GT Sport may not include an offline career mode

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  1. Denis Hard

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    Whoever had great expectations for GT Sport I guess as the news about what the game won't have trickles in, you get more and more disappointed.

    Well, here's more bad news. The game may not have an offline career mode.

    https://www.vg247.com/2016/05/30/gt-sport-may-not-include-an-offline-career-mode/
    Quite annoying if that's true. There are many people who prefer to play their games offline.
     
  2. FuZyOn

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    That is quite sad.. and I'm definitely considering if I should still buy GT Sport or not. It seems like they're getting rid of a lot of core features.
     
  3. raceman998

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    Well, it's really a depressing news. I really wanted an offline career mode. I would miss that feature. I am sure many people would feel the same.
     
  4. justrace

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    Yes, bro, I am feeling the same. I wish I had that feature. I will miss it.
     
  5. justrace

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    I don't understand why they are doing it. They are removing the main feature. This feature must be there.
     
  6. raceman998

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    Maybe they are trying to implement some new and exciting feature. Well, they are removing the old features for implementing the new ones.
     
  7. rz3300

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    Well I happen to be one of those people who prefer to play their games offline. Not all of the time, but sometimes I do just want to do my own thing and these career modes are the way to go. Of course it is also much more disappointing to hear that the reason for it is that it is being rushed to production. That never seems to work out well.
     
  8. Denis Hard

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    They are making a mistake. Anyone who never plays their games online may not be willing to buy the game. I think these game developers make assumptions which in the end prove to be rather costly. If the game has a career it should be included in the game itself not something which only those who play the game online get. What if you net connection isn't fast enough?
     
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    Unfortunately as much as I hate this trend I think it is inevitable that it will become the norm sooner or later. One day all devices being always online will be even more prevalent and online gameplay will start to feel pretty much like offline though I don't think that time is quite here yet which is why decisions like this one feel so odd to me.
     
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  10. Denis Hard

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    Maybe Google, Facebook and other tech giants who are interested in providing extremely fast and cheaper internet to everyone on the globe, will make it possible. It may take more than a decade. Maybe two decades but that's the only way it would be possible for everyone to play their games online.
     
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    You're right that's probably the way it's going to go and even then I doubt all countries would be able to catch up that quickly so all online gameplay would probably still alienate other markets for a whlile so I think if it were me I'd just take it slowly and pounce when the time is right but maybe they know something I don't.
     
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    This is horribly disappointing to me. I can't believe they would remove a feature like this. I am really, really starting the dislike the gaming industries tendency to move towards these online only experiences. I'll still check the game out at some point, but if this turns out to be true I'll be waiting for a sale.
     
  13. Denis Hard

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    Maybe they don't care that much about other markets. In developed countries where Sony sells most of their games, the net speeds are OK and their customers can be online [all the time] if they so desire. Could be one reason they are trying to get people to play online is because of piracy. If you've got a game with a cracked exe odds are you won't be able to play the game online.
     
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    Makes sense. I guess people in the main markets are the ones they depend on most for profits anyway since probably less developed areas mostly just pirate games. I suppose given that most mobile games now require an online connection even for games that seemingly don't need to be is a sign that it's closer than we think.
     
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    Well that's a bit of a blow. I can honestly say that I'm not at all surprised though because from the way they have been selling it from the start, it says that it was more focused to the esport social aspect and less about the single player mode.

    Now if they added something like a time trials mode similar to the Forza Motorsport series then I think that would sort of put it in the middle. You're playing offline, but taking on other people and the times they've set.
     
  16. Denis Hard

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    If this is an experiment to see how they will combat piracy I suppose we'll see if it works in a couple of years. Question though is how will they be offering larger portions of the games as demos in future? That way everyone will get to actually test the game before buying (an excuse some gamers use to download pirated games).
     
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    Releasing bigger demos seems like it's moving more and more into the F2P territory. Still, no matter what companies do, you're always gonna get people who pirate games one way or another.
     
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    Someone once suggested that the only solution to piracy is cloud-based gaming. Developers will lose some money initially whilst making the switch but pirates never will get their hands on the games.
     
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    Yeah I am curious how this wil all turn out as well though even in less developed countries I suppose always online types of games have become a lot more prominent and accepted in the recent years especially ones in mobile so I guess it's only a matter of time.
     
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    I suppose someone who is willing to spend $60 or so on a game would probably be able to pay for unlimited data which would enable him/her to play their games online for as long as they want.
     

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