Gran Turismo HD “Full Version” at around $ 500?
Famitsu‘s interview with Kazunori Yamauchi revealed that Gran Turismo: HD now comes in two versions: the Classic and the Premium. The GT: HD Classic version will be the online-focused entrant into the GT-series, while the Premium version will be the prologue to the PS3’s eventual Gran Turismo 5.
The GT: HD Premium version will ship with two courses and 30 cars, with an additional 30 cars and an additional two courses online at a later date.
The Classic will ship with no cars — instead, you would buy them on microtransaction basis. Players would start their careers with no cars or courses. Players need to buy them on prices that are estimated around Â¥50 to 100 (around $ 0.43 to 0.85) for cars and Â¥200 to 500 ($ 0.71 to 0.26) for courses. That means if there are about 750 cars and 50 tracks that one can buy for the Classic version, the player ends up spending between $ 426.50 and $ 975 for the complete copy. Now, of course, whatever Sony decides to charge for the menus isn’t included in the math.
If you think this is Sony going overboard, you’re not alone. A lot of folks are hoping for this game to be a full-priced title that includes a built-in download system allowing users to download cars and tracks equal to the number of the game’s retail price. But this remains a question as Sony hasn’t yet come up with the details. We’ll keep you posted on what they’ve got to say.
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Famitsu‘s interview with Kazunori Yamauchi revealed that Gran Turismo: HD now comes in two versions: the Classic and the Premium. The GT: HD Classic version will be the online-focused entrant into the GT-series, while the Premium version will be the prologue to the PS3’s eventual Gran Turismo 5.
The GT: HD Premium version will ship with two courses and 30 cars, with an additional 30 cars and an additional two courses online at a later date.
The Classic will ship with no cars — instead, you would buy them on microtransaction basis. Players would start their careers with no cars or courses. Players need to buy them on prices that are estimated around Â¥50 to 100 (around $ 0.43 to 0.85) for cars and Â¥200 to 500 ($ 0.71 to 0.26) for courses. That means if there are about 750 cars and 50 tracks that one can buy for the Classic version, the player ends up spending between $ 426.50 and $ 975 for the complete copy. Now, of course, whatever Sony decides to charge for the menus isn’t included in the math.
If you think this is Sony going overboard, you’re not alone. A lot of folks are hoping for this game to be a full-priced title that includes a built-in download system allowing users to download cars and tracks equal to the number of the game’s retail price. But this remains a question as Sony hasn’t yet come up with the details. We’ll keep you posted on what they’ve got to say.
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