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EA's exclusivity of Porsche licence expiring this year, won't be renewed
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GTR R35_Supra RZ
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Turn 10 allovadis...lifetime contract in the making.
RamaTheVoice
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I read something about Porsche no longer considering exclusivity deals at all, so I'm hoping everyone will benefit.
Now, Playground, please put some 911s in my Forza Horizon 3.
Now, Playground, please put some 911s in my Forza Horizon 3.
IISANDERII
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I read some years ago that Porsche was losing huge amounts of mind share and likely sales amongst younger customers because Porsche had little presence in mainstream games, specifically GT.
Porsches were in FM6 and Horizon 2, and will almost certainly be added to FH3 next year.
ChuChuRocket
Member
So no RUF anymore hell yes
Stillmatic
Member
Can't say I've missed their cars in other games, though more options the better.
For a game/publisher/dev I can't imagine deals like these work out well for them. I doubt the number of people that buy the game where Porsche was a factor make back the money of the deal.
For a game/publisher/dev I can't imagine deals like these work out well for them. I doubt the number of people that buy the game where Porsche was a factor make back the money of the deal.
chromatic9
Member
Sweet news. Hopefully no dick bollocks exclusive deals. I want GT Forza and any PC sim to be able to get a license.
SolidSnakex
Member
Very little! That's what was most annoying about it. Let's look at Porsche and NFS over the past decade
NFS: Carbon
Cover Cars - Lancer Evolution IX & Dodge Challenger
Porsche count - 5
NFS ProStreet
Cover Car - Nissan GT-R
Porsche count - 6
NFS Undercover
Cover Car - Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche count - 5
NFS: Shift
Cover Car - BMW M3 E92 GT3
Porsche count - 5
NFS: Hot Pursuit
Cover Cars - Pagani Zonda Cinque & Lamborghini Reventon
Porsche count - 12
NFS: Shift 2
Cover Car - Nissan GT-R & Maserati GranTurismo S
Porsche count - 10
NFS: The Run
Cover Car - Shelby GT500 Super Snake
Porsche count - 5
NFS: Most Wanted
Cover Car - Porsche 911 Carrera S & Aston Martin V12 Vantage
Porsche count - 6
NFS: Rivals
Cover Cars - Ferrari F12 Berlinetta & Koenigsegg Agera R
Porsche count - 5
Need for Speed
Cover Car - Subaru BRZ & Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8
Porsche count - 6
So, it was only on the cover of the series 3 times during that period and only once did Porsche have more cars than any other manufacturer in the game. But somehow they needed the license for all of that. I started a decade ago because a fan visited Polyphony around 2005/6 and asked Kaz when Porsche would be in the series. Kaz told him that they were currently in negotiations because EA's contract was about to expire. Fast forward a year and he was asked again and said that the negotiations were off because EA decide to re-up their contract. For what exactly is anyones guess because all it really seemed to accomplish is that it kept the cars out of other games.
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Everytime I've seen this gif I always look longer than I should. Women are awesome.
sems4arsenal
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It's time
JetSetRadio
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Nice, Porsche Challenge 2.
Baroquemantic
Member
Finally. I hope some other company doesn't come along and make a deal for it.
Too bad there aren't many racing games to take advantage of that anymore.
What? Forza, Forza Horizon, Gran Turismo, Driveclub, Project Cars, The Crew, Assetto Corsa etc. There are a LOT of racing games.
psilva
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I'm ready
Good God those are beautiful. Who is most likely to get Porsche-nerdy and model these classic racers? Forza?
That last one made me lol.
This is really is excellent news. EA has oppressed racing fans for far too long with exclusive Porche license.
yeah hopefully Microsoft doesn't swoop in. I also consider that company oppressive to racing fans. I bought a Porche racing wheel for x360 and the new X1 console doesnt support old wheels. So jumped ship to PS4 and havent looked back. Which is a shame cause Forza is a mighty fine racing series!! But I'm not using a controller and got too many racing wheels at my house (so not buying a new one again)
yeah hopefully Microsoft doesn't swoop in. I also consider that company oppressive to racing fans. I bought a Porche racing wheel for x360 and the new X1 console doesnt support old wheels. So jumped ship to PS4 and havent looked back. Which is a shame cause Forza is a mighty fine racing series!! But I'm not using a controller and got too many racing wheels at my house (so not buying a new one again)
Neuromancer
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Makes sense, EA has shown they have little interest in racing games any more.
Psycho_Mantis
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Megawarrior
Member
I haven't touched a need for speed game since the psp game in 2004/2005 so I'm happy.
Bitch Pudding
Member
As long as there is a PS2 model of the Yellow Bird around we'll sure get that car in GTS.
Just kidding, I'm looking forward to playing those Porsche's on the Real Driving Simulator, but I do not want to miss that Yellow Bird!
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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maybe that's why sony delayed GTS
Patrick Young
Member
This just tells me to buy the DLC before it's delisted.
Maybe Codemasters could whip something up?Too bad there aren't many racing games to take advantage of that anymore.
FunkyDealer
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The way I've understood it is that EA hasn't had an exclusivity deal. They've had the rights to distribute the license for Porsche.
Naturally, this means they can use it for cheap and others have to pay up.
I'm guessing Porsche is now going to handle licensing themselves moving forward.
Naturally, this means they can use it for cheap and others have to pay up.
I'm guessing Porsche is now going to handle licensing themselves moving forward.
psilva
Member
I wish Codemasters would license other racing series, or make one game with various series included, like WEC, Formula E, among others. Not that they'd necessarily be the best ones to execute but definitely the most likely.
Jamesways
Member
As stated on the first page, don't forget Real Racing 3.
22 Porsches included in there. Sad that a mobile game has more than any console or PC game.
I really enjoy the Porsches in RR3. I love Assetto Corsa and Project CARS, but with small children console time is cut significantly.
Thank god this deal is done.
Music licenses are far more likely to take a game offline than the cars imo.
The music is a one-off kinda deal for that game, whereas if you're looking to make a sequel to a racer, you'll likely require the same car licenses anyway.
The Outrun and Sega Rally problem is more that Sega are out of that arena entirely, with the exception of Daytona USA, so Ferrari, WRC and the various cars have no business reason to be renewed.
Forza, Gran Turismo, everyone!
I thought Dirt Rally was supposed to be really good? I haven't played any of theirs since Dirt 2, but that game was a ton of fun, terrible presentation aside.
Whatever it was, it was far too long. It's also near impossible to say either party got any benefit out of it. Maybe EA got some pocket money from MS for their Porsche DLC packs in Forza but that's about it. I think it unintentionally looked bad on Porsche if anything from a car perspective.
Toadthemushroom
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Thanks, that makes more sense. I suspected that was why the original Forza Horizon got taken offline weeks after it became available on 360 backwards compatibility. Kudos to MS for bothering to preserve the disc-version of the game for future compatibility.
This is why I'm worried Burnout Paradise will get taken down too, it's nearly a decade old and it has licensed music.
GrantDaNasty
Member
Good.
Firstly, I never cared for the brand in NFS or any other EA series.
Secondly, only racing game series I want from EA is Burnout, which didn't use licensed cars because no one wanted their brand associated with a series where you wreck like Burnout
Thirdly: EA can eat me with their exclusivity deals - I guarantee Madden would've lost it's sales spot to competition, and the lack of a monopoly allows everyone to compete and force improvement of their competitors as a result.
Firstly, I never cared for the brand in NFS or any other EA series.
Secondly, only racing game series I want from EA is Burnout, which didn't use licensed cars because no one wanted their brand associated with a series where you wreck like Burnout
Thirdly: EA can eat me with their exclusivity deals - I guarantee Madden would've lost it's sales spot to competition, and the lack of a monopoly allows everyone to compete and force improvement of their competitors as a result.
down 2 orth
Member
If I had to venture a guess, Porsche missed out on a lot of good publicity having their cars represented by Ruf in games that are way better and way more popular than anything EA put out. It was probably a huge mistake on their part.
Memorabilia
Member
Now all we need is for the NFL to grow some balls and ditch EA / Madden exclusivity.
(Not happening)
(Not happening)
Wildstar75
Member
As a Porsche owner and fan of the company I am excited!
WaterAstro
Member
Maybe they'll finally make a Burnout and forget about licensing cars.