(POLL) Will You Buy GT7? (Please read Bold in OP)

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Will You Buy GT7?

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PS4's are stupid anyway, well basically pointless in Australia.

1. UHD TV's are rendered useless here, no 4K blu-rays yet - not produced. At this stage it's hard to find even a 1080p stream on commercial tv let alone a 4k one.

2. Current HDMI/video cable technology cannot push through enough data for 4K esp 3D content.

3. There are currently 2 products competing to gain hold of 4K video signal carrying cables. Aka when these cables are released current UHD TV's will likely not have the correct video connections meaning your $7000+ UHD TV won't be able to receive 4K content!

4. PS4's have USB3 ports for what? You can't connect an external HDD or play mp3/mpeg-4 etc except from Sony's own online streaming services.

5. Online play now incurs a user surcharge

6. Yeah they have better graphics etc but any decent PC will still wipe the floor with them and now days all/most games are available on multiple platforms
 
Jimmy_DA
PS4's are stupid anyway, well basically pointless in Australia.

1. UHD TV's are rendered useless here, no 4K blu-rays yet - not produced. At this stage it's hard to find even a 1080p stream on commercial tv let alone a 4k one.

2. Current HDMI/video cable technology cannot push through enough data for 4K esp 3D content.

3. There are currently 2 products competing to gain hold of 4K video signal carrying cables. Aka when these cables are released current UHD TV's will likely not have the correct video connections meaning your $7000+ UHD TV won't be able to receive 4K content!
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I must be honest. A lot of that is over my head. Do you mean to say that for the most part there won't be T.V.'s capable of supporting PS4 in Oz?

I'll do some googling to try and understand but I'm at work and haven't got much time today. I only ever get a couple of minutes on my phone at a time before my next fare arrives (it took me half an hour to write this far- how inconsiderate of them! :lol:).

Jimmy_DA
4. PS4's have USB3 ports for what? You can't connect an external HDD or play mp3/mpeg-4 etc except from Sony's own online streaming services.
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Ahh Sony... If I recall I think Sony were amongst the first to stop people from downloading their own music from their mp3 players and walkmans back onto their computers. Even if it was their own composition and had every right to do what they want with it. They're very strange about how you use their products and data. I believe the technical term for what they do is known as "bending us over a barrel."

It's quite canny really. They know we'll want to use it for that and they have a service that fits. Why open it up to other products and services if you can keep the customer using nothing but you own services and merchandise.

Jimmy_DA
5. Online play now incurs a user surcharge
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Hopefully that money will be spent on maintaining a higher quality online service than PSN has previously been able to offer...Hopefully...

Jimmy_DA
any decent PC will still wipe the floor with them and now days all/most games are available on multiple platforms
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Very true but I for one know nothing about building or maintaining a gaming P.C. and don't have the time or money for it. I will always favour the consoles. I can afford a reasonably large, one-time payment for a console. If I had a gaming P.C. I'd be constantly buying the next graphics card or sound card or processor etc. and paying for them to be installed. I'd be living in a box in a year! :lol:
 
Jimmy_DA
:lol: 86Debris86 - here read this article it'll explain what I said and is where I got the info from!

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/4k-tv-dont-believe-the-hype-20140313-34n9j.html
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From that article: "When quizzed about why Aussie consumers should buy a UHD TV when there is no content to play on it, Sony Australia's Paul Colley says it's all about future-proofing.

"If a customer buys a UHD TV today, they can be sure it will be ready to run the UHD content that is on the way."

HAHAHAHA Transparent much?! "Yes if you'll just by our product in the hope this/our format wins please that'd be great! Then if it does we can show you over to this new barrel of ours."

It's a little like the VHS/Betamax thing if my understanding is correct.

I'd say you're right then; it won't be worth getting a PS4 over there for a quite a while from the looks of things.

Also, you don't have Netflix there?! You poor things! I had no idea. :(
 
Samus
What has 4k content and UHD got to do with buying a PS4? It doesn't do anything in 4k.
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Nothing. Currently. It would seem though from what I have been reading that if UHD kicks off then the PS4 won't be able to support it without possible bolt-on accessories. Many people speculated the new generation of consoles would help usher in UHD but apparently Sony are unwilling to comment on whether or not PS4 will be capable of 4k output.
 
I may be tempted to buy GT7, but only if PD drop all the older content and standards, and give ALL the cars a proper interior. What would make it sweeter though, is if PD (and thrustmaster via a firmware update), enable compatibility for the TX racing wheel on PS4/GT7.
 
I'm sorry, but there is NO chance of me buying GT7 and those of you who do are just feeding the corporate mongrels who would rather watch you eat dirt while they tell you it's cake. This franchise has lost its desire to put out quality in exchange for quantity and I would much rather see those people who have actually noticed this take a stand and boycott the production of another lame excuse for a game. They don't care what the individual thinks and only base their production of this game based on what they want you to like instead. This is a trick utilized by retailers worldwide. So, if you fall for it again, have fun with your GT7, where I'm sure there will be mass amounts of griping about that on here as well.
 
The very fact you began "I'm sorry, but" suggests you realise how melodramatic you're being.

celtiscorpion73
This franchise has lost its desire to put out quality in exchange for quantity
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Huh? Why don't we have more then? Every GT I've played from the first one has been of a high quality. It's only recently the standard has started to slip with GT5 and GT6. If it's all about quantity then they missed a trick in not releasing a GT6 prologue. I think you're getting at the possibility that Sony forced PD to release it earlier than they may have intended. In which case, blame Sony with their new console. At least with GT7 this shouldn't happen.

celtiscorpion73
They don't care what the individual thinks and only base their production of this game based on what they want you to like instead. This is a trick utilized by retailers worldwide.
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Welcome to the world of capitalism. And I'm fairly sure most companies do this.

celtiscorpion73
So, if you fall for it again, have fun with your GT7, where I'm sure there will be mass amounts of griping about that on here as well.
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You infer we're idiots that can't see past marketing campaigns and such. And yes there will inevitably be some griping about the next game- following GT6, and the apparent outrage it has caused, it's going to have to be absolutely perfect in order to smooth over the relationship we now have with PD.
 
Well, seeing as how GT7 is getting way more attention than GT6 has ever gotten, it will probably be a much higher quality product. So yes, I think I will buy it.
 
86Debris86
Based on the assumption most of us will have a next gen console before the release of the next GT, experiences you've had with previous GT games and with GT6 so far, and on PD's apparent lack of communication, not to mention the release of serious competition soon, will you be purchasing the next GT?
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If you are trying to get more valid results, you should be more neutral with your statement in bold that comes with the question. Let me rewrite that for you:

Based on the assumption most of us will have a next gen console before the release of the next GT and experiences you've had with previous GT games and with GT6 so far. Will you buy GT7?

Or even better:

Based on the assumption most of us will have a next gen console before the release of the next GT and experiences you've had with the GT games so far. Will you buy GT7?
 
RodrigoDLL
If you are trying to get more valid results, you should be more neutral with your statement in bold that comes with the question. Let me rewrite that for you:

Based on the assumption most of us will have a next gen console before the release of the next GT and experiences you've had with previous GT games and with GT6 so far. Will you buy GT7?

Or even better:

Based on the assumption most of us will have a next gen console before the release of the next GT and experiences you've had with the GT games so far. Will you buy GT7?
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Yeah, thanks but leaving out the lack of communication from PD is a bit of an oversight, as is the omission of Project Cars and Drive Club. It's one of the main gripes people have with PD and is surely a contributing factor to some people's answers.

This poll is an attempt to see if there has been a negative impact on those who would normally of pre-ordered their copies of GT or bought it purely off of being part of the series. Not just to see how many people are going to buy it.

Edit: Apologies if you're detecting an attitude from this. I'm in a very bad mood and don't ever take kindly to condescension. If you hadn't have written "Let me rewrite that for you" I wouldn't have a problem.
 
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I'll wait for reviews, but i can't trust review sites like IGN and this place (GTPlanet) due to how unreliable it is.
As such, this time i actually wait instead of buying at the release month and not play the game for months.

Also, i'm waiting for a GT that's capable of blowing my mind because of how good he is. So if GT7 isn't amazing or great... i'll pass
 
Logoncal21
I'll wait for reviews, but i can't trust review sites like IGN and this place (GTPlanet) due to how unreliable it is.
As such, this time i actually wait instead of buying at the release month and not play the game for months.

Also, i'm waiting for a GT that's capable of blowing my mind because of how good he is. So if GT7 isn't amazing or great... i'll pass
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I agree the reviews from other sources can be hit or miss as far as their accuracy goes but I think the GTP community is a decent gauge of how good or bad a GT games is. I'll certainly take the opinion of those who love the series and have played it for a decade over someone who reviews games for a living when it concerns Gran Turismo.
 
The juxtaposition of these antithetical statements pleases me.

Mmmm... that thesaurus I had for lunch was good.
 
Urbanliner
I won't be buying it unless it gets released on PS3 as well.
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I think that will be unlikely. Typically we've had two GT games per platform so I think the chances are slim. It would be nice to have a slightly trimmed down version for PS3 though for those of us who haven't got a PS4 by the time GT7 comes out.

I'm not sure if it will even be possible though without essentially having two different games. A PS4 version simply might not work when made to function on an older console and as a result may not resemble the PS4 version closely enough to warrant the effort.
 
I regretted buying GT5 (pre-ordered)
Haven't bought GT6 (after reading all about it and discovering it hasn't changed the stuff I hated about GT5)

If PD were to completely change direction & get back to creating a racing game with sensible racing type stuff in it such as
  • Awesome innovative scalable AI
  • Pre-qualifying practice option
  • Qualifying option
  • Pre-race practice option
  • standing starts option
  • real rolling start option - not PD's completely invented terrible rolling starts
  • Realistic off-track grip
  • realistic tyre options
  • realistic set-up options
  • realistic damage (optional)

Then I might consider it, assuming I have a PS4 (not a guarantee!)
 
mr_serious
I regretted buying GT5 (pre-ordered)
Haven't bought GT6 (after reading all about it and discovering it hasn't changed the stuff I hated about GT5)

If PD were to completely change direction & get back to creating a racing game with sensible racing type stuff in it such as
  • Awesome innovative scalable AI
  • Pre-qualifying practice option
  • Qualifying option
  • Pre-race practice option
  • Realistic off-track grip
  • realistic tyre options
  • realistic set-up options
  • realistic damage (optional)

Then I might consider it, assuming I have a PS4 (not a guarantee!)
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I'm totally with you on that. Only thing is that shouldn't be the only way to play IMO.

I've said before elsewhere (others probably have too) that a racing GT and a driving GT should maybe be split into two games or into two modes within the same game.
 
86Debris86
I'm totally with you on that. Only thing is that shouldn't be the only way to play IMO.

I've said before elsewhere (others probably have too) that a racing GT and a driving GT should maybe be split into two games or into two modes within the same game.
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well that's why I added the word 'option' to everything I said. :)
 
Not for some time so I will be late to the party buying the ps4 and gt7...gonna play gt6 til the wheels fall off my current console
 
It all depends if gt6 gets all that was promised first and if the online problems get fixed because if they don't then who is to say the same problems won't exist in 7 and we go through all this again, at this point gt6 is wearing me down
 

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