Now that Gran Turismo 5 actually has a proper release date, and therefore it’s fine to start getting quite excited about it, we’ve got a video today that appears to show an online spectator mode for the much anticipated racer.
The video below has surfaced over the weekend, and is actually a short clip from some footage of the GT Academy national finals, posted in February but overlooked until GTPlanet’s CoolColJ rediscovered and uploaded it. It shows a mode very similar to watching a post-race replay, except live and over the network.
Obviously it’s been a fair while since the Academy, and the feature could have been dropped long ago, but with any luck it will be making it into the final version of the game. There are no details as to whether just friends can spectate, or if there is some kind of central hub in GT5 to watch ongoing races, but we’ve still got Gamescom and the Tokyo Game Show before the game’s release so we may well hear about this spectator mode then.
Source: GTPlanet
GodDarnKat
A TSA racing tournament would be good, although I suspect Sony are planning something bigger with cash prizes and real trophies. Personally I think a GP style PSN show could work, chats with players and race highlights… championship positions.
bunimomike
That’s fair enough but a TSA competition means that most people will finish above eleventeen-millionth in the rankings.
Danza Di Fuoco
Maybe it is something like Wipeout that would be cool than waiting in a lobby.
E8_BALL_
will be using this for coffee brks :)
aswell as racing lines, it can give you insight to competitor habits/gameplay
i just hope in final game they have fixed penalty system
in prologue, you got punished when another competitor crashed into you
they normally came off best(
(talking about intent on damage collisions)
E8_BALL_
not implying to spenalise a bit of nudging, thats part of racing
we all like the odd nudge here & there
cc_star
Seems like they’ve added everything and the kitchen sink, I hope they’ve not forgot to add the feeling of speed and exhilaration that you feel when you actually are racing at over 100mph that has been absent from all the other games in the series, and most other racers manage to capture quite easily.