@pappafost: thank you. as crazy as this sounds, it's true. a homegrown Arma modder builds his own addictive game and it becomes close to the best selling game ever because of the simplicity and sheer tension and fun. Fortnite not only hamstrings it by controlling its engine, but then just lifts its concept.
First, free to play sucks. It's proven. Second, the asshats screwed Bluehole, their own client, to make a few dollars. Pubg made waaaay more money and it's technically inferior.
That tells me that in two years time nobody will have heard of Fortnite, and Pubg will be entering its prime on all platforms.
@nmanse: I'm usually first to chime in with this. So far, all Codemasters games have been this way with the exception of FUEL, which wasn't rally CM anyway. I fully, FULLY, expect them to have it, along with cocpit views, hardcore mode (all assists off, no dynamic anything, same as Dirt 3) and all the other sim trimmings.
I'm with you though... Been playing right analog as gas/brake since Gran Turismo 2... Not avout to give it up. Only playground/Turn 10 have so far disappointed me.
@PrpleTrtleBuBum: I tell you: if this is good, buy the XBone. I fondly remember the days of Rallisport Challenge 2 (and I think Dirt 2/ Dirt 3 _kinda_ captured some of that magic) and I want this thing to be the holy grail... the best rally racer since Ye Olde XBoxe.
Regardless you'll have access to the Forza series which, since F4/ Horizon 2, has been unbeatable in the genre IMO.
@brn-dn: Because the industry is slowing? I saw a blurb from an EA exec who said "in the past, we might have been working on 15 titles for the Christmas quarter and now we'll be lucky to release 15 games all year."
You gotta admit it's been slim. The yearly COD (yawn) and Fallout are what generate numbers? I mean, I know people go all-out for Bethesda, but it seems like there should have been a 5-way fight for the number one game this year... but nobody showed up to challenge the champ.
@i_p_daily: They've alienated me too. Starting with the piecemeal releases (there's an article out there that quotes the head of Codemasters as saying something like "we'll never release a complete game"), moving on to the removal of cockpit views, manual transmissions etc. They're losing me quick.
When they busted out with "telemtry has told us that less than 5% of players use cockpit view, so we've eliminated it from Grid 2 development," I thought, "what company alienates 5% of a game's players and gives up on 5% of their revenue?"
This is indeed a last chance kind of thing. Hope it's good.
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