"MLGCarGuy" (thejdmguy)
05/16/2015 at 23:18 • Filed to: None
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"MLGCarGuy" (thejdmguy)
05/16/2015 at 23:18 • Filed to: None | 2
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An AI in a Corvette ZR1 tapped my LFA on the side and I went ballistic. (warning gif below has language)
Hot Takes Salesman
> MLGCarGuy
05/16/2015 at 23:27 |
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I also hate when in Forza the developers are pussies and don’t put in Porsche because EA has some monopolistic licensing bullshit
PushToStart
> Hot Takes Salesman
05/16/2015 at 23:32 |
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That’s not really the devs fault, it’s Porsche and EA’s fault. Plus, they try their best by putting in RUF or snapping up the chance to grab the licensing for an expansion pack.
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Hot Takes Salesman
> PushToStart
05/16/2015 at 23:36 |
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But RUF is shit...
Never minding that, i’m wondering this- in Forza 4, they were able to snag porsche for a limited time in an expansion pack, however it was ludicrously expensive for Microsoft. Did that actually pay off, or did they pull a Lexus LFA and lose money on every one sold?
daender
> Hot Takes Salesman
05/16/2015 at 23:40 |
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Given that there hasn’t been a Porsche pack since then, probably a LFA scenario.
Delta Five Nine
> Hot Takes Salesman
05/16/2015 at 23:49 |
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My understanding (from what I remember of talks of Porsche during Project CARS and maybe Assetto Corsa development) is that Porsche was not happy that EA let M$ use the license for a fee they way they did, and so it is likely to never happen again.
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PushToStart
> daender
05/16/2015 at 23:49 |
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There hasn't been a Porsche pack because they can't get the licensing for another Porsche pack. The only way they got it for Fourza is because EA didn't renew their deal soon enough (or something to that effect) and lost out. They soon regained control and no other games were allowed to use Porsche's again.
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PushToStart
> Hot Takes Salesman
05/16/2015 at 23:50 |
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If you say so.
I can't say definitively if they made their money back but I'm sure they didn't lose much. The pack was something like $20 and I'm sure a lot of people bought it.
NJAnon
> Hot Takes Salesman
05/17/2015 at 08:50 |
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It doesn’t matter since they were both complaining over money. But its in the past now, while still being silly that thats the reason there were no Porsche lineup.
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Hot Takes Salesman
> PushToStart
05/17/2015 at 13:04 |
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It was 20 bucks, which is somewhat ironic because that's how much you you can snap up a copy of Fourza for today
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Hot Takes Salesman
> Delta Five Nine
05/17/2015 at 13:07 |
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So if porsche sees the squabbles that come from giving only one developer the rights, and if they see the brand value in racing games, why do they still bother with that strategy? It’s cocking up on an almost Bernie Ecclestone level