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Thursday, September 21 2006

Gran Turismo HD To Charge For Basic Content?  by James B at 02:24

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Now this is just rumour at the moment, but there's an interesting story doing the rounds. 1up.com have an article up that claims popular Japanese video game magazine Famitsu have some startling news regarding Gran Turismo HD for the PS3.
The game will apparently have two versions, a basic GT: HD Classic and a Premium one. Here's the catch; the basic version will ship with no cars or tracks, the user will have to buy them as they choose. Premium GT:HD will feature two tracks and 30 cars.

In this game, players will (reportedly) start with no cars or courses available to them. Instead, they will need to purchase their stable of cars and courses to race on. The pricing reported in the Famitsu piece indicated that cars would cost between 50-100 yen ($0.43-$0.85) and courses between 200-500 yen ($1.71-$4.26). There are approximiately 750 cars and 50 tracks available for purchase in the GT: HD Classic.


As I mentioned earlier, this is purely rumour at the moment - Sony have yet to comment on anything. But is this the way the gaming industry is heading?
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malis
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21 September 2006 02:30
Assuming you buy cars and tracks individually for the prices listed, 1up claim:
A complete copy of the game will cost gamers somewhere between $426.50 and $975

Totally shocking if true tbh, though in this day and age I shouldn't be surprised
Stan
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21 September 2006 04:43
Woah if this is true complete rip off, I really hope it aint tho, cos I dont want gaming to go in this direction anymore than it is.
bogie
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21 September 2006 14:19
RIP OFF - PS3.

should be called:-

ROPS3


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