Why is it Ferraris are rarely ever in any car video games like NFS?
Why is it Ferraris are rarely ever in any car video games like NFS or Midnight Club
I know they used to be in old NFS games but not any newer ones. I know Ferrari has a few games with just Ferraris, but they are rarely in games with other cars. Why is this? Does Ferrari just not give out the liscence?
the biggest issue with (ferraris in games) is that a lot of the tech behind the car is secret..not all but some.
when putting a car in to a game..the developer must first research the vehicle in question..keep in mind its not the first time a car company pulled its cars from a game or denied licensing rights..honda did the same thing just a while back (article not found) due to a concept car that was made in germany using the civics design found in [NEED FOR SPEED:underground 2]..big issues led to the removal of the cars from certain if not all games.
as for ferrari they argue that they don’t want to make the cars new tech or build public(everyone knows how secretive ferrari is about their cars) and even more having their cars damaged in a game for fear that the developers wont honor there word in minimal damage..this was the biggest problem they had with grand tourismo 5. but after all allowed sony the license to use the car.
this isn’t the case with all games..some games like NFS feature street racing and cop chases which im sure ferrari also has issues with..they have made it public that they do not encourage street racing…
It’s a licensing issue - Ferrari wants a lot of money for their cars/logo to be used in a video game.
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Licenses for use of image & names are bought. Ferrari probably want too much. There is also the possibility that they do not to release the true capabilities of their cars. Games now days, try to be as realistic as possible, which usually means the gamer needs to see the car racing in order to get it right.
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the biggest issue with (ferraris in games) is that a lot of the tech behind the car is secret..not all but some.
when putting a car in to a game..the developer must first research the vehicle in question..keep in mind its not the first time a car company pulled its cars from a game or denied licensing rights..honda did the same thing just a while back (article not found) due to a concept car that was made in germany using the civics design found in [NEED FOR SPEED:underground 2]..big issues led to the removal of the cars from certain if not all games.
as for ferrari they argue that they don’t want to make the cars new tech or build public(everyone knows how secretive ferrari is about their cars) and even more having their cars damaged in a game for fear that the developers wont honor there word in minimal damage..this was the biggest problem they had with grand tourismo 5. but after all allowed sony the license to use the car.
this isn’t the case with all games..some games like NFS feature street racing and cop chases which im sure ferrari also has issues with..they have made it public that they do not encourage street racing…
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari
http://easycaptures.com/9301078024
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=83843
so many article about ferarri and there issues with there cars damaging
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/997659-need-for-speed-hot-pursuit/58089196