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Gran Turismo 6 to receive a "fairly large" day one patch

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I'm really getting sick of this planned Day One patches. I mean I can understand if after a game has shipped you discover something and it needs to be fixed then yea, no problems but for a company to day that "I think for the 12 months following the release we'll continue to update the software. Because in Gran Turismo 6 we're preparing a lot of different things we haven't even touched on yet." COME ON!! Take your time, release the game as you indent to. Or even release a later update, get the main things right, ensure they are working properly and the way you want then and then later release an update with the new tested and working features you wanted to add. 

But now the games industry has move to this new model of release the game before its ready, we can fix it later. And if they decide to release a large update later on they will charge for it and call it an expansion.

 

tbh the one and single advantage that console had over PC was that console games worked, they just worked. Things were tested properly and the Devs ensured the game would work on release. Now that is not the case... even if I was not a PC fanboy, whats the draw to console again???

 

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http://uk.gamespot.com/news/gran-turismo-6-to-receive-a-fairly-large-day-one-patch-6414569

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-09-18-gran-turismo-6-will-have-a-large-day-one-patch

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a problem is that there are no games like forza and GT for pc, which i think is a real shame

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a problem is that there are no games like forza and GT for pc, which i think is a real shame

 

True, but I think that is an issue of controls. I really dont like playing racing games on the PC due to the lack of controller support and the lack of a decent controller actually also.

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True, but I think that is an issue of controls. I really dont like playing racing games on the PC due to the lack of controller support and the lack of a decent controller actually also.

i dont mind arrow keys,  but there are no proper semi-simulator racing games for pc

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i dont mind arrow keys,  but there are no proper semi-simulator racing games for pc

 

Emm... I think I'll disagree with that :)

 

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Plus there are more, they are just off the top of my head. Plus you have a bike racing game which is supposed to be very realistic, not tried it yet
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Emm... I think I'll disagree with that :)

 

F1 2013 (and the rest of the series I suppose)
NASCAR: The Game 2013
DiRT 2
 
Plus there are more, they are just off the top of my head. Plus you have a bike racing game which is supposed to be very realistic, not tried it yet

 

I specifically mean games like Forza,

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I specifically mean games like Forza,

 

Well Forza and Grant Tourismo are not on the PC platform clearly but F1 is and if you have ever played F1 the game is way more accurate that either GT or Forza is

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there is this thing in the game industry called ratings. about a month before the game is released it has to receive a rating from the governing body of the country that it is being sold in. In this time between verification and release there will be about a month where all the employees at the studio are doing nothing. This time can be used to test the game prior to the release and find bug, start work on the next title from the studio or as much as we all hate it begin the creation process of day one DLC.

 

What would you rather, the game have a day one patch that fixes potentially game breaking bugs that were missed in quality control or having them be fixed a month after release after everyone finds them and complains.

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Well Forza and Grant Tourismo are not on the PC platform clearly but F1 is and if you have ever played F1 the game is way more accurate that either GT or Forza is

I want the awesome car selection from Forza and GT in a PC game

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I want the awesome car selection from Forza and GT in a PC game

 

I very much doubt you are on your own there tbh. With devices like Shield its possible that it might start happening more now, especially seeing as consoles are x86 now and easier to make for PC and port to console

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Shift 2 Unleashed seems good enough for me. Played with a G27 racing wheel - a fantastic experience.

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Devs putting out a day one patch is just another way of saying they f***ed up and didn't want to stop progressing with the game before fixing it, otherwise known as the "Get it out now, fix it later" approach to game development. A method I hate with every fiber of my being.

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Devs putting out a day one patch is just another way of saying they f***ed up and didn't want to stop progressing with the game before fixing it, otherwise known as the "Get it out now, fix it later" approach to game development. A method I hate with every fiber of my being.

 

That's not very fair, or accurate I'm afraid.

 

Developing a game is not easy, much less a big-budget one which is pushing the boundaries of what's possible on the hardware it's available on. They have specific deadlines they need to meet, and they cannot simply ignore them or push them back.

 

The developers fixing bugs post-launch is an inherently good thing. Otherwise we would be stuck with broken games for all of eternity.

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