The planned beta for Gran Turismo Sport has been cancelled in order for the game to launch this year, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has told VideoGamer.
The beta had been announced alongside the game back in October 2015.
"That's something that I'm very, very sorry about," said Yamauchi while talking about the beta. "In order to do a beta test we have to make a gold master of the beta test code, and for us it actually takes as much effort as to finish the real master code of the actual game."
The president of Nintendo expects the game development cycle to be more complex and more lengthy in the future.
That's why this guy gets paid the big dollars...no one else could of worked that out...
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Considering the level of games they made, I'm surprised that more than 2 people worked there. 45 people (+ outsourcing) making mediocre mobile games, like cut the rope. I mean dude....Nintendo stooped to new lows in quality development and entertainment standards.
Ah not good. Well I think they are going all out to ensure the November release since this is only 50% complete. Best of luck to Polyphony
Kazunori Yamauchi ""very, very, sorry" but beta would have pushed the game into 2017."
Wth? How can a beta affect a launch? Never heard that before. A beta is to test the network code for potential game breaking bugs and without one, we are defintely going to have issue at launch. Not good.
That and the news about it is only 50% complete really put doubt if the game is even going to make this year's launch. This is disappointing to say the least as I was looking forward to the beta. :/
i'd rather play in november than 2017 so i suppose i'm ok with this. i hope the graphics get a huge lift as it's not very pretty (i understand it's only 50% complete)
Looks like Gran Turismo will be the next Driveclub
O boy. Sony cannot allow another Drive Club fiasco, S*** will hit the fan.