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Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 5:53am

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Apologies for being as excited as a 5 year old in a toy shop, but GT5 has just landed on the door mat!

It's only been 4 years in coming! Grin

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Reply #1 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 6:52am

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I thought it was delayed once again... And I thought it came out this midnight? Bizarre.

But it's the only reason why I'd ever get a PS3.

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Reply #2 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 8:38am

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machineman9 wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 6:52am:

I thought it was delayed once again... And I thought it came out this midnight? Bizarre.

Looking at the web, amazon (UK) customers have been getting them for the last couple of days. In reality, I think amazon had such a backlog or pre-orders (mine was a year ago, you've been able to pre-order it since late 2008 IIRC), they just had to start fulfilling them as soon as it arrived at their warehouse; in their view perhaps better to potentially be told off by the regulators, than to upset and lose a lot of customers by not having arrive promptly on release.

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Reply #3 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 12:39pm

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Ahh fair enough. I just know someone who works at Gamestation who said he had to be up this midnight for the release.

Good thing it's not on Xbox 360 otherwise they'd probably console ban you for it Grin

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Reply #4 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 1:39pm

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Got mine too .................. B licence done ...... several of the lesser races and championships won.... Cheesy

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Reply #5 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 2:04pm

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Are the rumors of an hour long install true??

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Reply #6 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 4:40pm

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Craig. wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 2:04pm:

Are the rumors of an hour long install true??

About 30-45 minutes. It's an 8GB install, but it seems to have a noticeable difference on load times.

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Reply #7 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 4:42pm

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And how is the game??

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Reply #8 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 6:28pm

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Craig. wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 4:42pm:

And how is the game??

Pretty good. Each event load takes 20-30 seconds, but then it is quite detailed. My only disappointment is that so tracks IIRC hinted at in GT5 Prologue haven't made it in.

Go-karts are cool too, and NASCAR and WRC make it a bit more interesting. Saving up for the Ferrari F10 now!

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Reply #9 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 6:33pm

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C wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 8:38am:

machineman9 wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 6:52am:

I thought it was delayed once again... And I thought it came out this midnight? Bizarre.

Looking at the web, amazon (UK) customers have been getting them for the last couple of days. In reality, I think amazon had such a backlog or pre-orders (mine was a year ago, you've been able to pre-order it since late 2008 IIRC), they just had to start fulfilling them as soon as it arrived at their warehouse; in their view perhaps better to potentially be told off by the regulators, than to upset and lose a lot of customers by not having arrive promptly on release.

I've had another thought on this. Amazon do a pre-order price promise; if the price falls before release, then you get charged the lowest amount for a pre-order. Often games are ferociously price matched in the last day or so up to release (amazon has gone down £3 tonight). By dispatching early, they've already invoiced you at a higher price.

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Reply #10 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 7:46pm

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And to be fair, most mail order companies get your game to you at least a day before official release. They have to take into account it could take a couple of days in the post even though in most cases its a next day thing nowadays.

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Reply #11 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 8:17pm

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If only I had a PS3...

I was one of the first to get GT4, although there wasn't much of a line. I had preordered it at the store, but was the only one there to get it when the box arrived

Dave

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Reply #12 - Nov 23^rd, 2010 at 9:48pm

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Wish I had a PS3

Gran Turismo 4 is one of my all-time favorite games

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Reply #13 - Nov 24^th, 2010 at 4:56am

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It took 35-45 mins to install on the HD ....... but as C said it significantly improves load times. Every time you play a new track it installs the info for that track ..... so the next time it loads quicker.

Has anyone else had the joy of the VW camper van race on the top gear test track yet? It's fun.

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Reply #14 - Nov 24^th, 2010 at 12:30pm

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eno wrote on Nov 24^th, 2010 at 4:56am:

It took 35-45 mins to install on the HD ....... but as C said it significantly improves load times. Every time you play a new track it installs the info for that track ..... so the next time it loads quicker.

Has anyone else had the joy of the VW camper van race on the top gear test track yet? It's fun.

Joy? 30mph, and if you get nudged slightly you're disqualified!

That's the only thing I'm not liking so far. Just a slight touch, or a wheel off the track, and in the challenges you're disqualified...

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