Hello everybody, this is my first post. In fact, I've been reading GTPlanet since always. But never had any need to post.
However this time I wanted to say my own few words. By the way, the process of registering gave me a hard time, as I was asked to form the proper abbreviation for "Gran Turismo". I had to search for my dictionary (I'm not an English native) to find out what does abbreviation mean.
Okay, to the topic. I find on this board during the last days many bitter words about the game and PD, especially in comparison to T10's game.
I strongly believe, that mr Yamauchi made the best thing he could.
1. Many people say here, that car rendering should have been out-sourced, so the overall number of premium cars could be higher. In my opinion it's a bad idea, even though that's probably the future of gaming.
Why? Well, just look at the motor industry nowadays. You find one engine in many cars from different brands etc. Many people call my Volvo S40 a Focus in a more expensive skin. It makes the cars cheaper and easier to maintain. But you have to say that they lose their individual feeling.
Would you really want your precious and so anticipated GT5 to be like that? With engine made in PD and cars all around the world, with bad quality control and stuff? It is impossible for PD to get the quality they want exactly by making others render the cars.
The game would lose it's special own feeling.
2. In addition, you can't forget that mr Yamauchi is japanese. And that brings the japanese ethos of working. T10 just wants to make cash from the game, and when Microsoft asks them, they'll make The Sims 4. As for PD, I believe that they find working on GT as some sort of art. And I'm sure that for mr Yamauchi it's the work of life.
I simply can't imagine him letting render the cars some China firm.
3.
Remember, that 200 premium cars equal to 200 cars in possible GT6 on PS4. Next generation of consoles will bring even bigger jump in power. Possible next games from PD and T10 will have to keep up with that jump. Of course that T10 can simply copy their cars to that hypothetical game.
But their cars lack the detail which will be needed to make a use of the next Xbox.
PD already has 200 cars ready. We can see that the models are perfect, it's no more the matter of polygons. And it's much easier to add better lighting and stuff to a ready car, than make a car from the scratch again?
Mr Yamauchi has one goal - make a perfect game. Im absolutely sure that he's aware since some time that he can't achieve it on Blu-ray, with PS3. As a step to that game, he made with PD a new superb engine, with great day/night effects, crashes and great physics.
And a superb game, which is called GT5.
Mark my words, that you will face the Real driving simulator really soon. You will probably have to install it on the hard drive of your future console, because it will be too big.
You can easily wait for that playing GT5. PD doesn't need to think about their reputation, they have it. They are simply doing their job in the best way they can.
I don't have a PS3. I never had a need to get one. I'm buying it soon to drive my 800 standard cars!
Cheers
