days where playing games was fun without all of this confusion which online gaming will bring.
Does anyone know when GT4 comes out in the USA as if it flops there as an online only game they may change the game to online optional when it reaches Europe? Are you looking forward to GT4? If so would you prefer an online only game or an optional online service? I would definitely without a doubt prefer it to be an online optional game.
What do you think about this? Please get back to me on this subject.
pring
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I'm starting to feel that Polyphony Digital might be loosing the plot a little.
Remember GT Concept? No simulation mode, less cars, and £5 more expensive than GT3 which was on platinum. That doesn't seem too smart to me.
Maybe Japan has a much more widely implemented broadband user base? Perhaps GT4 will be entirely online over there, but modified for european release so that us broadband-less peeps can play it? Hmm.
Remember GT Concept? No simulation mode, less cars, and £5 more expensive than GT3 which was on platinum. That doesn't seem too smart to me.
Maybe Japan has a much more widely implemented broadband user base? Perhaps GT4 will be entirely online over there, but modified for european release so that us broadband-less peeps can play it? Hmm.
Lou Role wrote:
> To be honest, I think cosoles going online is a bad thing. If games
> are going to be released on an online only basis, then the games
> industry is just going to fall apart.
I totaly argree maybe if consoles start going online only with of their games I think the PC market will start to gain ground on them, personly I think they should do what PC games do and have a good offline game with online options and game catogories.
> To be honest, I think cosoles going online is a bad thing. If games
> are going to be released on an online only basis, then the games
> industry is just going to fall apart.
I totaly argree maybe if consoles start going online only with of their games I think the PC market will start to gain ground on them, personly I think they should do what PC games do and have a good offline game with online options and game catogories.
I would have to agree I am not prepared to pay more money on top of the game price just for the privilege of going online. I am sure GT4 will have an online option for those that wish to, but also the option to play offline.
To be honest, I think cosoles going online is a bad thing. If games are going to be released on an online only basis, then the games industry is just going to fall apart.
When I pay 40 quid for a game, I want to be able to play it without forking out another 30 or 40 quid a month so that I can play it. I just simply wont do it.
All compatible games should have an online option but certainly not online only.
When I pay 40 quid for a game, I want to be able to play it without forking out another 30 or 40 quid a month so that I can play it. I just simply wont do it.
All compatible games should have an online option but certainly not online only.
I've heard rumours it was online only also, but it would cut the potential buyers by too much so can't see it happening.
I have recently heard that the next in the well loved series of Gran Turismo will be online only! This is a real shock to me as I was looking forward to sitting on my own with my PS2 and a copy of GT4 at my side and speeding around the track collecting all of my well-earned gold medals.
I have heard after receiving the weekly SR e-mail that the cars will still be indetructable and this time Ferrari's and more Porsches will be included in the game. This still doesn't really persuade me to buy the network connector and go online just for the pleasure of being able to play GT4.
Don't they realise that not all of the original GT fans will be able to play online due to the cost of it or the cost of having broadband fitted and thge monthly payments connected to that. This may result in GT4 being a flop as not as many people will be able to play it. I am a huge fan of the GT series and particularly GT3 as it was definitely a step in the right direction as driving games are concerned. But even I am not convinced that going online to play games will be all that brilliant as there are bound to be viruses and who knows, you could be talking to a full grown man pretending to be someone of your age which could end in tears.
If too many games are set to be online only, the game developers and producers will definitely lose money as not so many people will be buying their game. Also the games industry could turn into a major place for dodgy people to hang out where they can chat with children without being stopped. Whatever happened to the good old days where playing games was fun without all of this confusion which online gaming will bring.
Does anyone know when GT4 comes out in the USA as if it flops there as an online only game they may change the game to online optional when it reaches Europe? Are you looking forward to GT4? If so would you prefer an online only game or an optional online service? I would definitely without a doubt prefer it to be an online optional game.
What do you think about this? Please get back to me on this subject.
pring
I have heard after receiving the weekly SR e-mail that the cars will still be indetructable and this time Ferrari's and more Porsches will be included in the game. This still doesn't really persuade me to buy the network connector and go online just for the pleasure of being able to play GT4.
Don't they realise that not all of the original GT fans will be able to play online due to the cost of it or the cost of having broadband fitted and thge monthly payments connected to that. This may result in GT4 being a flop as not as many people will be able to play it. I am a huge fan of the GT series and particularly GT3 as it was definitely a step in the right direction as driving games are concerned. But even I am not convinced that going online to play games will be all that brilliant as there are bound to be viruses and who knows, you could be talking to a full grown man pretending to be someone of your age which could end in tears.
If too many games are set to be online only, the game developers and producers will definitely lose money as not so many people will be buying their game. Also the games industry could turn into a major place for dodgy people to hang out where they can chat with children without being stopped. Whatever happened to the good old days where playing games was fun without all of this confusion which online gaming will bring.
Does anyone know when GT4 comes out in the USA as if it flops there as an online only game they may change the game to online optional when it reaches Europe? Are you looking forward to GT4? If so would you prefer an online only game or an optional online service? I would definitely without a doubt prefer it to be an online optional game.
What do you think about this? Please get back to me on this subject.
pring
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