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Gran Turismo 6 – First Hour of Gameplay

The release of Gran Turismo 6 is a mere four days away and for those of you who need something to shorten the remaining waiting time, Darin & Shaun of InsideSimRacing.tv have uploaded footage of the game’s first hour of gameplay.

Watch the guys play through the first races using the Thrustmaster T500 RS steering wheel below.

Gran Turismo 6 will come to the Playstation 3 starting December 6. featuring 1200 cars, 150 of which will be new to Gran Turismo.

As announced by Kazunori Yamauchi, the distinction between standard & premium models will remain.

GT6 will also come with 33 tracks, with seven locations being all-new including Silverstone, the home of Nissan’s GT Academy competition.

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memots3797d ago (Edited 3797d ago )

watched the whole thing, i am stoked for this. one thing they didnt seem to feel that i felt right away when i played it,was the suspension model has been greatly improved. Looking forward to this.

LiQuiZoN3797d ago

I almost watched this, then as soon as the intro started I quickly stopped. I need to wait until this Friday. I shouldn't ruin it.

Kyosuke_Sanada3797d ago

Honda Fit!? XD

Come on Polyphony, you should have least made us start with an S-13.....

mcstorm3797d ago

Well I have to give it to PD this looks like a great game. To me GT5 always felt unfinished and had too many issues in terms of frame rate drops and screen tare but from this video its all been sorted out. Looks amazing for last gen hardware I don't think it looks as good as Forza 5 but I never expected it to as its on old hardware but this is a must own game for car fans. Im gutted I sold my PS3 now but may have to pick one up cheep some time next year and grab this. It looks like the game I wanted in 5 big well done to PD and anyone who is getting this are in for a treat looking at this video. :-)

Dobbac3797d ago

The menus are super fast, changing cars is fast, fast loading times. I'm in heaven!
I got the game since last saturday! (:D)

danowat3797d ago

And still, after 15 years, it sounds like shit!!!

Kyosuke_Sanada3797d ago

Maybe remove excess poop from your ears before you play the game.......just a thought

r213797d ago

Sounds like shit? Dude, what have you been hearing or watching? Last I saw Gt6 videos, I heard cars :L

ALICE6663796d ago (Edited 3796d ago )

I watched the whole hour and the engines still sounded like vacuum cleaners.

Every other car game can do better sound these days while PD have their heads stuck in the sand with the ancient sound design.

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PlayStation Doesn't Need a Dedicated PC Store Launcher

With all the PlayStation games that are now coming to PC, is it time for Sony to release a dedicated PC launcher?

thorstein5d ago

No, and they already solved any need with the overlay that's coming.

Vits5d ago

Unless they are trying to kill their recently created PC business, I would advise against opening a dedicated PC store. It's an extremely hard endeavor, and people, in general, are very comfortable with Steam. Even Epic, with their billions of dollars invested, is still struggling to find a foothold, and they have Fortnite.

just_looken4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Money is one thing security is another but again millions have 0 knowledge past 2020.

Epic store for years struggled with a shopping cart/account theft/credit card theft

Rockstar launcher/store to this day over 5 years later still has horrific user interface security flaws lost account's and stolen CC

Then you got that activision need phone number oh we lost it launcher

The crown jewel is the ea launcher/store ea app 3 yrs old still has hundreds of threads were people lost games/accounts/game access or just straight up crashes.

Edit" Oh ubi launcher were you buy a game that may or may not be there again or work and the launcher 5yrs old still has no 4K support if you launch it on a 4k screen there is a high chance it will just crash.

ocelot075d ago

Can tell who ever put this together is not all that clued up on pc gaming.

It's just a known fact. The PC gaming community prefer Steam and Steam alone. They don't like different launchers. I personally don't mind them. But majority just stick with steam. Hence why EA and Ubisoft went back to on releasing on steam and why Microsoft release games on steam as people hated buying from the windows store.

The only other launchers that I imagine are doing ok is GOG due to being drm free and epic games due to the free games every week. Sony shouldn't release any sort of pc launcher n

Nitrowolf25d ago (Edited 5d ago )

It literally says in the OP that PC gamers don't like multiple launchers lol. It even mentions Steam being the go to for gamers

Tacoboto4d ago

Title: "PlayStation Doesn't Need a Dedicated PC Store Launcher"

N4G: "Can tell who ever put this together is not all that clued up on pc gaming"

When you don't even read the headline...

ocelot074d ago

I read it and had a brain fart. As read the title then this "With all the PlayStation games that are now coming to PC, is it time for Sony to release a dedicated PC launcher?"

So I hold my hands up on that mistake. Rest of my comment still stands.

Giblet_Head4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Steam and GOG are highly preferred because of the rich feature set. Ubisoft, Rockstar, EA, Epic etc have all set a precedent over the years for customers to instinctively expect individual publisher launchers to be so extremely half-assed that the majority simply don't want to bother dealing with what is almost an inevitable disappointment by comparison to Steam or GOG. Those publishers and their inaction or general disinterest to improve have effectively ruined any future adoption to be taken seriously.

Einhander19725d ago (Edited 5d ago )

This is just another ridiculous double standard article.

It's like how Microsoft can spend 20 years of making nothing but gaas and live service style games to sell microtransactions, dlc and subscriptions and get praise for doing it, but if Sony wants to make a single game like that every website under the sun is writing articles saying how Sony is anti-consumer or whatever.

derek4d ago

Yep, huge double standard look at the tortured reaction to the ps5pro, websites hyperventilating like Sony is forcing people to buy it.

just_looken4d ago

Wait my xbox from 2004 has avengers gaas on it? wow your so smart

m$ Gaas started with the other companies like sony

Gamepass yes they are deep into that but its still a huge money saver sense you do not own your games then get a service like that.

Now there pc xbox launcher that is trash for years now

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Is Driver (PS1) Still Worth Playing in 2024?

"Driver was a technical achievement for PS1, a pioneer in cinematic gaming, and an often brutal challenge - TechStomper asks if its brand of 70s car chase antics still holds up."

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PrimeVinister13d ago

The driving holds up, most of everything else does not.

PrimeVinister12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

@Shane Kim

Well, I mean the driving physics hold up. The draw distance, police AI, visuals in general etc do not

Cacabunga12d ago

One of my all time favorites on PS1. I spent a summer vacation playing this was so good

isarai12d ago

Sadly youd be hard pressed to find any driving game with better physics these days. But the draw distance really kills it for me

PrimeVinister12d ago

The physics hold up ridiculously well. And the draw distance is a real hurdle at first.

__y2jb12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

Nonsense. The physics in any modern game or any 360 game is light years beyond Driver.

Dandizzle12d ago

This game is hard, you will fail and quit

PrimeVinister12d ago

But you will get there eventually... maybe

MatrixxGT12d ago

All in the first two minutes.

jznrpg12d ago

Stop with is it worth it articles. If you want to play a game play the damn game!

anast12d ago

I loved this game awhile back.

Barlos12d ago

Yeah but is it worth reading pointless articles?

__y2jb12d ago

It wasn’t worth playing in the 90’s.

Espangerish12d ago

My thoughts exactly. I bought it at release for full price and got frustrated and bored with it very quickly.

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Is Gran Turismo (PS1) Still Worth Playing in 2024?

Gran Turismo for PlayStation launched a sub-genre and revolutionised console racing - TechStomper asks is it still worth playing in 2024.

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Terry_B14d ago

Well..you can play it completely offline at least ^^

PrimeVinister14d ago

Something we really miss, just turning on the console and having the game start without signing into stuff

Terry_B14d ago

Fully agreed. That and Splitscreen Modes for Racing games.

PrimeVinister14d ago

@Terry_B I miss having people to splitscreen with, but I can't blame anyone for that :-(

Cacabunga14d ago

Not too late.. we can still change that.

PrimeVinister14d ago

@Cacabunga I will let you in, see ya soon compadre :-P

MrBaskerville14d ago

@Terry_B
GT7 actually has 4 player splitscreen. Which is wild in this day and age.

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TiredGamer14d ago

Good news is that Sony released a final update to Gran Turismo Sport to allow it to function offline. Expecting the same for GT7 at some point in the future.

PrimeVinister14d ago

That is great news, I really liked Sport even if many others did not :-/

Chocoburger14d ago

I'm not big into sim racing, but I got sucked into the hype for this one from magazines back then. I just played arcade mode and that was enough for me to feel like I got my money's worth.

Yeah, it's definitely worth playing today. GT 2 has a few interesting fan made graphical mods when played on an emulator as well.

PrimeVinister14d ago

The arcade mode is underrated, it's a great alternative mode and you can even unlock GT HiFi with it.

Fonsecap14d ago

Cars back then had much more personality then those we see today. Modern cars all about the led lights and the tablet size screens and they all seem alike, back then they could be simpler in design but had tons more personality.

PrimeVinister14d ago

That is something a few people have pointed out - that cars all look the same now. I have to agree that a lot of new vehicles lack personality.

fsfsxii14d ago

You guys are so anti-fun its depressing, like who tf cares about personality of objects like wtf? Just learn to enjoy stuff as is.

PrimeVinister14d ago

It's hardly anti-fun to remark that some objects look nicer than others.

And everyone has their favourite era of cars, I sincerely doubt many will pick the 2020s a few decades from now.

Fonsecap14d ago

Dude, like wft cares about personality of objects? What about art? Paintings are objects and they're considered good or bad if they show or lack personality so I ask, wtf are you talking about? Cars are also considered pieces of art, vintage cars, classic cars, classic bikes and so on. Artists are appreciated by the objects they craft, blacksmiths, painters, engineers, designers, so wtf cares about personality of objects indeed... ( Sorry for my English, it's not my native language)

MrBaskerville14d ago

Talking about cars is fun if you are a car enthusiast. Just saying.

ApocalypseShadow14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

That Corvette Stingray to this day is one of the most ferocious whips ever driven. Overpowered against other cars yes. But to drive it and be that close to losing control, but being in command around those curves, just can't be duplicated.

HiFi mode is also something I miss. There should be a mode in today's GT where it's Mano o Mano and the detail and resolution jump full throttle. In today's games, Max Ray Tracing and lighting and textures to make it look even more real..

PrimeVinister14d ago

A modern HiFi mode would be really cool! It would be really interesting to see how real they could go by stripping it all way back.

And Stingray is a solid choice 👌

TiredGamer14d ago

HiFi mode in GT1 was only a stripped down 60 fps mode for one track. Should have been called "Performance Mode" or "High Frame Rate" mode.

PrimeVinister14d ago

@TiredGamer it was only three tracks, but it was still cool

Petebloodyonion14d ago

Not according to Former Playstation president Jim Ryan for he told Time that he doesn't see why anyone would play old games given the advancements in fidelity achieved today.

https://time.com/4804768/pl...

PrimeVinister14d ago

I don't agree with him, but he had a few good points.

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