SimBin boss: 360 exclusivity 'interesting'

Lack of PS3 RACE Pro explained by studio bigwig:

"SimBin boss Henrik Roos has said that developing exclusively for one console "could be interesting," when referring to SimBin's decision to make RACE Pro exclusive to the Xbox 360.
When asked by our sister publication, 360 Gamer magazine, why SimBin had decided to make the game a 360 exclusive, Roos admitted that financial matters had played a part in the decision – but added that it could also have possible benefits as well.

"SimBin has financed this production our self and we simply did not have the budget to do a PS3 [version]," Roos said.

Looking on the bright side though, he added that "it could also be interesting to be exclusive on one platform, if the support from the platform holder is good."

[predator]

Nice!!!

[predator]

hold on this was a different story when i commentted and now has been changed..The original story was about Manchester United hence Nice!!

[mikeslemonade]

Then this developer sucks. If he doesn't have the money then the game is going to look like crap and obviously he isn't smart enough to realize the PS3 within a year will have more units sold than the 360.

[Montrealien]

(Then this developer sucks)

*giggle*

GTR 2 = 92 Meta score

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

GTR = 85 Meta score

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

Race 07 = 83 Meta score

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

yeah, this Dev sucks...

[El_Colombiano]

Nice links, you just proved they are just stupid. "Oh we can't afford PS3 version". Sure, with three successful games, you not having money? Ha laughable developers for sure.

[Montrealien]

yeah, good one. The links proves they are a good dev, you think does games sold by the millions? Surely they would make money by making the game on both consoles but the fact of the matter is, for studio like Simbin, it is more of a sure thing to easily make a game on the 360 then to invest a good amount of money to learn a whole new thing like the PS3 only to end up shipping the game against a powerhouse like the GT franchise.

[Fishy Fingers]

Makes sense to concentrate on one platform if your not financially able to invest in a multiplatform game. Although SimBin are a PC developer (this their first console game?) so it doesn't surprise me they wanted to stick to the familiar architecture of the 360.

Should be a great title for racing fans.

[deeznuts]

It's a red herring. They got money from MS to keep it exclusive. How are you going to say in one sentence financial matters played a part of the decision, then say it was all self-funded.

[Jamegohanssj5]

Should have done a fun raiser, but it doesn't matter to me because we have Grand Turismo. Beat that.

TGSI

[Montrealien]

I really hope from the bottom of my heart that GT5 is all it should be, and more. I did buy a PS1 for GT1, a PS2 when the GT3 pack came out, I do have a lot of love for the series. But GT5 has been nothing but a long agonising wait for the best to come back in full form, and so much has been happening during that wait. Forza 1 did so many things right and was followed by Forza 2 which just added to an already great formula. Other then amazing visuals GT 5 has alot to bring to the table to come back in full form.

Imho, PGR 3-4, Forza 2 and now Sim bin on the 360, makes it my current console of choice for racers. I have been getting more then I need for racers on the 360 and I`ll enjoy what I got atm for racing games on my 360, which is plenty. Although I do hope GT5 brings back that old feeling the first ones gave me.

I `ll enjoy the present instead of living in the Future.

[VMAN_01]

He's not sounding too excited.

[blu3print]

I'm currently playing GTR evolution (Race 07) not a bad game

[JEDI WOLVERINE]

"Should have done a fun raiser, but it doesn't matter to me because we have Grand Turismo. Beat that. "

GRID, Project Gotham4............

[thereapersson]

And both of those games are arcade racers. GT:5 is a simulation racer, so if you wanted to compare games, you should have listed Forza instead.

[PoSTedUP]

but even forza2 isnt a driving sim. it just has good customization and is a great game but if you want a real driving sim you want Gran Truismo franchise cause it has the most realistic driving physics/handling ever in a game and that's a fact. forz2 is great racing game though. just not my style..... i like simulators......

it could hold me over though until gt5 im sure but i dont own a 360 and probably never will.

[Montrealien]

That is wrong in every sense of the word. Bouncing off of walls and cars is not what I consider a sim. I have hope in polyphoni, I`m just tired of waiting.

[SlippyMadFrog]

Forza is a very good racing sim. Give credit where it is due

[PoSTedUP]

your just assuming i said all physics in general, so you are wrong sorry pal.

i specifically said driving/handling physics and their is no game that matches the realistic driving/handling physics of GT and that is a fact. it is proven. ask professional race car drivers man they use this game to practice! lol!, i know what i am talking about cause i do research b4 i open my mouth and start assuming things ok.

i said forza2 is a great game but it is not a good sim, you can engine swap and do all this cool stuff but if the car doesnt drive like in real life then its not a "driving" simulator, ok? <---facts facts facts.

EDIT: below@ benny, thats what you call crashing and damage physics partner. dont get it twisted ok. GT= the best Driving simulator, period.

lol @ montreailen- but honestly their is no "full" racing/driving simulator out and i dont think their will be one for a wile. forza is missing things and so is GT. i always though that the two combined would make thee best racing game, but i cant wait to see what GT does with the damage modeling, they finally got the damage license (bout time)

[bennyace]

Yeah! when you can ram other cars to pass them in a tight turn, now that's a sim and saying that car companies don't wan't there cars to be seen damaged: another excuse. At least in forza or grid (even if it's more arcady) you can wreck your car. I've played GT from 1 to 4 and I'm sorry but it's not a sim.

[Montrealien]

Being right all the time must feel great. (----Facts FACTS faCTs

[mrnjl]

The stock cars in forza 2 handle the way they do in real life until you modify them. Then it trys to work out how it would handle after that part was added. It is the ultimate simulator for consoles at the moment provided you use the racing wheel.

[SlippyMadFrog]

oppinions, oppinions, oppinions ;)

[PoSTedUP]

@ mrnjl- the professional race car drivers who use GT5p to practice their driving technique beg to differ ya know, so your wrong. why aren't they using forza2? because it doesn't control like their real life counterparts ok. therefor they cant use it as a driving simulator, okeydokey? *sigh*

@ slippymadfrog- opinions? i actually gave yall facts.... btw you misspelled "opinions".

@ arrrgh- err sorry i didnt quite get that....

please yall, stop trying, just keep clicking, move along fellas, nothing to see here, yall cant change facts, yall cant win.

-went to sleep

[JOLLY1]

That is weird because as far as I know they do. http://forzamotorsport.net/... If you just read up a bit, you learn a lot more.

[PoSTedUP]

looks like they were just having a forza competition since that was their FIRST TIME using it. it says that they had to get a FEEL for the game meaning they were just playing it and if a professional has to "get a feel" for the handling and physics then it must not be up to par with the real handling and physics ya know, also seen in Gran Turismo franchise ok. thats what the article says ok, it says nothing about professionals using forza2 to practice for their races.....

and i never said pro's never "played" forza2. XD

but GT is the king, and i guess if your a fanboy you will disagree with facts.... XD

how was looking stupid?

thats what happens when you dont know what the hell we are talking about and just jump into a random conversation ASSUMING things.

when will people learnd?

[SlippyMadFrog]

Oops, english is my second language.

Anywho, I think you should look up the meaning of facts vs opinions. Profesional drivers saying GT is the best driving sim is still an opinion. Forza is a great driving sim, I know car enthusiasts (spelling?) thats saying forza is the best. That pretty much makes your "fact" an opinion.

Here is a good example of fact vs opinion:

the sky is blue -> fact
blue is the pretiest color -> opinion

Forza and GT are driving sims -> fact
GT is the best -> opinion

*edit
You spelled learn wrong -> "learnd" HAHAHAHA!!!! ;)

[nice_cuppa]

gt5 wasn't brought up in the first post !
Maybe n4g is getting better ?
Oh dear !

[Skadoosh]

It's going to be interesting if Race Pro can out duel Forza 2 for the best car sim.

[predator]

yeah till Forza 3 then that would be interesting

[InMyOpinion]

Forza 3 has been announced, right? Can't wait to see some footage from it.

[yanikins111]

whens it coming out? if i made racing games i wouldnt want to go up against the grand daddy of them all either :P

[coolfool]

kind of disappears when they can't spell throne properly......

[Stryfeno2]

I rather Forza...but looks promising.

[Revvin]

As a PS3 fan I'm dissapointed they couldn't find the budget to go multi platform but we still have plenty of good racing games including the mighty GT5. Reading between the lines you could wonder if Microsoft is not supporting them as much as they would like else he'd be saying "Microsoft as a platform holder have been very supportive" instead he says "it could also be interesting to be exclusive on one platform, if the support from the platform holder is good." *if* being the important word. Why would he say that if they have had plenty of support or are Simbin in more trouble than they have let on by 10Tacle going bust and perhaps want to line themselves up as becomming a Microsoft game studio or maybe they are just looking for more effort from MS. Simbin are a great developer, 360 fans can expect a really realistic driving experience, its just a shame that Microsoft's short sightedness on third party peripherals means you're very limited on steering wheel options and the choice is pretty dire.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

the 360 as the console for racing fans. Sure PS3 has GTR5 on the way, but PS3 lacks as many high scoring/quality racers as 360!

[paskowitz]

SimBin is one of the most respected racing game developers out there so leave the fanboyism at the door. As far as a racing simulator no console game can match GTR. It may not have the graphics or features of GT or Forza but in physics there is no comparison. I am a huge GT fan in fact I bought a PS3 just for GT and MGS but GTR is an amazing series that deserves respect. Race Pro looks like GTR Evo and if that is any indication it should be a great game. To be honest I do not know which one I like more.

[DARKTRINITYxxx]

Couldnt care less tbh. Still play on grid and burnout paradise. Midnight club will be here soon and the new need for speed looks promising. Also for off road racing pure is nearly here aswell as motorstorm 2. So let them have it. As the developer sed money was a factor so as you can see MS done the usual and waved thier wallet. What makes me laugh is MS waves thier wallet around for exclusive this eclusive dlc etc yet they still wont see me buying any of thier products. And a few weeks back im sure there was a MS article with them saying how exclusives to them isnt a huge factor anymore lol.