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Any ideas for sim cars? - serp3821 - 11-04-2009 01:24 AM
My ideas would be if they add
BMW
Mercedes Benz
Hummer
Lexis
Toyota
Honda
Volkswagen
Chrysler
why doesn`t EA add those cars?
Re: Any ideas for sim cars? - Majick - 11-04-2009 01:48 AM
It seems like EA had an exclusive contract with Ford specifically.
In order to include these types of vehicles, they'd need to get permission from these specific dealers, and that can't always be guaranteed, so though it would be awesome to have more variety, there are legal matters I'm sure that EA would have to go through to get rights.
Re: Any ideas for sim cars? - serp3821 - 11-04-2009 02:08 AM
but its just a game?
they are not selling cars?
Re: Any ideas for sim cars? - Majick - 11-04-2009 02:16 AM
Doesn't matter. They still have to get the rights to use the names like that in their games. Otherwise they'd have serious copy right lawsuits on their hands.
Re: Any ideas for sim cars? - serp3821 - 11-04-2009 02:17 AM
oh okay
how do you know?
does anyone work in the car industry?
Re: Any ideas for sim cars? - amburr - 11-04-2009 03:56 PM
it's just the law. like when you see a reality show, and their t-shirt is blurred out because it says "Pepsi" or something. you can't use the brand names without the company's permission. same with cars.
Re: Any ideas for sim cars? - Munsta - 11-04-2009 04:09 PM
(11-04-2009 03:56 PM)amburrly link Wrote:it's just the law. like when you see a reality show, and their t-shirt is blurred out because it says "Pepsi" or something. you can't use the brand names without the company's permission. same with cars.
Oh yeah, doesn't that happen on American Idol? The coca-cola logo is blurred out from their mugs/cups/whatever.
Re: Any ideas for sim cars? - itslauren:) - 14-04-2009 05:17 PM
well Ford seams to basically i think have a contract of advertisment with the sims 3 so mabey we should start thinking our favorite Ford cars such as mabey a family car would be a Ford Explorer