Gamerant article here
Surely this isn't still a big deal in 2021 is it?
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Surely this isn't still a big deal in 2021 is it?
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Gran Turismo 7 Campaign mode requires internet connection
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I'd also add that I've yet to see a compelling case for why a single-player mode should be online-only.
Why tho. Why is online required for any SP campaign experience. This kind of thing should always be called out and criticized.
What others have asked: why does a single player mode require always-online?
This is the reason I don't play Nintendo's mobile games after trying a couple of times.
This is the reason I don't play Nintendo's mobile games after trying a couple of times.
There are two main problems I have with it:
1. While it might not require a particularly fast connection just to synchronize with the servers, your game needs the be fully patched in order to do so. And those patches can be quite large.
2. Game preservation. Imagine if you couldn't play previous entries in the series anymore because they relied on servers that would've been shut down after 5 or so years. I very much enjoy my ability to still revisit GT4, and if GT7 is good I'd want the same ability to revisit it a decade or two after its initial release.
1. While it might not require a particularly fast connection just to synchronize with the servers, your game needs the be fully patched in order to do so. And those patches can be quite large.
2. Game preservation. Imagine if you couldn't play previous entries in the series anymore because they relied on servers that would've been shut down after 5 or so years. I very much enjoy my ability to still revisit GT4, and if GT7 is good I'd want the same ability to revisit it a decade or two after its initial release.
Ugh
What the fuck were they thinking? What a dumb decision. I didn't mind it as much for Sport cause it is focused on MP but GT7? This is really dumb.
Reverse this shit Sony.
What the fuck were they thinking? What a dumb decision. I didn't mind it as much for Sport cause it is focused on MP but GT7? This is really dumb.
Reverse this shit Sony.
It was like this in gt sport and after almost 1600 hours of playing that i remember 1 time where i had issue with it.
And for the reasoning, its probably because in older gt's you could "cheat" to get all the cars easily, now with this solution this is impossible. The carpg element is the biggest of the game so they are trying to secure it. Is this the best solution, nope. Can i understand why they do it, sure. Would i like to see it differently yeah. But i had 1 time i remember that it was annoying. Rest of the time it works perfectly. So i can somehow kinda forgive them for it, but can understand other people can't.
And for the reasoning, its probably because in older gt's you could "cheat" to get all the cars easily, now with this solution this is impossible. The carpg element is the biggest of the game so they are trying to secure it. Is this the best solution, nope. Can i understand why they do it, sure. Would i like to see it differently yeah. But i had 1 time i remember that it was annoying. Rest of the time it works perfectly. So i can somehow kinda forgive them for it, but can understand other people can't.
Same with GT Sport. Without being connected, you can't do the campaign at all, you're limited to playing arcade mode and time trials - without being able to save anything.
When they turn the servers off (they turned off the GT6 servers after just five years) it'll be a dead game. Unless they patch in some end-of-life stuff you won't be able to save your game or play anything outside of time trials and the basic arcade races.
When they turn the servers off (they turned off the GT6 servers after just five years) it'll be a dead game. Unless they patch in some end-of-life stuff you won't be able to save your game or play anything outside of time trials and the basic arcade races.
If it did, Yamauchi would probably have said so in the interview.
As said on the other thread:
This is probably be related to the contract Polyphony has with FIA. In GT Sport it is mandatory to have an always connection to avoid any kind of modification in the saves and other things like cheating in the lap times and so on. With the online championships being officially recognized by the FIA and with all progress being saved in the cloud, Polyphony can check if a user actually followed their rules for a certain race.
I believe they could do two different modes (offline and Sport/Online), but progression wouldn't be shared.
This is probably be related to the contract Polyphony has with FIA. In GT Sport it is mandatory to have an always connection to avoid any kind of modification in the saves and other things like cheating in the lap times and so on. With the online championships being officially recognized by the FIA and with all progress being saved in the cloud, Polyphony can check if a user actually followed their rules for a certain race.
I believe they could do two different modes (offline and Sport/Online), but progression wouldn't be shared.
If they actually patch it, I might be begrudgingly okay with this. Strong emphasis on IF.
Yeah I am not counting on it which is why I am really disappointed.
You won't need Plus for this. Edit: Oh you're sarcastic, oops...
Alternatively, they could give the user the option of whether to share progression between offline and online. If the user wants to share progress, then require an always-online connection. Otherwise, let those of us who just wanna play offline do so.
Is Flight Sim playable offline too? Genuine question, I've only ever tried it online.
Just make sure you play the game before they shut the servers off.
Yeah. You can play it without the cloud streaming stuff. It just doesn't look as good.
"Hey guys what if we put an undefined but conclusive expiration date on the game we want people to pay $70 for?"
Yes. There's an optional data pack for offline use but I believe the graphical fidelity isn't up to the levels of when you're streaming data in live.
It's a racing game...the game will be delisted before that day even comes lol.
They probably just want to be able to kill the game whenever they want... Just to force you buy the next one.
This is pure greed.
This is pure greed.
I would't be angry about two separate modes. Older GT games had carreer and arcade modes in different discs. But the Sport/Online mode would have to be heavily modified from what we have now with GT Sport. And I can see a lot of people being pissed that a car owned on offline mode can't be used on online.
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Delisting doesn't usually stop you playing digital games you own…
Yeah, this might just keep me from buying the game. I don't have ps plus, so I won't even be playing online, so single player is all I care about. GT campaigns are really long, and are the type of games I play over the whole console generation. Why would I buy a game that will stop working before I can finish it?
My point being that delisting is completely unrelated to this topic.
