Gran Turismo HD scrapped

[Nitrous]

Not long after its controversial unveiling of the new digitally downloadable Gran Turismo HD, Sony has canned the idea.

The title has now been renamed GT-HD Concept and will be available as a downloadable demo from the online PlayStation Store from December 24th.

Developer Polyphony Digital has now begun work of the complete next instalment of the series, Gran Turismo 5. No time frame has been put on the release of the title, though Polyphony CEO Kazunori Yamaouchi’s claim that further concept demos might be on the way suggests the wait might be a lengthy one.

He also claimed that the decision was taken as response to the lacklustre response to the game at E3.

Source: MCV UK but the same story is on most major game sites. Looks like I'll be waiting until a GT5 bundle hits the street before I part with my money. That'll be 2008 but then add delays so make that 2009/10. I like GT so much that I'd probably part with £500 just to have it!

[30111987]

Forza 2 all the way!

[Loop]

Was this the one that wanted you to pay extra for each car, track and simulated tree?

[Revolver-Ocelot]

yeah, Need For Speed: Carbon on the XB360 isn't much better.

[Eldandoerino]

Need For Speed: Carbon on the XB360 isn't much better.


That's EA ain't it? If so then its no surprise from a company that's brought out 3 FIFA games in the short life of the xbox 360.

[Revolver-Ocelot]

That's EA ain't it? If so then its no surprise from a company that's brought out 3 FIFA games in the short life of the xbox 360.

yeah it is them, they really know how it sponge every last penny but it works which is even worse.

[WyzeGuy]

It's just a bunch of small investments that when combined equal a lot of cash. I try not to be part of that equation as EA games are so easy to find for free in Torrents. *cough*NFS*cough* Daemon tools ftw.

But it's good to hear that GT5 isn't gonna be anal about their cars. I was another heartbreak away from converting to Forza.

[Laughing Man]

Thank god it was canned. The second I heard about a game that would cost next too £200 in micro-transactions just to get what amounted too GT4 in HD I knew it was the crappest idea Sony had ever had, at least they had the nuts to can it and launch what they had coded for free download. You would never see EA do that.

[Nitrous]

Details of the Gran Turismo HD Concept demo have emerged from the latest issue of Famitsu.

Free for Japanese PS3 owners to download from the PlayStation Store on 24th December, the game will feature ten suitably flashy cars, and the all-new Eiger Nordwand course.

Famitsu, in an article partly translated by IGN, offers a tantalising account of mostly Japanese-manufactured cars that appear in the demo:

* Suzuki Cappuccino '95
* Mazda Eunos Roadster '89
* Honda Integra Type R'04
* Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV GSR'96
* Infinity G35 Coupe
* Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR'05
* Lotus Elise 111R'04
* Nissan Sky Liner GT-R V Spec II '94
* Toyota Celica GT-FOUR Rally Car '95
* Ferrari 599'06

The free download won't feature online play, series producer Kazunori Yamauchi told Famitsu, but it will offer network rankings based on times achieved in different cars. He also revealed that the demo will include Polyphony's next-gen driving-simulation engine, which aims to fix areas like drift control and drift angle.

Earlier this month, Sony and Polyphony announced they were scrapping plans for a full version of GTHD and focusing on GT5 instead. The result of which is this 'concept' demo, one of many downloads that will be released before GT5's 2008 release. Yamauchi has also promised an official announcement for Gran Turismo 5 before the next Tokyo Motor Show, which takes place in October 2007.

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