The GT5 expectation thread (including preview titles)*

[patsu]

How will they select the candidates ? and how many will they pick for the racing training ?

 

[Shifty Geezer]

Wow if u want proof that racing games arent big in the US, then that leader board is it.
(OTOH I suppose US drivers could just suck )

The American idea of motorsports is driving a million laps around an oval circuit. Putting in a few of their annoying corner things is bound to slow them down a bit.

I also guess the Stig was banned from entering to keep it fair for the rest of the world.

 

[novcze]

How will they select the candidates ? and how many will they pick for the racing training ?

the holders of the twenty fastest online lap times from each participating country will qualify for their national final event. Tensions will run high as they battle each other on another exclusive Gran Turismo 5 level for the chance to move to the next phase of the competition.

twenty finalists, chosen from each of the national finals events, will head to the world famous Silverstone circuit for the GT Academy itself - a five-day, comprehensive race driver ‘boot camp’. They will have a chance to develop new driving skills in an array of Nissan, and other, hardware, while also being judged on fitness and mental attitude.

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=229407288503

 

[Arwin]

The American idea of motorsports is driving a million laps around an oval circuit. Putting in a few of their annoying corner things is bound to slow them down a bit.

I also guess the Stig was banned from entering to keep it fair for the rest of the world.

People who already have a racing licence are excluded from this competition for obvious reasons. Somehow I reckon that the Stig also has a racing licence. Great job on making the global 500 best novce ... !

 

[patsu]

the holders of the twenty fastest online lap times from each participating country will qualify for their national final event. Tensions will run high as they battle each other on another exclusive Gran Turismo 5 level for the chance to move to the next phase of the competition.

twenty finalists, chosen from each of the national finals events, will head to the world famous Silverstone circuit for the GT Academy itself - a five-day, comprehensive race driver ‘boot camp’. They will have a chance to develop new driving skills in an array of Nissan, and other, hardware, while also being judged on fitness and mental attitude.

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=229407288503

I bet they are going to hold the final round in the Coliseum. The losers will get their heads pulled off.

 

[djskribbles]

Wow if u want proof that racing games arent big in the US, then that leader board is it.
(OTOH I suppose US drivers could just suck )

Americans are good drivers, but only around an oval track. :smile:

edit: aww Shifty beat me.

 

[patsu]

That explains why I almost drove off the Highway 1 cliff 10 years ago.

 

[Delta9]

In any video I have seen him playing the game he always uses the dpad, not even the analogue sticks, he's on record somewhere that he prefers it.

He is bound to have a wheel, but I doubt he used it to set his time.

A different track but he does very good with a wheel.

skip to 1:30

 

[ban25]

That explains why I almost drove off the Highway 1 cliff 10 years ago.

It comes up on you very suddenly...

 

[Arwin]

It took me two hours to get my Tuned time to a 1'37.4 ... :s It's hard work, and a lot of learning to do for me before I'll be able to hit a 1'36.x - probably two more 2 hours sessions Well, we'll see. May have to return to the Stock car now as now this is comparatively a weaker time for me ... But at least I beat Kaz' Tuned time now also.

I noticed by the way that after an hour or so driving suddenly my braking started having some kind of delay. Unplugging the brake pedal and plugging it back in resolved this.

 

[Antan]

Woohoo I just did a 1:31:017 in the tuned car.....................No really!! i did!! Honest!

Make that a 1:38.158 and 1:52.280 normal. Im pleased with them times, but more imortantly im "driving" consistently in these times, lap after lap, which i hope puts me in good stead for the online races onces GT5 lands. Yes Arwin, i hate you!!! I got your pool request but i wasn`t around sorry. But what a fabulous little game. I love the smooth nature of the gfx, especially the background that wouldn`t look out of place in Mirrors Edge!

 

[2real4tv]

was this posted new areas in the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeJ6GXh9uas&feature=player_embedded#

 

[Antan]

was this posted new areas in the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeJ6GXh9uas&feature=player_embedded#

Oh nice. Madrid!!

 

[patsu]

Kazunori's AGS 2009 presentation slides:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19027883&postcount=16196

 

[E2K]

Kazunori's AGS 2009 presentation slides:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19027883&postcount=16196

Christ, the thought of GT5 being released one day gets me all warm and Christmas inside..
It will need to be the ultimate simulation racing game this console generation to make it worth the wait.
If it's not, then it will be the biggest disappointment of the generation...

Anyway, I live for this shit

 

[patsu]

For me, the most eye-catching item in the presentation is the cover slide. Kazunori is still working on Christmas day, giving presentation to the [strike]crowd[/strike] mob.

He lives for this sh*t too.

EDIT: Where in hell is AGS2009 ? Far away from KY's home I guess ?

Seems to be Hong Kong. Hopefully, his family is with him to cheer him up.

 

[E2K]

For me, the most eye-catching item in the presentation is the cover slide. Kazunori is still working on Christmas day, giving presentation to the crowd.

He lives for this sh*t too.

so true.
They could release a GT every year if they (he) wanted to. Look at the content that a NFS or Drift or whatever has. Still sucks that we have to wait though, even if it really is THE racing game of a generation..

 

[patsu]

Well... according to him, it's a rewrite. Hopefully once the game is released, they can do more DLC and other "incremental" releases.

I'd say head tracking is probably not necessary, but these crazy people are up for it.

 

[Cheezdoodles]

For me, the most eye-catching item in the presentation is the cover slide. Kazunori is still working on Christmas day..

Christmas day is a meaningless day in japan that probably isn't even free from work , seing that a very very small percentage of the japanese population is christian...

 

[patsu]

I think they work on Christmas day, but the Japanese tailored Christmas for their own purposes (e.g., year end party, gifting, boyfriends and girlfriends going out for romantic dinner together).