Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-31526827-20170911114043/@comment-29799506-20170911142534

We will not see much improvement to RR3 unless FM/EA just scrap RR3 and releases RR4.

Some reasons:


 * RR3 is an old (and aging) game with a huge player base. That's simultaneously the game's biggest asset (and why EA acquired FM in the first place) and its biggest kryptonite. To maintain the user base, FM/EA needs to make sure the game runs on old devices. From comments on this Wiki, I believe Android users outnumber iOS users. Given how fragmented Android devices are (>85% devices are running on an OS at least 2 years old), that means there isn't really a damn thing FM can do without breaking something. It's also financially risky to make big changes that makes the game unplayable in many devices.
 * RR3 need to attract new players. That's why we have LTS and flashbacks to help new players play catch-up. Long-time players don't need them and shouldn't feel compelled to complete them.
 * The same development team has diverted its work for other projects (e.g. N4S:NL).
 * Most mobile players are casual players, whereas most console players are hard-core players. I, for example, don't tune my car, don't watch races, and don't read car magazines. I enjoy wrecking other cars in game, and that's not racing. I don't really care what cars FM since I won't recognize them anyway. For me, RR3 is just a temporary escape.
 * Online-multiplayer just don't work on mobile phones. On Apple TV, maybe, but definitely not over Wi-Fi.
 * It's just business. FM is told by its parent company to make the maximum $$ return with the minium $$ investment.
 * Since it's impossible to offer the same experience that player would get with PSP, why even try? People who will leave eventually will. If EA really wants to compete with GT, better just develop a separate PSP game (I'm not into gaming, maybe there's already one?)