Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 23:30:09 -0700 From: "GK" <Gnopsam; Subject: Re: New Playstation Game Does Not Include Saab, Volvo
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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