Need for speed gets "serious".....confirmed!

[Paulie]

btw this is nicely growing flamewar :-)

, best thing I've seen this month. Soooo many wrong people on the internet.

 

[m00ndancer]

I'm sorry to say but you're in the minority. Not many people have the attention span to even muster through a 15 minute of non-stop racing. There's plenty of sim out there that would fit your need (rfactor, most SImbin titles) that it's somewhat unfair to expect an arcade racer like SHIFT to emulate and while SHIFT is different from the past NFS game- and like everything else, you need to put things in perspective- I don't think it was ever the intention of either EA or SMS to develop a full out sim. Both Patrick Soderlund and Ian Bell admit that SHIFT is neither Forza nor is it Gran Turismo and the main aspect of the game is the authentic driver's experience (another way of saying that it has nice cockpit and great effect to simulate the experience of driving a race car).

I know, it's just a bit frustrating to have developers raving on about the "best experience since sliced bread" and still come up short in many aspects.

Being a hardcore simracer has it's drawbacks.

I really enjoyed the NFSrostreet when we raced in a LAN-enviroment. Besides that it's collecting dust in a corner.

 

[blueincpc]

Does anyone know if this game will fully support the g25 wheel - like gt5 prologue. i'm also interested in weather you get pit stops, tyre wear and dynamic weather changes. inclusion of these will make the game irresistable.

 

[Gabkicks]

Does anyone know if this game will fully support the g25 wheel - like gt5 prologue. i'm also interested in weather you get pit stops, tyre wear and dynamic weather changes. inclusion of these will make the game irresistable.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3440970&postcount=721

 

[blueincpc]

thanks Gabkicks. i'm sure it will still be good without the tyre wear, pit stops and stuff but i really had my fingers crossed. what the hell. i hope they will include this in GT5

 

[dan7532]

The new graphic engine looks stunning: do you think we will see details like flat tires in a future title?
IB: Thank you, we're very proud of the look, the team has done a tremendous job with the visuals in SHIFT. To answer your question, you will see flat tires with performance in SHIFT damage on. You will see the tire's sidewalls flex and bend under load. It's something we've wanted for a long time and we're excited to bring it to you now.

So let me get this straight ... you can get a flat tire ... but you can't pit to fix it?

 

[paskowitz]

yeah that is a little odd... hmm.

 

[McLaren]

So let me get this straight ... you can get a flat tire ... but you can't pit to fix it?

Probably along the same lines that you can almost completely destroy the engine, but never be out of the race.

But again, pit stops were originally in, so I'm def. trying to find at what point they were removed.

 

[Montag]

Hey guys, new vid posted here (in french)

http://www.jeuxvideo.tv/video/need-for-speed-shift.html#commentaire

You won't learn anything new BUT Kévin, redactor / moderator of the site told us in the comments that he discussed with the devs and he was told that they "were currently working on trying to feature more or less changing weather effects in the game"... Sounds promising, I really hope they will be able to include it in the game

 

[Gabkicks]

tire wear is more important -_- The most advanced tire model ever lacks tire wear.

 

[Jay]

But again, pit stops were originally in, so I'm def. trying to find at what point they were removed.

If they were originally in then the tracks would have non functioning pits which would be very weird for a full release.

 

[RACECAR]

Can someone please explain why suddenly pitstops are so important for this game? I sure as hell never read where it says they will have pitstops. Besides, I've had plenty of racing games without pitstops so its no big deal, at least to me it isn't.

 

[paskowitz]

Hey guys, new vid posted here (in french)

http://www.jeuxvideo.tv/video/need-for-speed-shift.html#commentaire

You won't learn anything new BUT Kévin, redactor / moderator of the site told us in the comments that he discussed with the devs and he was told that they "were currently working on trying to feature more or less changing weather effects in the game"... Sounds promising, I really hope they will be able to include it in the game

Ferrari? G25 support confirmed! That was a great vid.

 

[kikie]

Ferrari?

Need for Speed SHIFT car roster:
2006 Aston Martin DBR9
2009 Audi R8 LMS
2008 Audi R8
2008 Audi RS 4
2007 Audi S3
2007 Audi TT 3.2 quattro
2006 Audi S4
BMW M3 E36
BMW M3 E46
BMW M3 E92
2008 BMW 135i Coupé
2009 BMW M3 GT2
2007 BMW Z4 M Coupé
2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
2006 Dodge Challenger Concept
2008 Dodge Viper SRT10
Falken Tire 2010 Ford Mustang GT
2010 Ford Shelby GT500
2007 Ford Focus ST
2006 Ford GT
2006 Need For Speed Shelby Terlingua
1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
2009 Chevrolet Camaro SS
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2006 Honda Civic Si
2000 Honda S2000
2006 Koenigsegg CCX
2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
2007 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640
2007 Lamborghini Reventón
2006 Lotus Elise 111R
2007 Lotus Exige S
2005 Maserati MC12 GT1
2008 Mazda MX-5
2006 Mazda RX-8
1995 Mazda RX-7
1994 McLaren F1
2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
2007 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION IX MR-edition
2003 Infiniti G35 (V35)
1997 Nissan 200SX (S14)
2009 Nissan 370Z (Z34)
2006 Nissan 350Z (Z33)
2009 Nissan GT-R SpecV (R35)
2008 Nissan GT-R (R35)
2000 Nissan Silvia (S15) spec.R AERO
1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
1972 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R
1992 Nissan 240SX (S13)
2006 Pagani Zonda F
2010 Pagani Zonda R
2008 Porsche 911 GT2
2009 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
2006 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2004 Porsche Carrera GT
2007 Porsche Cayman S
2008 Renault Mégane RS
2007 SEAT Leon CUPRA
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2007 Lexus LF-A Concept
2008 SCION tC
1986 Toyota Corolla GTS (A86)
2008 Volkswagen Scirocco
2006 Volkswagen Golf GTI

Need for Speed SHIFT track list:
1. Alpental
2. Autopolis International Racing Course
3. Ambush Canyon
4. Brands Hatch
5. Dakota
6. Ebisu Circuit
7. Glendale
8. Hazyview
9. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
10. London
11. Miytomi
12. Nordschleife
13. Road America
14. Rustle Creek
15. Silverstone
16. Circuit de Spa Francorchamps
17. Tokyo
18. Willow Springs

 

[Scaff]

OK given that car and track list all I can say is that I am glad I have it on pre-order.

Can't wait


Scaff

 

[markao]

Thanks for the "french" vid, nice to see them take the media to a real track, like they did in sweden and have some proper "steering wheel set-ups" 👍




Oh and for the lazy people, came across a video on youtube from someone with to much spare time


Need for Speed: Shift Official Car List
[YOUTUBEHD]ZBUroFOunSA[/YOUTUBEHD]

 

[JosVerstappen]

seems like they are recycling the car models of Undercover, with a few new ones.

 

[Montag]

Some cars are wrong on the vid... the S4 is a S6, the BMW M3 E36 is an E46, the SRT10 is an ACR... and few others

 

[Delphic Reason]

Can someone please explain why suddenly pitstops are so important for this game? I sure as hell never read where it says they will have pitstops. Besides, I've had plenty of racing games without pitstops so its no big deal, at least to me it isn't.

Well, you can damage your tires, engine, body, etc... Though, there is no way to fix any of these things (as in a real race). So, you're race is essentially over when ANYTHING goes wrong.

Just seems like an odd choice considering every other current sim includes pit stops and tire wear.

It will be interesting to see if there is any strategy at all in NFS SHIFT. From what I've seen it's hard to imagine, other than the strategy of staying in front of the other cars...

The physics are probably going to be incredible (they better be, the way they hyped them), which will make this a great/decent "driving simulator". It will never be a "racing simulator" unless they add the aforementioned features later in a patch/DLC.

EDIT: Nice track list! Finally EBISU!

 

[Tired Tyres]

Need for Speed SHIFT car roster:
2006 Aston Martin DBR9
2009 Audi R8 LMS
2008 Audi R8
2008 Audi RS 4
2007 Audi S3
2007 Audi TT 3.2 quattro
2006 Audi S4
BMW M3 E36
BMW M3 E46
BMW M3 E92
2008 BMW 135i Coupé
2009 BMW M3 GT2
2007 BMW Z4 M Coupé
2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
2006 Dodge Challenger Concept
2008 Dodge Viper SRT10
Falken Tire 2010 Ford Mustang GT
2010 Ford Shelby GT500
2007 Ford Focus ST
2006 Ford GT
2006 Need For Speed Shelby Terlingua
1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
2009 Chevrolet Camaro SS
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2006 Honda Civic Si
2000 Honda S2000
2006 Koenigsegg CCX
2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
2007 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640
2007 Lamborghini Reventón
2006 Lotus Elise 111R
2007 Lotus Exige S
2005 Maserati MC12 GT1
2008 Mazda MX-5
2006 Mazda RX-8
1995 Mazda RX-7
1994 McLaren F1
2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
2007 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION IX MR-edition
2003 Infiniti G35 (V35)
1997 Nissan 200SX (S14)
2009 Nissan 370Z (Z34)
2006 Nissan 350Z (Z33)
2009 Nissan GT-R SpecV (R35)
2008 Nissan GT-R (R35)
2000 Nissan Silvia (S15) spec.R AERO
1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
1972 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R
1992 Nissan 240SX (S13)
2006 Pagani Zonda F
2010 Pagani Zonda R
2008 Porsche 911 GT2
2009 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
2006 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2004 Porsche Carrera GT
2007 Porsche Cayman S
2008 Renault Mégane RS
2007 SEAT Leon CUPRA
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2007 Lexus LF-A Concept
2008 SCION tC
1986 Toyota Corolla GTS (A86)
2008 Volkswagen Scirocco
2006 Volkswagen Golf GTI

Need for Speed SHIFT track list:
1. Alpental
2. Autopolis International Racing Course
3. Ambush Canyon
4. Brands Hatch
5. Dakota
6. Ebisu Circuit
7. Glendale
8. Hazyview
9. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
10. London
11. Miytomi
12. Nordschleife
13. Road America
14. Rustle Creek
15. Silverstone
16. Circuit de Spa Francorchamps
17. Tokyo
18. Willow Springs

67 cars? I'm sure I heard one of the developers say there would be 80 or so at E3.

 

[kikie]

67 cars? I'm sure I heard one of the developers say there would be 80 or so at E3.

And I heard that there will be more than 80 cars.

 

[Montag]

http://g.imageshack.us/img261/shiftss01jun26.jpg/1/
http://g.imageshack.us/img8/shiftss02jun26.jpg/1/

 

[suzq044]

Well - if they can get done in months what Gran Turismo gets done in years.. I'll be impressed. lol

 

[Groundking]

Well - if they can get done in months what Gran Turismo gets done in years.. I'll be impressed. lol

They've been working on NFS Shift since pro street.... I'd like to assume that they're just moddleing new tracks, cars, and fine tuning the game engine...PD are just too picky.

-GK

 

[markao]

They've been working on NFS Shift since pro street.... I'd like to assume that they're just moddleing new tracks, cars, and fine tuning the game engine...PD are just too picky.

-GK

Not since Pro street, since Blimey!Games (now Slightly Mad Studios) finished their work on GTR2 (september 06) for SimBin. Game engine is not developped by EA Black Box anymore

 

[andrewyhy]

👍

Especially for the McLaren F1 cockpit view!

 

[peter_vod69]

Damn that looks good! Is that circuit in the top picture a "fantasy" course?

 

[andrewyhy]

Damn that looks good! Is that circuit in the top picture a "fantasy" course?

I saw a castle-like thing behind the SLR..

 

[Jay]

12. Nordschleife

Great so Nurburgring Nordschleife is in? I always thought the Nurburgring GP track was in not the Nordschleife.

 

[Paulie]

Damn that looks good! Is that circuit in the top picture a "fantasy" course?

I saw a castle-like thing behind the SLR..

Could it be nürburg at Nürburgring? I'd say so.........