Porsches were in FM6 and Horizon 2, and will almost certainly be added to FH3 next year.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.
Great news. What have EA actually done with it?
I'm ready
Too bad there aren't many racing games to take advantage of that anymore.
I'm ready
So no RUF anymore hell yes
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.
Maybe Codemasters could whip something up?Too bad there aren't many racing games to take advantage of that anymore.
Maybe Codemasters could whip something up?
As stated on the first page, don't forget Real Racing 3.Very little! That's what was most annoying about it. Let's look at Porsche and NFS over the past decade.
Sega's OutRun and Sega Rally games were delisted after the car licenses expired for them. Guess it depends on the terms.
Even GTA: San Andreas wasn't immune to it, on the music licensing side.
Please, PLEASE be open to everyone.
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.
What was their previous deal? Like 20 years? Crazy agreement.
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.