So the GT5 Prologue demo is out.

DarkSymphony

I just thought people here might wanna DL it off the JPN PSN store. You can make a JPN account from any territory, I just forgot how exactly. There are some Japanese options that I don't know how to read. I found a tutorial for doing it a while ago when the first Folklore demo came out.

I gotta say, it's fucking gorgeous and the cockpit view is phenominal. Grade A stuff.

so go DL and be merry? I dunno.

bsjezz

how big's the download?

i might do it tomorrow morning in off-peak time so i don't blow my download cap

does it look heaps better than GT HD?

bruin

Yes

DarkSymphony

yeah it really does look amazing. I wouldn't say it's leaps and bounds over HD, but yes it does look better. HD did look pretty fucking good.

DarkSymphony

DL was roughly 750 megs.

bsjezz

oh shit that's tiny

maybe i'll do it now

Lucky Cynic

Eh, I can't get excited about GT. I mean, shit... Licenses and harsh restrictions and tracks that are real pains in the ass?

I suppose I just prefer NFS...

Dusda

Erm, could someone explain why GT5 is getting demo sequels? Is this like a "Hey guys, we're at about here now, check it out" sort of thing?

Dashui

Awesome! A demo for a demo is out.

I'm interested in GT5, but definitely not in Prologue. It's an expanded demo that you have to pay for. Why pay for that when you can just wait a few months later and buy the full game with all the content of Prologue?

Dusda

Wait, what? This costs money? Thats...interesting.

bsjezz

yeah, i never understood the value of the prologue games

but i certainly understand the value in a free demo for it

Pharezon

how does it stack up against pgr4

Dusda

I'm not saying charging for it is a bad thing, given it has a comparable price tag for what it offers. The idea of charging for a partially completed game is just one I don't recall ever hearing before.

Pompa

this thread demands more eye candy.

syndalis

Pharezon wrote: »

how does it stack up against pgr4

My completely baseless guesstimates.

PGR4 will have a slight edge visually over this game, but is not a simulator.

Forza 2 will be a few steps behind this game visually, but will still remain the better simulator, due to damage and better overall road physics.

DarkSymphony

THIS demo does not cost any money. THIS demo is 1 track and some cars. Like 8 I think. However, over the course of a few days, cars beyond the first 3 or so will be added. The final product of GT5: Prologue will cost money, but this is a demo of a demo. And is thusly free.

Waka Laka

Oh nice.

***Remembers he does'nt have a PS3***

***Runs down the road to get his friend to download it***

bruin

I'm still pissed the game doesn't have damage modeling, especially after playing a lot of Forza 2 earlier this year where it's such an integral part of the gameplay. Like I'm soured to the whole idea of this game now and don't really care about it, while otherwise this would have been one of the games I bought a PS3 for.

Bartholamue

Playing this game with the Logitech racing wheel was awesome. I didn't get a good time on the racing track, ut I beat the test time. Watching the replays for the top racers are insane thouhgh, you gotta wonder how they do it.

Zephyr

bruin wrote: »

I'm still pissed the game doesn't have damage modeling, especially after playing a lot of Forza 2 earlier this year where it's such an integral part of the gameplay. Like I'm soured to the whole idea of this game now and don't really care about it, while otherwise this would have been one of the games I bought a PS3 for.

well at least damage modeling will be coming in GT5

at least i heard.

Bunta

How does one access this cockpit view? I can only seem to cycle through front bumper, 3rd person behind, and ontop of the roof views.

Edit: Opps. Turns out there is no cockpit view for the GT-R because it's not out yet and I guess they haven't modeled it. All the other cars have beautifully rendered cockpits though, complete with dynamic lighting.

Lord Yod

For anyone who doesn't know how to set up a japanese PSN account:

-Select 'sign up for Playstation Network'
-Select Japan as your region and enter a birthdate
-There will be two options, one (upper) with a short paragraph and one (lower) with a longer paragraph. Choose the upper one.
-Here it asks for an email, password, password confirmation, and security question. You do not actually need a functional email for this, I just make stuff up.
-Then it will ask you to choose a PSN name.
-Finally it asks for your personal info, you can enter literally anything here.

Easy as pie. Also, the download manager will continue working if you switch back to your regular account and play something else.

Haven't tried the demo yet, it finished sometime after I went to bed.

stigweard

GT series has never had a cockpit view. There probably isn't one in this either.

SpikedFreak

stigweard wrote: »

GT series has never had a cockpit view. There probably isn't one in this either.

There is.

stigweard

SpikedFreak wrote: »

stigweard wrote: »

GT series has never had a cockpit view. There probably isn't one in this either.

There is.

Really? Colour me impressed. How are the cockpit models?

SpikedFreak

stigweard wrote: »

SpikedFreak wrote: »

stigweard wrote: »

GT series has never had a cockpit view. There probably isn't one in this either.

There is.

Really? Colour me impressed. How are the cockpit models?

I think they look darn good. I might have to play the PGR4 demo again to see how they compare.

bruin

Zephyr wrote: »

bruin wrote: »

I'm still pissed the game doesn't have damage modeling, especially after playing a lot of Forza 2 earlier this year where it's such an integral part of the gameplay. Like I'm soured to the whole idea of this game now and don't really care about it, while otherwise this would have been one of the games I bought a PS3 for.

well at least damage modeling will be coming in GT5

at least i heard.

Someone at Polyphony (don't remember who exactly) said that it will not. It's in its Wikipedia entry.

Unco-ordinated

bruin wrote: »

Zephyr wrote: »

bruin wrote: »

I'm still pissed the game doesn't have damage modeling, especially after playing a lot of Forza 2 earlier this year where it's such an integral part of the gameplay. Like I'm soured to the whole idea of this game now and don't really care about it, while otherwise this would have been one of the games I bought a PS3 for.

well at least damage modeling will be coming in GT5

at least i heard.

Someone at Polyphony (don't remember who exactly) said that it will not. It's in its Wikipedia entry.

IGN.com have confirmed new aspects of the game and it's release (their information from Sony). The game will be released in two versions. One on the PlayStation Store and one on Blu-Ray Disc. The Blu-Ray Disc version has been confirmed to include damage, whereas the PS Store version will be without damage. On the other hand, the PS Store version will prevail from quicker loading times. The PS Store version will not be free and will probably be priced slightly cheaper than the Blu-Ray version because of the lack of features that the Blu-Ray version includes. Sony/IGN have also said that the European release date of the game will be sometime in 2007. Only Japan and Europe have confirmed release dates. [7]

Anyway, downloaded the demo yesterday and jesus christ I suck at it. I beat the GT HD times all fairly easily but when racing against actual cars, I just have no patience.

stigweard

Does anyone know if it has full FF support for wheels like the G25?

xraydog

Fans of Top Gear are going to love this...

http://www.finalgear.com/news/2007/10/24/top-gear-test-track-to-be-in-gran-turismo-5/

edit: beated on the other GT5 thread.

Dirty

Lord Yod wrote: »

For anyone who doesn't know how to set up a japanese PSN account:

-Select 'sign up for Playstation Network'
-Select Japan as your region and enter a birthdate
-There will be two options, one (upper) with a short paragraph and one (lower) with a longer paragraph. Choose the upper one.
-Here it asks for an email, password, password confirmation, and security question. You do not actually need a functional email for this, I just make stuff up.
-Then it will ask you to choose a PSN name.
-Finally it asks for your personal info, you can enter literally anything here.

Easy as pie. Also, the download manager will continue working if you switch back to your regular account and play something else.

Haven't tried the demo yet, it finished sometime after I went to bed.

Sounds easy enough. Is there anything other than the GT5P demo that's worthwhile? Or is everything else available on the US store?

Einhander

This thread happened yesterday, but ended up being a bunch of people whining about damage modeling.

The demo looks gorgeous.

TheMorningStar

Unco-ordinated wrote: »

bruin wrote: »

Zephyr wrote: »

bruin wrote: »

I'm still pissed the game doesn't have damage modeling, especially after playing a lot of Forza 2 earlier this year where it's such an integral part of the gameplay. Like I'm soured to the whole idea of this game now and don't really care about it, while otherwise this would have been one of the games I bought a PS3 for.

well at least damage modeling will be coming in GT5

at least i heard.

Someone at Polyphony (don't remember who exactly) said that it will not. It's in its Wikipedia entry.

IGN.com have confirmed new aspects of the game and it's release (their information from Sony). The game will be released in two versions. One on the PlayStation Store and one on Blu-Ray Disc. The Blu-Ray Disc version has been confirmed to include damage, whereas the PS Store version will be without damage. On the other hand, the PS Store version will prevail from quicker loading times. The PS Store version will not be free and will probably be priced slightly cheaper than the Blu-Ray version because of the lack of features that the Blu-Ray version includes. Sony/IGN have also said that the European release date of the game will be sometime in 2007. Only Japan and Europe have confirmed release dates. [7]

Anyway, downloaded the demo yesterday and jesus christ I suck at it. I beat the GT HD times all fairly easily but when racing against actual cars, I just have no patience.

What the FUCK. Why would they do this??? Wouldn't this mean Blu-Ray people can only play online with other Blu-Ray people, and vice versa?

TeeMan

bruin wrote: »

IGN.com have confirmed new aspects of the game and it's release (their information from Sony). The game will be released in two versions. One on the PlayStation Store and one on Blu-Ray Disc. The Blu-Ray Disc version has been confirmed to include damage, whereas the PS Store version will be without damage. On the other hand, the PS Store version will prevail from quicker loading times. The PS Store version will not be free and will probably be priced slightly cheaper than the Blu-Ray version because of the lack of features that the Blu-Ray version includes. Sony/IGN have also said that the European release date of the game will be sometime in 2007. Only Japan and Europe have confirmed release dates. [7]

WHOA WHAT?? THIS YEAR!?

Oh wait, for Prologue haha... oh well I'm still relatively excited

FyreWulff

TheMorningStar wrote: »

Unco-ordinated wrote: »

bruin wrote: »

Zephyr wrote: »

bruin wrote: »

I'm still pissed the game doesn't have damage modeling, especially after playing a lot of Forza 2 earlier this year where it's such an integral part of the gameplay. Like I'm soured to the whole idea of this game now and don't really care about it, while otherwise this would have been one of the games I bought a PS3 for.

well at least damage modeling will be coming in GT5

at least i heard.

Someone at Polyphony (don't remember who exactly) said that it will not. It's in its Wikipedia entry.

IGN.com have confirmed new aspects of the game and it's release (their information from Sony). The game will be released in two versions. One on the PlayStation Store and one on Blu-Ray Disc. The Blu-Ray Disc version has been confirmed to include damage, whereas the PS Store version will be without damage. On the other hand, the PS Store version will prevail from quicker loading times. The PS Store version will not be free and will probably be priced slightly cheaper than the Blu-Ray version because of the lack of features that the Blu-Ray version includes. Sony/IGN have also said that the European release date of the game will be sometime in 2007. Only Japan and Europe have confirmed release dates. [7]

Anyway, downloaded the demo yesterday and jesus christ I suck at it. I beat the GT HD times all fairly easily but when racing against actual cars, I just have no patience.

What the FUCK. Why would they do this??? Wouldn't this mean Blu-Ray people can only play online with other Blu-Ray people, and vice versa?

If damage is only cosmetic then they could play against each other, PSN users just wouldn't see any damage

Timmer

Thanks for the directions (although I think a few steps were missing but I got it eventually)!

I need to echo a few other posts: this is, by far, the best cockpit view in a driving game I have ever seen. I think it comes down to the lighting inside. I noticed, for instance, in the BMW that when the sun was behind me it would glare off the speedometer and make it hard to see. I am a big fan of in-cockpit views as I play games for the experience factor and so I'll be buying my first GT game when this comes out.

Unco-ordinated

So apparently three new cars have now been unlocked, as well as the in-car view for the Nissan GT-R. Oh and four new videos are up for download within GT-TV. I haven't checked it out yet, I'll do so pretty soon.

Also, someone on Neogaf found this:

TeeMan

Livery editor hey? Niceee

Viper007Bond

xraydog wrote: »

Fans of Top Gear are going to love this...

http://www.finalgear.com/news/2007/10/24/top-gear-test-track-to-be-in-gran-turismo-5/

edit: beated on the other GT5 thread.

That's a cool site. *coughs*

scootch

by using friends download history apparently you can still get the prologue demo. anyone try this? I don't know anything about the friend list since I just got the ps3 yesterday, so someone might be just bs'in me. I really want this :P

bsjezz

oh god did anyone see the new shots of the new london course?

absolutely amazing. it makes me consider actually buying the thing before it's released properly