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EDIT

GT2000 posted some more news later in this thread:

From 12/08 - Pictures
From 11/30 - click here
Director Mode in GT4
More news

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GT2000 posted this in my SRS review thread, but I think it's definitely worthy of it's own post. I am not at all surprised that this is the case, and frankly I'm pretty unhappy about the second 'online-friendly' version which is planned for a 2005 release. Will those of us who purchased the first game be able to exchange it for the online version? News below...

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Sony has used today's Tokyo Game Show to announce that its long, long-awaited racer Gran Turismo 4 has had its online content excised in order to meet a pre-Christmas release date. The decision, while inevitably disappointing for many gamers, at least dismisses the speculation that Polyphony Digital's auto-fest would be delayed until 2005.

Gran Turismo 4 is expected to be released on 17 December in Europe. Meanwhile, Sony will be releasing a second, online-friendly version of its PS2 GT title in 2005.

Strong rumours from within Sony and Polyphony Digital had suggested that online problems were the primary cause of the delay to Gran Turismo 4, with the team encountering serious difficulty in getting the online racing modes up to scratch. It seems likely that Sony took a decision to simply drop that functionality entirely from the game in order to ensure that it hit its Christmas release date.

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Post #1 - Posted 09/24/2004 8:04 PM

So he beat me to it?

I can't believe how much this sucks, I was actually going to try and get into online racing but now...

Can anyone find the link to the news release itself?

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Post #2 - Posted 09/25/2004 12:53 AM

Did you send me an e-mail or something? I'm slow to pick up because I'm moving Smile

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Post #3 - Updated 09/25/2004 2:32 AM

Yea I did beat ya to it DTW.
The sites where I found this news.
www.totalgames.net
www.codejunkies.com

Just call me the gtvault informer
Kerr is it possible that I can have my user name here on GTvault as Nitrous or Nitrous Oxide?? I think I tried when I first joined but I think the name was taken by an unactive member.

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GT4 RELEASE

Post #4 - Posted 09/25/2004 11:37 AM

In Italy GT4 will be released on the fifth of December, my birthday!!!
I ordered one copy last week.

I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Greets, mx512p

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Post #5 - Posted 09/28/2004 2:13 AM

Does Italy use PAL or NTSC?

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Post #6 - Posted 09/28/2004 7:57 AM

Italy uses PAL

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Post #7 - Posted 09/28/2004 9:47 AM

Good to see your still around GTvault Fumes. Tested a few of yor setups on this site over the past year or so. Hope you will be doing some settings for GT4 as well.

Thats a point.
@ Kerr what will happen to all the old GT3 settings if and when you update the site for GT4?

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Post #8 - Posted 09/28/2004 5:50 PM

I'm still around.
Will definitely be doing some setups for GT4.

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Post #9 - Posted 09/29/2004 12:48 AM

All currently posted material will remain accessible.

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More news for ya all about GT4

Post #10 - Updated 10/04/2004 9:04 AM

ok Kerr good to know. I wonder how many of the GT3 settings we can use on GT4.

Ok anyway GT2000 has done it again and braught you more info. Hope ya all like reading.
BTW: download the GT4 Quick time moive as wel after reading
http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/news/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=32097&subsectionid=1585

^^ I think I could live doin the manager stuff just not over a long long race!!!

Another link that also contains news about the above subject but it also contains other news about GT4. http://uk.codejunkies.com/news_reviews.asp?c=GB&cr=GBP&cs=£&r=1&l=1&p=1&i=8291&s=7

^^ After readin this I thought.... and how much is all this gunna cost the people that want one of those printers and what next is gunna happen!!!

A little more news I know about.
1. We can print out our cars off that we get in the car show room and add lighting effects as well... oh dear god!!! also I know about the las

2. I seen pictures about the Las Vegas A Drag Strip and some talk about Nitrous Oxide as a tune up part. If Nos is gunna happen then I hope it can only be used in Drag racing.

3. More AUS cars should be in GT4 this time.... YAY

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Post #11 - Posted 10/05/2004 7:42 AM

Maybe they shouldn't release the game with just online capabilites. Don't you think then it should be with either more cars or features OR just an expansion pack? (Is that possible for PS2?).

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Post #12 - Posted 10/06/2004 1:01 AM

I think that the *huge* loyal fan base the GT series shouldn't have to pay for 'extra' content that was slated to be in GT4 but was culled due to time / budget / whatever constraints. IMO Prologue was released with this kind of mindset.

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GT4 and GT4 Online!!!!!!!!

Post #13 - Posted 10/09/2004 10:58 AM

No news this time. I am just waiting for GTA SA now but I do have some idea about what PD and sony plan to do with GT4.

1. I have a strong feeling that GT4 Online will only have half the number of tracks that GT4 will have + I think it will be more of an add on to GT4 like GT Concept was and who knows maybe you can only play GT4 online for online gaming with no offline game!!

2. Sony and PD will more than likly setup there own server for playing GT4 online and make you pay for the number of hours that you are online playing. Ha ha what a suprise more money there making.

3.
I hope they sell GT4 online at a lower price.

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NOOOO not again!!!!!!!

Post #14 - Posted 10/22/2004 7:38 AM

GT4 slips to 2005 for Europe
Yep just found this out today (22ndOctober)
*copy paste*

SCEE has confirmed that the long, long-awaited Gran Turismo 4 will now be released in 2005 across Europe. The announcement follows the recent news that developer Polyphony Digital has removed the online elements from Sony's flagship racer.

"We can confirm that GT4 will now be released in the first quater of 2005," a Sony Computer Entertainment said yesterday. "The localisation of GT4 across the PAL territories is a huge undertaking because the product is localised into 13 different languages across the PAL territories, therefore the process takes considerably longer than it does in Japan.The GT brand strives for perfection,therefore we need to ensure that the localisation and testing of the product is done to the highest possible standard."

I will update you on any new release details as soon as Sony releases anything on the TGN site! Oh well looks like I me and anyone else in Europe is gunna be waiting again.

Oh yea, Kerr here is the link http://www.totalgames.net/pma/20732

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GT4 car pics

Post #15 - Posted 10/25/2004 9:32 PM

No sure if this has been posted elsewhere, but there is a huge (40mb or so) post on various GT4 car pics at
http://www.gtplanet.net/gallery/gt4cars

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Post #16 - Posted 11/16/2004 9:57 PM

That link looks like the page I found a while back, but cleaned up with the duplicates removed.

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Limited edtion pack GT4

Post #17 - Posted 11/17/2004 2:24 PM

hmm good link that Fumes.

Anyway: Sorry been a little slow on the news as I saw this about 1 week ago.... oh well here it is
http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/news/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=32734&subsectionid=1585

^^Ker link please^^
Anyway after reading that it still won't make me buy an I-Toy
and PAL versions of GT4 will not be out now until Febuary 2005 one thing is for sure tho... I don't want a car that looks like a shoe......I want less concept cars in GT4 as well.. more V8's ect please.
I think I will be trying NOT to buy the Limited edition pack.

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Just a round up of confimed stuff for GT4 really.

Post #18 - Updated 11/30/2004 8:32 AM

Sorry for double post but tryin to get noticed again. *waves hands around*
(above post was made a few weeks ok)

Anyway it's GT2000 here bringing ya the latest GT4 news... if anyone is intrested then copy and paste this

http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/previews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=32991&subsectionid=1595

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Post #19 - Posted 11/30/2004 6:26 PM

GT2000 - sorry, I didn't see youf post from 11/17 - I will post this link on the main post.

I for one am more than tired of the continual delays. I know a lot of people who've simply quit caring and have written GT4 off because they're tired of it.

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Post #20 - Posted 12/08/2004 3:58 PM

Must admit I was slowing going off GT4. I just coudn't help thinking that there gunna stick in loads of concept car rubbish but that's not the case from what I know... there will be a few but most of the cars will be normal.

Anyway this is a link to a GT4 pictures melt down.
http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/news/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=33274&subsectionid=1585

Can not wait.

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