GTR 3

[RichardHessels]

Ive learned over the years that not all things go to plan, so I will not speculate on what GTR3 will bring. Personally I think they (simbin) are relying on the history of their name to carry them, problem is they are a new simbin, not the old dev team from GTR2, and from all counts are still searching for key staff.

If SimBin can release their GTR3 title within a short period of ACC's release then they may take some of the market, but the longer it takes them to bring something playable to the pc screen the harder it will be to convince the die hard GT3 racer to migrate from ACC to GTR3.

I'm a fan of the WEC & endurance racing, love to watch it on the Teev, but where is the market for endurance sim racing?
There's very few endurance events held on a regular basis, like monthly, the Bathurst GT event run on the weekend is an example of how rare these awesome endurance events are held. I get the impression most sim racers prefer sprints over endurance racing, but I could be very wrong in this assumption

I guess in the end we sim-racers will decide what we like & dislike, but we will be spoilt for choice

Why should a new team not be able to continue the GT3 lagacy? It's not rockband where the leadsinger left and he was most influential artist and songwriter. Ok many members were going to SlightlyMad. Who does still play pCARS 1-2 on a daily basis without getting anoyed?

 

[ChaosZeroJK]

Catalyst is not a developer, it's still Simbin UK that is "working" on GTR3.

Let's see what happens on Gamescom.

His opinion stopped being relevant the moment he came out as a fraud and a sellout for Ian Bell, just ignore and move on. Spreading negativity around has always been his hobby, now it's his job.

 

[whip]

His opinion stopped being relevant the moment he came out as a fraud and a sellout for Ian Bell, just ignore and move on. Spreading negativity around has always been his hobby, now it's his job.

he seems paid to be a pcars salesman, trying to convince people its the best sim around

 

[Gevatter]

he seems paid to be a pcars salesman, trying to convince people its the best sim around

He is being paid, got himself a nice race car as well

 

[ChaosZeroJK]

he seems paid to be a pcars salesman, trying to convince people its the best sim around

Considering how badly the game flopped compared to its predecessor and pretty much any other competitor, I would say that he isn't very good at that either.

 

[PartyPePe]

Ian Bell and his team did good job with GTR 2, I don't believe this new title will be as successful since it has completely different dev team what original GTR/GTR2 had.

 

[Oldzeb]

ACC is dead

 

[gianlucaP]

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[Ruy Horta]

“SimBin Studios UK is a newly formed English game developer committed to the creation of realistic racing experiences on current and next generation hardware, focusing on bringing the latest technology and mechanics to modern racing simulation.”

http://www.simbin.com/

So does that mean that Simbin UK is Simbin in name only?
Did Simbin UK take over any licenses or people from the original company?
Doesn’t look like it, apart from the name.

Simbin as a developing studio made a restart as Sector 3, at least with Raceroom and people working on that, so the whole Simbin UK thing has me confused.

“Sector3 Studios AB is a Swedish game developer committed to the creation of realistic championship experiences for motorsport series worldwide, including; DTM, ADAC GT Masters, and the WTCC.

Established in 2014 by accomplished developers from SimBin Studios, Sector3 quickly assumed responsibility for the development of RaceRoom and began releasing updates to meet and exceed community expectations for the virtual racing platform.“

https://www.sector3studios.com/

Marketing or debt evasion?
Lots of room for speculation...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sector3_Studios

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...es-bankruptcy-and-reforms-as-sector-3-studios

https://www.mcvuk.com/development/simbin-studios-reforms-2-years-after-filing-for-bankruptcy

 

[Andy Kettler]

I'm meeting the SimBin UK CEO tomorrow and more news will follow.

Awesome

 

[Raikku]

No need to speculate, they bring some sim to market - I'll buy it. In last 15('ish) years or so I've bought all sims, why not continue at same way.

 

[2stains]

Ian Bell and his team did good job with GTR 2, I don't believe this new title will be as successful

How right you are ! pC2 anyone , lol

 

[Ruy Horta]

No need to speculate, they bring some sim to market - I'll buy it. In last 15('ish) years or so I've bought all sims, why not continue at same way.

Sure, if the game is good I’ll buy it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blimey!_Games

...and we get to Slightly Mad Studios

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slightly_Mad_Studios

Seems to be order of day in the game development world.

 

[Yetch]

Wait what, GTR3 is a thing and it is about FIA WEC?

I'm baffled.

Well you can get a Porsche GT3 that's not a GT3 a GT4 that's not a GT4 and a beef burger that 's Red Rum in a bap, welcome to 2018!

 

[Jason Mullin]

Who does still play pCARS 1-2 on a daily basis without getting anoyed?

I bounce around between R3E, rF2, and Project Cars 2.
I still enjoy PC2 quite a bit honestly.

 

[EIREXE]

ISI can not license the rFactor 2 engine, since it is now owned by Studio 397.

gigantic snip lmao

 

[Jim Liak]

Oh look: a picture, of a (wrong) car.
Omg, I am so hyped..."confirmed".

We need a thousand times more solid info than this. Still vaporware in my book.

 

[gianlucaP]

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[Marcel Offermans]

Are you sure ISI didn't just sell the game to S397? They keep rfactor pro so probaby they still have control over the engine itself.

I am sure, I read and signed the contract myself.

rFpro is not owned by ISI either, it is a UK based company. It is true their codebase is based on rFactor, and I do believe that ISI is now working with rFpro, acting as their US office.

 

[FernandoAFM]

What a day to be a sim racer! GTR staying strong!
I can’t wait!!!