No F1 2007 game, thanks Bernie..

Good job Bernie. You are getting paid millions of dollars for a company to promote your product for you, and you turned them down.

 

Tighter than cramp ..that hecklestone.

How can I learn the tracks now ...

 

How dare you suggest I would do such thing's Luis............................. Iam British....

 

I thought Bernie sold a majority stake of F1 to Kirch Media, which is now bankrupt.

 

I actually think that's great. I'd love to see a real F1 simulation on the computer, and not those games Sony has published only for the PS.

 

Bernie wants money, so if no one is willing to pay the price, he will eventually lower it, giving other companies with less budget than Sony the possibility to purchase the license - preferably someone who doesn't just create a simple arcade game ...

 

this sucks, I love F1ce and was looking forward to the next iteration(s).

 

you happen to be a MU fan, Steve?

 

maybe Polyphony, makers of Gran Turismo, will buy he rights.
They must have done a good amount of work getting the physics right on an F1 car
when they put the F2007 in GT5 prologue - and they could afford the $15M - unlike many of the other game manufacturers

Maybe EA will pick it back up

I'd like to think they F1 will not **** this up - but given they lost the USGP - still don't broadcast in F1 - even though **** like Rachel Ray's 30 minute meals
and Tyler Perrys House of Payne have managed to cross the HD threshold- I'm not gonn a hold my breath

 

Not a big football fan Brian, but I live 18 miles from Manchester--about the same from Liverpool, so it's tricky who to get behind, MU are like the Ferrari brand here the best. All I can say is when I was a kid I supported Man City.

I'am I right in thinking your a MU fan..?

 

Are you referring to the greatest football/soccer team on the planet? Well then yes I am. Wonderful season this will be with Premiership and UEFA Trophies in the case.

 

Who gives a ****. Gran Turismo 5 is coming out at the end of this year. Did you even play the 2006 F1 game, it was seriously pathetic. One of the worst games I've ever played, I rented it for a week for $20, I played it for half an hour and felt dirty. It was in insult to F1, never has it been more obvious that the developers didn't care and it was pushed to meet a deadline. Bernie probably wasn't bargaining for more money, he was just setting the price high so they wouldn't bid and therefore lose their rights so some other company could pick up the game.

Ideally the game would be merged with Gran Turismo 5. Which would be unbelievable, fingers crossed.

It seems a lot of people think Bernie is just a jerk who cares about his money and nothing else. In 1986 when Elio de Angelis died in testing, Bernie's method for choosing a replacement driver may seem out of character to you guys. He gave it to the only ex-driver who didn't contact him about the empty seat. Derrick Warrick.

 

hehehe

yes! Man Utd all the way!

 

actually, F1 2006 is really nice. they have some slip ups tho, like when ur lapping the backmarkers, they just stop dead on the racing line. then sometimes, u have to queue in the pits, etc.

 

Looks like this has now been sorted: http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=34746

 

Maybe there will finally be one for the xbox 360.

 

That's a good choice. There are only a few who could pull this off properly.

Codemasters
Blimey! (they couldn't afford it)
SimBin (ditto)
SCEE
Bizarre
MGS

Glad to see it going forward.

 

Might be a little while before they get one released. They are just about to release their new game GRiD. Luckily its based on their EGO game engine which should facilitate a quick release for the F1 game. You can check out a demo of GRiD on xbox live (under "Race Driver GRID).

Im really happy to hear this.