Would you guys pay 50 cent to a $1.00 a car for GT:HD????

[migsgiz]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/733/733760p1.html




GT HD and the High Cost of Playing
Is PS3's Gran Turismo going to make you pay to play?
by IGN Staff

September 20, 2006 - According to a post at Beyond3D an interview with Kazunori Yamauchi about the new Gran Turismo on PS3 in the latest issue of Famitsu has more details on microtransactions in the game.

According to the article, shortly after PlayStation 3's launch there will be two versions of the new Gran Turismo HD, both have online multiplayer. Gran Turismo 5 will not arrive until 2008.

Gran Turismo HD: Premium is a GT5 prologue that comes with two courses and 30 cars. Gran Turismo HD: Classic has no cars or courses and is meant to be a platform for the online multiplayer, which according to this report supports up to 20 cars in a race.

Up to 750 cars and 50 tracks will be available for purchase. The cars are reportedly 50 - 100 yen (approx. $0.43 - 0.85) and courses are 200 - 500 yen (approx. $1.71 - 4.26). You will not get cars via in game events, only by purchasing and downloading. Apparently, there are also plans to release limited numbers of downloads for special courses.

IGN contacted Sony who would not comment at this time. Does this mean that to own all the cars and courses in GT HD a PS3 owner would have to drop up $500-845 bucks on Gran Turismo? What if you don't download all the courses, but your friend does? Can you not race on that track unless you buy it? Hopefully, these questions can be answered later this week at Sony's Press Conference from the Tokyo Game Show.[HTML]GT HD and the High Cost of Playing
Is PS3's Gran Turismo going to make you pay to play?
by IGN Staff



I WOULD IF THE DISK IS FREE!
WHAT U GUYS THINK ?
GOOD IDEA OR BAD ON PRICES ON CARS AND TRACKS

[Shuin0]

wow if thats true i've lost all respect for sony and GT ..... :-/

[ACID]

WHAT are they crazy

[Vega]

Its bad enough the price PS3 games are gonna' be, then they throw this at gamers? its ridiculous.

[migsgiz]

I Think They Are Crazy,ill Just Play Forza 2

[Video_freak]

I have just stopped on even THINKING of buying a PS3 just now.

[cloud_952]

I hate the microtransaction concept. Now developers are releasing half-finished games and charging me to play the second half. Screw them.

[migsgiz]

I have just stopped on even THINKING of buying a PS3 just now.
MAN I FELL TH SAME WAY AS THE DAYS GO BY

[Video_freak]

MAN I FELL TH SAME WAY AS THE DAYS GO BY
:(

[pibs]

the price just scares me away, ill wait till someone pawns theirs at my local pawnshop :)

[Vega]

Im considering becoming a thief to retrieve my PS3 :) Tho I dunno about thieving cars via sony servers.... time to come up with some homebrew me thinks !!!!

[roaddogg2k2]

At this rate, I wouldn't be suprised if they put out a shooter, where you had to buy the bullets with real money.
Its getting rediculous....

[Destroyer699]

lol. Very true. I won't even think about buying a ps3 after those press conferences. "Giant enemy crabs?" Who'da thought...

[scottyboynow]

Well i'll be damned i would never buy this game i like the feeling when i've just won a race and i unlock a new curcuit or a car.

[LilSwish722]

wow if thats true i've lost all respect for sony and GT ..... :-/
i agree

[blackrave]

That's the dumbest thing I've heard! Paying for each car and course! I wouldn't even if the disc was free. If most games will be like this, I won't get a PS3.

[Video_freak]

At this rate, I wouldn't be suprised if they put out a shooter, where you had to buy the bullets with real money.
Its getting rediculous....
If a company did that, it would go down in flames. Gran Tourismo HD isn't going to get much attention because of this, and Sony might leanr a thing or two about money. :(

[muffinman]

i liked the old style of gt.

if it aint broke dont fix it so why do this?

[Kramer]

Lol poor old $ony digging themselves an even deeper grave.

I would be very suprised if this was true.

[younggunn1999]

No way!!!! That's just crazy