We were personally actually quite surprised by the raitings it got, we expected lower! We know the game doesnt show all the dev time weve put in to it, but were working on that.

We did have a near finished product when we released prolouge, we were looking at a period of about 8 months before release.

Then Sony demanded the entire game be 1080p, 60FPS. We had it coded at 720p, 30FPS.

Sadly no more space for the systems we developed, so theyre on the sideline. Theyll be released as DLC eventually, but Sony pushed for a release now (PS3 sales need a boost for Christmas).

We ARE working on feedback though, and things like this keep coming up (along with DRM on saves, crappy menu design etc) and they will be improved through DLC if everything goes according to plan.

As for Premium/Standard, Kaz wanted over 1000 fully modeled car, but as I said before Sony rushed the release so we had to import the low poly GT4 models and upscale them a bit.

It was ambitious, but it wouldve worked. We had just enough power to work with to get everything in (including 3D crowds/trees and all cars as premiums).

The Yaris will appear in the used car dealership.

The Vitz is a new car and a premium model, its a Yaris by another name.

Yes, there are more model specific races this time round. New events will be added via DLC, the first ones will be races with bhp limits (250, 350, 500).

-Standards upgraded to premiums (higher poly models, dash view, changeable rims etc).
-Brake tuning will be added
-New tracks are being worked on
-New races/championships will be released that are BHP limited, not manufacturer limited.
-There will be an as yet unnanounced update to online play (I cant say more than this).
-B Spec and replays will get fast forward buttons.
-Some more stuff I cant say yet


Its a common complaint, and its being worked on. Priority for audio just now is to give the user their own BGM on menus as well as in race, to equalize the volume of in-race user BGM and to give a more seemless transition of audio when you change screens.
Some new engine sounds are being worked on too.


Sorry nothing I can do there. We are in the process of setting up dedicated race series though (this is the next stage in online development) to allow users to run their own series, just like those in A-Spec. Some of these will have rewards for the best racers.

There will be some old favourites brought back from earlier in the series, but I cant say which yet - its a surprise!
We didnt want to just offer upscaled tracks so were redesigning them from scratch. They look fantastic so far!

Exiting the menus is awkward right now, I agree. Its planned to make the "O" button take you right out of a menu and not have to press "X" to confirm every time, but its not a high priority at the moment. Theres always the "My home" button for when youre in A-Spec/B-Spec.

-Load times cant be fixed, its due to the amount of data that has to be loaded from the disk, and we cant speed that up. If its REALLY slow, disconnect from PSN. Equally if you have a slow internet connection menus will lag, since weve programmed online integration in both since and multiplayer.

-Theres plans to release several new "Home Screens" and allow the user to choose the layout that suits them best. Not a priority though, we want to sort out the gameplay first.

-Jazz music, might not be everyones tastes but it was chosen at team meetings. As I said earlier, soon youll be able to replace the background BGM with user BGM so it wont be an issue.

-Delievered cars are being worked on as a priority. Chances are the fuction will stay but the cutscene will be skippable.

-As for loving your own music, itll be equalized in volume across all tracks soon, and youll be able to change tracks in game, so it should get even better!

The conformation pop-ups are there because of Sony. Apparently people get all pissy if we dont warn them theyre about to do something, so we dont really have a choice on all of them, but some will go. We did try though.

Everything will be released sequentially, bit by bit in different patches for those on slower internet connections (each patch will be no bigger than 150Mb).

As I said above, we had to import the AI system from GT4 with a few tweaks. We have a whole new system almost ready to go but Sonys requirements for 1080p/60FPS means we couldnt get it done on time. Itll be available in patch in due course.

DLC wont be announced until its up and online. This way if its delayed a bit we dont get people moaning again. We want it perfect, especially after the criticism the game has got.

Wait and see. New cars will be available via DLC *eventually*. Most likely these will cost.

We were pressured in to a release by Sony who really need to boost PS3 sales this Christmas. This title is a console seller, hence the rush.

All standard car sounds were imported from GT4 (with a bit of tweaking on some).
When they become premium cars the engine sounds will be updated too.
As for the engine sounds on premium cars, they were recorded specifically for GT5. If they dont sound good, get a new setup because in the test labs here they sound fantastic

NASCAR sounds were taken from the cars themselves. If they sound bad get a better speaker setup. As far as were aware theres no EQ issues with engine noises but were looking out for them in case they do crop up.

Cant change the rims on standards because theyre completely different models to the premiums. High poly wheels on a low poly car would look crap. When theyre upgraded to premium youll be able to change wheels.

Phototravel isnt available for standard cars because the low poly count means they look bad if Im honest. Jagged door frames, poor shadows, low quality textures.... we dont really want people taking pictures of those and spreading them round the net when were working on making all cars premium, would give a false impression.
Photo travel will be available to all cars when upgraded to premium.

3D was a Sony requirement, to show off their new Bravia TVs (there will be bundle deals with TV/PS3/GT5 soon). Because of that we had to up it to 60FPS and Sony want the 1080p, again to show off the new Bravia TVs.

Go Karts were planned from the start for a bit of fun, I quite like them personally. They may have more use later on, just wait.

8 months after prolouge we would have had a finished game (at a much higher quality than the current release) but Sony gave their demands so we had to agree, hence almost 3 years of working our asses of to try and get what they wanted.

If it doesnt itll be EQ or compression issues, and well certainly want to know about it. We check all the community boards daily so if its posted on there well see it. Like I said theyre all genuine recordings and no major issues reported so far.

GT3 was the last one really designed for users without a wheel in the high spec races. Wheels have become much more commonplace now, so it made sense to start catering development towards them.
GT5 is so much better with a wheel but only once we get the update out.


Like I said, wait and see what tracks are coming Who knows, there might be quite a nice collection of classics.

Itll be easier when everything is premium and you have the option of buying each car used or new (Lupo will be listed under the VW dealer).
The used car dealership will be getting a makeover with new "Sort By" options (Manufacturer/Price/Age/BHP etc). Itll still update just as often though, so itll be no easier to get a second hand Lupo, but youll be able to buy a new one (at a premium of course).

-Kaz likes the Skyline. Hes not going to budge on that. Ever. His choice.

We cant say because theyll get flooded with comments of people wanting to contact us.
Lets just say if its well known, we check it.
I can say we check the GT5 forum on the PS3 boards, but not and 3rd party ones (if its a big community, we watch it).

t was debated, but Kaz sees GT5 as his own baby, he wants to nurture it for a long time, so waiting out until GT6 would mean several years of waiting. Sony wanted 1080p NOW for the new Bravia series, so we had to give in.
GT6 isnt even being worked on just now, were probably looking at future gen consoles for it.

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Installing now.....

Just need to workout where to setup my steering wheel and pedals and buy a Full HD TV.

Im going to touch on the shadows again, but when driving round the Mazda RX7 with the jaggedy looking headlight covers in the world, the shadows cast from the trees look like they are lifted straight from Minecraft.