Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-29746749-20190222022114/@comment-28169398-20190226024004

P1 gtr wrote: Amrosa wrote: P1 gtr wrote: Must be a hoax because there's no way FM left out a Porsche :P Porsche left out Porsche.... Doesn't mean FM need to :P It means that there is/was a final date that every thing needed to approved by in order for the build to be done to meet the release schedule.

That date came and went and FM and Porsche had not agreed to terms, so FM had to proceed without them. IMSA GTD also has Audi, Lexus, and Mercedes competing and none of those teams agreed to terms by the deadline either for whatever reasons. Acura, BMW, Ferrari, and Lamborghini met the deadline and are included in the update.

There is often several months leadtime needed to produce a release, so there is a date beyond which the scope of an update has to be locked down in order for it to be delivered on time.

It can also be difficult for race teams to agree because they have to consult their sponsors before they let their cars be used by a game. It is conceivable that the teams represented by the for manufacturers not in the update had issues getting one or more of their sponsors to agree.