To be fair to PD they seem to have put most of their time into bringing the handling up to scratch, giving it an overhaul to give cars real weight and suspension.

I do hope, after sticking on GT5 today, that PD has also streamlined the installation process and general UI. A 40 minute install that actually took in excess of an hour, with the timer constantly flicking back and forth, just isn't good enough. Then there are the constant load screens between menus, having to install each DLC manually within the game, etc. that are just a barrier between player and game, frankly.

The online on 5 is terrible too. Lobbies that are unnecessarily complex, lag all over the place and a general lack of structure and clarity just make it a pain to find a proper race.

If these are fixed for 6, I'll be happier than if they'd added 20+ tracks or 500 cars.

Aye, maybe separate it from the career mode? I think I'd prefer set cars (like Arcade Mode) instead of having to use your career cars. Or maybe have that as an option, at least.
Just having general race playlists instead of confusing lobbies would be a start.

I'm sold on the game already but it's nice to know some of the problems have been addressed.

Birdorf wrote:

I'm hoping they've got rid of the overtake races and gone back to time trials in the licence tests. For me, the licence tests are my favourite part, I know a lot of people hate them. Thanks to my new wheel I'm looking forward to this far more than I would have been, wheels are great, they make such a difference, couldn't go back, blah, blah, yadda, yadda.

This.

Not sure I can warrant getting a wheel for the XB1 now given that the Thrustmaster is the same price as a PS4 and the MadCatz looks like it will be more expensive than that...

looks like @escape may have got 1 of your wishes as it seems a lot faster now..... 
(even though you tubes only 30 fps)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2BxrmljqFU8

Picture here for the lazy -

Sorry - my post got messed up - I did some mock ups a few years ago because I was so appalled with the state of the UI in GT5!

Not sure what's going on in my sig

So people have this now and they're uploading footage to youtube. Here's Bathurst night-day racing:




Seems to have a good sense of speed and the track itself looks like it'd be scary as hell to race at night in real life. Weirdly the AI cars seem to have no head-lights (or does the player's lights overpower them) during gameplay while they do in the replay, can't remember if it was same in GT5. Shame about the weedy sounds too - detracts from the sense of immersion.

And a tutorial type event at Brands Hatch - with a wonderful sky-box:

That Bathurst video is amazing. Such a stunning track, can't wait to get on it next week!

I have a working Fanatec CSR!

I do hope they've improved the sensation of speed. Playing a bit of 5 tonight, I'd forgotten how hard it is simply due to the lack of visible speed. The FFB's poor, too. Everything has to be done by memory.

Lovely pedals, though. The inversion kit's great, and I've lightly modified the brake to reduce its spring tension. Swapped the clutch and brake, as well.

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Oh, arr: I've a couple of X2010 videos from earlier this year to upload. I'll do that soon. I capped my gold runs on Suzuka and Nurburgring, and then ran a few decent laps around a few tracks. Nothing amazing - I stopped as soon as I had a good lap in the bag for each - but my first lap of Suzuka was nice.

Silver's very good. Within three seconds of gold, I think. Nurburgring is actually harder, I'd say, but you leave the track less often due to lower speeds. If Suzuka had just a few tenths of leniency for leaving the track, it wouldn't be half as horrible. I did my first lap as hard as I could, and then backed off to 80/90% for my second.

Suzuka's probably my favourite track in 5, but you know I bang on about R11 and Complex String. O. Rome, Seattle...

Eurogamer go in-depth with the GT6 UI, looks to be a massive improvement :

If it's anything like GT5, and the seasonal events are back, 20 million isn't that hard to save up!

adored wrote:

Ouch indeed.

A video has also appeared online showcasing the dealerships from the game – and giving us a look at several cars, including the Ford Mark IV ’67, which costs 20 million credits. That’s just shy of £120 if you’re paying in real money. Ouch.

Isn't all the code out at the minute oddly running at Jap economy levels? I wouldn't be surprised if 20mill in the review code turns out to be more like 20k in the Eu markets. Maybe...

Wasn't gonna get this due to buying an Xbox One this week, but was given a freebie by our Sony rep!
I also happen to have the next two days off...