Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Download at 70% now, furthest it's gone!

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Finally downloaded.

It failed at around 85%, then it shot up to 100% after a min or two on next try.

Lots of changes on menu! It's faster for me as well (navigating the menu).

[popisdead uk]

Excellent stuff! :D

[vf-]

If the download is still getting hammered... I'd hate to see next week when its released in the USA. Think of the amount of users updating it compared to the European's.

The calendar, or rather todays date has been screwed up for sometime now. It's marked as April 4 for todays date, but the calendar itself displays correctly.

[popisdead uk]

If the download is still getting hammered... I'd hate to see next week when its released in the USA. Think of the amount of users updating it compared to the European's.

Why do you say that? There are more PS3's in Europe than anywhere else right now. :D

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

If the download is still getting hammered... I'd hate to see next week when its released in the USA. Think of the amount of users updating it compared to the European's.

It comes as the store is updated.

I'm hoping the hammering is inflated worse than it really is just now due to the ongoing work on the store.

GT always sells more in Europe though, so that fact alone might mean issues aren't as bad in the states.

GT4 for example,

As of December 2007, Gran Turismo 4 has sold 1,230,000 copies in Japan, 70,000 in Southeast Asia, 2,870,000 in North America, 5,640,000 in Europe, and 110,000 in Korea.

2x that of America.

[vf-]

Perhaps the mass flood of it updating... I don't know to be honest.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

I'd also expect the updates we needed to run will already be in the American version of GT5 Prologue :yes:

[Guest]

This update is beginning to drive me crazy.

[Corris Veteran]

I finally got it done last night, woot.

I waited till about 11pm and tried, it was a Sunday and it was late, so I figured it would be the best time.

I waited, it got about a 1cm before half way before getting stuck, so I waited and waited and it didn't move, just didn't go anywhere.

So I cancelled it, started it again and it did it instantly, woo. :p

Really loving this game, I've done all of C and B class, and I have one more to do on A, just need to get the funds to buy the Ferrari car.

Loving this. :D

[vf-]

Another collection of snapshots for those who don't have it yet.

[WooSH]

^ can we get some ingame screens? Those screenshots that are taken when you are in your garage or when it shows a replay are not accurate as the game upscales those videos to produce better shadowing and lighting. I played a limited version of Prologue at the NY Auto Show, and the graphics sucked @$$ compared to those shots. But i have a feeling they werent even using proper cables for that.

[vf-]

Last set.

^ can we get some ingame screens? Those screenshots that are taken when you are in your garage or when it shows a replay are not accurate as the game upscales those videos to produce better shadowing and lighting. I played a limited version of Prologue at the NY Auto Show, and the graphics sucked @$$ compared to those shots. But i have a feeling they werent even using proper cables for that.

There's very little difference in quality between in the garage/dealership and in game. This game doesn't even have a photo mode like its previous versions where it ups the quality of the models/shadows.

There a few cars that has blocky shadows on them, as it appears there's a rendering glitch that has encountered.

Edited April 7, 2008 by voo

[sn00pie]

Thanks again for the great pictures and videos, voo!

I was talking to a friend and he said GT5:P comes out on the 17th instead of the 15th for us North Americans... is that true?

[maeby]

as far as i know that is untrue, it will be there when the new store opens on the 15th

[vf-]

Amazon has it down for April 15, and they are pretty good with release dates.

Hmm after reading GT Planet. America gets more cars...

[sn00pie]

Oh cool, I've signed up on there too! :)

[maeby]

im still confused on the release date... ive heard a million times it will be there when the new store opens on the 15th...all retailers (amazon, gamestop etc) have it for the 15th, but on the ps store now, it says the 17th. is it just an old pic they have up they havnt changed or something?

[sn00pie]

I'm guessing that retailers will have it on the 15th, and the online store will have it on the 17th if not the 15th...

EDIT: NEVER MIND

Future Shop is saying available April 17th. ****!

Edited April 11, 2008 by Game

[maeby]

****!!

[Corris Veteran]

I think I'm going to have to print off a list of all the vehicles to tick off, I keep forgetting which ones I have when I go to buy another one.

My memory is like a sieve. :unsure:

[Corris Veteran]

I was playing today and notice a news update saying that there will be maintenance on the 15th, the day of the store update, and that some records and player assigned controls will be reset?

The only reason I can see for this is if they are going to be giving us an update again, otherwise I don't see how server maintanence would reset player controller assignments.

Maybe the extra cars that are in the US version so we can play against each other?

Edited April 12, 2008 by Corris

[houlty]

or maybe home integration...

[Corris Veteran]

or maybe home integration...

Don't say that, you'll get my hopes up. :p

But still, very possible. :D

[sn00pie]

I was playing today and notice a news update saying that there will be maintenance on the 15th, the day of the store update, and that some records and player assigned controls will be reset?

The only reason I can see for this is if they are going to be giving us an update again, otherwise I don't see how server maintanence would reset player controller assignments.

Maybe the extra cars that are in the US version so we can play against each other?

yeah, probably to add any new features that are on the NA version that arent on previosly released versions..