Real-Life GPS Functionality And 3D Set For Gran Turismo 5
See Full ImageEvery time we think we know about all the cool features in Gran Turismo 5, another one pops up and makes us go, "oh...damn.
In news taken from the Tokyo Auto Salon 2010, GTPlanet is reporting that Polyphony has teamed up with auto technology company Denso to deliver GPS functionality to the game. It's a "GPS-track day unit," which will be included in the new Toyota-FT86G; the unit will monitor your position as you take a spin around any real-world track (provided that track is in the game). Then, when you're done, you simply take the memory card out of your car, plug it into your PS3, and the data will then be used to reconstruct your lap within the game. Watch a replay of yourself, compete against your own ghost car...it's just so freakin' cool! It also seems as if this feature has already been tested; according to MotorTrend, the devs gave it a shot in a race-spec Lexus IS-F at Nurburgring last October. And last but not least, it was confirmed that a "3D version" of GT5 will be on store shelves "as soon as 3D TVs become available on the market."
Sony has already said they'll have their 3D Bravia HDTVs available by this summer but that quote implies there will be two versions of GT5 (a non-3D one and a 3D-enabled one), which seems a little odd. Last year's Avatar game was 3D-enabled but you could certainly play it normally...a little confused there, but still, all of this just ratcheted GT5's "awesome level" up a few notches.
Related Game(s): Gran Turismo 5
1/15/2010 10:27:15 AM Ben Dutka
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jaybiv
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 10:41:17 AM
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maxpontiac
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 11:09:51 AM
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How many more features are still unmentioned?
My guess is, alot.
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daus26
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 11:41:33 AM
Quote of Kaz from E3 trailer, "..very small portion"
Quote of Kaz from GT5 demo success in Europe, "...only a tiny sample of what's to come"
Quote of Kaz from Motortrend interview, "The game as a whole is completely new. But online functionality has to be at the top. We've worked so hard on it and we're hoping it's a hit."
Quote about Tuning from Motortrend interview, "They will be able to tune cars. It's another detail I can't disclose." similar quote about league functionality as well.
There more quotes, but overall, from the looks of it, there is still much we don't know I think.
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Superman915
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 11:10:20 AM
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daus26
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 11:32:12 AM
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Highlander
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 3:28:44 PM
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daus26
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 11:26:42 AM
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Regarding 3DTV however, I may have to hate Sony for this. I feel like they're treating PD like a pet. They'll probably use GT5 to promote their 3DTV when it launches like how they used them (PD) previously to promote PSPGO. Sony probably forced PD to release GTPSP on the PSPGo's launch, as they will more-likely force them here to release GT5 in the beginning era of 3D technology.
In a way, I feel bad for Kaz. With all the release dates mumbo jumbo, fans are starting to turn towards him and his team in hatred. Fortunately I will never be those ones.
Last edited by daus26 on 1/15/2010 11:29:02 AM
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fluffer nutter
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 11:45:50 AM
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jaybiv
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 12:26:38 PM
I wouldn't feel too sorry for them though because they stand to make a ton of cash when GT5 is finally released.
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englishgolfer
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 12:12:53 PM
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NoSmokingBandit
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 1:11:40 PM
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ryandon69
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 12:18:36 PM
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coverton341
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 12:29:08 PM
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Again, it is a neat feature that could be freaking amazing for people with disposable incomes and the ability to skirt responsibilities for a while but to the average gamer it is just a fancy add-on that won't get any utilisation.
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Jed
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 12:57:05 PM
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daus26
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 1:29:39 PM
Of course, not everyone's going to buy the car and go to the tracks. This is just the start of something big, similar to how GT1 became the first driving simulator, ever. Imagine if future cars (not just Toyota), have this memory card feature. Drivers and players worldwide will then be able to compare their race times in the game against reality and real world. I can imagine real race drivers using this feature to practice for an upcoming race.
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rogers71
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 12:31:58 PM
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A RELEASE DATE!!!!!
What a day that will be.
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Oxvial
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 1:22:59 PM
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that if it finally got released.
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Highlander
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 3:21:17 PM
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Scarecrow
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 3:42:01 PM
Specially since they can add new cars/tracks as DLC
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Highlander
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 3:46:44 PM
Did you notice the car pack for the PSP version that arrived in the PS Store yesterday?
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 5:18:23 PM
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D1g1tal5torm
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 1:24:45 PM
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...bah humbug.
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Dancemachine55
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 6:55:59 PM
I like games like that. If they keep adding great stuff to it, I'm happy to wait however long it takes.
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OtisFeelgood
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 1:28:56 PM
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jerocarson
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 1:55:20 PM
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JPBooch
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 2:20:48 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 2:31:21 PM
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karneli lll
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 3:06:00 PM
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Highlander
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 3:20:20 PM
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Makes sense I guess, if you have a 3D TV you'll want something to do with it. No point shipping GT5 a few months earlier if a delay let's you cross promote the game and TVs at the same time.
*sigh*
::waits::
I'm gonna have to give in on getting a 3D TV now, aren't I?
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Scarecrow
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 3:42:56 PM
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Hmmmm, the GPS sounds interesting
Arnold should get his Z into one of these tracks :) (Laguna Seca? maybe too far, but it'd be great)
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Highlander
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 3:57:51 PM
To give you an idea of how *good* GT4's graphics are. I raced around Laguna Seca I don't want to guess how many times in the game, but I've never even been within 500 miles of the place.
Now the thing is, I can see cars zipping around a corder on an anonymous race track on TV and recognize Laguna Seca simply because of the experience of driving it in game.
I love that.
One thing I would personally kiss the creators of Gran Turismo for, if they could be persuaded to do it, is for them to include the old route (pre-1987) Silverstone race track in England. I use to play a game on an ancient 8-bit home computer called Revs. It was a F3 racing simulation, and one of the circuits it had was the Silverstone F1 circuit. When they modified the circuit in the late 80's for 'safety' they destroyed it - IMHO - it's just not the same any more. No where near as fast.
Still it's funny, racing games have this way of getting in your head. They create the 'lean' factor where you lean into the corners as you play, and you learn the course almost as well as if you had truly driven it. I'm not saying I could drive the real thing very well, even knowing the route like the back of your hand is no substitute for actually driving it...
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bigrailer19
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 4:30:06 PM
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Second if they release a 3d enabled and a standard game thats rediculous. Im waiting long enough for the game so if they are releasing them seperate ill wait for the 3-d game. Cool features but I'd rather just play the game as it is intended. I want a simulator and i want it soon. Not later because they keep adding stuff, put it in the next game, otherwise we'll never get it!
These are amazing achievements no doubt, and it is really cool. But is it needed really? Maybe this day and age there still is developers that want to keep pushing the envelope so thats good!
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JackieBoy
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 4:30:56 PM
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BikerSaint
Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 9:22:37 PM
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Forza's Team 10 sucking away on their own exhaust pipes because they just heard all extreme sh*t that GT5's game is doing.
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IronFace2
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Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 10:39:45 AM