News on new Gran Turismo games for PS3!

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Redmotion

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Posted: 21st Sep 2006 23:17

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One of the new Gran Turismo games could feature loads of microtransactions!

To quote the story here:

Quote: "The microtransaction-focused game, Gran Turismo HD: Classic will be the online-focused entrant into the GT-series. In this game, players will (reportedly) start with no cars or courses available to them. "

and further down the story:

Quote: "Let's do the math:
# 750 cars for $0.50-$1.00 (Sony will round-up, don't you think?)
# 50 tracks for $1.50-$4.50

A complete copy of the game will cost gamers somewhere between $426.50 and $975, and that's without factoring in whatever Sony decides to charge for the menus (since that's all you'll get with GT HD: Classic). "

I mean this could be reasonable if the initial purchase is initially $1.99 and that I don't know many people that drove all the cars or raced all the tracks...

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Saikoro

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Posted: 21st Sep 2006 23:31

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This is not an enhanced user experience, this is simply a blatant way for them to make more cash off of gamers. Sony is really shooting itself in the foot here.