The GT6 Epic Whining and Crying Thread

[Imari]

In general, it seems to be Sony have pushed the price point toward £25 rather than the initial £40, thus making getting rid of it not worth the hassle.

I will keep it anyway to see the course maker and the other features. 👍 I'm actually keeping my PS3 hooked up because of this too, the potential is amazing if they get it right. Whenever that might be.

Similar happened to GT5. By the time I was even thinking about selling my copy there were XL versions, for $20 with $25 of DLC. Random vanilla version can't compete with that, and I doubt GT6 will be any different. Once they get to feature complete, they'll make another disc with all the updates, sell it for real cheap and all our "original" discs will be worth about as far as you can throw it.

Not that there's anything wrong with that, few people buy games expecting them to retain their value on the second hand market. But it would be nice if PD didn't cut the legs out from under the price of their own games quite so fast.

 

[Squanto]

Product Development had the code for GT5 on IBM punch cards (remenber those?). Someone dropped the box and scattered them so they can't add the things still missing in GT6 from GT5. They are working around the clock to put them back in order.

HAhahaha A lot of the guys around here are too young to know them I guess ...

 

[Marqus]

I'm starting to feel that Course Maker is just a dream and couldn't possibly be in the game. It's just so far away from what I normally do.

 

[PsuPepperoni]

Fun Fact: Jordan's tip from SCEA that we would be "getting something within 7 days" was 6 days and 16 Hours ago.

 

[Unwaratrex]

If we dont get something by tomorrow morning does that mean jordans sources are BS?

 

[Ameer67]

If we dont get something by tomorrow morning does that mean jordans sources are BS?

Then the riot will begin.

 

[PsuPepperoni]

If we dont get something by tomorrow morning does that mean jordans sources are BS?

You mean the same sources that told journalists we'd get at least one downloadable track per month? And that we'd get multiple updates in January? And that we'd get Zahara in February?

Naw, they seem like they know what they're talking about.

 

[Unwaratrex]

You mean the same sources that told journalists we'd get at least one downloadable track per month? And that we'd get multiple updates in January? And that we'd get Zahara in February?

Naw, they seem like they know what they're talking about.

I know but jordan and vagabond are set in their ways that PD is still working on all this content even though we dont know if they are or not.
I want to believe. But if an auto show passes and we dont even get a single car that we dont even want. Than its pretty much PD's way of letting us know were on our own for good.

 

[Vagabond]

I know but jordan and vagabond are set in their ways that PD is still working on all this content

They are, really... the problem stems from PDs lines of communication with the outside world. Jordan's sources are solid and are within SCEA and SCEE but even they are still at the mercy of a production company (PD) who's predictability and communication are patchy at best. Faith is required... seems like a lot to ask at this point but that is the truth of it.

 

[Stumps_GTI]

They are, really... the problem stems from PDs lines of communication with the outside world. Jordan's sources are solid and are within SCEA and SCEE but even they are still at the mercy of a production company (PD) who's predictability and communication are patchy at best. Faith is required... seems like a lot to ask at this point but that is the truth of it.

I rarely quote posts, specially Moderator posts, this may actually be my first. Hi Vagabond.
Respect to you guys in Moderation, as I am well aware that you do have somewhat of an "inside" glimpse of how/what things ARE being done concerning the game. 👍
But I ask myself every other day, do I really have enough faith left for PD?
Truly, I have been here (GranTourismo, not GTPlanet ) since day 1.
Even had the FREE demo that come with a PS magazine, before GT (one) was even here.
But, unfortunately, my faith has been on a steady decline for several years.
It was low with the release of GT5, but was bolstered with their numerous updates, which in the end, made that game quite enjoyable.
With the release of GT6, it (my faith) hit rock bottom again, and so far it has not budged.

 

[alex1369]

I dont need dlcs.. (sure im laying, its nice to get new tracks,cars)
But first fix the bugs, black screen...

 

[Johnnypenso]

I know but jordan and vagabond are set in their ways that PD is still working on all this content even though we dont know if they are or not.
I want to believe. But if an auto show passes and we dont even get a single car that we dont even want. Than its pretty much PD's way of letting us know were on our own for good.

You can be 100% certain that Jordan reported what he heard accurately and that he considers his source reliable. What happens beyond that is up to PD and subject to change for many reasons. Don't shoot the messenger

 

[Jordan]

Fun Fact: Jordan's tip from SCEA that we would be "getting something within 7 days" was 6 days and 16 Hours ago.

To be clear, the "seven days" comment did not come from SCEA. It came from multiple sources, including a car company's internal document which discussed their Vision GT project plans.

If we dont get something by tomorrow morning does that mean jordans sources are BS?

There is no question about the legitimacy of the source, but there has definitely been either a delay or a major change in plans.

 

[Teal]

but there has definitely been either a delay or a major change in plans.

So..**** happens???

 

[Unwaratrex]

To be clear, the "seven days" comment did not come from SCEA. It came from multiple sources, including a car company's internal document which discussed their Vision GT project plans.

There is no question about the legitimacy of the source, but there has definitely been either a delay or a major change in plans.

Id like to thank you for responding. I hope my post did not come off as " whining amd crying" . Did not mean i think his sources are not reliable. Was just wondering of his full knowledge of whst i am to expect in the future. I love GT and i can wait.

There is something about driving that peugot 908 through a full 16 driver grid in a 60 lap endurance race on sarthe.... Single player might be boring right now my freinds. But hop online and add some real racers and your gt6 world will change.

 

[SWERV_GRIFFIN]

Should have read thru more completely. No more questions currently.

 

[PsuPepperoni]

Jordan probably thinks I'm an a-hole because he always shows up right I after make some insomnia-fueled grumpy comment about the news.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Jordan probably thinks I'm an a-hole because he always shows up right I after make some insomnia-fueled grumpy comment about the news.

Once could be coincidence..twice...

 

[Jose Mendonca]

So update coming today?

 

[mister dog]

To be clear, the "seven days" comment did not come from SCEA. It came from multiple sources, including a car company's internal document which discussed their Vision GT project plans.

There is no question about the legitimacy of the source, but there has definitely been either a delay or a major change in plans.

So no need for a "it's been 7 days, where is our promised update" thread then?

I bet you are as frustrated as the rest of the GTP community, regarding the lack of direct communication of PD towards it's fans right? I know there is the Japanese to deal with, but how hard can it be for them to send out newsflashes in English, especially in light of all the stuff they promise but don't deliver on time.

 

[Imari]

I feel sorry for @Jordan if anything.

He tried to give a glimmer of hope on what must have been very solid information. I can't imagine that he would have said a word on anything less than a near certainty, given PDs known wafflyness.

And yet somehow they still manage to turn around and knee him in the testicles. That's gotta be rough.

...but how hard can it be for them to send out newsflashes in English, especially in light of all the stuff they promise but don't deliver on time.

How hard can it be for them to send out newsflashes in Japanese? They don't do that either. There's enough people here that speak Japanese that the messages would be passed on, even without an "official" PD English translation.

 

[Brend]

I wonder if Sony's various staff layoffs and rumors of their main HQ being sold could point to PD having had layoffs too, thus affecting the patch/update.

 

[Imari]

I wonder if Sony's various staff layoffs and rumors of their main HQ being sold could point to PD having had layoffs too, thus affecting the patch/update.

GT5 was one of the highest selling games on PS3, now outsold by GTA V and some COD games.

IF (and I find it highly unlikely) Sony is downsizing what has historically been one of their most successful studios, then either GT6 has sold even worse than the speculations would indicate, or Sony has gone bat **** crazy.

 

[Squanto]

I wonder if Sony's various staff layoffs and rumors of their main HQ being sold could point to PD having had layoffs too, thus affecting the patch/update.

Sony ís downsizing its electronics department not PD...

 

[Unwaratrex]

Notification of maintanence

Start: 10/03/2014 00:00 EST
Finish: 10/03/2014 02:00 EST

This is in game in notifications panel.
👎 I hit the wrong smiley.. how do delete these things?

But anyway. Its not confirmed as an update. But its pretty damn likely.

 

[Imari]

Notification of maintanence

Start: 10/03/2014 00:00 EST
Finish: 10/03/2014 02:00 EST

This is in game in notifications panel.
👎 I hit the wrong smiley.. how do delete these things?

But anyway. Its not confirmed as an update. But its pretty damn likely.

With any other developer, I'd have said you'd be right.

The horrible thing is, they could be scheduling it now as a slot for an update. But who knows what can happen over the weekend to delay it again?

With PD, I do not believe anything any more until it's actually in hand. And even then I'm suspicious that they've pulled a shifty one. (Hey look guys, GT5 has leaderboards! We put in two, so that leaderboards wouldn't be false advertising!)

👎 I hit the wrong smiley.. how do delete these things?

Click the edit button and you can change your post. It's where the like button would normally be.

 

[86Debris86]

Go Karts in GT6 now have SRF and Traction Control...... So now anybody who was struggling with driving some of the purest driving machines in the world can just turn on an imaginary aid instead of learning to get better. What the actual 🤬?

 

[Squanto]

Go Karts in GT6 now have SRF and Traction Control...... So now anybody who was struggling with driving some of the purest driving machines in the world can just turn on an imaginary aid instead of learning to get better. What the actual 🤬?

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this is bad news .... let's just kill all the challenges in GT6

 

[86Debris86]

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this is bad news .... let's just kill all the challenges in GT6

Indeed. GT6 is the easiest GT yet and they just made one of the few remaining challenges left a whole load easier. Oh well, at least it can be turned off I suppose.

 

[Jay84]

Brilliant new patch, now all we have to do is wait another 6 months for another one which might have 1 new car..