Gran Turismo 5 out 11/24/10 Finally!. GT 6 in development.

[AznTacoLover]

AWWW **** YEAH **** YEAH **** YEAH! it came out!!.. bad thing is,it's ****ing cold and I got the sniffles I don't want to go pick it up :/

[bdreason]

Going to pick mine up right now.

[bisk]

Y'all better have something to do while it's installing, takes a fking hour or so lol.

[Qwyjibo]

Originally Posted by bisk

Y'all better have something to do while it's installing, takes a fking hour or so lol.

Mines already at 25 minutes and the "bar" looks about 1/3 done.

[bdreason]

Waiting on install as well. Had to clear some HD space... 8 gigs sheesh.

[step_back]

Originally Posted by bdreason

Waiting on install as well. Had to clear some HD space... 8 gigs sheesh.

WHAT!!!!!!

I have read everywhere that this game suffers from poor loading times, surely with an 8 gig download you should have a few seconds before you can play.

[Qwyjibo]

So.damn.cool.

Just gave it a try but I'm gonna stay away until I get my wheel.


The load times are pretty bad though, even with the install. Not really getting into the races (that was fine) but navigating the menus takes longer than it should. I waited for 20 seconds just for the game to switch from "miles" to "km". Then another 15 seconds to get out of the options menu. Sure it seems trivial but it's going through the menus!

[bdreason]

About to start license tests. 97 Civic Type R was a no brainer for starter ride.

[SinJackal]

Originally Posted by step_back

WHAT!!!!!!

I have read everywhere that this game suffers from poor loading times, surely with an 8 gig download you should have a few seconds before you can play.

It definitely suffers from ATROCIOUS loading times if you don't install.

I had the same reaction as you, "8 gigs? LOL. No." Trying to play it without installing though. ..ugh. There's like a nearly 1 minute loading time when you go from the dealership page to your My Home page. Restarting a license test takes like 30 seconds.

It's not quite at the "unplayable" barrier, but the loading times are certainly very bad if you don't install. It got to the point I'm looking for something to watch on tv while waiting for it to load. It's literally that bad.


Fun game so far though, right now I'm doing the ever-so-exciting license tests :P Just started them though. . .so I'm only on test 5 for the B license, and am having trouble Golding it. Closest I've gotten was within 0.152 of gold.

[Kumo]

The load times are pretty bad at the start, but I've had no issue with them now.. completely normal.

[bdreason]

The game does installs as you play, so loading times actually get faster the more you play... at least this has been my experience so far.



Overall, I'm loving the game. Starting off was too easy for me... but that might have more to do with my experience and gaming setup.



Just bought and pimped out a '69 Chevy Camaro SS... now I'm enjoying drifting this badboy through turns... trying to beat the pre-79 Supercar challenge... but some of these old Corvettes and Lambo's are fast.

[SinJackal]

I installed the massive 8 gigs and the load times are about what they used to be in GT3 and GT4. That is to say, not too bad at all. Except sometimes there's still an inexplicable 30-50 second load time when going back to your House/Garage (typed "garbage" at first, freudian slip maybe since my cars are garbage). It doesn't always happen, but on in every 3-5 trtps back to the house it seems to happen.


Anyway, I just got my B license. I been trying to gold every test as usual, but I can't manage it for a couple of those first tests. This is the first GT where I haven't been able to gold every test from at least the first two licenses. Last GT was the first time I couldn't gold the all third license tests (To get the elusive Dome Zero)

The rewards are a joke for getting all bronze and all silver. Crappy Demio for bronze, and a lame Daihatsu OFC-1 for all silver. Gonna do the next two tests later and post the car rewards if anyone wants me to.

[bdreason]

Just did 196mph on the first straight at de la Sarthe in my '69 Camaro SS (552HP).

[pete's montreux]

How's that G27 working out for you so far? Any compatibility issues?

Can you use the paddle shifters with cars that never came with it?

Comment/any issues at all?

I waited on purpose because I wanted to make sure the G27 was compatible. I will probably order everything on Friday.

[Maniak]

Well, I preordered it. Although the weather is only getting worse here and I need to drive a few hours to get there, so Im not sure.

How long would a place like gamestop hold a preorder for? I'll be pissed if I cant get it this weekend.