Polyphony Digital (GT5 dev) has to be the slowest moving dev ever

seriously these guys only release like 1 AA game every 4-5 years

how could sony seriously keep funding such a lack of production???

shouldnt sony be on top of them to make sure they are doing their jobs????

turn 10(Forza dev) has released 2 AAA games (soon to be 3) since the last gran tourismo

What about the Duke Nukem devs?

seriously these guys only release like 1 AA game every 4-5 years

how could sony seriously keep funding such a lack of production???

shouldnt sony be on top of them to make sure they are doing their jobs????

turn 10(Forza dev) has released 2 AAA games (soon to be 3) since the last gran tourismo

tmgwarrior72

Hah, true.

However, it'll be worth it....

What about Too Human?

I was thinking the same thing today oddly enough. I think it's safe to say they weren't taking Turn 10 seriously even after Forza 1/2 but now I think they are.

seriously these guys only release like 1 AA game every 4-5 years

how could sony seriously keep funding such a lack of production???

shouldnt sony be on top of them to make sure they are doing their jobs????

turn 10(Forza dev) has released 2 AAA games (soon to be 3) since the last gran tourismo

tmgwarrior72

Because their game sells really really really well? Hell, a $40 demo sold 3 million copies.

GT5: P was a far more enjoyable experience than Forza 2 (imo)

GT games sell alot, and it was a good move to imo to not release GT5 yet because now they can take advantage of a $299 PS3 and GT5 together during the holidays and maximize sales.

They've made like 4 games in the past 5 years. what are you talkng about?

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seriously these guys only release like 1 AA game every 4-5 years

how could sony seriously keep funding such a lack of production???

shouldnt sony be on top of them to make sure they are doing their jobs????

turn 10(Forza dev) has released 2 AAA games (soon to be 3) since the last gran tourismo

dragonpuppy

Because their game sells really really really well? Hell, a $40 demo sold 3 million copies.

Yeah, thats really sad :?

Polyphony Digital does a lot of things non gaming related as well like designing the display in the Nissan GT-R, they also designed the bodykit for the Nissan 350Z it all adds up, they also made a PSP game in that time frame as well.

yeah. they are slow.but at least their games are good. its not near as bad as 3d realms with duke nukem. and silicon knights with too human. and MS shoulda been on remedy for taking forever with Alan Wake.it was like supposed to come on in like 06 or something? its actually shaping up to look pretty good tho. cant wait!!

Polyphony Digital does a lot of things non gaming related as well like designing the display in the Nissan GT-R, they also designed the bodykit for the Nissan 350Z it all adds up, they also made a PSP game in that time frame as well.

micky4889

why?

1) Fanbase

2)Sells millions

3)Yamuchi being involved in major car manufactuar designs (Citreons new sports car, Nissan Skylines Sat Nav)

Gran turismo is has been a major trademark globally, hence why Sony funds them. Its litterly that simple

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seriously these guys only release like 1 AA game every 4-5 years

how could sony seriously keep funding such a lack of production???

shouldnt sony be on top of them to make sure they are doing their jobs????

turn 10(Forza dev) has released 2 AAA games (soon to be 3) since the last gran tourismo

seriously these guys only release like 1 AA game every 4-5 years

how could sony seriously keep funding such a lack of production???

shouldnt sony be on top of them to make sure they are doing their jobs????

turn 10(Forza dev) has released 2 AAA games (soon to be 3) since the last gran tourismo

tmgwarrior72

Why do you care? I dont. All i know is that they release great games. Polyphony are known to be perfectionists and wont release it until they tink its ready, regardless of pressure from the gaming world! Also i think Prologue releases further fund development

3d realms wants a word with you. DNF and the original development of prey. Each game was in development for over 10 years, and dnf will most likely never be released.

seriously these guys only release like 1 AA game every 4-5 years

how could sony seriously keep funding such a lack of production???

shouldnt sony be on top of them to make sure they are doing their jobs????

turn 10(Forza dev) has released 2 AAA games (soon to be 3) since the last gran tourismo

tmgwarrior72

...and another thing.

Whats with all the PD Bashing threads today?

...and another thing.

Whats with all the PD Bashing threads today?

robertmac_33

seriously these guys only release like 1 AA game every 4-5 years

how could sony seriously keep funding such a lack of production???

shouldnt sony be on top of them to make sure they are doing their jobs????

turn 10(Forza dev) has released 2 AAA games (soon to be 3) since the last gran tourismo

tmgwarrior72

...and another thing.

Whats with all the PD Bashing threads today?

robertmac_33

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Polyphony Digital does a lot of things non gaming related as well like designing the display in the Nissan GT-R, they also designed the bodykit for the Nissan 350Z it all adds up, they also made a PSP game in that time frame as well.

siLVURcross

Alan Wake was first shown in 2005 and still isn't coming out till 2010, and besides who cares, the game will have 1,000 + cars, do you know how long it takes to make the models, record their engine sounds, and apply different physics for that many cars?? Quite awhile I imagine, now whats taking a game like Alan Wake so long then???

SE is slow as hell.

[QUOTE="robertmac_33"]

...and another thing.

Whats with all the PD Bashing threads today?

h575309

You've got a point there personally i cant compare the 2, i've only seen screen caps of Froza but it does look great. It just seems there's been quite a few PD/GT5 threads today. None the less i'm looking forward to its release.

Slowest? I'm still waiting for the slightest hint of a Duke Nukem Forever release and it's been over a decade already.clubsammich91

Perfection takes time.

seriously these guys only release like 1 AA game every 4-5 years

how could sony seriously keep funding such a lack of production???

shouldnt sony be on top of them to make sure they are doing their jobs????

turn 10(Forza dev) has released 2 AAA games (soon to be 3) since the last gran tourismo

tmgwarrior72

[QUOTE="siLVURcross"][QUOTE="micky4889"]

Polyphony Digital does a lot of things non gaming related as well like designing the display in the Nissan GT-R, they also designed the bodykit for the Nissan 350Z it all adds up, they also made a PSP game in that time frame as well.

micky4889

They aren't the slowest, but one of the slowest. They are perfectionists and don't seem to realize that perfection is unattainable.

Gran Turismo IS a AAA franchise even if GS score deny it. Nonstop-Madness

Explain yourself please?

How about we looked at their releases instead of judge by looking at when they announced and when it will come.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo_(series)#Primary_releases

it answers why 360 has horrible exclusives.

[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]Gran Turismo IS a AAA franchise even if GS score deny it. The__Havoc

Explain yourself please?

seriously these guys only release like 1 AA game every 4-5 years

how could sony seriously keep funding such a lack of production???

shouldnt sony be on top of them to make sure they are doing their jobs????

turn 10(Forza dev) has released 2 AAA games (soon to be 3) since the last gran tourismo

tmgwarrior72

TC forgot that GT sells like 8 million each game, which is why Sony keeps funding them, because it's always worth it in the end and they rake in the dough everytime a GT game is released.

TC forgot that GT sells like 8 million each game, which is why Sony keeps funding them, because it's always worth it in the end and they rake in the dough everytime a GT game is released.

GiantMuffin

They aren't the slowest, but one of the slowest. They are perfectionists and don't seem to realize that perfection is unattainable.

foxhound_fox

Of course perfection isn't attainable, but Polyphony takes a huge chunk of their development time working out bugs, polishing things up and adding in those little details that none of us will notice while playing the game, but will be in our conscience as we do so. That is one of the reasons why the franchise is so popular.Rikusaki

Actually, no. The reason why its so popular is because it was made popular by the PlayStation brand name. The game forumla has barely changed since the PS days and yet they continue to sell millions of units based on name alone, despite other racing sim series going well beyond what GT has done in the past couple iterations.

Its like Halo. It became popular because of brand name and mainstream appeal... not quality. There are plenty of games out there that are better than Halo, but people don't play them because they don't bear the "Halo" namesake. Its the same with "Gran Turismo." Its why a $40 demo is the highest selling game on the PS3. No other franchise could sell a demo for $40 and sell so many.

foxhound_fox

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TC forgot that GT sells like 8 million each game, which is why Sony keeps funding them, because it's always worth it in the end and they rake in the dough everytime a GT game is released.

foxhound_fox

You have no clue what you're talking about. PD could spend 10 years on GT5 and the budget would still be smaller than any hollywood movie. Videogames are extremely cheap in relative terms.

Killzone 2 was around 30 million, so you do the math. 10 million copies of GT5 at 60$ a pop = 600 mil, if 50 mil is spent on advertising alone (which isn't the case because 50 mil on advertising is extremely high), and Sony owns Polyphony Digital, where do you think the rest goes?

GT5 wouldn't even have to sell 5 million and it would break even easily.

Yamuchi is the man...he owns a 350z thats sickly modded. His passions are cars and games...which is why the GT series ends up blowing all the rest out of the water.