SMS partner with Codemasters

[Christiaan van Beilen]

I'd guess we are safe. SMS have forgotten about this forum and CM don't even know about it. There's only a few dozen of us left here and nobody cares, that's why we like it

Not completely, the only blue shirt I saw logged in today was Yorkie... but at least one of them hasn't forgotten about this place.

[Asturbo]

I ever thought tha Yorkie is our biggest hope forPCARS3. He knows deeply the game, he keeps alert to the comments and the comunities, he has played many ours, and he is broadcasting races every week.
He has suffer on his own all the "bad things" of PC2 so if he was listened in the development of PC3, things will improve a lot.

[Bliman]

why should current project be abandoned?
If pCARS3 is as far developed as Ian announced, for me it would be the only argument to buy this company.
I think they, SMS, need the money to finish current projects or probably die.
To buy a team with no future products makes no sense, the could have just licensed the Madness engine.
To buy them and abondon all projects is just money burning. So absolute nonsense.

It depends why Codemasters has bought them. I personally think they will allow Project Cars 3 to happen. And if it doesn't sell then it is game over.
Codemasters also see it is a talented team and maybe they can use a talented team to spread over their team. So they can help on Grid,new ip etc...
The other people could also help with a mobile game. Spreading the Codemasters name to other platforms. They also get a game like Fast and the furious for free. So it is a clever buy by them.
I also think they will not have any independence. Why wouldn't SMS say so? It is in their interest to make that known as fast as possible.
And you also have to take into account that there is a possibility that crucial players in SMS will go a different route now.
So it all depends if they keep their independence. And we haven't heard that. So in my mind that means it won't happen. Because that is information is something that a lot of employees and other people need to know.

[Konan]

SMS have forgotten about this forum

I can assure you they have not...

[Konan]

Not completely, the only blue shirt I saw logged in today was Yorkie... but at least one of them hasn't forgotten about this place.

I can assure you there are more...

[DinoM]

It depends why Codemasters has bought them. I personally think they will allow Project Cars 3 to happen. And if it doesn't sell then it is game over.
Codemasters also see it is a talented team and maybe they can use a talented team to spread over their team. So they can help on Grid,new ip etc...
The other people could also help with a mobile game. Spreading the Codemasters name to other platforms. They also get a game like Fast and the furious for free. So it is a clever buy by them.
I also think they will not have any independence. Why wouldn't SMS say so? It is in their interest to make that known as fast as possible.
And you also have to take into account that there is a possibility that crucial players in SMS will go a different route now.
So it all depends if they keep their independence. And we haven't heard that. So in my mind that means it won't happen. Because that is information is something that a lot of employees and other people need to know.

In fact, CM has announced that Ian will remain SMS CEO. This seems official to me. According to this, SMS remains in one.

[Christiaan van Beilen]

I can assure you there are more...

I am sure there are, but he was the only one I noticed as I don't look at the very bottom of the page often.

[Konan]

I am sure there are, but he was the only one I noticed as I don't look at the very bottom of the page often.

A-ha!
Better check your facts next time

(meaning the bottom of the page in this case)

[Invincible]

Sooo... 'dis a Codies forum now?

[Christiaan van Beilen]

A-ha!
Better check your facts next time

(meaning the bottom of the page in this case)

A-ha!

Better learn to read your English more thoroughly next time.
I said that "I only saw", which only means those who caught my eye, but I don't stare at that part of the page 24/7 hitting F5 every other second. No sane person does. lol
Plus there is that nasty option at login to hide your online status. So nobody publicly knows the exact amount of blue watching us, too many who might do in secret... like Bruno.