[robbie_998]

oooooh i just cant wait for this one !!!

anybody else soo tempted ?

anybody got a release date ?

what about the features ? (will we be able to play our own music during play ?)

anyway, get chatting

[projectmayhem]

Could be delayed 'till summer

Hopefully that's just for the yanks, though. Otherwise, the Japanese date is March

[robbie_998]

Originally Posted by projectmayhem

Could be delayed 'till summer

Hopefully that's just for the yanks, though. Otherwise, the Japanese date is March

TBH i dont want to hear any rumors or leaks or anything unless its coming from Sony them selves !

fed up with crap from others, like the sixthaxis said we would have it on the 12th ! liars !

[WolfForager]

Demo on the 17th of Dec

[Mossy Monk]

I wont care for this game until it is in my PS3 and available on the XMB. GT6 should have been released by now and GT5 a few years ago.

[robbie_998]

Originally Posted by WolfForager

Demo on the 17th of Dec

only one track and a small number of cars ???

whats on it exactly ?

cant wait anyway though

[WolfForager]

Originally Posted by robbie_998

only one track and a small number of cars ???

whats on it exactly ?

cant wait anyway though

Well it's a demo, it's hardly like they're gonna give you a 5 hour campaign or anything.

It's a time trial, fastest lap get's to drive a car on some famous race track .

[rizzla]

Originally Posted by robbie_998

only one track and a small number of cars ???

whats on it exactly ?

cant wait anyway though

It's only 1 track and 1 car but 2 versions of it. Stock and Tuned.

Hope it's good when it gets released but I have a feeling the wait won't be worth it.

[projectmayhem]

Originally Posted by robbie_998

TBH i dont want to hear any rumors or leaks or anything unless its coming from Sony them selves !

fed up with crap from others, like the sixthaxis said we would have it on the 12th ! liars !

That info is from Sony themselves. March is still set for Japan but they said westerners will have to wait until summer, the only question is if they'll delay it for EU gamers, because we bought more GT then anyone else last time 'round, and we got it before Japan!

[robbie_998]

had a go at the GT site and found this about the trials:

Linkyhttp://eu.gran-turismo.com/gb/academy/2010/

It’s your first chance to play Gran Turismo- 5 - and the way into 2010’s GT Academy, where you could become a real racecar driver!

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and Polyphony Digital Inc have announced the imminent arrival of a playable time trial from Gran Turismo®5 for PlayStation®3 (PS3™). On 17 December, a downloadable, one-track level featuring the Nissan 370Z will hit PlayStation®Network – and it’s the real thing: an against-the-clock trial from one of the most eagerly awaited games ever. This time trial does more than give you early access to Gran Turismo 5. It’s also your entry point for 2010’s GT Academy, the competition that will find Europe’s best virtual drivers and train them to become real-life racing drivers at the UK’s famous Silverstone racetrack.

Last year, PlayStation and Nissan’s GT Academy transformed the life of Spanish student Lucas Ordoñez, who entered the GT Academy and emerged a fully fledged member of the Nissan race team, winning his spurs at the Dubai 24H. This is your chance to follow his steps as a virtual-to-real racecar driver. This is your chance to join him. Download the Gran Turismo 5 time trial on December 17 and try to beat the clock. Your best time will be uploaded to a national leaderboard – and you can keep improving it, again and again, until the demo is taken down in late January. When that happens, the 20 fastest drivers will be invited to a national final, where they’ll race head-to-head on Gran Turismo 5 and undergo a series of aptitude tests. From there, the winners will be taken to Silverstone, where they’ll get behind the wheel of a Nissan 370Z for real as part of 2010’s GT Academy.

The first full Gran Turismo title for PS3, Gran Turismo 5 will give you even more of the astounding realism, design and in-car physics that the series has won acclaim for – it’s the drive of a lifetime. You’ll get to tackle the world’s most famous racetracks, rendered in High Definition graphics – and you’ll get behind the wheels of some of the most legendary cars in motor racing from past to cutting-edge present. The return of a gaming legend is imminent and your first glimpse is arriving in the form of a playable time trial on December 17. Whether you’re after stardom in GT Academy or you just want to be the first onto the Gran Turismo 5 racetrack, this is an experience not to be missed.

Also on the site is pictures of the car they are giving in the Demo (Nissan 350Z (i think))

[aaronh007]

Originally Posted by robbie_998

had a go at the GT site and found this about the trials:

Linkyhttp://eu.gran-turismo.com/gb/academy/2010/



Also on the site is pictures of the car they are giving in the Demo (Nissan 350Z (i think))

Nissan 370Z...it says it in the article you found

[GavRedKing]

I wont be to pushed about the demo but would like to see a European release date, I would guess that alot of people will import anyway if the date is anything like 3 + months after Japan.

[projectmayhem]

I got to preview the demo, so check out my little review of sorts.

Basically it boils down to the demo not having any of the features we want, but instead is a straight up time trial. No crash damage, head tracking or fun stuff. Also, it runs really slowly in the menu system (which looks a lot like the PSP menu system)

[milltown]

Originally Posted by WolfForager

Demo on the 17th of Dec

I thought they started selling the demo about two years ago?

[projectmayhem]

Originally Posted by milltown

I thought they started selling the demo about two years ago?

True enough but the game feels a lot different now. The engine is more polished and cars react a lot more to movement on the track so you have to keep adjusting to the cars weight shifting - which is amazing.

I'm still second in the world with my (imo) mediocre times. Yamamuchi is number one.

I'm beating the other Irish people who are currently on it by a good bit so I feel good. Would be hilarious if I got through to the academy without a drivers license