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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 19:02:07 -0600
From: wild.childnopsamoot.com (Dennis Park)
Subject: Re: New Playstation Game Does Not Include Saab, Volvo


I REALLY would have loved to see a SAAB viggen in a good car driving game. (Any game developers reading this out there???) In article <3834eece_3nopsam5.newsfeeds.com>, "GK" <Gnopsam; wrote: > I don't have any info- but I am dissapointed to hear that- SAABs have also > been left out of many other car driving games- including Sega Rally- I would > love the opportunity to race a SAAB off road without trashing my own- > Maybe someone will finally include one . . . . . . . . . . . > G > Mmmanic wrote in message <811n4g$8m$1nopsam.smartworld.net>... > >The new game, Gran Turismo 2, by Polyphony Digital of Japan for the Sony > >Playstation video game system includes over 500 cars from manufacturers in > >Asia, Europe and the US. Some manufacturers included in this game are > >Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Honda, Daihatsu, Mazda, Subaru, Peugeot, > >Mercedes-Benz, Lancia, Rover, Lister, TWR, Aston, Ford, GM and > >Chrysler/Dodge. > > > >In an interview from an Australian web site with one of the GT2 game design > >leads, Kazunori Yamauchi, the following question was asked: "...we also > >heard that some manufacturers weren't interested in being in the game > >because they were possibly not competitive with other car makers in > >performance terms in the same class. Is this true?". > > > >His answer: "Volvo and Saab did not want any of their cars in the game. I > >cannot say any more than this." > > > >For some reason, I feel like the interviewer re-worded his question after > he > >heard Mr. Yamauchi answer. Mr. Yamauchi's answer was so general that his > >answer might have addressed a licensing or trade secret that the Swedish > >auto makers are trying to maintain instead of a performance issue. > > > >Needless to say, I am disappointed that Saab will be missing. The original > >game release over a year ago, Gran Turismo, has over 200 cars, each one > >accurately detailed graphically and as perfectly configured to mirror the > >real automobile (or as close as you can get in a video game). It would > have > >been nice to race my car ('98 900SE) without paying thousands of dollars to > >tweak it in the millions of available combinations (suspension, engine, > >tires, turbo, racing spcifications...). > > > >Does anyone have any additional insight into why Saab and Volvo opted out? > > > > > > > > > -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- > http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! > ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

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