DUDE,where's my smoke???

[davelis]

My PS3 broke TODAY, and we are playing GT5 on my friend's PS3.

Where are all the effects from 2 player races?
I mean okay, I like the skidmarks, but where's the tire smoke, gravel flying, etc. on 2 player races? 💡

 

[SuperShouden]

It's probably for the same reason there's no replays in 2 player split screen mode. It's one thing to have an bunch of premium AI cars on the track, it's a completely different thing to have two human controlled cars on the track on the same screen. When you're online, each PS3 is running one car. The Cell Processor is a Networking Chip that means that when multiple machines are connected via internet, they pool their resources, and thus a 16 player premium car race is possible. However, it's probably VERY hard for the PS3 to handle the graphical detail of 2 premium cars controlled by human players on the same screen at the same time. This is probably also why there's no cockpit view in split screen: too much detail. Essentially there is more detail in the cockpit of the premium cars there there is on the outside. However, it apparently consumes so much power just to render the exteriors of the premium cars that there isn't much for anything else in split-screen mode. I wouldn't even be surprised if ALL cars in split screen mode are standard models, just to give the system a break.

 

[BradKinder]

OK, I understand why graphics might be cut back DURING 2-player split-screen races. BUT WHY CAN'T WE SEE A REPLAY OF THEM??

 

[Anes]

two human controlled AI

 

[SuperShouden]

OK, I understand why graphics might be cut back DURING 2-player split-screen races. BUT WHY CAN'T WE SEE A REPLAY OF THEM??

Because you'd have two premium cars doing two different things. Replays probably use more graphical information than the actual race.

fixed.

 

[BradKinder]

Because you'd have two premium cars doing two different things.

In every race with two premium cars, they are doing different things.

 

[Lasdul]

Recording the video while racing takes up too much RAM, probably.

 

[AgentGT]

Didn't Prologue have replays for split screen?

I swear that i rewatched a race i had with someone.

 

[Sivers]

I'm not disagreeing with the reasons... but, Prologue had replays for 2 player mode. I'm surprised they can't manage it in GT5

 

[SuperShouden]

Prologue's cars also weren't as detailed as GT5's.

 

[samdavis]

Prologue's cars also weren't as detailed as GT5's.

That (and your earlier longer post) is what we call...a cop out response. That or making some serious excuses for PD.

 

[FuN_GuYs]

since they took off multiplayer they should include the smoke when your drifting split screen