Any Gran Turismo 5 Players Out There?

[Big Fella]

If anyone is keen on doing some Remote races, let me know, my B-spec drivers need a kick in the pants.

And i got my bluetooth headset delivered the other day, so i can actually pick the right car for the right races now

Edited March 28, 2011 by Big Fella

[Jetwreck]

I'll get some going tomorrow......sorry I have not been on.......had on operation on my knee two weeks ago and I cannot get into my drivers seat.

P.S. And yes I could use a controller but I am really really really really really really really really really really crap with it as I have never used one for racing!

[Beer Baron]

If I can find something similar to that which can also be folded up for storage, then that would be awesome. I'm pretty sure there are some out there that do, it's just a matter of looking for and finding one.

I know this is a super old post, but if you haven't bought anything to mount your wheel set-up then I have the solution for you.

http://www.wheelstandpro.com/

it's great. very sturdy, lots of adjustment, holds everything nice and firm and you can use it on the couch, in a chair or whatever. and it folds up neatly in about 2 seconds. not too expensive either at around $200 delivered. I had a custom made set-up with race seat (used the carbon cobra evolution out of my 32) etc but they are just so farken big they either get left in the living room taking up heaps of space, or you pack them away and then cbf getting them back out again. this is much more elegant. I just fold mine down flat and it tucks under the coffee table, the wheel and pedals stay permanently attached. I'm using it with just a logitech GT wheel and it's actually a very nice set-up.

[Beer Baron]

this one is another option, but more $$ and much harder to buy in aus. http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=220〈=en

could be not too bad if you order it to an address in the US and use a freight forwarding service to send to aus. but by the time you pay for it to be sent and pay the fowarding/shopper fee it'll probably still be $250+

where as wheel stand pro you can order from the .com site or they have a .com.au site (but I found it faster from the .com site, though it's a few $ cheaper if you get it from the .com.au shop). I think the way it uses a cam level to fasten the bars is better too. certainly quicker and easier to adjust and means you can fasten it farken tight.

[zei20l]

anyone been playing online lately? oh thats right NO ONE CAN!!!!

lol so rekon they will start to charge for online playing like xbox live?

i think the charges will help 'secure' your details and i guess employ new online people (that they fired 200+ of) and firmware writers to stop CFWs.

[Jetwreck]

anyone been playing online lately? oh thats right NO ONE CAN!!!!

lol so rekon they will start to charge for online playing like xbox live?

i think the charges will help 'secure' your details and i guess employ new online people (that they fired 200+ of) and firmware writers to stop CFWs.

lol.....stirring up a hornet's nest aye!!!!

[zei20l]

hahah yup!!

how long has it been down for now?

i bet all the playstation fanboys have excuses too. im just waiting for them........

[Jetwreck]

hahah yup!!

how long has it been down for now?

i bet all the playstation fanboys have excuses too. im just waiting for them........

It's been down since the 25th!

No excuse's bud!

Let's compare my experiences between Consoles though:

XBOX

*Work buy's Xbox.....after 3 weeks of hardly any play it get's the ring of death for the first time...sent away to fix for 2 week's........get it back and at about the 8 month mark it shit's itself again.....send it away for 2 weeks. So on top of having to pay for online usage I had the added pain in the arse breakdowns and shipping. Might also add that most people I know have had the ring of death experience!

PS3

*I buy PS3 on release date......after 31231231236876483124658hr's of use online/offline it still has not shit itself and nor have my mates ones.......only after how ever many year's since it's release has it been hacked into through a Microsoft product.....Oh and I have never had to pay to use the online Network!

Wii

* Purchased it about a 2 years ago....it's the kid's console so you can imagine the treatment it get's....has never stopped working!

Edited May 4, 2011 by Jetwreck

[Jetwreck]

Not to mention GT5 shit's all over Forza as a driving game for those of us that do know how to drive!

[bigkevracer]

Not to mention GT5 shit's all over Forza as a driving game for those of us that do know how to drive!

I was waiting for someone to bring that up...

GT5 is a better driving game, but I think Forza is a better racing game.

Sure, the physics are technically better in GT5, but I almost think they should move towards picking some great driving roads and exploiting what they're best at. The most enjoyable drives I've had in GT5 have all been on those old school windy driving road style tracks. Put it on a racetrack though and the GT5 races just lack something.

That and I like the more advanced tuning and modding capabilities of Forza.

My XBox only shit itself once, and sure that was a pain in the arse, but since then its fine. My PS3 experience was worse... pick it up and take it home to setup when GT5 came out, turn it on "need an update". Updates aren't optional on XBox, where if you don't do them you can play locally but just not online, they're mandatory. This updating process continued when I tried to run GT5, and I think all up I waited an hour or two before I could play GT5 because of these damn updates!

[Jetwreck]

I was waiting for someone to bring that up...

GT5 is a better driving game, but I think Forza is a better racing game.

Sure, the physics are technically better in GT5, but I almost think they should move towards picking some great driving roads and exploiting what they're best at. The most enjoyable drives I've had in GT5 have all been on those old school windy driving road style tracks. Put it on a racetrack though and the GT5 races just lack something.

That and I like the more advanced tuning and modding capabilities of Forza.

My XBox only shit itself once, and sure that was a pain in the arse, but since then its fine. My PS3 experience was worse... pick it up and take it home to setup when GT5 came out, turn it on "need an update". Updates aren't optional on XBox, where if you don't do them you can play locally but just not online, they're mandatory. This updating process continued when I tried to run GT5, and I think all up I waited an hour or two before I could play GT5 because of these damn updates!

Updates are a pain but GT5 was the problem with the update's you talking about.....not the PS3! Problem was that GT5 was not correct on release which I personally recon was a poor effort on both PS3 and Poly's part! You also don't have to do the updates on the PS3 but as per the Xbox you wont be able to get online either!

[bigkevracer]

Nah becacuse it was a brand new console, I had to do a console update, then a GT5 update, then another GT5 update. Painful...

I couldn't work out how to avoid the updates on the PS3, if I didn't do them it wouldn't let me even play the game!

[Run-It-Hard]

Oh you PS3 haters are just Jelly that you have to pay for online services

If this happened to you, you guys would be loosing your shit!

I sold my 360 for a PS3, only thing I miss is Forza.

Edited May 4, 2011 by RoadsterGarage

[zei20l]

of course GT5 is better than Forza 3!! im happy to admit that. but it only took them 4 years to release it.

sony right now are in the bad books, after all the hacking crap they are cracking down on, badly made products (not the PS3, but it has its YLOD) and now this PSN hack, its not looking good at all. plus the price of the PS3 will never come down now, they need to recoupe the losses they will be experiencing.

i have to admit the updates on playstation are a PITA. they take forever to install, not to mention download!!

[Jetwreck]

1. All good thing's come to those who wait

2. I agree with the pricing.....I'm prepared to pay a little more for the better things.....that's why I have an M35 and not a C34!!! jk's

3. some they do some they don't!

[zei20l]

to be honest its missing MANY thing that should be in a racing/driving game. i was pretty disappointed when i first played GT5.

its not a better console, besides a few games unique to each platform, they are pretty much the same. they all do 1080p

[bigkevracer]

Yeah I was disappointed with GT5 at first. Found it too boring and clinical. Found Forza more entertaining.

GT5 is more engrossing the more you get into it, but Forza was still more fun.

Forza 4 is coming out later this year, can't wait!

[zei20l]

yup also cant wait for Forza 4!!!

should be a GT5 beater.

i really need a wheel and pedals. wish i had the room tho!

i might convert the spare M35 driver seat i have into a driving seat for the console. that would be awesome!!

[Sunkist]

yup also cant wait for Forza 4!!!

should be a GT5 beater.

i really need a wheel and pedals. wish i had the room tho!

i might convert the spare M35 driver seat i have into a driving seat for the console. that would be awesome!!

hahahah and then add about 1.4 tonnes to the racing car your driving and you'll have a real time experience.

[zei20l]

the non-electric seats are quite light. the electric ones are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO heavy