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Test Drive Unlimited 2 annouced (360/PS3/PC)
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Neuromancer
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Did TDU1 have proper steering wheel support? That's something I'm worried about with this one, isn't there more of a sims/lifestyle kind of thing in this one? Or is that just what the trailers would have me believe?
infinityBCRT
Member
Its been on for months. I'm in it. The problem is they only put it up for like a day or two a week, so I'm almost never able to play. I might've played it for only an hour or so at most.jorma said:
Neuromancer said:
Wheel support was fine in TDU1. I had to really dial in the settings for it to work well on the MS Steering Wheel on the PC version because the MS Wheel has only 240 degrees of rotation, and TDU1 by default is really made for 900 degrees of rotation. I have a DF GT now though so it probably should work even better.
I played a ton of TDU 1 with a wheel and I think my driving technique improved to the point where its transferred over to Forza 3 and GT5. I can pickup a racing game and be semi-decent with a wheel and no assists. My brothers on the other hand are just smashing into the walls or going into the grass all the time.
Pizza Luigi
Member
I didn't think it was necessary to make a new thread, if it is, do it, but the Car List has been revealed today. It's a strange one. No BMW, no Lamborghini, tenthousandmillion Bugatti Veyron's.
See for yourself:
See for yourself:
SolidSnakex
Member
Surprised that Ferrari is in. EA must've really pissed them off.
Smiles and Cries
Member
no BMW and Lambos is so strange
I have this on pre-order even got into the beta but my laptop did not have the specs needed
hope I can get something that can run it in time
Mr Solo Dolo said:
I have this on pre-order even got into the beta but my laptop did not have the specs needed
hope I can get something that can run it in time
Pizza Luigi
Member
Dynoro said:
It should be the final list. It's on Facebook, so you know.
That's what their Facebook page said. So I hope Lambo's and BMW will be DLC or something, because I loved my pink/green Murcielago in TDU.
Cuban Legend
Member
Ferrari was in the last TDU...SolidSnakex said:
:lol :lol :lol They brought in the WRX STi but not the Evo 10 ... :lol Suck it, Mitsubishi!
SolidSnakex
Member
Cuban Legend said:
It wasn't released onthe PS3 though and Ferrari's weren't in the PS2 or PSP versions of the game. The whole situation with super cars licenses on consoles is very strange. Ferrari is the one that causes the most confusion because no one really understands how they spread out their license. NFS Shift had Ferrari's but only in the 360 version while Hot Pursuit doesn't Ferrari's at all. As amar said, while TDU2 has Ferrari's it'll be interesting to see if they're in all versions of the game as no multiplatform racer this gen has Ferrari's in all versions.
SolidSnakex
Member
Dead Man said:
That's what we don't know. We know that MS has exclusivity of the license on the 360 but we don't know if Sony has that on the PS3. If TDU2 has Ferrari's on all platforms then something strange is going on with the license considering that Hot Pursuit doesn't have them at all.
infinityBCRT
Member
Veyron Super Sport is a fucking retailer pre-order exclusive for WalmartPizza Luigi said:
.I don't even know if the Canadian Walmart has that deal or not.
Sucks thats theres no Lamborghinis. But if you put a gun to my head I'd rather have Ferrari and Porsche over Lamborghinis because those cars handle much better.
Cuban Legend
Member
Another reason why I play TDU and will play TDU 2 on PC.SolidSnakex said:
infinityBCRT
Member
My guess would be that Criterion didn't want to piss off PS3 users by having exclusive Ferraris for 360.SolidSnakex said:
Here is my personal recap, I find it the most plausible when you analyze the past praxis:
Ferrari:
- multiplatform rights are used only in Outrun games (Sega) and were seen in 2008 GRID
- PS3 license users are Polyphony Digital (Gran Turismo series, Ferrari Licensed Product) and System 3 (Ferrari Challenge/Supercar Challenge games, also FLP)
- System 3 also used their license for Wii version of Ferrari Chellenge game in 2008.
- Codemasters were granted rights to use F1'10 as included in FOM license for F12010 game
- Codemasters also had rights to release Ferrari F430 GTC and Ferrari F575 GTC on PS3 add-on for GRID
- Polyphony get special rights to use both F12007 and F1'10 cars due to special license from Ferrari (Ferrari being only F1 team that have lease to use their license rghts outside of FOM/Concorde boundaries of FOM-approval licensing)
- Microsoft have some kind of "master license" for Ferrari on X360 and grants it to their developers based on title (Project Gotham Racing, Forza Motorsport)
- on PC almost noone OFFICIALY uses Ferrari since 2007 and GTR2 game which used only racing models, probably inside general FIA-license. Ferraris were excluded from 2008 GTR Evolution game (made available only as "mod skins" later.
- have no idea under which license Eden Games got their usage for the TDU
Porsche:
- console multiplatform rights are owned exclusively by Electronic Arts
- Microsoft have some kind of "master license" for Porsche on X360 and grants it to their developers based on title (Project Gotham Racing, Forza Motorsport)
- Codemasters also had rights to use few Porsche models on both PS3/X360 GRID
- at this moment only EA has rights to deploy Porsche in their games on PS3
- on PC almost noone OFFICIALY uses Porsche since 2007 and GTR2 game which used only racing models, probably inside general FIA-license. Porsches were excluded from 2008 GTR Evolution game (made available only as "mod skins" later).
Lamborghini:
- made available to all developers, license probably granted inside global Volkswagen license
My personal conclusion:
If you pay enough, you can have whatever you want.
Ferrari:
- multiplatform rights are used only in Outrun games (Sega) and were seen in 2008 GRID
- PS3 license users are Polyphony Digital (Gran Turismo series, Ferrari Licensed Product) and System 3 (Ferrari Challenge/Supercar Challenge games, also FLP)
- System 3 also used their license for Wii version of Ferrari Chellenge game in 2008.
- Codemasters were granted rights to use F1'10 as included in FOM license for F12010 game
- Codemasters also had rights to release Ferrari F430 GTC and Ferrari F575 GTC on PS3 add-on for GRID
- Polyphony get special rights to use both F12007 and F1'10 cars due to special license from Ferrari (Ferrari being only F1 team that have lease to use their license rghts outside of FOM/Concorde boundaries of FOM-approval licensing)
- Microsoft have some kind of "master license" for Ferrari on X360 and grants it to their developers based on title (Project Gotham Racing, Forza Motorsport)
- on PC almost noone OFFICIALY uses Ferrari since 2007 and GTR2 game which used only racing models, probably inside general FIA-license. Ferraris were excluded from 2008 GTR Evolution game (made available only as "mod skins" later.
- have no idea under which license Eden Games got their usage for the TDU
Porsche:
- console multiplatform rights are owned exclusively by Electronic Arts
- Microsoft have some kind of "master license" for Porsche on X360 and grants it to their developers based on title (Project Gotham Racing, Forza Motorsport)
- Codemasters also had rights to use few Porsche models on both PS3/X360 GRID
- at this moment only EA has rights to deploy Porsche in their games on PS3
- on PC almost noone OFFICIALY uses Porsche since 2007 and GTR2 game which used only racing models, probably inside general FIA-license. Porsches were excluded from 2008 GTR Evolution game (made available only as "mod skins" later).
Lamborghini:
- made available to all developers, license probably granted inside global Volkswagen license
My personal conclusion:
If you pay enough, you can have whatever you want.
infinityBCRT
Member
I believe it comes down to the fact that the platform holders can tell other license holders to give them permission to use the license, otherwise the license holder's game won't be coming out on their system. Or at least thats what I've always thought since 2K sports has the exclusive MLB license, but Sony is still able to release MLB The Show.amar212 said:
Graphics Horse
Member
amar212 said:
My guess: Microsoft have some agreement where if you want to release a game on 360, the Ferraris have to be exclusive to their system. Sega's licence will have pre-dated it, although there were obviously limitations as their latest game was Europe only for PS3 and now it's been withdrawn completely unlike the 360 version. Codemasters may have got around it because it was only DLC, and it would explain System 3's games not showing up for 360 too.
If the console race had turned out differently it could have meant MS paying for a lot more games to go PS3 exclusive. That seems crazy but if you look at their stance on BBC iplayer it's not unbeliveable.
Chiaroscuro
Member
Sega already lost the Ferrari license for the PS3 (OutRun is already removed from PSN) and their Xbox 360 license will finish by the end of 2011.
VibratingDonkey
Member
Believe that's exactly 100 cars.
Neuromancer
Member
All I needed to know.
Pizza Luigi
Member
VibratingDonkey said:
I hope you didn't count them all. There could be missing one or two because I messed up editing the quote. I quoted the Facebook page but that had a description for each car that exceeded the maximum words/characters limit, so I deleted that. For example, there is also a Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Coupe, not only the spider one. I think that's the only one I accidentally deleted but there can be one or two more.
Chiaroscuro
Member
Dead Man said:
Welcome to the world of digital distribution.
If the game is disc based when your license expires you cannot produce more of it and even sell the game anymore, but nothing stops the retail system to continue to sell the title (just flood the market before your license expires).
But in case of digital distribution you loose the right to sell the game. period.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I've got a feeling they're holding back manufacturers for DLC. Remember, TDU has the whole dealership thing, doesn't it?
Cuban Legend
Member
Neuromancer said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewDg7DL7SMA
First 10 mins of TDU2.
Now, correct me if i'm wrong but the startup and driveout sequence features a real recording of the engine sounds right?
Sounds too real to be in game...
First 10 mins of TDU2.
Now, correct me if i'm wrong but the startup and driveout sequence features a real recording of the engine sounds right?
Sounds too real to be in game...
state_vector_collapse
Member
The handling looks atrocious. Nothing learned from the first game?
British Monsoon
Member
state_vector_collapse said:
Evidently not - definitely looks like this one will be entirely more of the same, instead of any real evolution of the concept. Colour me disappointed.