Gran Turismo 5

[Matt]

As always, taken from GT Planet.

And some people get arsey at me when I say I want next gen consoles now. This in real time is probably 2 generations aways

[wod]

Was told today I'm getting a Signature Edition in at work tomorrow to show people over the weekend.

Can't wait! But...NFS is so much fun!

i wonder if i'll be able to order one from my local game as i've forgotten to preorder, as i'm sure game in leeds will be getting a couple in.

is it going to be really limited, as i might just order it on game website to be safe of getting one ?

[fishbowlhead]

I love this guy

[SuperBeatBoy]

And some people get arsey at me when I say I want next gen consoles now. This in real time is probably 2 generations aways

Wheres the jaggy edges then? I'm sure there will be, i've noticed that in certain games in the past you take an ingame photo all the jaggies are completly gone.

[glazza]

Play are showing this in stock so is this deffo out Wednesday then?

[englishbob]

Same at Shopto. "In Stock - Preorders being processed."

Don't expect it to shift until Tuesday though, they do like sitting on these. Personally think they should just send them out now, we have waited enought and Sony have messed us about no-end, surely they wouldn't dare complain.

[JP]

There's no hurry to send them out really. Some shops have had them most of the week and as long as customers get them on launch day they should be happy irrelevant of the time in development.

[englishbob]

On a game related feature-tip, has anything been revealed about its online modes? Surely its lasting legacy while we wait 10 years for number 6, its quite crucial to get this aspect right.

[Brad]

Bumper cars same as usual but with 16 players is my guess.

*awaits John with actual useful information*

[Number45]

On a game related feature-tip, has anything been revealed about its online modes? Surely its lasting legacy while we wait 10 years for number 6, its quite crucial to get this aspect right.

You can race online. There's your infos!

People have managed between GT releases without an online component before, I'm sure they'll manage now.

[speedlolita]

Gonna try set this up: http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?p=1777848

Should be fun!

[Wools]

I've just brought a Wheel Stand Pro and a Logitech Driving Force GT Wheel for this game.

I'll spend a part of the weekend going to Ikea to buy a nice armchair and re-organise my room a bit to get a nice set up. Not only will my room look great, not only will my back thank me for not having any support, but I'll be able to drive the virtual SLS the way it was meant to!

Last time I brought a wheel was for Colin McRae Rally 2.0 and I had to use the kitchen table. let's hope this proves a bit more fruitful!

A few new videos, the way the night shots truly look like how it does driving in real life, is astonishing.

[Matt]

Wheres the jaggy edges then? I'm sure there will be, i've noticed that in certain games in the past you take an ingame photo all the jaggies are completly gone.

The ingame Photo mode will probably be rendering at 1920 x 1080 with, I don't know, 8 or 16x AA, something like that. Loads of effects and filtering you can't do realtime, with the highest res models and textures. The point is, the assets and mathematics are there ready to go once the machines are powerful enough to do it realtime.

It's standard practice this gen for all "game shots" to be AA'd up the arse - in game assets (the GT5 assets are of a much higher standard than others of course) but never what you'd get in game.

I'd like to think 4x AA will be standard along with 1920x1080 next gen. We'll see.

[Number45]

Developers will come up with more graphical effects to make sure it's not possible. :-p

[Matt]

LOL yeah. But they'll be a definite case of diminishing returns then (regardless of what many say, we aren't there yet). It'll come in the form of atmospheric effects, weather, and stuff like real physics per particle.