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Gran Turismo 4 Goes Gold

Posted by Zonk on from the really-late-but-lookit-all-the-cars! dept.

ViperG writes "Gran Turismo series producer and Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi announced the completion of Gran Turismo 4's development at a special party dedicated to the game yesterday. During the party, Yamauchi took to the podium to make a number of comments on the game, and also mention a few things about the future of the racing series.

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  1. Yeah yeah yeah, Gone Gold... by still_sick · · Score: 1

    What about the TORRENT!? ... (taps foot impatiently)

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    1. Re:Yeah yeah yeah, Gone Gold... by JDWTopGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

      1: Knock knock!
      2: Who's there?
      1: Rape!
      2: Rape who?
      1: What's your name?

      Yeah, it sucks.

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    2. Re:Yeah yeah yeah, Gone Gold... by SetupWeasel · · Score: 1

      I know it is off topic, but when someone says they hate liberals and not to reply, I can't help myself.

      I'm really REALLY liberal!

    3. Re:Yeah yeah yeah, Gone Gold... by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 1

      Sprem? Isn't that a canned lunch meat?

    4. Re:Yeah yeah yeah, Gone Gold... by Moofie · · Score: 1

      Yeah, because downloading a piece of computer software is comparable to robbing a person of their dignity and innocence. They're almost the same thing, aren't they?

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  2. Finally by Zenikase · · Score: 1

    It's about goddamn time.

  3. Crazy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What a nut. He wants to give out free car video games to kids, to help the auto industry out? It's lucky the guy is designing video games or he'd be in some mental hospital somewhere.

    1. Re:Crazy by MadChicken · · Score: 1

      It seems to reflect a love of motorsports instead of purely a love of profit. Go figure.

      It reveals something about the game though... to him it's not considered "entertainment". I thoroughly enjoyed GT2 and was constantly frustrated with GT3, so I hope they don't take this in the wrong direction.

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      SYS 64738 NO CARRIER
  4. Re:Eh by sockit2me9000 · · Score: 1

    Wow.... just...wow.

  5. Yay by CtrlPhreak · · Score: 1

    I've been looking forward to this game for quite a while, even been playing through GT3 again to prep for the new one. Just too bad it comes out on the tuesday of Penn State's Finals week... that reving engine sound you hear is the preping of my prof/TA's gas powered red pens...

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  6. Re:Eh by tolldog · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Going gold" means the gold candidate, or the final version of the game/software is ready for release.

    It is what is after alpha, bets and release candidates. Gold is the version the public sees.

    GT4 has not been released yet. There was a few demos you could get from Toyota and other places, but the full version was still under development.

    Now as far as super duper, re-releases of games as in releasing a Quake 2 Ultra Gold Edition or something like, I completely agree. As in finding a way to remarket the same game and make another $50.

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  7. Yeah but... by hollismb · · Score: 1

    Who cares? They cut out the online portion and already stated that they'd release an online version sometime early next year. Why buy the initial version when another one is coming out soon with more features? It's like buying a pan-and-scan movie on VHS when you can wait two months for the widescreen DVD.

    1. Re:Yeah but... by ForestGrump · · Score: 1

      The secret is to buy the orig verson, then make them buy back the orig one cuz its crap.

      When that fails, you end up like Jason- this guy who has EVERY SINGLE LOTR DVD because he had to "get the latest and greatest" 50 disc spectacular.

      So far I have GT3. I'm holding off on GT4 until the "with enchanced features" comes out, so I don't end up like jason.

      Grump

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      Is it true that more people vote for the winner of American Idol, than vote for the president? -Ali G.
    2. Re:Yeah but... by Maserati · · Score: 1

      Go for San Andreas then, it's GT3.5.

      Swimming. Food/exercise/looks. Kick-ass targetting. Running from a car full of toughs... on a bicycle (great animation for bike riding). Strategic metagame. No more damn hidden boxes - they have you spraying over your rival gang's tags. Compelling story well integrated into the game. Beating up crack dealers. Improved graphics.

      Well, I've made my after-dinner plans.

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    3. Re:Yeah but... by Moofie · · Score: 1

      Strategic metagame? Eh?

      It IS way fun, but I haven't found any strategic metagames.

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      Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
    4. Re:Yeah but... by llevity · · Score: 1

      I think he's talking about the gang territories portion of the game. You capture rival gang's areas, and defend your own when under attack. I dunno how strategic it is, really, but it's a neat feature if you like shooting lots of stuff.

    5. Re:Yeah but... by pthisis · · Score: 1

      They cut out the online portion and already stated that they'd release an online version sometime early next year. Why buy the initial version when another one is coming out soon with more features?

      To a lot of players (most?) those features are useless, why make us wait for them? If you want online play, don't buy this version--wait for the online version. If you don't want online play, you can buy it now.

      I personally have yet to see a game with online play that I really like. Of course, I also prefer turn-based strategy (or tactical) games over realtime strategy games (XCom: UFO defense is among my favorite games ever, along with Civilization, starflight, autoduel, GTA3 and San Andreas, nethack, Doom, Wolfenstein 3d).

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    6. Re:Yeah but... by drinkypoo · · Score: 1

      Racing is best done against someone. It's easier to play these games via the internet than to lug a TV and PS2 to someone's house. (I have two TVs set up at all times and a third one in the shed, but many people don't.) Racing games beg for network support. I would never have bought NFS:Underground without an online component and I won't be buying GT4 without it either. Actually I sold my PS2 a while back and I was planning to buy another one just so I could play GT4, but I think I'll put that off, now. Hopefully the new PS2 will come down in price by then, so I can laugh at Sony twice.

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      "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  8. delayed..not delayed..which is it? by petsounds · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm a bit confused..I thought the game was delayed yet again in order to put the online mode *back in.*

    Let me guess...Sony forced them to release something in time for x-moose. Something tells me that with the release of an online version, which is what just about everyone interested in this game was waiting for, the sales for a non-online version will be limited to x-moose gifts from the same kind of parents who gave their kid the Twid Pod Cloud Car instead of a TIE Fighter or Snowspeeder Star Wars toy.

    1. Re:delayed..not delayed..which is it? by potus98 · · Score: 1

      heh heh heh, my buddy got screwed with the Twin Pod Cloud Car that Christmas. I got the X-Wing. His parents sucked, mine ruled!

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      This one gang kept wanting me to join cause I'm pretty good with a bo staff.
    2. Re:delayed..not delayed..which is it? by pthisis · · Score: 1

      Something tells me that with the release of an online version, which is what just about everyone interested in this game was waiting for

      There's a huge segment of gamers who have no interest in online play (I'm among them). Why make them wait for useless features?

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      rage, rage against the dying of the light
  9. Re:without online game play by Deliveranc3 · · Score: 1

    Isn't man against man boring you yet? How about some good old fashioned man against nature action?

  10. OK, but... by Poseidon88 · · Score: 1

    What ever happened to the Gran Tourismo games they were supposedly going to port to PC? They made an announcement about this a couple years ago, then nothing... I don't own a console system, and don't intend to buy one, but I do enjoy the odd racing game. Maybe I should go pick up Need For Speed Underground 2. I'll just have to try and ignore all the fugly body kits and 747 wings.

    1. Re:OK, but... by macrom · · Score: 1

      Download the demo and try it out. I'm not really big into racing games, but I've had some fun with this one. It royally sucks with a keyboard only, is much more fun with a PS2 controller hooked through the USB port, and totally rocks with a steering wheel/pedal setup. Just even driving around and listening to Paul Van Dyk or Chingy while trying to hit the AI cars is fun!

  11. I dont think I can hold out any longer... by GR1NCH · · Score: 1

    It looks like its time for me to finally break down and buy a PS2. The question is should I buy one of those ultra thin new ones? Or pick up a refurb unit for cheap... cheap is good but thin is sexy... mmmmm thin.

    1. Re:I dont think I can hold out any longer... by llevity · · Score: 2, Informative

      IIRC, GT4 is one of the few games to support (but not require) the PS2 hard drive. I dunno what it'll do, probably just load faster. Maybe with the online version, there will be downloadable cars and tracks, but who knows?
      Anyway, an advantage of the "old" PS2 is it supports the HD, while the new thin one does not.

    2. Re:I dont think I can hold out any longer... by drinkypoo · · Score: 1

      If you can get the last-generation old one with the onboard IR, get that one. If you need HD support, get the old one. Otherwise, get the new one, it will probably have a better laser unit in it than the original. I hope.

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      "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  12. One Of The Greatest Game Titles by EngineeringMarvel · · Score: 1

    The GT series is one of the best titles in gaming history. I can remember playing the first GT my freshman year in college. I was completely blown away by the games realism, control, and flexibility.

    Multiplayer was and is a blast, but so many forget about the single player part of the game. The versatility of buying/building your own race cars was almost limitless, even in the first GT. The subsequent games were just as fun and diverse as the first. New cars and new tracks to master.

    I personally appreciated the time and effort it took to really master tracks and racecars. The game gave you something to work forward to and perfect. I really enjoy racing sims and I do not believe there is another game out there that is at the same level as the GT series and this goes for consoles and PC games. Nothing like the college days of bad weather where you sat all night with your buddies, drinkng beer and racing cars.

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  13. Re:without online game play by 77Punker · · Score: 1

    How about man against woman? Oh wait...that's called porn.