December 27, 20196 yr Probably not a good thing for the end user since they will no longer be competing with each other. A bit like Microsoft buying Laminar Research. http://www.codemasters.com/codemasters-acquires-slightly-mad-studios/ Edited December 27, 20196 yr by Avidean
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December 27, 20196 yr 43 minutes ago, HiFlyer said: Also, codemasters has been less forward-leaning than Slightly mad, regarding VR I love Codemasters F1 series but I'd love it a lot more if it used VR.
December 28, 20196 yr Commercial Member Project cars is a better sim at the moment too. Codemasters stuff is good but not quite project cars level of seriousness. Hopefully it won't mean bad things it future for the series. Owner, Fulcrum Simulator Controls. fulcrumsim.com facebook.com/fulcrumsimulatorcontrols instagram.com/fulcrumsimulatorcontrols twitter.com/Fulcrum_SC
December 28, 20196 yr Author I'd be willing to speculate that this purchase has a lot to do with the F1 Franchise. Of Course Codemasters has that Franchise. But you'd have to wonder why? Given that the Formula A experience in the original Project Cars was IMO superior to the last version I bought of Codemasters F1 which was 2015. The bosses of the real F1 one can imagine are not trilled by the fact that even the latest version is not a native VR title. Can't even be shoe horned into VR? They wouldn't be happy that another gaming studio has a fantasy version of Formula 1 that is in many ways superior to the official version and natively supports VR. I would say that there had already been threats to drop Codemasters and give the franchise to Slightly Mad. Maybe the only way Codemasters could keep it was to buy SMS. I'll hazard a guess the next version of Codemasters F1 will be a cut down version of Project Cars 2 which only has that the Formula A career except it wont be formula A, it will be Formula 1. I beat what Codemasters paid for SMS was well more than its market value. In other words an offer the owners of SMS could not refuse. Of course its likely very bad news for the people who work at Slightly Mad Studios. There all getting the heave ho for sure. I would have preferred to see the Franchise go to Slightly Mad Studios myself. Not that I am not a fan of Codemasters. I love Dirt Rally l and ll in VR. But I don't think they have done a really good job of any other racer when you compare the likes of F1 and Grid to what Slightly Mad has given us. Edited December 29, 20196 yr by Avidean
December 30, 20196 yr Commercial Member That's a really interesting thought and might have something to do with it. Just one thing though, don't compare 2015 with 2019. Things come a long way in 4 years in gaming. 2019 is a big improvement and is the official formula 1 eSports software. If it's good enough for all the formula 1 teams to support and run eSports teams then it has to be pretty good. I'm not saying it is the best btw. I agree that project cars is fantastic and have always wanted a full F1 series in that engine. I wonder if this came about from a push from the F1 eSports teams for even more realism? Owner, Fulcrum Simulator Controls. fulcrumsim.com facebook.com/fulcrumsimulatorcontrols instagram.com/fulcrumsimulatorcontrols twitter.com/Fulcrum_SC
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