Okay, I'm sorry guys, but sitting in full race gear in front of a PS3 makes ya look like a tool. Even the Stig would look like a dork fiddling with a Logitech wheel.
Of course you could say that the PS3 overheating issues are so bad that the nomex is necessary...
@Danimal: It only gets worse once it's nearing completion and they start showing off stuff. Like when GT4 was about to come out and they were starting to release some of the cars that were gonna be included...then delayed the release cause of net code issues.
Nevertheless, once I got my driver's license at the tender age of 16 years and three days old (along with my first speeding ticket), I have not played a single driving simulation game, as I could get off my ass and drive for real any time I wanted to. Granted, I wasn't exactly driving Porsches, but I could (and did) earn money, spend it on parts, build up my car, and race it.
Yeah, but I can get up and race for an hour before I go to work. Of course I can go to a track day, but it's expensive, far away, expensive and takes the whole day (plus prep time). GT5 isn't perfect, but it lets get in my racng fix when I want it. It also allows me to drive a bunch of cars I wouldn't normally be able to drive.
I've raced off-road (Baja 500 style) as well as flat track & TT on bikes.
You're not actually driving. You are pressing a few buttons and moving a joystick around. You may not be able to go to a track day all the time, but that just means that the occasional times that you can are all the more fun. You may not have access to the turns of the Nurburgring, but that doesn't mean you cant find yourself a windy, mountain road (unless you're in the midwest) or an empty, abandoned stretch of road in the midwest (they exist, dammit, I've seen my share of them).
No, it isn't as exciting as we imagine an actual race track would be. But it is a lot more interesting than a video game.
@pauljones: I played the first three in the Gran Turismo series to death, but it did not even come close to doing time-trials in my BMW. Even driving down some empty curvy roads after work was more satisfying.
You need a wheel to play GT. Ok, you _can_ play with a joystick, but it certainly doesn't make for a very good simulation.
Personally, I mostly play GT during the winter when my car sits, resting comfortably on it's summer performance tires, safe from all of the salt on the road and the people who can't drive.
@zeeboid: I worked at a Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth/Eagle dealer when I was a teenager. After seeing the ins & outs of them, along with a lot more of their cars, I got sick of them.
@zeeboid: I bet you I have more fun in my Miata with a third your horsepower in the twisties than you do spanking Mustangs and RS4s. It isn't wrong wheel drive, and I can have fun by myself without needing to beat somebody else to feel better about myself.
@Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Hey, my neon is great fun in twisty bits. That mostly comes from the shocks being completely shot though, so it bounces and slides sideways through any turn that isn't perfectly smooth. I certainly can't actually beat anyone in a race with it, since its a stock 4-door.
@zeeboid: While it is not my cup of tea, I can certainly understand where you are coming from with that. My weapon of choice is a Volvo. Nothing beats that "WTF!?" look while they are looking at the back of an 80s soccer mom car pulling away from them.
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And we're going to have to keep our PS2 systems, because the old games don't work on the PS3
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Of course you could say that the PS3 overheating issues are so bad that the nomex is necessary...
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I agree with you on the suit, though.
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The never ending wait is causing expectations to sky rocket.
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Sure, it's a great source of entertainment, but really, why bother when you can get out there and do it yourself?
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are we still doing that?
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Nevertheless, once I got my driver's license at the tender age of 16 years and three days old (along with my first speeding ticket), I have not played a single driving simulation game, as I could get off my ass and drive for real any time I wanted to. Granted, I wasn't exactly driving Porsches, but I could (and did) earn money, spend it on parts, build up my car, and race it.
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Yeah, but I can get up and race for an hour before I go to work. Of course I can go to a track day, but it's expensive, far away, expensive and takes the whole day (plus prep time). GT5 isn't perfect, but it lets get in my racng fix when I want it. It also allows me to drive a bunch of cars I wouldn't normally be able to drive.
I've raced off-road (Baja 500 style) as well as flat track & TT on bikes.
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You're not actually driving. You are pressing a few buttons and moving a joystick around. You may not be able to go to a track day all the time, but that just means that the occasional times that you can are all the more fun. You may not have access to the turns of the Nurburgring, but that doesn't mean you cant find yourself a windy, mountain road (unless you're in the midwest) or an empty, abandoned stretch of road in the midwest (they exist, dammit, I've seen my share of them).
No, it isn't as exciting as we imagine an actual race track would be. But it is a lot more interesting than a video game.
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You need a wheel to play GT. Ok, you _can_ play with a joystick, but it certainly doesn't make for a very good simulation.
Personally, I mostly play GT during the winter when my car sits, resting comfortably on it's summer performance tires, safe from all of the salt on the road and the people who can't drive.
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Will this be available for xbox too?
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that and out-running 400whp horsepower Mustangs in my Dodge neon... you can't quite simulate that feeling.
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still a Neon. I just cannot let that go.
I would rather eat people alive in an E30.
got an extra $20K for an Alpina B6?
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fast is fast. I have out-run Audi RS4s, no problem.
so yes, its just a neon.
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My friend Benjamin says my Saturn SL2 with it's shot suspension can whup your Neon and it's shot supsension.
Let the craptacularness begin!
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