gt:hd is cancelled!

[killermmn]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4987051#post4987051

stolen from neo-gaf and b3d!!

[Fillibuster]

Nice Find. I think that's a great idea.

[Applefiend]

Good. Wasn't going to buy it. Polyphony need to stop showing people stuff they've only worked on for a few weeks, people just take the mickey.

GT5 ftw.

[Zer0-Sum]

NICE!! Good find killermmn!! +Rep! It is good that this happened. It gives more credence to PS3 and Sony to have an all new original title for GT than a remade one that everyone who loves GT has played anyways! I am glad this got the axe. Now onto GT5 and all new stuff! it may take longer, but it will kick way more ass. Also, Polyphony needs to to get on the AI ball as well as a complete and complex on-line mode. Get moving guys, NOW!! ;) And great physics would not hurt either guys.....

[Garfunkel]

this is great! this means that GT5 will hold more focus instead of it being shifted to the demo thingies such as HD.

And also now we get a free download demo not one that we have to pay for which is good too.

[VG Aficionado]

"GT" + "cancelled" in the same sentence and it's a good thing! :laugh:

Yeah, I'm glad too. I don't think many people were eager to pay for hi-res PS2 stuff. And we get a free demo instead!

http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/binary/images/375/top01.jpg

Kazunori says this wont be the first of the free concept downloads available, more will come before the release of GT5.Even better :)

[VG Aficionado]

Viano, please give us some decent translations! (+reppage waiting for you ;))

http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/sp/d375.html

http://www.jp.playstation.com/info/release/nr_20061201_gt5_hd.html

[Garfunkel]

wow, nice early chrissy pressy from PD hey.

the bablefish translation is horrid but here it is for the message from GT creator:


Everyone today is ' Yamanouchi of the グランツーリスモ ' series producer. The beginning it appears with E3 of last year, it was exhibited ' グランツーリスモ HD ' includes in also September this year Tokyo game Shaw, we had decided to do several policy modifications concerning ' two lith モ ' series the title development of all Glan. Here, we would like us to speak to everyone future ' グランツーリスモ ' concerning. 1. ' グランツーリスモ HD concept ' in Christmas eve of this year no charge download (*) being similar from PLAYSTATION ｮ Store, we deliver to everyone as the mini- version which bodily sensation can do the real value of PLAYSTATION ｮ 3 promptly. 2. ' グランツーリスモ HD ' the product strategy is taken a second look, ' Glan two lith モ 5 ' development is made to prefer. It is undecided, ' グランツーリスモ 5 ' concerning sale time, but as soon as goal to be in sight, it reports. ' グランツーリスモ HD concept ', it has the HD graphics which can taste PLAYSTATION ｮ 3 the hardware efficiency of 1st, ' グランツーリスモ 5 ' to it has become the pure driving simulator where the automobile behavior simulation engine of the new generation where loading is planned is preceded is mounted 2nd. ' グランツーリスモ 5 ' to please wait the actualization of real online Carla if simulation. From the time before it was in conception, ' グランツーリスモ HD ' ' Glan two lith モ 5 ' to with it makes many elements absorb. If it adds, it does not limit release of concept version to just this time. ' グランツーリスモ 5 ' in the period to release, that you think whether it is not to be also an opportunity which again, shows the concept version which includes various experimental attempts to everyone. And everything is the true online edition グランツーリスモ world, you think that ' Glan two lith モ 5 ' to with we would like to keep being able to connect. First no charge download is started in Christmas eve ' グランツーリスモ HD concept ' please enjoys. ' グランツーリスモ HD concept ' concerning contents details future, at this sight are the schedule which it keeps announcing. 2006 December 1st Corporation ポリフォニー digital Chief Executive Officer President ' グランツーリスモ ' series producer Yamanouchi one model


and the press release:


"Place t Shaun 3" private software ' グランツーリスモ 5 ' sale decision and ' news of グランツーリスモ HD concept ' free download service The SONY computer entertainment Japan (SCEJ) (* 1), ' グランツーリスモ 5 ' (GT5) (* 2)"place t Shaun 3" (PS3? We decided that it sells) as the private software. In addition, PS3? ' グランツーリスモ HD concept ' December 24th (day) from at PLAYSTATION ｮ Store we start no charge download for the online user as a service. Via this service, to begin everyone of the GT series fan, PS3? Even in everyone of new user PS3? The fact that you can enjoy the world of the new online game where so it develops we have expected. ' グランツーリスモ ' series official Web sight "グランツーリスモ dot COM" (http: //www.gran-turismo.com/jp/) So, GT series producer Yamanouchi one model (and inside the ま or the ず paste) ((Inc.) ポリフォニー digital Chief Executive Officer President) you can view the message regarding this work. SCEJ also in the future, via ' the グランツーリスモ ' series as ' the happiness び which goes round the car ' is proposed, starts promoting the creation of new computer entertainment. If simulator corresponding type "place t Shaun or more < description > work name グランツーリスモ HD concept グランツーリスモ 5 genre real driving simulator online Carla 3" "place t Shaun 3" service target date/sale day 2006 December 24th (day) schedule (* 3) undecided schedule supply method/from media playstation ｮ Store transmission playstation ｮ 3 blue ray disk desired retail price no charge (* 4) undecided CERO object age declared examination schedule examination schedule For the country you take charge of business (* 1) as a division company of corporation SONY computer entertainment. (* 2) ' the グランツーリスモ ' series since the first work being born in 1997, continues to cause revolution in the racing game, not only the game fan in the world we obtain high appraisal from the professional race/lace driver and the domestic automobile-related industry love house. It is the hit series of the world No.1 the automobile which 2006 end of September presently, entire world series sum totals achieves the production shipment 4 and 6000000, or more "place t Shaun" place t Shaun "2" in the platform (the car) as a game. (* 3) this transmission service has planned the execution with period limitation. At PLAYSTATION ｮ Store we guide end time in advance. (* 4) cost and the circuit connection charge etc. which are necessary in order to arrange online environment become other way necessary. (*) "Place t Shaun", "PLAYSTATION", "グランツーリスモ" and "GRAN TURISMO" are registered trade mark of corporation SONY computer entertainment. In addition, "PS3? "It is trade mark of the same company.


can't make much from that lol.

[VG Aficionado]

Sony and Polyphony Digital have scrapped plans for a boxed version of Gran Turismo HD for PS3 and now plan to release a GT demo on the PlayStation Store for a limited time instead.

Due out on 24th December, and currently only for Japan, Gran Turismo HD Concept will consist of ten cars and two layouts of a single track according to translations of the announcement and a message from designer Kazunori Yamauchi.

Polyphony now intends to throw all its weight behind Gran Turismo 5 when this is done, although there's the possibility of more "Concept" releases between now and the fifth proper Gran Turismo title's release, which is expected in 2008.http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=21446

[Zer0-Sum]

^ Nice, very very nice. GT5 here we come!! WEEEE!!!!

[Killing Moon]

Hmmn, this IS good news. Now let's see where they go with it.

[curryking1]

HOLY CRAP I JUST SAW THIS AT TXB!!! THIS IS AWESOME NEWs!!!

[Sephiroth_VII]

YAY!!!!! Fat det så, Polyphony, we want GT5!!!!!!

Anyway, now that it's cancelled, here's a comparison between GT2000, which was cancelled, and GT3, both for the PS2. I think it's fair to say that the difference between GT: HD and GT5 is comparable to this.
http://ps2media.ign.com/media/previews/image/gt3/gtcomp_5.jpg
^Stolen from the thread over at NeoGAF, BTW.

[Grovestreet]

Oh boy....Good news that this has happened...I remember E3....What a disaster, Everyone here was like "Wtf is this crap? GT5 Now!!" Anyone remember that?

[VideoGame mania]

First good move done by Sony since TGS 06.I hope Kaz Hirai would be involved in more smart decisions like this.

[Z]

making it free instead of charging anything for it- regardless of how low- is obviously great news.
I am also optamistic that by doing this, they will be more focused on the real project. they shouldn't be spending much time or resources on 'an enhanced PS2 game'. I am only interested in GTHD for the PS3 concept alone. I would have never bought a single 'enhanced' PS2 object at all, nor am I interested in this.

now, lets hope they'll make a banging online experience like how a GT game really deserves. and that they'll fix the problems of the series, the crash damage will be at least satisfactory and weather will be properly introduced.

[EvilTaru]

making it free instead of charging anything for it- regardless of how low- is obviously great news.
I am also optamistic that by doing this, they will be more focused on the real project. they shouldn't be spending much time or resources on 'an enhanced PS2 game'. I am only interested in GTHD for the PS3 concept alone. I would have never bought a single 'enhanced' PS2 object at all, nor am I interested in this.

now, lets hope they'll make a banging online experience like how a GT game really deserves. and that they'll fix the problems of the series, the crash damage will be at least satisfactory and weather will be properly introduced.

Obviously GT is a franchise that should NEVER be rushed or be handled in a piecemeal approach, so this is a good thing, although I wouldn't doubt we'll see a few concept versions in Japan just to tie people over until the real thing hits.

[Raitei]

THis is a very good move, i hope this actually comes outside of Japan, because as far as i remember, it only said Japan on the 24th.

Anyway, thats just a sucky tittle for a thread

[mario25]

Good move!!....just put all the weight behind GT5 PD

[curryking1]

YAY!!!!! Fat det så, Polyphony, we want GT5!!!!!!

Anyway, now that it's cancelled, here's a comparison between GT2000, which was cancelled, and GT3, both for the PS2. I think it's fair to say that the difference between GT: HD and GT5 is comparable to this.
http://ps2media.ign.com/media/previews/image/gt3/gtcomp_5.jpg
^Stolen from the thread over at NeoGAF, BTW.

Eww at GT2000. Gran Turismo 2, for the PS1, looks better than that garbage running on my PC...

Looks like they used the PS1 car models though, kind of like they were doing for GT HD Classic.

Alright, you heard it here for the 150 000th time. GT5 will kick the shit out of every other racer visually, at least that's where my money is.

Here's to hoping they go beyond GT2, for Killing Moon's sake, and to deliver us a much, much bigger game. At least GT4, if not improving on the cars upgrading very much, at least they added a ton of events lol. Come on Polyphony, make the best racer ever!

EDIT: I just compared it actually, that GT2000 pic looks exactly the same as GT2 when it's running on my PC. I think they just ported it and raised the res up a bit, exactly like with GT HD. If the models might be a bit more complicated, they are using the PS1's reflections for the cars for sure.

[Lets Gekiga In]

Wow, what to make of this! I am a bit surprised, but hey if GT5 is going to have that much more effort put towards it then I am all for it! ^_____^

[Fats]

In the greater scheme of things, this is excellent news. Now the wait.

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[OG_Monkey]

A good choice. If GT HD was a real game it wouldve been stupid.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

I wonder if this was their intention all along? I mean, they did kinda do the same thing with GT2000, back in the early ps2 days (as mentioned on the previous page).

[antuk15]

Its cancelled? but then why is it a free download starting from the 24th of december?

[LaLiLuLeLo]

The boxed, packaged release is canceled. They're stopping where they are and releasing what is done as a concept demo. It's better that they focus on GT5 now anyway, that's what I want, and I'll have an hdtv by then hopefully.

[GTAce]

Not Sony, Polyphony Digital.^^
Learn to flame and make it when you can it.

[user friendly]

What a bunch of fakers in this thread! EVERY FUCKING THING IS A GOOD THING. Nearly every poster in this thread was hyping Gran Turismo HD (OMG Sony loves us and wants to give us a preview early!), and now that it's cancelled it's still a good thing (OMG Sony loves us and wants to take their time with a product!)

Seriously, all of a fucking sudden you people are OVERJOYED that it's cancelled and still attribute it to your god Sony? What morons.....

Go back to QJ. Not too many people were that excited about GTHD youre thinking of GT5.

[Lets Gekiga In]

Almost any news is good news for GT. I do admit, I get off to Gran Turismo quite a bit. #^.^#

[CreativeWriter]

What a bunch of fakers in this thread! EVERY FUCKING THING IS A GOOD THING. Nearly every poster in this thread was hyping Gran Turismo HD (OMG Sony loves us and wants to give us a preview early!), and now that it's cancelled it's still a good thing (OMG Sony loves us and wants to take their time with a product!)

Seriously, all of a fucking sudden you people are OVERJOYED that it's cancelled and still attribute it to your god Sony? What morons.....

Did you read the first pages of those threads you resurrected? There was plenty of skepticism about the idea of GT:HD. Most just wanted GT5 as soon as possible. I'm not into racing games and have never played GT (blasphemy!), so I don't care much about the news. I was worried, though, about the microtransition thing they were pushing with GT:HD...

[Domination]

What a bunch of fakers in this thread! EVERY FUCKING THING IS A GOOD THING. Nearly every poster in this thread was hyping Gran Turismo HD (OMG Sony loves us and wants to give us a preview early!), and now that it's cancelled it's still a good thing (OMG Sony loves us and wants to take their time with a product!)

Seriously, all of a fucking sudden you people are OVERJOYED that it's cancelled and still attribute it to your god Sony? What morons.....

Maybe if your point was a bit more civil, I'd actually agree. This here and others spotted in several other GT threads already comes off as if you are purposely searching for trouble.

[woundingchaney]

I never really cared for the concept and I am relieved that they have cancelled GT HD, I would much rather see an increase of rescources on GT5.


And I assure you that I dont pray to Sony :pleased:

If you have a point to make Vlad, perhaps you could do it in a more constructive manner (LOL). I mean coming on a Sony forum and calling people fanboys doesnt exactly do much for originality or approach.

[Dralor]

You are also missing that they are releasing what's already done as a free download, so you'll get a little teaser for free.

[julps31]

You are also missing that they are releasing what's already done as a free download, so you'll get a little teaser for free.Ha, ha...makes since because in one of the GTHD threads somebody mentioned that Polyphony made it seem like it would be cheap or hinted at it being "free".

Its good news to me. GT5's where its at.

[VG Aficionado]

What a bunch of fakers in this thread! EVERY FUCKING THING IS A GOOD THING. Nearly every poster in this thread was hyping Gran Turismo HD (OMG Sony loves us and wants to give us a preview early!), and now that it's cancelled it's still a good thing (OMG Sony loves us and wants to take their time with a product!)

Seriously, all of a fucking sudden you people are OVERJOYED that it's cancelled and still attribute it to your god Sony? What morons.....LOL @ the troll.

Nobody here liked GTHD Classic mode, which was just GT4 at 1080p60, and it got cancelled along with the microtransactions. However, we're getting GTHD Premium content still, which is totally next gen (GT5's prologue), and we're getting it for free. If you understood otherwise, you're utterly wrong and quickly becoming the most stupid poster in a long while.

But you're not here to do anything constructive nor you're willing to understand anything, are you?

Troll reported. I just hope you're not UC again.

[Kabbage]

Not coming to the US .... lmao

[MaceSin]

Good.

[KnightRiderX]

NOW THAT IS WHAT I'M TALKIN' 'BOUT. Thats Hirai getting things on the software side done (unlike someone else taking his time and letting things slip away (and I'm not talkin' 'bout giving $ away instead of pumping into first party)).

BTW, when is GT:Mobile supposed to come out??? Hmmm, PS3 <--> PSP connection???

[frosty]

VG, I've got a supermod on the case. Bye bye draco.

As for staying on topic, GTHD has been bitched about since it was first shown at E3 with it's HD PS2 graphics and such. So, with that project canned, they can now focus all their time on doing a TRUE next gen GT rather than some rushed half ass job like GTHD. I never once planned on getting that title.

[LiquidEagle]

VG, I've got a supermod on the case. Bye bye draco.

As for staying on topic, GTHD has been bitched about since it was first shown at E3 with it's HD PS2 graphics and such. So, with that project canned, they can now focus all their time on doing a TRUE next gen GT rather than some rushed half ass job like GTHD. I never once planned on getting that title.


I was wondering why I couldn't -rep him :laugh:

yeah, this is great news. Like I've said before, I always saw GTHD:GT5::GT2000:GT3 (did I do that right?)

It was underwhelming and used too much old technology coated with new, and was never the true GT5. Also, the microtransactions talk was very lame. Glad to see it'll be a free download too!

*prays to Sony that they'll release it in America too*

oops... I mean... :-p

[julps31]

I was wondering why I couldn't -rep him :laugh:

yeah, this is great news. Like I've said before, I always saw GTHD:GT5::GT2000:GT3 (did I do that right?)

It was underwhelming and used too much old technology coated with new, and was never the true GT5. Also, the microtransactions talk was very lame. Glad to see it'll be a free download too!

*prays to Sony that they'll release it in America too*

oops... I mean... :-pI'm with you man. I'd rather see the game and be blown away the first time i see it rather then see GTHD gradually get better. It would've taken some of the shock out of seeing GT5 for the first time.

[Z]

if the guy honestly wanted to know why we are excited about this news, he could have asked normally and directly. but he only wanted to take it out on someone. and for whatever reason, he chose a gaming announcement to do it in. sad.

in any case, I might be stating the obvious here, but just in case a guest or visitor finds our reaction rather contradictory to this news allow me to explain in brief:

we have always been very excited about GTHD (the prolouge to PS3's coming hit, not the PS2 touch-up) just for that: it's the early works of the inevitable megaton known as GT5.

we are more excited about the news of the cancellation of the physical platform of the game for three reasons:

1- it is now going to be offered free. although GTHD was going to be offered for a dirt-cheap price point, 'free' is still less. now we won't have to pay a dime for it.

2- now they can focus more on what all this is about, which is the full fledged GT5.

3- more gamers will have access to it. just open a free Japanese account and you can be sitting there playing it this month. the same goes for the rest of the world regardless of where the game is 'officially' released for download. some may say that they could have ordered it online, but that would get in the way of the first point which is price. why pay for what you can get for free? that and not many people order oversees.

finally, even IF the whole preview concept work is canceled, we would still be interested in every trickle of news and every new pic that we can grab since this is, again, the work in progress of what will inevitably be GT5.
this is no different from following every piece of news on MGS4, FF13 or others till the full games get released respectively.
GTHD or no GTHD: it is all about teasers and long waits till the real deal gets here.



PS. we need to merge all the GT threads.

[VG Aficionado]

LOL, don't worry Z, he's been banned. I also explained the situation earlier in this thread.

I agree on the merging though, but it's just that the lowlife resurrected old GT threads just to laugh at us, and he didn't succeed.