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Licencing cars for racing games is a topic that many people have strong opinions about, but very few seem to know the facts. I’m not claiming to be some sort of expert on this topic, but by pulling together all the information that we can on three cases in particular, we can start to find some truths within the murky depths of assumptions and misconceptions…


Music (in order):

ALONY - Yuki Oike (Gran Turismo 6)
Customer Creed - Hidenori Shoji (Yakuza 0)
An Old Bassman - Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo 4)
Let me see your mind - Tyme. (Gran Turismo 5)
Your Vibe - Asuka Sakai (Ridge Racer Type 4)
Kerwan, Metropolis - David Bergeaud (Ratchet Clank)
Sterling - Lance Hayes (Forza Motorsport 4)
Sunset Breeze - Keiji Inai (Gran Turismo 6)
Main Menu - Rom Di Prisco (Need for Speed II)
Silver Stream - Tetsukazu Nakanishi (Rage Racer)


Channels credited:

https://www.youtube.com/@xTimelessGaming
https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEmile
https://www.youtube.com/@BestMOTORing
https://www.youtube.com/@Passatsdecanto
https://www.youtube.com/@arcadegamesoldschool9601
https://www.youtube.com/@Gtoofast
https://www.youtube.com/@Xpertgamingtech
https://www.youtube.com/@IsuckAtDriving
https://www.youtube.com/@ZanarAesthetics
https://www.youtube.com/@davidgames95
https://www.youtube.com/@MotoGamesTV
https://www.youtube.com/@stig2607
https://www.youtube.com/@RACINGGAMESVIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/@PCGamingVideos
https://www.youtube.com/@OptionAuto
https://www.youtube.com/@gigachadforza2002
https://www.youtube.com/@Paragleiber
https://www.youtube.com/@TenderTomato
https://www.youtube.com/@Hagerty


Sources:

https://gran-turismo.fandom.com/wiki/Gran_Turismo_6/Car_List
https://www.thegamer.com/gran-turismo-7-car-takes-270-days-to-make/
https://www.thedrive.com/article/13256/forza-motorsport-wont-include-any-toyota-road-cars
https://www.thedrive.com/article/15523/need-for-speed-payback-car-list-revealed-toyota-and-lexus-missing
https://www.gtplanet.net/toyota-gaming-no-street-racing/
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/11/toyota-is-ending-its-weird-holdout-from-racing-games/
https://forza.fandom.com/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_7/Cars
https://projectcars.fandom.com/wiki/Project_CARS_2/Cars
https://projectcars.fandom.com/wiki/Project_CARS/Cars
https://kotaku.com/toyota-exec-realistic-video-games-make-cars-unnecessar-5387350
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDQIgyavsps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Electronic_Arts
https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/What-happened-to-Toyota-and-Audi/td-p/11917575

https://www.gtplanet.net/gt-sport-delayed-until-2017-new-features-yet-to-be-unveiled/
https://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-sport-closed-beta-coming-march-17-for-us-players/
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/chinese-car-maker-geely-buys-majority-stake-lotus
https://www.gtplanet.net/lotus-return-to-gtsport/
https://www.gtplanet.net/spa-gt-sport-licensing-issues/
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/datamined-car-list.409368/
https://www.gran-turismo.com/gb/gtsport/news/00_5011344.html

https://www.gtplanet.net/volkswagen-wont-be-featured-in-forza-horizon-3/
https://uk.motor1.com/news/301476/mitsubishi-forza-horizon-4s-update/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellantis
https://tcrf.net/Forza_Horizon_5/Cars
https://racinggames.gg/forza/the-forza-horizon-4-cars-we-already-miss/
https://forums.forza.net/t/whats-going-on-with-the-car-list-car-additions/538789
https://forums.forza.net/t/from-fh4-to-fh5-how-did-we-lose-so-many-manufacturers-and-cars/598047/4

https://midnightclub.fandom.com/wiki/Gemballa_Turbo_Coupe
https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/25/ea-blocks-porsche-from-appearing-in-forza-4
https://assettocorsa.gg/porsche-pack-volume-1/
https://www.gtplanet.net/porsche-pulls-plug-ea-exclusivity/
https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/09/ea-we-need-to-talk-about-porsche
https://www.gtplanet.net/confirmed-pikes-peak-is-a-gran-turismo-exclusive/

https://www.hotcars.com/real-reason-ferrari-sued-deadmau5/
https://mitsubishi-motors.co.uk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Lancer_Evolution


0:00 Introduction
3:00 Toyota and Need for Speed
11:14 Lotus and Gran Turismo
17:47 FCA Italy brands and Forza
23:39 Porsche’s EA Exclusivity (2000 – 2016)
28:56 Conclusion