We didn't hear this, but we believe Kotaku on this. Sony says that the Gran Turismo 5 demo...thingy has been downloaded over 1 million times since its release last month. That's a lot of people racing the same one car around the same one track. And everyone was good with that?
I would love to see the stats on how long that one demo was played. Of course, the people trying to win the prize for having the top time in this time trial are going to retry. And racing game whores like myself will repeat play. But for the masses, for the gamers that don't "get it," and for the ones looking for a visual thrill and not necessarily a simulation -- well, I'd bet they played it for 2 minutes, spun out, and then shut it off. Nothing against the game, of course. I'm still excited about it. I just know that GT isn't for everyone, and I would have liked to see a fancier demo come out.
As you may have heard, they're still behind on the game. Maybe the lackluster demo came from this situation.
Gran Turismo 5 Demo Downloaded Over 1 Million Times [Kotaku]
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10:20 AM on 01.13.2010
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It's a sim racing game, and frankly, it's not that hard to stay no the road so long as you're not flooring the brakes and turning a the same time.
Brake, AND THEN turn. This is why so many people spin out and get in fender benders whenever there's a little bit of ice on the road in real life. No one's teaching people how to ACTUALLY handle cars in these more extreme conditions.
Actually, I liked the demo but I wonder why it is taking a geological age for them to make this game. Gran Turismo: Forever?
And if you can't stop spinning out, maybe you should quit driving around FWD eco-fag-cars and lrn2drive a real car.
Also driving tests and endurance races.
I do home they make this the best GT yet, and have everything the fans want: gorgeous graphics, involving handling, intuitive control, interesting and flexible career, challenging licenses and punishment for playing multiplayer like a tosser. Oh, and a great soundtrack and intro movie :)