GT5 : Saves during endurance races coming soon

Kazunori Yamauchi, head of Polyphony Digital, has claimed he is currently working on implementing saves during Gran Turismo 5's endurance races.

[BlmThug]

Doesnt That Take Away The Point Of A Endurance Race ?

[PirateThom]

Not everyone has time for a full endurance race, yet they may want to complete the game. You don't have to use it, but it's really for those of us who can't dedicate that much time.

[Shadow Flare]

@blmthug

All I'll say in response to your question is:

Have you done the 24hr endurance race yet?

Like piratethom said, realistically, it's ridiculous to make people race continuously for 9hrs straight or (lol) 24hrs straight. People have lives. Also, there's a little thing I like to do called sleeping. A 24 hour non-stop race sort of stops me doing that. There's endurance racing and then there's being a nutcase. Like I said below, not even real race drivers race continuously for 24 hours.

I think though the save function should only be included in really long races. A one hour endurance shouldn't have it in my opinion cos there should be some element of endurance to it

[hiredhelp]

This is a good thing. lemans is great. but doing it for real.

man i have a child. he certanly wont let me play games when hes awake. i dont have freinds who have ps3's even if they did they may not have or like GT5. so this was most defo needed.

[Crazyglues]

Yes Please do this, I don't have the time to sit there playing a race that was 20 laps and then going to another 5 in the championship mode that are 20 laps each too, I mean Come on'

it's the only thing that made me stop playing and kept me from getting that X1..

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[TBM]

i've done 3 of the first 4 enduro races myself with the 4hr one being the toughest out of the 3. had to pause once every hr to get through that one lol.

with b spec mode it was a breeze since my friend let me borrow his red bull car i've done 3 of the first on that too. the indy 500 only took 2hrs and 15mins in that car.

the save is most welcomed in my book lol.

[kneon]

I've managed to finish the 4hr Nurburgring with no breaks, other than waiting during a pitstop. It was awesome, and exhausting.

I'm looking forward to the saves, they can just make it such that when you pit, one option is to save. That will make it easier to transition back into the race.

[sikbeta]

Pretty much what PirateThom said, this is good for me and the bunch in the gtp forums asking for it :P

[Nitrowolf2]

No one (unless your truly dedicated to it) is gonna want to sit there for 24Hours waiting for a race to complete. Even if it's meant to be real, this type of stuff just isn't workable for most gamers considering most have school, work, ect.

There just isn't enough time for most people, and worst of all leaving your console on paused during the race until you come back from where ever.

Plus they should have had it so your B-Spec character can take over for you during these period your gone.

[Shadow Flare]

Also no real life race driver races for 24 hours straight.

Because it's ridiculous. So yeah, this updates welcome

[Kon]

I remember myself playing during 10nonstop hours just to win the F1 in GT4. Good times, good times indeed.

[ugabugaz]

If I had the time to do it, I would. I love GT5 but yeah, not happening. It's shit having to leave my PS3 on overnight.

[iamgoatman]

@Kon

Remember doing that one myself just for the F1 car, took me like 12 hours or so. Wish I had as much free time these days.

[sinncross]

The best solution is a secondary copy-protected soft save.

Endurance races are exactly that, about endurance: but not everyone has the time. If saving is allowed during pitstops and is copy-protected, that stops the endurance being abused.

I also say soft-save because the save file should be deleted upon loading up the endurance race.

I only say this because of what endurance races represent But, if the save is permanent and can be copied then so be it.

On a side note, I hope this comes to championship events as well saving between races). Something like the Formula GT event is quite hectic and over 2 hours long. I would have liked a break between the event, but then I might have not got gold giving myself a resting period :)

[Downtown boogey]

I thought I'd NEVER do any of endurances in GT5 since they take hours!! Now, however I might actually play the game more.

[theonlylolking]

Yup, that is what I liked about endurance races in GT sit that I cannot leave the race I must test my endurance and skills. I could pause but I could not exit unless I wanted to do it over again. With this save thing it will take away some of that endurance.

Now for you people that might say"you dont have to save". I dont but knowing it is there is tempting just like in Forza 3 rewind. You try not to but you know it is there and just have to do it.

[Shadow Flare]

What's the difference between pausing the race and saving the race? One of them is less likely to set your house on fire for starters. A few months ago I was looking at this very topic on the gtforum and one guy didn't want saves but said he left his ps3 on pause overnight during a race. Ummmmm....I think saving is the same thing. And it's a bit cheaper on the electric bill too

[Calabolg]

@Shadow Flare
Actually, if you look in GTP forum, there's a thread of people saying how long they left their PS3 on (mostly for B-specs) electric bill cost. It'd surprise you. But I get your point and I'm welcome this feature.

[joydestroy]

no, i don't think it takes away the point of an endurance race. who the fu*k has time to race an actual 24hrs!? you end up leaving your system on to do it. i have an old 60gb model and i don't wanna see it die because i left it on all day to play a GT5 endurance race. what sense would that make???
"oh yeah man, my PS3 died today because i was trying to be hardcore and beat an endurance race on GT5 and had to leave my console on while i was at work all day. now i can't play anything." ???

i've beaten the first endurance race but that's it.
as soon as this update happens, i'll finish that game.

[Ducky]

Hmm.
1. Include endurance races
2. Add feature that eliminates the point of endurance race.

O.o?
Hmm, oh well... perhaps the B-spec driver will take the wheel for you.

[Shadow Flare]

So you'll be racing for 24hrs continuously then?

[ugabugaz]

Many people simply don't have enough time to dedicate to say a 9 or 24 hour race. The solution is to leave your PS3 on overnight and that's just bad.

I've only gotten up to level 33, so I've only done up to the Nurburgring 4H and that was pretty fun. I did it in one sitting although I felt kinda wonky after it.

[Ducky]

^ I understand that, but the purpose of endurance races, to me, has always been about endurance. How long can you handle the stress of handling curves at blistering speeds before a mental breakdown.

Though that is irrelevant since I shouldn't force my tastes on to other people. If some casual players want to make things simpler for themselves, then they should be free to do so.
I actually wouldn't even mind if it GT5 had a rewind feature (such as Dirt) whereas I recall ShadowFlare up there being against that idea because it makes the game easier by ruining the challenge... =x

My actual point was that when an endurance race is broken down into chunks, then the endurance part gets lost. You might as well be playing an event with 10 races on the same track.
Kinda makes you wonder why they threw in a 24hour race to begin with.

[bluwulf]

Fat,

Its an option.

If you feel the need to race for 24 hours, which no one does irl..

you can still do it.

The people that buy GT5, and actually play it... Have requested it. Its one of the most requested features.

[Shadow Flare]

"I actually wouldn't even mind if it GT5 had a rewind feature (such as Dirt) whereas I recall ShadowFlare up there being against that idea because it makes the game easier by ruining the challenge... =x"

Yeah, I do think it takes away from the challenge if you can rewind. Regarding saving in endurance races, I said above that it should be limited to very long races. They shouldn't let you save midway through a 1 hour race for instance because you still want the element of endurance to exist. However it also needs to be practical and you need to be able to save during a 24hr race in order to realistically be able to finish it

[ChristianGamer]

Of course not' when people say gt5 needs this the fanboys will attack you and say that isn't realism...but when pd announce it you get excuses...see 1.1

[hazbaz]

STFU and GTFO! Geez...

[PS3 Supremacy]

Or you know...you could just pause the game and walk away. What difference would that be from saving? So are you going to suggest that the pause function be removed as well for it to be considered realistic? There's a fine line between realism and practicality.

[sikbeta]

dude, go to the gtplanet forums or heck, in whatever article in the site read everyone asking for saves in endurances races...

[PS3 Supremacy]

In real life, racers are put into teams and they take turns. I believe its 8hrs per driver, not entirely sure. So it's not the same guy driving for 24 hours.

[TABSF]

I did an endurance, it was insane

Did 6 hours, then paused and slept, then did 12hours.
Parked it for the rest of the time, my lead has good enough.

[antboltonboy]

thank god cant go through another 4 hours of constant racing

[dorron]

Great addition! Long time awaited!!!

[never_waste_a_bullet]

thank god, I'm definitely waiting for this to come out before I do the 6 hour and le mans

[Jamaicangmr]

No it doesn't it all depends on the implimentation. Maybe you can only save per 2 hour or 4 hour blocks rather than whenever you want.

I for one am excitd because endurance class is the only class i havent beaten yet because i just can't devote 24hrs. I wont be leaving PS3 paused and running for hours while i sleep.

What we need to take in consideration is the fact that 24hr races arent done by one driver. Its a team of about 3 or 4. So it takes alot to be expected to do this all on ur own.

Now i can actually platinum this b!tch lol!

[Redempteur]

VERY GOOD polyphony..each complain is adressed one at a time but they are working on improving the game .. That's what i call support.

a quicksave- quickload system will please me ..but as long as i can save i'll be happy

[gamingisnotacrime]

great stuff coming from PD!!!

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

Wow a promised launch feature coming months after it's launch. I might actually decide to play the game once the other 9000 updates come out and when the games finally completed.

This isn't a great job it's a bad job PD.

Pathetic...

[NotSoSilentBob]

Where was it ever stated that Endro saves were going to be in the game?

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

Oh they were, I kept up to date with GTplanet literally everyday on GT5 news and saving during endurance races was one of the most wanted features and it was also promised to be in the game.

Controlling B-Spec races were also promised before launch to be in the game when it releases but what happened? this feature was only recently added to the game.

There's so many more features they haven't added yet.

[NotSoSilentBob]

Could you provide a link to where the Endro save feature was promised? I know that the Fans have asked for the saves since the first mention of 24hrs true endros but I have never known Kaz to state they would happen.

[cgmike]

Freaking THANK YOU!

[Ace_Man_6]

I never got to read this article because it's using a Microsoft product!

[Killzone3___]

you see, these are the developers who like what they made and the fans ...good feature but they should put it just for races that 6+ hours long...
thanks to PD , gtplanet and the fans :)

[Bounkass]

FINALLY! Let's get racing!