GTR 3
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Here we go again...
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Having always been a big fan of the iconic GTR franchise by the original Simbin team, I have to admi
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I would love to work for them, to earn money for nothing.
I would be so productive and happy teleworking.
Paul Jeffrey
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Simbin Studios UK have today announced they will close their recently launched GTR3 Discord channel following a statement that the game will again be delayed, putting further doubt on the future of this new racing title,
Today will no doubt be a disappointing day for sim racers who have been enduring the seemingly endless wait for the much anticipated sequel to GTR 2 to break cover, with news from Simbin HQ that things aren't quite as rosy as many of us hoped, and adding further fuel to the fire that GTR 3 may well drift into the realms of unrealized potential.
Having endured a number of false starts over the years, recent months appeared to take an upturn in form for the British development team with the launch of a new Discord channel, and the promise of more news about this exciting game to follow in due course. Sadly, the potential of new information quickly faded and over the last few months the GTR3 Discord channel very much became a place for memes and jokes from the community, but very little in the way of actual GTR3 news.
Apparently, the work towards making a public release hasn't quite produced the results Simbin had hoped for, and now the team have taken the decision to close their Discord channel, and regroup in order to return again at a point in the future with more tangible information about their new simulation.
It seems like those of us keen to try out GTR 3 will have to wait a little longer...
The statement in full released today by Simbin Studios UK:
Simbin Studios’ GTR3 project is undergoing a necessary restructure, and as part of that we’ll be closing the GTR3 Discord channel at 18:00 UTC on Friday March 26th. We know this will be disappointing, but we believe it’s the best and most honest thing to do. We would like to thank everyone who has joined the community and followed our social channels, while sincerely apologising for another false start.
Work on the project will continue behind the scenes. But from now on, there will be no more empty promises. No more optimistic statements. We know we’ve let you all down: not just once, but on more than one occasion over the years.
The drive to make GTR3 has always been real: we all want to make something worthy of the GTR name and that desire is still there. The development team has worked hard and made genuine progress. Unfortunately a combination of issues has hindered delivery. The problems have been compounded by over-optimistic communications – but as gaming history shows us, optimism doesn’t deliver results.
You deserve more.
Now is the time to reset and go again. The good news is that there is fresh impetus behind the project. Simbin Studios UK is part of the KW Automotive group and sits alongside Sector 3 Studios – the team behind the venerable RaceRoom sim. KW has a rich heritage in motorsport and brings real-world knowledge to the table, supporting teams in top-line series the world over. The RaceRoom studio has produced an amazing array of content and is fully embedded in the sim racing world. KW’s portfolio also includes high-end race sim hardware brands TrackTime and Ascher Racing, making sim frames and amazing direct-drive wheels respectively.
The solid talent in Simbin Studios UK will be backed up by additional resources and a fresh plan. When we re-emerge from this self-imposed exile, it will only be with real, hard facts – from day one.
The lessons have been learned.
Original Source: Simbin Studios Facebook
Today will no doubt be a disappointing day for sim racers who have been enduring the seemingly endless wait for the much anticipated sequel to GTR 2 to break cover, with news from Simbin HQ that things aren't quite as rosy as many of us hoped, and adding further fuel to the fire that GTR 3 may well drift into the realms of unrealized potential.
Having endured a number of false starts over the years, recent months appeared to take an upturn in form for the British development team with the launch of a new Discord channel, and the promise of more news about this exciting game to follow in due course. Sadly, the potential of new information quickly faded and over the last few months the GTR3 Discord channel very much became a place for memes and jokes from the community, but very little in the way of actual GTR3 news.
Apparently, the work towards making a public release hasn't quite produced the results Simbin had hoped for, and now the team have taken the decision to close their Discord channel, and regroup in order to return again at a point in the future with more tangible information about their new simulation.
It seems like those of us keen to try out GTR 3 will have to wait a little longer...
The statement in full released today by Simbin Studios UK:
Simbin Studios’ GTR3 project is undergoing a necessary restructure, and as part of that we’ll be closing the GTR3 Discord channel at 18:00 UTC on Friday March 26th. We know this will be disappointing, but we believe it’s the best and most honest thing to do. We would like to thank everyone who has joined the community and followed our social channels, while sincerely apologising for another false start.
Work on the project will continue behind the scenes. But from now on, there will be no more empty promises. No more optimistic statements. We know we’ve let you all down: not just once, but on more than one occasion over the years.
The drive to make GTR3 has always been real: we all want to make something worthy of the GTR name and that desire is still there. The development team has worked hard and made genuine progress. Unfortunately a combination of issues has hindered delivery. The problems have been compounded by over-optimistic communications – but as gaming history shows us, optimism doesn’t deliver results.
You deserve more.
Now is the time to reset and go again. The good news is that there is fresh impetus behind the project. Simbin Studios UK is part of the KW Automotive group and sits alongside Sector 3 Studios – the team behind the venerable RaceRoom sim. KW has a rich heritage in motorsport and brings real-world knowledge to the table, supporting teams in top-line series the world over. The RaceRoom studio has produced an amazing array of content and is fully embedded in the sim racing world. KW’s portfolio also includes high-end race sim hardware brands TrackTime and Ascher Racing, making sim frames and amazing direct-drive wheels respectively.
The solid talent in Simbin Studios UK will be backed up by additional resources and a fresh plan. When we re-emerge from this self-imposed exile, it will only be with real, hard facts – from day one.
The lessons have been learned.
Original Source: Simbin Studios Facebook
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Brownninja97
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Well they never showed enough for me to get hyped so its not the end of the world. I hope it comes out at some point, everyone wins if there is more competition.
Didn't expect anything, didn't get anything. Still, I'm amazed. At least we got the"yearly SimBin sign of life" over with already this year.
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Iracing will have introduced a fully dynamic weather system before GTR3 hits the shelves.
The things are going downhill...
Bazooka_Joe
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Classy statement from Simbin. They seem like a genuinely good studio with the right mindset.
From a market perspective, I think licensing a WEC title would be the best way forward. Going GT3 will make it a real challenge to garner interest from the ACC community. ACC is a mature and polished GT3 sim, having been around for a few years now. Kunos had the opportunity to fine tune and build on it.
Simbin would virtually be starting from scratch in comparison to Kunos. Doesn't mean they will fail physics wise to ACC but that its more likely it won't be as good due the aforementioned maturity and polish of ACC.
But there is opportunity and potential in a WEC style sim in my opinion. Regardless, I hope they can move forward because they've always been a great studio and enjoyed all their sims from the original GTR, GT Legends, all the way to Race 07/GTR Evo
From a market perspective, I think licensing a WEC title would be the best way forward. Going GT3 will make it a real challenge to garner interest from the ACC community. ACC is a mature and polished GT3 sim, having been around for a few years now. Kunos had the opportunity to fine tune and build on it.
Simbin would virtually be starting from scratch in comparison to Kunos. Doesn't mean they will fail physics wise to ACC but that its more likely it won't be as good due the aforementioned maturity and polish of ACC.
But there is opportunity and potential in a WEC style sim in my opinion. Regardless, I hope they can move forward because they've always been a great studio and enjoyed all their sims from the original GTR, GT Legends, all the way to Race 07/GTR Evo
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Man this is just so wacky.
SimBin (but not that SimBin) announce a GT3 title. The "screenshots" are obvious UE4 mockups and don't actually look all that great.
Kunos then develop and release an entire GT3 game complete with official licensing, VR, and eSports support, as well as several DLC packs. It takes a while, but becomes one of the most popular sims on the market.
In this timeframe, almost four years, SimBin release a couple of more UE4 mockups, accidentally announce a series they don't actually have the license to (and then have to backpedal), create new social media channels that they post on once every 6-12 months, and then announce they are closing their Discord channel.
Was there ever a game to begin with?
SimBin (but not that SimBin) announce a GT3 title. The "screenshots" are obvious UE4 mockups and don't actually look all that great.
Kunos then develop and release an entire GT3 game complete with official licensing, VR, and eSports support, as well as several DLC packs. It takes a while, but becomes one of the most popular sims on the market.
In this timeframe, almost four years, SimBin release a couple of more UE4 mockups, accidentally announce a series they don't actually have the license to (and then have to backpedal), create new social media channels that they post on once every 6-12 months, and then announce they are closing their Discord channel.
Was there ever a game to begin with?
Very odd indeed, the community wants GTR3 not PC4 as they were hinting at. Hopefully the penny has finally dropped ...or not. If they have no idea then how does anybody else know. I think it will need to be called GT legends 2 if and when they get their act together.
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Where have you heard this?
It has never existed outside from some photoshopped screens from R3E. There is nothing start over.
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