Gran Turismo 5 Causes PS3 Sales To Double In Japan

Gran Turismo has always been big in Japan, and Polyphony's franchise has always been big for the PlayStation brand.

It's no surprise to see Gran Turismo 5 at the top of Media Create's sales charts for the recent week; after all, GT5 is plenty huge and the competition wasn't exactly stiff. Even so, at 430,707 units in the first week, such a performance translated to a big spike in PS3 hardware sales. In comparison to the week before GT5 arrived, PS3 sales doubled; they rose from 29,058 to 68,840 on the strength of the ambitious racer. It certainly helped that the available GT5 PS3 bundle was a hot seller; the package was included in Media Create's report. But despite the fresh surge, the PS3 still failed to top the white hot PSP, which rose again in the weekly sales tally (75,689 to 96,601) and has been doing extremely well in Japan recently. Yes, well, they love their handhelds. How many DSs have been sold over there? Don't they give every Japanese baby a DS the instant it's born? Isn't it a law?

Anyway, it'll be interesting to see how GT5 fares in North America and Europe and how it impacts PS3 hardware sales. Right now, all indications are that the new GT made quite the splash, but we'll have to wait for the official numbers.

Related Game(s): Gran Turismo 5

Tags: gt5, gran turismo 5, gt5 sales, gt5 ps3

12/1/2010 9:04:06 PM John Shepard

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Mornelithe
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 9:37:58 PM
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Still haven't gotten my collector's edition (States), but I did finish the new Wheel of Time book (outstanding).

My schedule is cleared, bring on the goods!

PS. Good to see it doing respectable numbers in Japan.

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Scarecrow
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:03:55 PM

I can't believe you're missing out on this beauty.

I would have caved in already and gotten the regular edition.

You're gonna love these race tracks. Gimme a "hoorah" for Cape Ring (come on! Those of you who have played that track know what I'm talking 'bout!)

Game's ******* beautiful.

9 up, 2 down

maxpontiac
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 7:58:08 AM

Wait. You haven't played the game yet?

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Mornelithe
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 9:14:33 AM

The collector's edition is 'enroute' the fu** am I supposed to do, track down the specific UPS delivery guy who has it?

It'll get here when it gets here.

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Mornelithe
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 10:33:45 AM

PS. Don't get me wrong, I may put up a good face, but I really want this freekin game. I'm tired of achievement whoring in WoW.

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Gimmedat
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 6:36:37 PM

I have to say to everyone that comments on this site,you guys and girls if there are any.Make me proud to own GT5,the passion in your statements bring a smile on my face because I get it.The love for this game is surreal at times....God I love GT5 and I love PSXetreme,and you guys make that so.Iam just saying!

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Qwarktast1c
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 9:40:45 PM
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today i was in my astronomy class and i heard some guys talking about GT5, and one of them asked the other "Is it on 360?"

i seriously wanted to start laughing

i mean come on.... really? one of sony's biggest exclusive franchises for how many years now?

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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:40:10 PM

My friend asked me that too, he's a PS3 owner, but he doesn't know jack about game publishing, he just wondered how in hell anybody could ever fit all of that on a DVD. I was like "Yeah there's no way you ever could fit it on one, and Sony publishes the game so it'll never see the Box."

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Jawknee
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 11:07:11 PM

That's like asking if Twisted Metal is on the Xbox. ;)

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Milonakis
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:18:51 AM

in all fairness jawnkee every xbox comes with a system exclusive. twisted plastic.

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ABUrabad
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 1:41:41 AM

We could see PS3 exclusives at the XBOX only if Sony buys the whole XBOX trade mark or maybe Microsoft

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Mornelithe
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 10:21:28 AM

Or if Sony and Microsoft's gaming divisions join forces. Not entirely interested in that approach either heh.

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Jawknee
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 10:54:39 AM

@Milonakis.

You know, that's not too far from the truth. I looked at the back of my buddies 360. The freaking air vents were warped from the heat leaving the Xbox.

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NonProphet
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 9:41:24 PM
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Frankly, I'm surprised at all. The game is absolutely stunning, the more I play it, the more I appreciate the care Polyphany put into it. I'm still a little miffed about pour treatment GT5 had received from some of the less than reputable reviewers, and I hope it doesn't affect sales in North America too much. Dedicated developers deserve to be rewarded.

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Scarecrow
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:05:40 PM

Same, every day it's something new...

By the way guys, did you know that you can unlock damage in Arcade mode? Yeah as long as you keep playing it and actually win some races the damage starts to come in. But since it's Arcade it really doesn't affect performance. I'm neutral 'bout damage, don't care for it, have never cared. It's a nice touch nonetheless.

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gangan19
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 9:50:54 PM
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It will cause me a big belly if i keep playing

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Scarecrow
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:06:33 PM

Haha, that's why it takes years upon years to actually squeeze this game to its fullest.

I've barely touched GT Mode and I have 15+ hours invested on it already.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:41:33 PM

You been drinking beer and driving?

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gangan19
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 11:21:05 PM

yeah i drink alot of sam adams beer, there's just so much driving to do while not to drunk..lol

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Jawknee
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 11:50:45 PM

Oooh! What kind of Sam Adams?

Sam Adams is the best.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:55:46 AM

I had a Sam once, then never again.

1 up, 2 down

gangan19
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 2:58:06 AM

my favorite is, chocolate bock...but almost all of their beer i drink taste great but strong..i buy a big variety case at bjs a 24 pack....with many flavors, im a big fan of sam and i make my own too, i made brown ale

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Jawknee
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 11:06:50 AM

I had Chocolate Bock over Thanksgiving weekend. My favorite is their Boston Ale and Winter Ale. I am an Ale drinker as you can see. :)

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SvenMD
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:11:00 PM

Winter Ale FTW! I also approve of the Summer Ale in the warmer months. My other favorite is the Dunkelweizen. But a Sam Adams light will do in a pinch.

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Fane1024
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 3:59:46 PM

I like a Sam Adams, but you should be able to tell from my avatar which malted beverage I prefer.

I think Frostface would agree with me. ;)

My Goodness!

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AshT
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 9:58:02 PM
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This proves that for a game like GT5, poor critic reviews won't matter.

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gangan19
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:03:58 PM

only the bias people gave it poor reviews, the honest people in the world is running out quickly

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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:41:54 PM

*biased* people.

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gangan19
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 11:22:55 PM

oh yah thanks the same thing i was thinking didn't make it on the keyboard

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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 11:48:16 PM

Any excuse to use the English major is a good one.

1 up, 0 down

gangan19
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 3:00:28 AM

idk what you mean...sometimes when im writing ill think it out but not write it down...and i can't spell to well neither :(

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 7:00:14 AM

I got your back :)

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Highlander
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:03:34 PM
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This game is far better than some of the reviews suggest. I'm glad that many people are paying attention to the game and not the reviews.

To everybody reading those overtly critical reviews, please understand that the reviews in question are the equivalent of reviewing a super-car and marking it down for having no cup holders, poor fuel economy, no radio and a spartan interior. Nevermind that it's a sublime driving machine, or that it's one of the finest automotive machines ever created, those cupholder matter darn it, and the suspension is too hard dammit.

Honestly, that is what these reviewers are doing. It is the equivalent of reviewing a true supercar as if it was supposed to be a family car. Utter stupidity, but there it is.

That's not to say that GT5 has no flaws, it has some, but the game is easily a 9-9.5 on just about any objective scale.

Ah well, perhaps Japanese gamers don't trust IGN or Gamespot? One can hope.

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Scarecrow
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:10:18 PM

Easily a 9+ game, on that there's no debate.

If you actually play the game 10 to 20 hours into it, it starts giving you all its fruits.

It's like playing an rpg for 10 hours and reviewing it. It just doesn't work.

This game is amazing, not only is it the most realistic racer available but the there's so much to experience. A few graphic glitches is minor, that kinda stuff doesn't even matter when you're driving down a farm and fireworks exploding left and right :D

3 up, 0 down

Ayane
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:37:36 AM

I believe the average Japanese gamer doesn't even read or care about IGN or Gamespot.

7 up, 0 down

Highlander
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 1:24:54 AM

In that case the average Japanese gamer has a major advantage over the average American gamer.

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Bjorn77
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 3:07:30 AM

Ihave 15 hours into the game, playing it diligent and am only 17% complete... It's a beautiful game, sometimes it looks so real it's like controlling a car in a actual race on TV. Amazing how they did that.

Everybody that gave it less then an 9 is a dumb-ass and compared it to the best racing game inside their head instead of games actually in stores.

2 up, 0 down

swapnilgyani
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 3:54:56 AM

The Gamespot review is really queer. The guy has almost all praise for it. He has pointed out some flaws, but if you were to read the review without knowing the score he gave it, you'd easily imagine a 9.

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swapnilgyani
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 3:55:49 AM

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STAY3R
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:04:24 PM
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the only thing i did not like in gt5 is the soundtracks, they are not on per with the game soundtracks we come to expect from a AAA tittle, but thank god we can import our own, it saved the day for me.
I'm still on single player, did n't go online, lmao, not even for a single time.
Nothing is more fun than driving my EVO IX on Special Stage Route 7, what can i say! a piece of awesumness, lovette

2 up, 1 down

Scarecrow
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:13:00 PM

Dude, Special Stage Route 7 (all its routes and editions) are FUCKING breathtaking. Pardon my eloquent French.

I love this game, it far surpasses any racing experience yet.

Got to drive the newest Pagani Zonda tonight, what a thrill!

2 up, 1 down

Scarecrow
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:17:09 PM
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I still can't get enough. Racing heaven...

I know for a fact Europe and Japan won't disappoint us.

I see the US failing yet again (that seems normal these days). But I hope I'm wrong.

GT6: for Europe and Japan on ps4 in 2014, and for NA in 2015-16. That's what's bound to happen based on the whining.

I do commend the true diehard American fanbase though. There are some great fans here and elsewhere in the US who know and love the franchise. Just sad that many other gamers will take website agendas to heart and think the game is bad.

1 up, 1 down

STAY3R
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:26:12 PM

i think we might see another GT in this gen, not sure, but just a guess, prolly at the end of ps3's lifecycle (just before ps4 releases)

i guess they are too busy buying the legendary editions and hardened editions of some games or prolly that's where they spent all their money :P

5 up, 0 down

BikerSaint
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 5:44:47 AM

Sorry Scarecrow, but I have to defend my country's honor......

The US doesn't fail,

But unfortunately for the majority of us here, some of the a-holes in it, do.

2 up, 1 down

Jawknee
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 11:01:28 AM

Dude, Crow, I like you, but you really gotta stop with this "it's because were American that we don't support good games" nonsense. Nationality has nothing to do with it.

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Scarecrow
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 2:28:20 PM

It has nothing to do with patriotism.

It has all to do with pointing out the truth. The Americans are the ones, for the most part, who either miss out on the best ps3 games, don't buy the console enough, and seem to whine the most about the Sony brand in general.

^All of that has nothing to do with patriotism. The truth is the truth, you can't avoid it. France for example is the complete opposite, the love, adore, and buy the crap out of the ps3 and its games. Not that the French are somehow better than us, they just like the ps/sony brand better. It's a fact, it's not this made up fiction story.

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Snaaaake
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:44:22 PM
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Speaking of Japan, did Famitsu review GT5?

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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 10:46:35 PM
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Will Sony release the relevant numbers for NA? I know we sure as fack can't count on NPD since they were, rather mysteriously, disallowed from posting numbers.

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YoMega
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 @ 11:00:39 PM
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Hey, I love GT. Always have. I've played GT5 twice on two different PS3's. Why? I'm getting a new one tomorrow, but I bought the game, release day. My friend will be getting it next paycheck, due to me helping him start off. Two Japanese sports cars. 400+ hp each. Not bad for a few hours time, say, 4? The game itself is AMAZING. I just have fun playing it. I enjoy trying to be as precise as I can for once, and I gotta say, drifting is a blast. Shame about the tires though, a 670 hp 'Stang (other friends ps3) eats em up quick. Next car to build: Ford GT.

But, after all that is said and done, I do have 1 follower coming to GT with me. I may convince the other, but thats not looking likely.

9.9 from an honest reviewer. Love it.

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Alienange
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:07:16 AM
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What do they DO with all those PSPs? It's mind boggling.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:28:44 AM

Build robots that can play them, what else?

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Ayane
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:36:15 AM

The PSP has tonnes of games targeted for the Japanese/import market, released in Japan only. Those games generally have little to no appeal in the Western market, thus creating the misconception of "the PSP has no games"

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Highlander
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 1:31:28 AM

Ayane,

If some bright spark at Namco Bandai games in Japan would wake up one morning and decide to do text only translations of their PSP games so that all menu text and subtitles were translated from Japanese into English, there are a **ton** of games that could be marketed here via PSN for very little investment and easy profits. The Idol Master games for example would sell well here to several different audiences, not just girl gamers. But there are so many RPGs and other games along the lines of the IdolMaster games that would sell decently, if all they had was the text translated. The Japanese audio would be a plus, not a minus. It's just that for so many in the west, written Japanese is not something they are going to be able to learn, which limits the possible buyers of imports of such games to those who speak and read Japanese. Simply doing a translation (sanity checked of course) of the text and subtitles in the games would be very low cost, and releasing games on PSN requires almost no investment at all. The costs are completely minimal.

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BikerSaint
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 5:54:23 AM

LOL, Imagine if the Japanese took a kinect and modded it to their PSP's.

All those PSP's could be playing co-op when their owners are working late.

Nahhh, probably wouldn't work though, cause they'd wind up catching one of M$'s social diseases.

Last edited by BikerSaint on 12/2/2010 5:56:30 AM

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Highlander
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 2:46:59 PM

Bike, most Japanese can't do anything with Kinect, they don't have the room to use the fraking thing - even assuming anyone there has a 360 to try it with.

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556pineapple
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:32:53 AM
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I just purchased this game. And in with tradition, of my purchasing of a highly anticipated game, my PS3 has again proven unreliable.
*sigh*

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:54:47 AM

Are you sure you didn't buy a Chinese "Funstation" or some such?

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556pineapple
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 1:13:19 AM

Nope, it's a 2 year old refurb sent to me directly from Sony as a replacement for my original 60 GB, which didn't even last a year. As much as I hate the thought of it, I guess I'll just have to buy a slim, and a PS2, since I have plenty of those games that I still play. Sad thing is, I won't be able to do so for another month. :/

Last edited by 556pineapple on 12/2/2010 1:13:46 AM

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___________
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:54:40 AM
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no surprise there!
as i have said many times, developers could release a game of a dog taking a dump on the lawn and as long as it has GT, or halo or COD on the front it will sell millions!
sad how the whole industry has turned into zombified sheep!

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:55:22 AM

..and you continue to make no sense. This game is selling because it is top quality.

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Snaaaake
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 1:03:02 AM

Not necessarily true though World, there's got to be fans waiting for GT5 regardless of the quality. But hey, there was no doubt the quality would be great.
I'm not a fan of GT and never was, I just fell to the hype and convinced myself to get it.

But it's wrong to put GT in the same category of CoD. Even I know that.

Last edited by Snaaaake on 12/2/2010 1:05:41 AM

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 2:16:15 AM

I don't do GT either, and yes it may be selling a lot on name recognition, but I've played previous iterations and I think it was a foregone conclusion that Polyphony "only does" top quality.

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Snaaaake
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 2:35:37 AM

True, the budget and time spent on it.
CoD is nothing compared to GT.

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BikerSaint
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 5:58:10 AM

Mr. Zero Credibility(______) strikes again

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 6:52:52 AM

That should be his first real Handle on this site, "Zero_Cred"

Last edited by WorldEndsWithMe on 12/2/2010 6:59:26 AM

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SvenMD
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:16:38 PM

I always liked "blank line" - it's to the point and describes the user perfectly -"devoid of anything useful to humanity"

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sirbob6
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 1:53:29 PM

See I just associate the blankness with Anonymous, explaining the lack of constructive comments.

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Fane1024
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 4:10:03 PM

It's not even the opinions that are worthless (though he does seem to operate in Bizarro world, where bad is good and good is bad)...it's the usually incoherent ramblings combined with the wall-of-unpunctuated-and-uncapitalized-text presentation that makes his posts an auto-ignore.

I have actually seen him make a valid point once in a blue moon, though.

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___________
Friday, December 03, 2010 @ 5:51:35 AM

the lack of comprehension skills on this site never ceases to amaze me!
where did i say it was a bad game?
i said even if it was a bad game it would still sell millions because of its brand name.
just like Ferrari, if they released a car that started smoking after a little use it would still sell like hot cakes................ oh wait!

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Highlander
Friday, December 03, 2010 @ 12:51:23 PM

These are your words - just to clarify your attitude towards GT5.

"GT5, im really getting bored of it because all the races are the same.
NFS shift had drag races, drifting, circuit, had so many different types of racing to keep you from getting bored.
GT5 only has one type of racing, start at the start line and drive around a set number of laps.
no differing drive style like drifting, sprints, drag races ect ect.
i really liked the collision effects in NFS shift too, they actually made you feel like you hit a solid wall at 200KMs, unlike GT5 which feels like you ran into a wall made of foam!
really cool how when you crash the screen goes all blury and you can hear the drivers deep breaths."

It seems that you find the game boring and tedious, you don't like the race modes, and you don't like the damage modeling. Generally when someone describes something as boring, they don't like it, they consider it 'bad' rather than 'good'.

I could go dig up quotes from earlier comments of yours on GT5, bitching about the content in the signature edition for example, but why bother, you won't for a moment recognize that people are calling you on what you say.

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___________
Saturday, December 04, 2010 @ 8:17:19 AM

since when does calling something boring mean you dont like it?
i found the first few hours of heavy rain boring, does that mean i dont like heavy rain too?
every race in GT5 is the same, even the licenses are the same thing but harder so if im doing the same thing for 4 or so hours straight of course im going to get bored!

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SuMtOnE
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 12:57:15 AM
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amazing what a game can do.

on the sidenote:
why wont capcom release Monster Hunter for the ps3 with online ? i would love to play it with some friends online on the ps3.

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Clamedeus
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 8:15:03 AM

That would be awesome, i had an Adhoc party with my friends and we played the Monster Hunter for PSP was a lot of fun.

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Milonakis
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 1:13:52 AM
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gamespot gave this a 8.0. What xbot catering buttholes.

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ABUrabad
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 1:45:25 AM

Is there a chance for Sony to prevent these bias reviewers or websites from releasing any comments and reviews for Sony's products?

2 up, 1 down

Highlander
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 2:50:38 AM

No. Publishers have actually tried to do that, and been outed by a few (more principled) sites. If Sony was to try that it would be such big news, it would be instant headlines.

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Bjorn77
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 3:13:30 AM

If I where in charge at Sony I would blacklist those sites and not give them any exclusives, early hands on material etc etc.

I would even pull of a Dana White and contractual forbid all Sony employee's to do business with them in any way.

2 up, 2 down

ABUrabad
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 5:07:16 AM

Sony has to to drastic measurements to get influence at these bias websites and reviewers, but not in unethical way as M$ doing .

by the way after checking old reviews for all GT series ,I have discovered that these websites have never been faithful at their reviews for example the first ever GT was released on PSX it was given 8.6 by gamespot ,by that time this GT has introduced the driving simulating concept that never been considered by any other game ever , so I think this exact website has never been trusty at all.
Still I dont know what PD has to offer at their games to get better reviews ,there is nothing in the world being lift away without simulated in their games.

Last edited by ABUrabad on 12/2/2010 5:18:00 AM

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Highlander
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 10:17:41 AM

@ABU

The negative publicity that would surround any attempt to interfere with the reviews of a game by one of these sites would be too much to bear, it would end up worse than letting them do a poor review.

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Milonakis
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 1:13:55 AM
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gamespot gave this a 8.0. What xbot catering buttholes.

5 up, 1 down

BikerSaint
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 6:03:08 AM
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Who care what scores other reviewers gave GT5???

The sales are prominently proving that those short-score reviewers totally failed, whatever their agenda's were.

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Highlander
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 10:21:47 AM

People buy GT for a reason, and that reason has not - generally - been review scores. Because of the nature of the beast, it's always been something of an acquired taste. These days with the rise of the casual gamer, it's nor really surprising to see reviews that are missing the point of a game. As I said, it's like reviewing a super-car and ignoring the driving experience and instead focusing on the lack of cup holders, leather seats, carpets and the very hard (uncomfortable) suspension. Never mind that the car can hold the track like it's glued there and performs as well or better than any other super -car yet created. That's kind of how I feel they have approached GT5.

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AnonWTF
Saturday, December 04, 2010 @ 6:22:32 PM

Just because something sales well doesn't mean the game is not crap. This works vice versa.

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sha4dowknight05
Thursday, December 02, 2010 @ 1:50:39 PM
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Maybe it's the limited edition blue ps3 that gran turismo 5 comes with. I guess the japanese gamers were really looking forward to this game.

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CaptainWinkie
Sunday, December 05, 2010 @ 12:52:29 PM
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It was Black Friday and the slim is out and there is nothing else to buy your children. Don't equate sales to GT5. Maybe 25% TOPS!!! Yeah ....holiday sales at the peak and you say it's an unfinished GT5 made mostly for kids? I Pre-ordered GT5 the first day available. (3 years ago?) It's good...but sales? Compare it to last year without a 160gb slim out and that's a comparison.

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