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GOWTLOZ on 28 September 2016
SvennoJ said:
GOWTLOZ said:

Gran Turismo sells way more than Forza Horizon and Motorsport. Mario Kart and Gran Turismo are the biggest racing franchises now. Forza Motorsport and Need For Speed come next and Forza Horizon comes after them.

Need For Speed used to be huge and Most Wanted sold over 16 million units. But the series has been handled poorly by EA and recieved titles of variable quality since the seventh generation.

I think most arcade racing game players went over to smartphones due to motion controls which made them simple and easy to paly. That's why sims are popular now as they don't fit well on smartphones. Mario Kart sells because its Mario and its easy to pick up and play and you don't have to be a skilled driver to win.

Is that's all that's left now? Forza, GT (delayed), NFS (free to play mmo) and Mario kart.
I don't see how racing on a phone can be appealing at all, how do you get any sense of speed on a 5" screen. I didn't enjoy wipeout on a handheld either. Do racing games actually sell on smartphones?

Racing games are very popular on smartphones. Real Racing 3 on Android that sells itself as a sim has over 220 million downloads. Its not a sim at all though, just an arcade game that has sim like presentation. GT2 on PS1 has more realistic physics.

Racing games on smartphone are very simple rotate to steer game and have a decent sense of speed. That seems to be enough for most people as they are also free. Look at Asphalt 8. Visually impressive for a smartphone game and having a visual flair but has no depth at all to the gameplay mechanics and its one of the most popular games on smartphones.



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SvennoJ on 28 September 2016
GOWTLOZ said:
SvennoJ said:

Is that's all that's left now? Forza, GT (delayed), NFS (free to play mmo) and Mario kart.
I don't see how racing on a phone can be appealing at all, how do you get any sense of speed on a 5" screen. I didn't enjoy wipeout on a handheld either. Do racing games actually sell on smartphones?

Racing games are very popular on smartphones. Real Racing 3 on Android that sells itself as a sim has over 220 million downloads. Its not a sim at all though, just an arcade game that has sim like presentation. GT2 on PS1 has more realistic physics.

Racing games on smartphone are very simple rotate to steer game and have a decent sense of speed. That seems to be enough for most people as they are also free. Look at Asphalt 8. Visually impressive for a smartphone game and having a visual flair but has no depth at all to the gameplay mechanics and its one of the most popular games on smartphones.

So they don't sell since they're free to play... :p
I guess the small number a whales still bring in more money than the $27 publisher cut per console player (after a much higher dev budget)



AZWification on 28 September 2016

Ugh, thanks for reminding me about F-Zero!



                
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V-r0cK on 28 September 2016

There's no point in racing games when self-driving cars are the future lol jk



exclusive_console on 28 September 2016

Yes, it is dying in mainstream but still one of my fav genre. I prefer sims like GT, F1 series. FH3 got great reviews let us see if it sells good.



 

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NightDragon83 on 28 September 2016

I think the problem is outside of Mario Kart, the racing genre is pretty much 95% sims or or sim games with arcade style influences like Forza Horizon and Dirt / Grid. Also some of the biggest racing franchises of the last couple of generations like Burnout & Midnight Club have completely fallen off the map, and the Need for Speed franchise pales in comparison to what it was a decade ago.

I would love to see more arcade / combat style racers like Burnout, Extreme G, Wipeout and F-Zero brought back into the fold. If you're not a seasoned gear-head who loves everything GT and Forza related, there's really not much to choose from outside of Mario Kart, and even then it's only fun if you got a few buddies around.



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Augen on 29 September 2016
GOWTLOZ said:
Augen said:
For me every development in racing games made the genre less compelling. Removing couch co-op, going open world, and focus on realism all left me bored. I haven't bought a car racing game in seven years (Burnout Paradise) and I doubt I'll own a single one on my PS4 or Vita. If I really want to play one I can dust off the PS2 and play some Burnout with friends like we used to do all the time.

There are many arcade racing games. You should play NFS: Hot Pursuit that was released in 2010 and was made by Criterion. It was amazing and if you enjoyed Burnout: Paradise you will enjoy this one too. Its not open world like Burnout: Paradise.

The only arcade place in my area is old arcade cabinets from 1980-2005 era.  It's a palce where its $10 unlimited play for a day so doubt be adding any new ones soon. Thinks for the tip though.



GOWTLOZ on 29 September 2016
Augen said:
GOWTLOZ said:

There are many arcade racing games. You should play NFS: Hot Pursuit that was released in 2010 and was made by Criterion. It was amazing and if you enjoyed Burnout: Paradise you will enjoy this one too. Its not open world like Burnout: Paradise.

The only arcade place in my area is old arcade cabinets from 1980-2005 era.  It's a palce where its $10 unlimited play for a day so doubt be adding any new ones soon. Thinks for the tip though.

Arcade racing is a genre of games that are not realistic. Burnout games and Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit are games in that genre. I'm saying you should play the latter which is amazing and if you enjoyed Burnout games it is like them but better.