Gran Turismo 4

[ohskigod]

WTF?!?!?!?!?!

now its not coming out until February 05?

with all these delays, this game better be friggin tight when it comes out!!

am i wrong for thinking like this or what?!?!?!

had to rant about this

[bobman1235]

Look at some of the screen caps of this game. It's unbelievable looking. Personally I think it'll be worth the wait.

[bknauss]

Wait = pain in the butt, but that means they had some bugs and are fixing it. If you have kept up with GTA: San Andreas, they rushed the game out to market, and there are more than a handful of bugs. Wonderful game, but the bugs get on your nerves a lot.

But yea, the delays are a real pain since they keep doing it over and over.

[Mjr7531]

wait also '=' inevitable. There aren't too many games that don't get delayed in some fasion or another. Take Warcraft III, They slated the project for 1999ish, and well, it came out 2001-2(I don't remember) Everybody remembers HL2, It doesn't bother me, but, I program a wee bit so it's much ,much easier to understand.

[Demiurge]

Originally posted by bknauss
Wait = pain in the butt, but that means they had some bugs and are fixing it. If you have kept up with GTA: San Andreas, they rushed the game out to market, and there are more than a handful of bugs. Wonderful game, but the bugs get on your nerves a lot.

But yea, the delays are a real pain since they keep doing it over and over.

I haven't experienced any bugs with that game.

[Toxis]

500+ cars, 100+ tracks... yup, I'll wait patiently!

[mantis]

I'm gonna buy another Playstation 2 when it comes out.

[Toxis]

It's been out. The slim one's have been in stores for a while. Now I'm guessing you meant when they come back in stock from the x-mas holiday shopping... shouldn't be that long.

[swerve]

Originally posted by Toxis
It's been out. The slim one's have been in stores for a while. Now I'm guessing you meant when they come back in stock from the x-mas holiday shopping... shouldn't be that long. He meant he is buying another Ps2 when GT4 is released I believe.

-adam

[bknauss]

Originally posted by Demiurge
I haven't experienced any bugs with that game.

You need to look closer :)
Here is a small list of stuff I've had go wrong:
-Random hole in San Andreas (fall through the sidewalk)
-I've had problems with the targeting (lots of shooting into the air)
-One time someone else in the game blew up a cop car, and somehow I got a wanted level.
-being able to shoot guys through walls
-with territories, only my gang is in the rival gang's territory

I know there are more, and its not really make or break stuff, but I would have rather had them wait another couple weeks, fix the bugs, and release a product with many less bugs.

Just my 2 american cents (not worth as much as 2 euro cents ;-))

[Demiurge]

That's weird. I didn't have any of those issues. :confused:

[Airplay355]

if u look hard enough you will probably find bugs in every game....

im not even close to done with grand turismo 3...wtf am i gonna do when 4 comes out haahaa

and 100+ tracks? thats gonna be really hard, i play better when i memorized the track lol, memorizin 100 will be lots of work, especially with reverse tracks.

whats the best car you guys have? id have to say mine is the camaro race car, but my pagani zonda has the most hp....told ya i wasnt that far lol

[idealty]

Actually, there are about 52 courses and 650 cars!!! Also, if you guys haven't heard the game is out in Japan and it has been confirmed that it supports 480p and 1080i hi def resolutions!!! (1080i being a first for a PS2 game and previously thought to be impossible on it). Also, the in-game sound is Dolby Pro-logic II and the intro and cut-scenes are in Dolby Digital 5.1. While the online game has been removed, I (like many other people i've seen on various forums) feel that the 1080i mode almost makes up for it :D

[Toxis]

Gran Turismo in 1080i? :eek: I think my pants are a size to small...

[bknauss]

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/489/489327.html?fromint=1

GT4 pushed back another month. Decent reasons though:
-More cars added
-online gaming put back in

Rumors have it that it might be pushed back to the summer. If that's the case, it might be going up against the release of Xbox2. Hell, Sony might push to have GT4 to go up against Xbox2. Sorry Sony... if that's the case, nice knowing ya!

[ohskigod]

i'm just gonna wait for it, i'm buying it no matter what, so who am i kidding. i dont have the strength to be pissed off anymore!

sure as hell not putting a down payment on it though.

[Shizelbs]

Online GT4 may be what forces me to finally buy a PS2

[Airplay355]

$149 for that tiny little PS2 and u didnt get one yet? i just got on efor christmas so i guess i should be quiet lol

[bknauss]

According to ign and ebgames.com, release date is now Feb 22... and looks like online is included. I'm just flat out confused about the release date now!

[swerve]

release dates are horrible in the vid. game industry.

[bknauss]

I've never seen a release date bounce around so much as with GT4. Wasn't it originally supposed to come out this past summer?? Then it was a couple weeks after GTA came out, then Dec, then Jan, then Feb, then March, and now Feb 22. No need for all of the up to the minute updates about when its coming out!

[swerve]

i don't even pay attention, but i'll be in line to buy it when I know it's out for sure!

[mantis]

Agreed,
I can't stand all this bullcrap with release date. Halo did it and it made me sick. GT4 is murdering it dead and I'm tired of it.

I'll buy it and worry about it when it's actually out.

O and by the way I'll never buy a game again at 12:01 am just to have it first. Thats stupid as well.

Dan

[bknauss]

That whole midnight thing is BS... I picked up the latest GTA the night before it was supposed to be released... it started selling at 6PM. Smart on their part since there was a line about 30 deep for the half hour I stood in line. OK, yea, I'm a dork for waiting that long for a stupid game!

[Shizelbs]

Anyone have a racing wheel for GT3? I am thinking about picking one up.

[ohskigod]

well, youll never guess what i have in my possession. Gran Turismo 4. Apparently it was released last night. I saw a sign in front of a mall saying Gran Turismo 4 is in. I proceeded to lock the breaks and put my jeep on 2 wheels to make it into the parking lot. Sure enough, they had 1 unreserved copy left.
You cant imagine the stupid sh#t eating grin i have on my face right now.

by the way, no online play, i guess they abandoned the effort.

[bknauss]

News flash for everyone... games always come out on Tuesday. Its the same thing with CDs and DVDs. If it comes out "early", its being sold on Monday, just like how GTA:SA was done.

[ohskigod]

true, but in this case, the release date was officially pushed back again to March 16th, then out of nowhere was pushed back up to yesterday. that is what surprised me, not the teusday release.

[Shizelbs]

Any real big differences between 3 and 4? No online play = lame.

What a great opportunity to make a great feature for a great game and they take a pass.

[swerve]

It was known there was going to be no online play for awhile now...

[Toxis]

I just purchased it tonight as well, but the case claims 6 player capability via LAN. No online play though? Hmmm... oh well. I don't have it setup for online, I just wanna race! BTW, I gotta go... :cool:

[audiobliss]

Hmmm...didn't know this was out yet...I'll hafta get it. I'm not sure why, since I can't even pass the tests to get a license in any of the previous versions. How much does it cost?

[mlong]

I bought a copy today and it was awesome coming out of my SDA SRS2.3's. My only problem is that when I try to setup in HDTV mode, it causes the TV to hiccup and switch to another component mode. Hmmm.

[Toxis]

Are you using the PS2 component video cables? If so, what input are those on compared to what it switches to?

[mlong]

No, I had to pull the entertainment center apart to get to the Playstation. I have component audio but regular Playstation video cables. Can you recommend any PS2 coponent video cables. This is the only one I have found so far:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051806714685&skuId=4496815&productCategoryId=cat08190&type=product


Thanks!

Mark



Originally posted by Toxis
Are you using the PS2 component video cables? If so, what input are those on compared to what it switches to?

[Demiurge]

So...how are you guys liking this game? I loved the other ones. Is this worth a buy?

[RobXant]

mlong- I have the sony component cable setup and it works just fine. It's a propriety conector on the back of the PS2, so I there aren't many choices; and at $60, I don't think the monster cables are 3x better than the Sony's.

This (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?dest=9999999997&product_id=3132839&sourceid=0100000030660804502498) is what I use. $20 and no problems. And, no support for Monster.

But- back on track- how are you guys liking the game? Worth the coin?

[mlong]

Thanks Rob:

I just went and purchased the sony component cable from Circuit City and will hook it up in a little bit.

Thanks again for the suggestion.

Mark


Originally posted by RobXant
mlong- I have the sony component cable setup and it works just fine. It's a propriety conector on the back of the PS2, so I there aren't many choices; and at $60, I don't think the monster cables are 3x better than the Sony's.

This (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?dest=9999999997&product_id=3132839&sourceid=0100000030660804502498) is what I use. $20 and no problems. And, no support for Monster.

But- back on track- how are you guys liking the game? Worth the coin?

[ohskigod]

playing it now in HDTV, effin glorious!!!!!!
a must buy for fans.

more tracks, sweet detail in gameplay and backrounds. stunning
(just got the international A liscence, what a BITCH!)

[mlong]

Well, I just played it for two hours in HDTV mode, Dolby Pro Logic.... Wow!

Incredible, I spent more time watching demos, looking at the car, reflections, sparks, landscape, then I did driving. I just can't believe they were able to create something this phenomenal on one disc.

I ended up racing in arcade mode in New York City in a BMW Z4 and I got torched by a pickup truck (what a revolting development that was). Now if I can only get the driving wheel working :)

Mark

[mantis]

Ok I'm picking this up.

[Airplay355]

is it that much better then grand turismo 3? im still working on beating that one lol

[bobman1235]

Some friends of mine bought this and said it wasn't all they thought it would be. Pretty much GT3, with a bit more in the graphics dept but not much.

Looking for a good racing game for the PS2, buy Burnout 3.

[mantis]

I picked it up as well as a new Ps2. I gotta admit the graphis are nice. Not Xbox quality but nice. I have mine in component video and run it in 1080i . I'm suprised to se that option on the new ps2.

As far as the game is I'm mad at it for not being online. This is one of the strongest reasons I wanted it. With no online play , it makes it not much better then the last 3 games. I love Grand Torismo games of the past , but man come on no online!!!!!! Damn it that pisses me off. I like the game playing it all by myself , I give it a 3 out of 5. It would be a 5 out of 5 if it had online.

Did I mention it didn't have online play????


Dan

[ohskigod]

the game store rep told me that for some reason, making it online was a virtual insurmountable task. in short, it seems it was not for lack of trying.

[Nismo_34]

i head they r gonna sell another one later jus for online
im probably gonna hav 2 buy a new memory card 4 th pics an videos

[Demiurge]

Getting it for my PSP

[ohskigod]

the GT championship in the professional races. has anyone won it yet? if so, what car did you use? How did you get the car?, did you win it? or bite the bullet and buy it. i tried to use the Mercedes 1998 GT1 race car I won in the European races with no luck. the car just doesnt have what it takes to get the job done no matter what i do to it. The Audi Prototype race car would be nice, or one of the Nissan Prototype racers thank keep spanking me like a red headed stepchild.

please give me some pointers

Thanx

[avelanchefan]

Originally posted by ohskigod
the game store rep told me that for some reason, making it online was a virtual insurmountable task. in short, it seems it was not for lack of trying.

Wow if this is true then Sony has some real issues with their online community.

Project Gotham Racing 2 is by no means GT4, but when you look at the visuals they are stunning and you can have up to 8 people in a room racing.

I think the store rep got it wrong, I think Sony CAN do it, they just want to make more money with a online package. That's just my opinion though. Glad to see you guys are enjoying it.:)