Gran Turismo has some competition. It's called Need for Speed: Shift

MattG of HipHopGamer Writes:

For years the Gran Turismo franchise has been the king of driving simulators. From it's days on the Playstation to it's last release Gran Turismo 5: Prologue. It has usually been the best looking driving game on the market and the most realistic driving expierence for racing fans. Though the guys at EA, and Slightly Mad Studios have a game that is coming for Gran Turismo's crown.

[frayer]

Garbage

[Hydrolex]

AHaha i will laugh when Need for speed shif fails like the other Need for speed games !

They must name it Need for Speed Sh!T

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

+ People said 'Race Pro' and 'Grid' + a few on the xBox 360 Only where Gran Turismo Killers??? ;-D ;-D ;-D

+ Need for Speed:Shift??? EA's Need for Speed??? Need for Speed Games??? ;-D

[resistance100]

This article for real?

Sure it might be a good game, but as good of simulator as Gran Turismo? I doubt it. I will be surprised if it tops Ferrari Challenge (which is excellent btw) let alone Gran Turismo

[cryymoar]

Does the NFS Dev even test out each car that they put into the game?

Props to Polyphony Digital for doing that and taking accurate measures of each of the hundreds of cars' performance!

[facepalm]

They said that GT had some competition graphically from Race Pro as well, if I remember correctly...

Taken with a grain of salt.

[SupaPlaya]

This is Need for Speed... Sh!t we are talking about...

Just kidding. It's good to see they are aiming for great graphics, let's though the game play is upped as well.

[mugoldeneagle03]

Is that I'm willing to bet "MattG" didn't even have a hands-on with the game..

So why would you write an article talking about your opinion of a game you haven't played.

It's like "HEY LETS LOOK AT THIS PICTURE AND COMPARE IT TO THAT PICTURE AND SEE WHICH GAME IS BETTER"

If you guys want some real info on the game check out 1UP's most recent ListenUp podcast where Garnett and John talk about their HANDS-ON VISIT and impressions.

HHG, you fail to impress yet again...

[Ratchet_Co]

No contest here man. Not even close.

[XLiveGamer]

I'm a fan of Gran Turismo since the days of the 1st GT on PSOne.

I really find hard to understand why some gamers or fanatics of a type of game or series are always denying the potential of other games. What if this game its better than GT and Forza? What you can do to stop it? Nothing right? but don't be a damn ignorant and wait for a damn demo and compare it then by yourself and only then you will have the right to express "No its not better than GT5" in your must sincere opinion of course please put away your fanaticism. Did Gran Turismo match what Forza did? NO hell NO. I have no doubt like Forza learned from Gran Turismo 1-3 Gran Turismo 5 have learned from Forza 1-2. What if this game prove that its better than both? Can your fanaticism stop it? If at the end prove that its better... then buy the damn game and enjoy it! Why not? because its better than both at the end? Be a damn gamer and fanatic of video games. Why be a fanatic of one brand only? Are they paying you to bash other games that you don't have a freaking f#cking damn clue about them?

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This its an example of a great comment and a mature one.

>SupaPlaya<
1.3 - Ok calm down
This is Need for Speed... Sh!t we are talking about...

Just kidding. It's good to see they are aiming for great graphics, let's though the game play is upped as well.

If you disagree with this... then your brain have a damn disease of fanaticism.

[RememberThe357]

GT5 will stand on it's own two without your undying love. XLiveGamer is right, what if the game is better? Whats the problem with that? If it's even close to the standard GT has set in the past it's going to be a great game. Give it time and don't close your mind to a potentially great game.

[Blademask]

right next to race pro and grid.

When will these people ever learn, you can't top the king, especially when you cant even trump its demo.

lets all bookmark this for when the reviews come out and say something along the lines of:

"While not as polished as... blah blah blah blah blah 7/10" Not that scores even matter, but come on. This happens everytime theres a racer. I wonder why no games ever come out pretending to target Forza.. Oh I know why nm.

[The Lazy One]

and the number of people who read more than the headline before posting a comment is now at 3...

[soxfan2005]

I gave up on the Need for Speed series when EA jumped on the "Fast & the Furious" bandwagon and never got off. I've always hoped for a sequel to Need for Speed:Hot Pursuit 2 (the PS2 version), but unfortunately it has never happened. Just give me fast cars on well designed, good looking tracks. Win a race - unlock the next track or car. Is that really so hard?

[aaron5829]

I'm not writing this game off yet... i read somewhere these are the guys from Simbin ?

If it's really a hardcore sim, i'll be happy to buy it...

Hoping it wont be another GRID...

GRID is personally for me, the most overhyped racing game. And it's not even a sim. Ferrari Challenge is more enjoyable than GRI imo.

[king dong]

gran tourismo have always been good games with great graphics, but how can anyone honestly sit there and say that they are the "true driving simulators"??

i know alot of posters on here aren't old enough to drive, but some are. so tell me, how many times do you ride seven cars on a bend and end up in front of them without even a scratch?

or, how many times have you watched racing to see the last place car ride the rest on the first or second bend to gain first spot?? it dont happen. that one point voids all claims of "true driving simulator". i'm dissing gt before all of you lot go into a fanboy demented melt-down, just stating a fact that is not possible in real driving. something of which gt and the fanboys claim it simulates.

[aaron5829]

I'm not saying you're wrong but..

TERM = Driving Simulator.

The term is used for how each and everyone of the cars feel and handle on a track.

I think most of GT fanatics (myself included) enjoys doing the time trial mode and compare our lap times with people around the world. Not racing the dumb AI.

Do yourself a favour, and play GT5P with a proper wheel setup, and select the "Professional" mode.

That's if, you actually play sims.

And dont tell me GRID; because that's arcade racer. Not even Ferrari Challenge comes close to be a simulator. I wouldnt know about Forza 2, as i never played it, as i only play racing games with a wheel.

[SL1M DADDY]

But GT is not about just looks. The physics of the game are amazing and the looks help in terms of realism. Yeah I know they do not have damage effects but even the best in that field, Forza does not have realistic damage. In the end, I dare say that there will never be a NFS game that looks as good or plays as well as a current GT title. When they get cars to look and feel as good as Polyphony does in 1080p and at the frame rate that they do, then they can say the GT series has some competition.

[boodybandit]

we see actual gameplay movies and more information in general of the finished (or closed to finished) product? Even then I highly doubt it will come close to GT in any aspect.

IMHO the only game that rivals GT is Forza but only in gameplay not in graphics, sound or scope. (I love both games but I am just giving my honest personal opinion. I am sure there are a lot of N4G members that prefer Forza for your own personal reasons / preferences. My biggest love of GT is being able to play it with the Logitech G25 wheel and racing chair).

These sensationalist articles hyping games that we know so little about up against the best games in the industry is extremely poor journalism. But what else is new? Serious and legitimate gaming journalism is almost non existent these days. Today it's all about anyone having an internet connection and a site writing flamebait based off of rumors, hear say, screen shots, unfounded promises and hope, etc and so on.

HHG at first I thought your show and site were kind of cool. It was something different and fresh in the world of horrible blogging and extremely poor journalism. Sorry but lately I feel the exact opposite and I will be tuning out until you stop with your over the top flamebait articles by you and your staff.

[Aquanox]

EA needs to stop killing this franchise.

Give it a rest for a couple of years and then release a real game.

[SaiyanFury]

Umm, yeah. EA has yet to make a single NFS game that can even come close to GT as far as realism. Make a game that can even rival GT and then we'll talk.

[callahan09]

I am really getting sick of Hip Hop Gamer articles. Every last stinking one of them is either pure speculation, overt opinion, or pure flame bait.

[freshkid1]

hes not sayin it the ppl that post on his site are dont blame him he lets them put there opinions and if they can back it up then its cool so you should find out b4 u blame ppl ass i keep seeing u keep blaming him so stfu hes mad cool

[dktxx2]

Dude put some damn punctuation in your posts. There's a reason it exists.

[II Necroplasm II]

lol. yes please use punctuation

[MattG]

Everything I reported in the article was 100% fact...

Want a source?

http://blog.wired.com/games...

I guess they are biased fanboys as well?

[ThatCanadianGuy]

@MattG

Again..i ask you..why post your Opinion as NEWS on NEWS FOR GAMERS
Via HHGS.com ?

Just use the blog section here on N4G.

[MattG]

What market is Shift going after? The driving simulation market. That market is the Gran Turismo market

It's basically a preview of the game. I tell you how many cars are supposed to be in it, some cool features, who's developing it, when it is expected to come out, etc. Where did I put my opinion in this piece? I even quote someone from Gametrailers, saying this game is amazing.

This rticle is 100% legit, but you guys see HHG and since you guys don't like some other articles you automatically assume it's a fanboy piece.

I guess Joystiq is filled with fanboys because they wrote an article very similar to mines, and they compare it to Forza and Grid.

Link: http://www.joystiq.com/2009...

[II Necroplasm II]

Yeah I agree with you Canadianguy420, this crap needs to stop.

[morganfell]

An exacting call 420.

Writing an article, oops, I mean a rticle (After all, it's the 3 Rs, Readin, Riting, and Rithmitic), based on something a friend or co-conspirator told me is an opinion. Unless the experience was first hand then it is hearsay and therefore an opinion. There are roughly 31 exceptions to the hearsay rule and this piece qualifies by none of them.

Also demonstrating a lack of knowledge concerning Joystiq editorial practices isn't exactly assisting one's case.

Verdict? Opinion and not news. Next!

[RememberThe357]

Just because you don't agree with the article doesn't mean it shouldn't be posted.

If it was an opinion piece about GT being the king of all racers you would care. But since it doesn't fit with your views, suddenly N4G only accepts news posts.

This post fits well into the posting guide lines.

[Naucious]

after all it seems to me that everyone is stating their opinion on here as well and not giving facts to back it up lol if they are right or not lol. All I'm hearing is thoughts and speculation, honestly if its that easy to do an article piece then some of these critics should look into it and make it their day job, and since thats not happening cut the guy a break, it may not be entertaing or intriguing to some and if thats the case then dont read anything that comes from HHGS.com it's that simple, but since they did, obviously it must have sparked some interest or else they would have never had clicked the link. lol

@MattG....
Keep doing your thing and you shouldnt sweat what people say about your articles, obviously there will be haters and there will be some if not many that will find your views completely opposite from them being that some are fans of the game and hate to hear that there could be a potential winner that can be better than GT5!! NEWS FLASH PEOPLE!!! NOT EVERYTHING IS MADE TO BE KING FOREVER EVEN THE GREATEST HAVE FALLEN, IF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THIS THEN THAT WHAT WILL MAKE YOU GREAT FOREVER.

Please disagree with me cuz all that is telling me is that i hit a nerve somewhere and the only thing for you to feel better about urself is to comeback with an idiotic click of the disagree that i could care less about lmao.

N4G USERS!!!! LETS NOT TAKE THINGS SO SERIOUS PEOPLE!!!!

lol YES!!! already have one disagree... lets see if i can get 40 lol i should make that my goal

[Chris Hansen]

Guys don't even bother trying to report these lame "articles" by MattG and hydrolyx (or whatever his name is). The entire lame crew at HHGS.com has enough members to approve their own articles anytime they want.

[Zeus Lee]

Sorry MattG,but you're out of your fvcking mind if you think a Need for Speed game can compete with Gran Turismo.

Shift looks nice,and may handle well,but it won't even be near what Polyphony are bringing to the table with GT5 and...Well,you'll just have to wait for the announcement.

[MattG]

Read around. This game has impressed a lot of journalists. This team has worked on some great racing games in the past, and this game is their baby. They're putting an insane amount of detail and work into the project. This game has been in development for years. It's not like they just started.

It may not be better than GT5, but ya never know. It will still be a competitive game in the market

[LastDance]

"They're putting an insane amount of detail and work into the project."

which pales in comparison to the amount of detail and effort put into Gran turismo games.

no1 can top polyphony and that is a clear fact. What was that other game that claimed to be a GT killer on xbox...I cant even remember the name...shows how well that game did huh?

and i WORK in a video game shop

[Narutone66]

is getting ready to be release later this year. I've been seeing a lot of driving game being compared to it lately.

[jkhan]

Is it me or the only articles I see from HipHopGamers these days are flamebait. I can't believe how low journalism can get these days.

[Counter_ACT]

They arent journalists. They're idiots with internet connections.

[RememberThe357]

And what are you?

[Naucious]

why is it people feel they are god when making statements like no other mind that may disagree can exist with them instead make malice statements to better themselves lol, I guess you can put me in that category....lmao

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Are we serious here?

[Naucious]

Seems to me so many are that sure of themselves of a game they have never even played, but hey that is there opinion and so be it I cant tell them that there wrong either cuz I have never played both. But i can say i cant knock that Need for speed could be a possible competitor. Never underestimate thy enemy as i was always told.

[Kyur4ThePain]

You guys at HHG have gone completely off your fking rockers.

[Marceles]

Seriously I haven't seen one decent article come out of HHG's writers, HydroX, MattG, and Agent-X can't make one good article. Hydro and Agent take turns taking shots at the 360 and PS3, while Matt...I guess you're new Matt, brings a great first impression of himself by comparing a Need for Speed multiplatform game to the most detailed and best selling racing franchise of all-time. Really Matt? I would've made an article just highlighting Need for Speed...but since you know no one cares about the game AT ALL, lets throw in Gran Turismo to give it a little kick. Lame.

[MattG]

This isnt spam or flamebait. I never once said GT5 was going to be bad. I'm just reporting that a lot of people are hyped for Shift, and for good reason. This game wants to be up there with GT5 and be better. Talk to the developers and ask them if they want to be second fiddle to GT5. The article is basically a preview. You guys should read it, if you are interested in racing games

[Kyur4ThePain]

That's the basis for your argument?
No developer WANTS to play second fiddle, ever. What makes this any different?

And, really..."This isnt spam or flamebait". You have GOT to be kidding us.

[LastDance]

it doesnt matter what they want. They WILL be 2nd no matter how hard they try.

[Consoldtobots]

its actually very simple, if the game is PS3 exclusive it would have a small chance of outdoing GT.

if it's multiplat THERES NO WAY it will look even close to GT.

[Miraak82]

Ummm nooo, no it doesn't......plain and simple

[LinuxGuru]

Need for Speed is not a driving simulator. It is not a sim. It's an arcade-type racer in a totally different category / sub-genre or whatever you wish to call it.

Therefore it does not compete with Gran Turismo.

The end.

P.S. - As a side note, I don't think NFS: Shift's engine could render 3.2 million polygons on screen with 128-bit HDR lighting, accurate real-life car physics and handling, accurate engine audio, and incredible texturing...all at 1080p60. Let's not forget the huge environments too.

[The Lazy One]

NFS shift is a sim dude. They redid the whole NFS philosophy with this game. They're going for individual tracks with simulation, not arcade, gameplay at the forefront.

[LinuxGuru]

Just because they have some real car stats and shiny new graphics doesn't mean it's a sim now. There's MUCH more to it than that.

[free2game365]

Any engine can do millions of polygons, and Gran Turismo 5p didn't even run at real 1080p, it actually ran at 1280x1080 or something of the sort, which is really pathetic considering that's a low res for PC games.

[gambare]

"Gran Turismo has some competition. It's called Need for Speed: Shift"

yeah, pretty much like racer pro was a GT killer

[The gaming GOD]

I remember when people said Race Pro was competition for Gran Turismo too. Look how well THAT turned out

[dan88123]

This article is a joke. Let's be real people the last NFS got a 4/10 from IGN.

[MattG]

I never said that this game would be better, but it is going to be in the discussion. Every journalist who has seen it says it is great, and looks amazing. I'm previewing the game, not stating my opinion. I'm getting GT5 when it comes out lol. The studio working on the game has pumped out some great games in the past. This will be a good game. There is also no comparison between this an Racer Pro

[The gaming GOD]

But SimBim, the studio that made Race Pro is world renowned and has pumped out great games in the past too. So going on past accolades alone isn't enough here. Hell, racing simulation games was supposed to be SimBim's specialty in fact.

[The Lazy One]

are you saying race pro wasn't a decent simulation racer?

[The gaming GOD]

But you can assume whatever you like

[The Lazy One]

if that isn't what you're inferring your comment agrees with him or says nothing of any consequence at all.

[The gaming GOD]

Assume whatever you like.

[TBaT]

"Shift is going towards a more realistic driving expierence; as seen in Grid and Gran Turismo"

He obviously doesn't know what he is talking about as Grid is nowhere near a realistic driving game. This game should be good though, there is a talented team behind it.

[aaron5829]

Did he say GRID ?? LOL

This is so legit !!!

/sarcasm

[Xbots]

"Though the guys at EA, and Slightly Mad Studios have a game that is coming for Gran Turismo's crown."

This is a joke, both Forza & Racer Pro already failed to do that...

[Shadow Man]

Xbot

[ps92117]

^^Unbearable.
Infuriating article,
xbot with a ff avatar
and at the same time dragging GT's name to the ground.
Reading all of this while being able to do nothing about it is the definition of unbearable.

[FPShooter]

This game looks great but I don't think it will look better than GT5s finish product. I think PS3 gamers have been waiting on GT5 for a long time and it will sale very well.

[LostDjinn]

That's awesome!
Just when I thought HHG was getting their sh!t together this "news article" pops up.
So tell me...how much ray tracing is in this "shift" game?
What are the physics like?
How intense are the modifications you can make to your car and the tuning of those mods?
How many tracks are there?
What's the online like?

Once again you've outdone yourselves over at HHG. No substance just opinion based on, well...I haven't worked out what it's based on yet but it sure as hell isn't fact.

Give yourselves an uppercut. God knows you deserve it.

;)

[Strikepackage Bravo]

EA only one year to make a game better looking than GT, wow.

[LinuxGuru]

NFS Shift's engine isn't capable of 1080p60 native, with 200,000 polygons per car, 128-bit HDR lighting, 16 cars on track, etc. etc. etc.

It couldn't even do that at 720p.

This game runs 720p native (GT5 is at 1080p) at half the framerate of what GT5p runs at.

[taco_tom237]

nfs shift will never be as good as gran turismo, im never reading anything from hhg again

[hotrider12]

have you not played, prostreets, carbon, undercover?? NEED FOR SPEED left a serious bad taste in every gamer mouth up to now. and you want to compare SHIFT with GT5.. lmfao / your funny. even if shift comes even an inch of GT5 Im sure we gamers would wipe it off our forehead like it was sweat. I hate to say it but Im a huge NFS gamer. and as for now dont think I'll be playing any more NFS games til hotpursuit3 or underground 3 comes out with COPS!!! you say alot of people are hype for shift?? are you sure they was not drunk when you talk with them???

[Timesplitter14]

HAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA!!!

Omg I had a good laugh

[cactuschef]

That was a joke right?

[hotrider12]

7 - So it took
EA only one year to make a game better looking than GT, wow.

I agree 100% they should have done that with undercover, carbon, prostreets.

@ cactuschef THE JOKE WAS when he said alot of people are "hype over SHIFT" lmfao

[Shadow Man]

I'm buying Shift just for the graphics.

[CriminallyInsane]

with the guy, Ive never been a fan of Gran Turismo and I'm always interested to see how NFS turns out.

Gran Turismo doesn't take the crown for the being "real driving simulator".

Forza 2/Live for Speed took that crown a while back when it came to physics. (and still hold it)

Gran Turismo may have been the real Drving Sim "back in the day" but in this dane age it's been surpassed by 360/Pc titles.

[ps92117]

ahh man, why, why.

[Narutone66]

practice their driving with Gran Turismo 5P and not with Forza 2?

[zag]

Sony grabbed the top 20 listed GT drivers for a real life competition.

The competition was to find the 2 best drivers out of the top 20 GT drivers to drive a real GTR around a race track in a real 24hour race, the judges were a F1 driver, and a few F1 driver trainers and other people.

That was the comp done for those who picked up GT5:Prologe.

Now what sort of comp has forza 1/2 or any other car sim has done anything like that because the pyshics in GT are modeled to copy what a real car drives like.

Froza in general is piss poor... every car under steers big time these are supercars as well as everyday cars in forza, it's more arcade than car sim.

[xbollox]

dude, WTF are you smoking?
lol

we're gonna have a giant laugh when GT5 comes out,
the same kinda laugh i'm having right now playing killzone 2.

[Consoldtobots]

when will the IGNORANT ever learn?

pc + 360 = general processing platforms (even the mart and all his buddies admit to this one since they say general purpose processors are "better for gaming")

PS3 = DEDICATED processing platform, say it with me- D E D I C A T E D

now which do you think is BUILT to run TRUE game simulations and which ones are just general purpose pc's?

[Revelation101]

You may feel free to pull my dіck outta your ass anytime you feel like.

[Man_of_the_year]

http://on10.net/Blogs/tina/...

It would appear that Real race car drivers ALSO own and practice with Forza 2.....Consider yourself educated.

[ActionBastard]

Shouldn't this be on Bad Joystick?

In all seriousness, it's an opinion piece not a press release people, calm down.

[Neo604]

haven't seen quality NFS game for years.

[Random_Gumby]

can i lol yet???

[ps92117]

Wow, this is beyond, just amazing, seriously what you are saying about GT5 is offensive, so please stop.

[SacT0wnF1n3st]

I don't remember the last good NFS game so I disagree.

[LinuxGuru]

I remember....around 2003....Need for Speed Underground.

Going on 6 years, and nothing really has been as good as the underground games.

[LostCypher11]

True That. The underground series was that last good breed of NFS

[hotrider12]

huh?? GT has been surpassed??? like when?? froza2 need to be on ps3 so everyone can witness it. not debating forza2 is not the best but I would like to test drive forz2. Im good for a good racer game, but not willing to buy RROD 360 TO FIND OUT.

[zag]

Find a demo station use that.

It's really not worth the bother if your hardcore GT driver.

[Major Kanimo]

I ENJOY CHEESE BAGELS

[jeseth]

lost me at carbon. Gran Turismo is the God of all racers. Forza is pulling in at a close 2nd.

There is no need for me to drop $60 on anything else. Gran Turismo is the best driving game ever.

[Lawliet]

NFS, Driving Simulator? Seriously?!!! Who wrote this anyway? I'm pretty sure this guy never play NFS before.

[likedamaster]

GT dropped the ball a long time ago, not to mention Prologue was garbage!

"G.R.I.D. has some competition. It's called Need for Speed: Shift"

There, I fixed it for you HHG.

[likedamaster]

NFS:Shift will most likely be 10X more fun than GT will ever be...like GRID.

[Danja]

Can't agree , judging by the last few NFS games dont count ur eggs b4 they hatch , yes this game looks promising , but lets wait and see and about GRID I dont see how you can compare these games...

GT5P is a freakin Prologue or a demo...how bout you wait till G55 hits b4 you talk crap

[Narutone66]

to those who don't know how to drive a real car.

[BGDad]

Sorry but GT is great because of the physics and what not behind the actual driving. No one will ever have the upper hand because frankly they dont even understand.

Need for speed is a garbage franchise period.

[inFAMOUS_KRATOS]

a guy write opionated article and it goes hot!! is not a news mattg! leave your little essays for your site man! this is n4g.com...not O4G!!

[-EvoAnubis-]

...actually driving for real. Because nothing else comes even remotely close.

[KingDragunov]

BS. GT5 looks better BY FAR.

[nightelfmohawk]

..if you tried to play a game on it that even tried to come close to GT5's graphics and gameplay.

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

yp thats so ture all the 360 does is Crash'N'Burn hence why its called the Crash'N'BurnBoX 360'c

[DERKADER]

That were getting more news about Shift than GT5. GT5 has to catch up with current times. GT5P was nice but it's online features were laughable and the game had no damage.

[lazzymusa]

If this was forza3 I would have something to worry about. This studio has done great damage to their game buy comparing it to GT. now its going to be hyped along the lines of forza and gt5 which is not a good thing for the game when it launches
It was going to be a masterpiece if it had remained need for speed coz that's what it is,
GT5 will utterly destroy this rubish in every way. one thing I know it cannot deliver a massive rooster of cars like gt, it cannot deliver the most thrilling real driving simulation as gt, it cannot deliver S**T its competing against a GT5 demo right now and its being wooped to kingdom come

[sweetlewfor3]

I am bookmarking this btch and going to say "I TOLD YOU SO" when NFS fails. NFS series is dead.

[SKUD]

HHG FTL. Its starting to get out of hand now.

[JD_Shadow]

...and disagree with the masses of commentors on here.

I don't think MattG did anything wrong here. Did any of you care to READ this article, or are you just proving Lazy One correct (though, Lazy, you're not exactly off the hook on doing that? How much of my Fallout # #1 on Amazon article did YOU actually read? Sorry, but you opened yourself up for THAT one)?

What he's saying is that the game, right now, in his eyes, is looking pretty good and may be some damn good competition for the king of the driving simulator genre, Gran Turismo (and competition is good for the consumer, right?). He listed the things that this new game will feature (such as car damage, which he is right about the lack of this in GT), and that other people thought the game was good. This is akin to what IGN, Gamepro, GI, and a host of other more mainstream sites do. Yet, we never tell them they are wrong for telling of their opinions, but we go and bash HHG's site the second one of THEIR editors does the exact same thing.

Most of you that are bashing the NFS series on here are in fact voicing your OWN opinions on the NFS series. Matt is basically saying that the NFS series may get the improvement it needed with this new game (which we should ALL hope it gets because NFS used to be such an awesome series).

The problem is that you guys are going off on this article just because of the byline and nothing else and not reading it.

[LostDjinn]

So let me start with this quote: "The guys at Slightly Mad are taking this game in a slightly new direction. Instead of focusing on the street racing aspect that made Need for Speed famous, Shift is going towards a more realistic driving expierence; as seen in Forza and Gran Turismo." So what they're saying is that it's a knock-off GT like Forza was. Ok I'm with you so far. Oh and it's spelled "experience".

Next then:"The game will come with between 60 and 100 cars at launch. At the time, it is unknown how many maps will be available, but the game will feature both real world racing tracks and real world locations like London. This game could be a good option for 360 owners who want a Gran Turismo-like expierence, or PS3 racing fans who want another expierence. This game is already being praised in it’s current stage of development, and can only improve between now and this Fall. Daniel Bloodworth of Gametrailers said, ‘I would actually buy this game today, and it’s still in development. It looks great and is a lot of fun.’ Will this game be better than Gran Turismo 5? Only time will tell, but it looks like it has a lot of potential to revive the Need for Speed series." So pretty much they don't know sh!t about what's coming with this game. All they know is it's just a quick to build GT rip-off that doesn't have any solid facts to go with it yet. Now what does the headline read on this story?
By the way, it's still spelled "experience".

I want to be very clear about this. I wish HHG was good. I really do. It would save me having to read BS articles that have no grounding in reality.

Refer to my earlier comment for how I still feel about this.

[Naucious]

you do not solidify "all", even though I found your remark humourous with the whole...

Oh and it's spelled "experience".

but n e case reading all these comments I say maybe you and a select handful out of 80 something comments posted have actually read it, me not included lol... I just go based off of what you guys say.

[hotrider12]

when it comes down to NFS, who really care about reading any article any more?? EA has a looooooong hump to over come, before anyone take NFS seriously now. HHG'S CAN RAVE AND HYPE "NFS" SHIFT ALL THEY WANT
our wallets will make the big differences. not some lame guy pumping up hits to HHG'S site. all SHIFT is.. is a clone of GRID wanna-be
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cant agree with u more lil stwe no actual facts none what-so-ever

[thereapersson]

Why is it that every sim-esque racing game is compared to it? It's because Gran Turismo is the de-facto racing simulation series, bar none. If it were terrible, you wouldn't see it getting so much attention from the media in ways like this.

The same goes with any other games in which this happens. It's just ridiculous.

[Naucious]

the ones that disagree are stating that you cant knock that he's stating an opinion and that u cant look past the fact that it may have potential to be competition to greats such as GT5 or Forza.

I for 1,... think that nothing is topping GT5, but I cant let the fanatic in me say that there cant be a game that may give GT5 a run for its money, when, I havent even played the game.

This is all I'm trying to have everyone grasp, It might not be NFS or EA itself, but simplying implying that theres no game now, or ever, that can top it is simply saying a bit much.

[THE TRUTH]

Here is the my basic opinion of your intent. I can't understand why you would have to throw GT5 into your writing, because it just does not fit. Hell we don't even know when we will see GT5. Since you went along and used (somewhat disrespecting the work of PD) GT5 to bring eyes to your article you better damn well stand behind NFS when the game is released. DO NOT VANISH when the game is released and preforms under the very high stands of the GT series. Be accountable to your words/research and stand by the all the way to the bitter end.

[maspi]

ahaha!need for speed?yes, sure lol.please stop wining.Rotfl!

[devilhunterx]

Need for Speed: Sh!ft

[tudors]

oh thats right they are possible afterall.

[Captain Obvious]

Captain Obvious is more interested in Need For Speed: World Online due to his love for Test Drive Unlimited but Shift looks like a step in the right direction for the series.

[nice_cuppa]

by year end we will have this and forza 3 and next year gt5 !
wait and see i guess !
may the best game win !

[Salta_nelas]

LoL.

[dj55555555]

its multi platform, it wont be able to touch GT

[nice_cuppa]

grantupinball hasn't been the best since forza came out !
graphics are good but come on !
As a sim gt is lacking !
my guess is :
shift will look great and play ok !
forza 3 will look ok and play amazing !
gt5 will look amazing and play ok !(in 2010 after twice the dev time of the competition )

gt5 wins grahics
forza 3 wins gameplay
shift is not quite as good as either !

and now i cover my crystal balls and wait to play the games !

[dj55555555]

forza 3 wins gameplay, only if your not interested in GT's close to life simulated physics. The forza team spent about 5mins in each car, some they didn't even bother with.

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

i stood at a 360 stand and played FORZA2, as soon as the race started i died! (thats how sh1t it was) i was recovered by a medic

[Sgt_Bon3head]

I understand that this article is just an opinion. But to whoever thinks that nothing can beat Gran Tourismo, here is what i have to say. Although Gran Tourismo is currently THE BEST racing simulation game, there is always room for improvement. Better racing games will just come and go and leave GT in the dust. Accept it, thats the reality.

[PirateThom]

Well, there hasn't been a better racing game than Gran Turismo since 1997 and, if trends continue, there won't be a better racer, well, ever.

[Chubear]

... but so far, it hasn't and actually believing a Need for Speed game will dethrone it a King of Driving Sims is ludicrous.

Great article. It's got gamers talking a lot.

[dkgshiz]

A need for Speed game giving GT5 competition! Yeah right :)

[bigboss911]

me and my 78 porsche 911 says no freaking way u can beat gt. Thank God they are finally putting porsche and other exotics in GT5. First day buy for me. NFS was good back in the day, but come on the last good one was mostwanted. And even that one was not as fun as Highstakes. Does anyone remember that gem back on the Ps1? Hot pursuit 2 was cool but the tracks were kind of lacking in originality. Gt has always been the best on consoles and it will always be. Name another racing game that has like 800 cars. Even if you only care about 20. Escudo ftw. 948 miles an hour on test track = most amazing replay ever. if u disagree then you have never seen the monster fly arond the track 6 times before the high end racecars finish 2 laps.

[JROCK]

Don't make me laugh

[ikral]

...anybody told this fellow he looks like a pornstar?

[free2game365]

It is being made by the same people who made GTR2, which got has a higher review average than the last Gran Turismo game.

[The gaming GOD]

"Review" scores aren't what make a game good or bad. They're just opinion.

Besides, you don't here anyone comparing games to GTR do ya?

Everyone "compares" to Gran Turismo because it's the king. Plain and Simple

And who cares who makes the game. Being from a good developer doesn't always mean the game will be good.

SimBin's Race pro was supposed to be "the Gran Turismo killer" according to the fanboys here. But both reviews (since you people love to make those seem important) and sales state it's hardly killing anything, let alone Gran Turismo.

And let's not forget Haze and Too Human. Those are from good developers too.

[free2game365]

Sorry, but real race drivers believe GTR2 is a more realistic racing experience. It's hard to debate with that when it comes to arguing about realism, it's reviews being higher when it's a much more niche game without a fanboy angle behind it's reviews just backs that up even more.

[The gaming GOD]

Then why do real race drivers use Gran Turismo to simulate the practices instead of GTR?

http://gadgetopia.com/post/...

Not to mention Gran Turismo actually made a gamer into an actual race car driver.

[Revvin]

This article is just another reason why this sites needs a site blacklist that automatically fails articles from certain sites like Hiphopgamer, Bruceongames, Hardcore Christian Gamer etc

[NateNater]

Thats hilarious! NFS has nothing on GT!

[Sin-CityGamer]

NFS Shift is 720p 30fps, GT5 is 1080p 60fps... umm yea... competetion really? O_o

@Consoldtbots: exactly my point. If NFS is multiplat. This will no way even be on the same ground as GT5

[CNCOMICS]

Remember Need for Speed: ProStreet? That's all you have to say.