Tenkte det var greit å starte ett emne om Gran Turismo 4, hvor vi kan dele
litt info, spørsmål og nyheter om og rundt spillet.
By David Smith,
2004
Gran Turismo 4 for PlayStation 2 will arrive in North America this fall,
Sony Computer Entertainment recently announced. Until now, the game had only a 2004 release
window, after Sony delayed it out of 2003 just before last fall's Tokyo Game Show.
SCEA also lately revealed that Polyphony Digital plans to build support for the
PlayStation 2 hard drive into its latest racing simulator. Exactly how it will use the HDD
is unclear, but it would obviously be necessary for any significant content downloads
offered alongside the game's online racing mode.
The core of that competitive
mode has not changed since it was initially described at last year's E3 -- it will still
support six players for online races -- but there will be additional chat and community
features added to give players something to pass the time while organizing races.
SCEA's recent press event featured a playable version of GT4, but it was only
the "Prologue" version released in Japan last year. When we get a look at a more
advanced version, at E3 if not before, expect a comprehensive update.
Sjekk dette
forresten!
By David Smith, 2004
Continuing their series of
one-off promotional Gran Turismo simulations, Sony and developer Polyphony Digital today
debuted a special version of Gran Turismo 4 at the ongoing Geneva Motor Show. The "GT4
Toyota MTRC Version" lets show-goers try out a virtual rendition of Toyota's latest
concept vehicle.
MTRC stands for Motor Triathlon Race Car. It's a new type of car
designed for a new type of race series, envisioned by Toyota to take place in three
different environments -- racetracks, road courses, and off-road rally stages -- hence the
"Triathlon" designation. The car itself is a four-wheel-drive, open-cockpit racer
powered by hydrogen fuel cells, which leave behind only water rather than polluting exhaust
gases. It's equipped with what Toyota calls a "Mixed Reality" system, a
special helmet that displays a wide variety of telemetry data from sensors around the car,
providing a continuous update on road conditions, tire temperature, suspension behavior, and
other aspects of the car's performance.
Though Sony hasn't released any
pictures of the complete motor-show setup, the game is apparently installed in a full-size
simulator, mimicking the behavior of the Mixed Reality system and tracking the user's
head movements to display the appropriate view from one side of the vehicle or the other.
We'll be on the lookout for more news from the Motor Show, to get a clearer
picture of Sony and Toyota's production, as well as any other details on Gran Turismo 4
leading into its fall release.
litt info, spørsmål og nyheter om og rundt spillet.
By David Smith,
2004
Gran Turismo 4 for PlayStation 2 will arrive in North America this fall,
Sony Computer Entertainment recently announced. Until now, the game had only a 2004 release
window, after Sony delayed it out of 2003 just before last fall's Tokyo Game Show.
SCEA also lately revealed that Polyphony Digital plans to build support for the
PlayStation 2 hard drive into its latest racing simulator. Exactly how it will use the HDD
is unclear, but it would obviously be necessary for any significant content downloads
offered alongside the game's online racing mode.
The core of that competitive
mode has not changed since it was initially described at last year's E3 -- it will still
support six players for online races -- but there will be additional chat and community
features added to give players something to pass the time while organizing races.
SCEA's recent press event featured a playable version of GT4, but it was only
the "Prologue" version released in Japan last year. When we get a look at a more
advanced version, at E3 if not before, expect a comprehensive update.
Sjekk dette
forresten!
By David Smith, 2004
Continuing their series of
one-off promotional Gran Turismo simulations, Sony and developer Polyphony Digital today
debuted a special version of Gran Turismo 4 at the ongoing Geneva Motor Show. The "GT4
Toyota MTRC Version" lets show-goers try out a virtual rendition of Toyota's latest
concept vehicle.
MTRC stands for Motor Triathlon Race Car. It's a new type of car
designed for a new type of race series, envisioned by Toyota to take place in three
different environments -- racetracks, road courses, and off-road rally stages -- hence the
"Triathlon" designation. The car itself is a four-wheel-drive, open-cockpit racer
powered by hydrogen fuel cells, which leave behind only water rather than polluting exhaust
gases. It's equipped with what Toyota calls a "Mixed Reality" system, a
special helmet that displays a wide variety of telemetry data from sensors around the car,
providing a continuous update on road conditions, tire temperature, suspension behavior, and
other aspects of the car's performance.
Though Sony hasn't released any
pictures of the complete motor-show setup, the game is apparently installed in a full-size
simulator, mimicking the behavior of the Mixed Reality system and tracking the user's
head movements to display the appropriate view from one side of the vehicle or the other.
We'll be on the lookout for more news from the Motor Show, to get a clearer
picture of Sony and Toyota's production, as well as any other details on Gran Turismo 4
leading into its fall release.
