PGR5?? Could it be??

Reading this article makes me happy.. I personally think PGR series was the most entertaining racing franchise ever. On any platform. I even loved the original MSR on Dreamcast a full decade ago.

http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=5938

In a post on Tesla Motors Consumer's Blog, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Number One Sports Cars Fan Tom Burt revealed he was asked by "sound engineers from Microsoft Game Studios" from both the Forza and PGR teams to record "a variety of sounds" with his Tesla Roadster. He said on his post:

"A team of sound engineers from Microsoft Game Studios (some working on Forza, some on Project Gotham Racing) asked if I was willing to take my Roadster to a track so they could record a variety of sounds. Some time ago they had the opportunity to record Tesla motor noises when a prototype was being run on a dyno at Tesla. But the teams were excited about the prospect of recording other sounds, particularly tire skid and squeal noises, without the interference of loud engine and exhaust noise. Of course I said “yes.”"

"...they had three large boom mics “suction-cupped” to the side and rear of the car, plus a mic in the trunk, and two up front over the swaybars and near the front tires, plus one in the cabin interior, the latter mostly to record verbal “clapboards” to identify each segment. A sound engineer with the recording deck rode shotgun and I did the driving."

Ride a great car and help your company at the same time? That's a no-brainer.

Ahh.. Macello my longtime PGR3 & 4 enemy. I hope that PGR5 is released so that we may battle again one day. Especially now that I have the full Playseats chair.. all my results in PGR3 & 4.. are from using the wheel and pedals on a folding table.

I have no doubt PGR5 will be released. The question is how much will it look and play like the versions in its past. PGR has a huge following because it was one of the titles that helped established the original Xbox.. and also the 360. There are many fans of the game left waiting.. and I see PGR5 being an easy million+ seller.

Or you could look at it this way:
PGR 1 launched on the original Xbox, PGR 2 followed up..
PGR 3 launched on the Xbox 360, PGR 4 was the follow up..

Could it be PGR5 is being worked on right now as a launch title for the Xbox720 launching Fall 2011??

Makes me even wonder about the next Halo.. Because PGR is traditionally released the during the same timeslot as Halo.

The Kudos system is what made me keeping playing PGR when other racing games became boring. I like rewards system and the different events. It was just go race & win every race. And it really made you alter your driving style for each event.

I would to love see a version of Forza3 thats more PGR-like to include arcade-ish driving that still requires a great amount of skill and the kudos system & driving events.

The poor sales of 4 were more cause by its poor planned release. Right in the middle of Halo3 & COD4. Which until MW2.. were the best selling titles ever on the Xbox 360.

Thats like going to the club with Lebron James & Kobe Bryant.. and wondering why no chicks want to get my number..

I should have bought Shift instead of Forza3.. :0(

Hey I cant afford the real or fake ones.. might as well dream lol


Shift sounds like the 'new' PGR..

I did enjoy Forza3 until DJHero & MW2 came around.. just so much effort to pull out the chair and setup for F3.. when the other games are more pickup & play..


PGR did have great tracks that I loved very much.. especially racing thru the cities around the world. There is nothing like fly across the Brooklyn Bridge at 200mph.. something I used to do a 2mph on my daily commute into Manhattan..

That said I do appreciate racing on the same racetracks across the US that I have also done in reallife. Thanks for that Forza3.. pretty cool knowing the exact entry/apex/exit points in the videogame.. because you remember them from a trackday/race