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Porsche 918 Spyder running Gran Turismo?
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I do agree it would be quite surprising if the PD/ Porsche association was entirely fortuitous considering the level of detail this kind of project requires.
However a GT enthusiast and ballsy graphic designer could have put this in the layout with the board of communication decision maker not noticing the possible impact of it. (I agree not so very likely neither).
Im looking for the inclusion of the brand , one day or another, but until there is an official announcement I believe it is wise to consider this wishful thinking.
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It appears that they actually did photoshop it in there:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20082712&postcount=1106
No porsche in GT5 for now.. sorry.
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Picture of a car is more or less free to show(if you have the car licence), but the specific names and icon's , I don't think so
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There we have it, uses a GTPSP and Forza 3 image, it means nothing.
aka Sony/MS lawyer's 
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I agree it is wishful thinking, but it is nonetheless strange given the relationship between PD and Porsche.
It is probably just a misstake or misplaced joke and i don't think they're even aware of the "impact" as i don't think this speculation extends much further than this website, as we're starting to see messages in almost anything GT-related these days.....
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Some dim guy in the 'mock up UI dept' just went on google and saw something cool... copy, paste 
I bet an explanation will come from someone official soon enough. Maybe it was a tight deadline and he thought the high ups dont play video games and wont even notice!
Robin.
I bet an explanation will come from someone official soon enough. Maybe it was a tight deadline and he thought the high ups dont play video games and wont even notice!Robin.
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Porsche also never do concepts which thy don't put into production (I think).
And as VW own Porsche now couldn't they tell EA to 'ef off' as the agreement they had was with Porsche - we now own Porsche and we want them in the best game in the world not the ****e you produce type thing?
To be fair though if Porsche isn't in GT I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, it would be nice if they were included but they are not the be all and end all.
I'll be glad when the game comes out though as i can then stop visiting this forum for new information. I think I have a problem, i'm slightly addicted to checking for new info - are you addicted to doing this as well?
I fact can the mods tell me how many times i have visited this forum year to date - i bet it would be quite scary to see.
It was in the media recently that people who use the internet a lot ie us mugs constantly checking for GT news have a tendency to be depressed.
PD are actually messing with our health.
With the depression and the constant delays they are a bunch of see you next Tuesday's aren't they?
happy timez.
And as VW own Porsche now couldn't they tell EA to 'ef off' as the agreement they had was with Porsche - we now own Porsche and we want them in the best game in the world not the ****e you produce type thing?
To be fair though if Porsche isn't in GT I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, it would be nice if they were included but they are not the be all and end all.
I'll be glad when the game comes out though as i can then stop visiting this forum for new information. I think I have a problem, i'm slightly addicted to checking for new info - are you addicted to doing this as well?
I fact can the mods tell me how many times i have visited this forum year to date - i bet it would be quite scary to see.
It was in the media recently that people who use the internet a lot ie us mugs constantly checking for GT news have a tendency to be depressed.
PD are actually messing with our health.
With the depression and the constant delays they are a bunch of see you next Tuesday's aren't they?
happy timez.
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Some dim guy in the 'mock up UI dept' just went on google and saw something cool... copy, paste
Robin.
Or!
Porsche used the forza pic in terms of their agreement with MS, and the GT by the new secret agreement with sony 
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The Carrera GT (although it went into production) DID NOT have a LCD dial interface and OS as shown on the concept. So even if the basic car goes into production most of the hi tech wacky stuff is often lost in the transition, production cars are almost never indentical to the concept in every way.
Or!
Stranger things have happened!
I guess we wont know 100% for a couple of days.Robin.
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Porsche claims it's the fastest hybrid-car with a 7.30 minute lap time around the Nurburgring, so to maximise attention to this fact they probably looked for a small high-res slightly futuristic and technologically advanced looking image of the mighty Ring to put on their 918 display.
As they have the laziest design department who only put pictures of 911's through photoshop, there was probably some new intern who was playing with a PSP and hey presto...
"what's this? GT? oh, yeah that's EA right? wow, that menu looks quite nice..."
As they have the laziest design department who only put pictures of 911's through photoshop, there was probably some new intern who was playing with a PSP and hey presto...
"what's this? GT? oh, yeah that's EA right? wow, that menu looks quite nice..."
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Not in this case, no way two franchises (Gran Turismo and Forza) would taint their relationships with manufacturers (which they strive for) over something so trivial.
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Free exposure... 
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I agree, thats exactly what I think happened here, they just wanted a futuristic looking image of the ring and some sort of HUD and hey presto. Laziest design department indeed, they havent made a new looking main range car in decades and I dont see why 'Porsche Design' products are so revered.
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Rofl, Porsche Easter Egg!! 
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How do we know that is indeed a Forza 3 pic? And please don't just quote neogaf again...
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It is a GT PSP/Forza shop. The guy who posted it works for Forza too.
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it seems the blue text in that neogaf post weren't adverts, as I initially thought...
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It's an official Porsche pic.
Pleasing both Forza and GT fans and sending confusing and mixed messages.
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