Gran Turismo Sport Closed Beta Coming March 17: First the US, Then EU Region
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Tokyo is easily one of the worst tracks in the franchise. It's too narrow and too fast to be a great circuit for racing in large packs, which is why it's doubly strange PD has literally built it from scratch for an eSports-focused title. Any slight brush with the wall will knock your SR down, and the only way you can pass players is if they've messed up... provided they don't just block you. Some folks will even do it right off the grid, and you'll be the one to get the deduction.
Plus, if there's a massive pile-up, the entire track is covered, side to side, with cars. There's nothing you can do, since even if you brake, chances are the people behind you won't. Bizarrely, the ghosting mechanic of the game doesn't seem to apply to cars that are moving only a few MPH, or are facing the wrong way.
Plus, if there's a massive pile-up, the entire track is covered, side to side, with cars. There's nothing you can do, since even if you brake, chances are the people behind you won't. Bizarrely, the ghosting mechanic of the game doesn't seem to apply to cars that are moving only a few MPH, or are facing the wrong way.
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Tokyo might not suitable for big races, but it has potential to being a better track when drift mode completely ready. Those twist and turns surely more make sense to use as a drift track (also as time trial/time attack event that also make sense). Maybe that is the reason why PD include this track, although there is a bunch of tracks they can simply create or taking inspiration from real life examples like docks, mountain road or gymkhana courses.
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Being quick over one lap, a beautiful challenge? Maybe if this was time trialling you would have a point but it's not, it's supposed to be racing. And what about the point people are making where if there is a crash the whole track may be blocked. Surely even you can see that as a negative?
In fact I double...triple dare you to say something negative about GT.
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You can overtake on Tokyo, but only in a couple of places. If you have drivers around you with good SR, you can get it done. I passed about four others cleanly in two laps the other night.
On the long straight that comes after the quick right hander before the tunnel, about halfway around the lap.
And on the long, twisty, flat out part through the tunnels at the beginning of the lap. The slipstream helps a bunch!
Don't mean to come across as boasting, all I'm saying is that if you've got clean company around you, passing is very possible at Tokyo.
Think of it as Monaco. Except without all the glitz, glamour and grandeur!
On the long straight that comes after the quick right hander before the tunnel, about halfway around the lap.
And on the long, twisty, flat out part through the tunnels at the beginning of the lap. The slipstream helps a bunch!
Don't mean to come across as boasting, all I'm saying is that if you've got clean company around you, passing is very possible at Tokyo.
Think of it as Monaco. Except without all the glitz, glamour and grandeur!
Still waiting the EU beta 
it seems for ever waiting for news on this, as I never got an invite in the end after setting up all my US Account. Hey @calvins48 are you playing on a US invite then? Very Lucky 
it seems for ever waiting for news on this, as I never got an invite in the end after setting up all my US Account. Hey @calvins48 are you playing on a US invite then? Very Lucky
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As I read people weren't saying overtaking was impossible just that in a game with a fairly limited number of tracks that is e-sport focussed it seemed a strange decision to take up one of those spots with such a track.You can overtake on Tokyo, but only in a couple of places. If you have drivers around you with good SR, you can get it done. I passed about four others cleanly in two laps the other night.
On the long straight that comes after the quick right hander before the tunnel, about halfway around the lap.
And on the long, twisty, flat out part through the tunnels at the beginning of the lap. The slipstream helps a bunch!
Don't mean to come across as boasting, all I'm saying is that if you've got clean company around you, passing is very possible at Tokyo.
Think of it as Monaco. Except without all the glitz, glamour and grandeur!
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Still waiting the EU beta
you and me both
I thought the first invites would be sent in the first days of this week 
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you are definitely not alone. i wasnt lucky on my us account so i'm waiting too...Still waiting the EU beta
a news on the european beta start this week and the beta for download next week, that would be perfect for me as i have a week off starting next monday!
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you are definitely not alone. i wasnt lucky on my us account so i'm waiting too...
a news on the european beta start this week and the beta for download next week, that would be perfect for me as i have a week off starting next monday!
I really hope its goes like that mate.But I am not so optimistic about this time line.Either way imo UK And DE is going to propably get the early/first invites since they have a huge racing community compared to other EU countries.From that perspective you should get the beta sooner than later.
And me guys =) About invites i thought yesterday... thought that - after maintenance and first tuesday in month Sony will give us some EU codes... but notyou and me both
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And me guys =) About invites i thought yesterday... thought that - after maintenance and first tuesday in month Sony will give us some UE codes... but not
PD is going to announce that the EU beta is coming a week before it actually comes (at least this is the way I understood it will happen).So since there is no PD announcement yet dont get your hopes so high.
Beautiful challenge : qualification + overtakes.
I find that the new Tokyo track in GT Sport is more legitimate than Monaco track in F1 for exemple.
A city track is good for diversity, not only in relation to environment, but also in relation to driving, the mentality. And it's very possible to overtake in Tokyo, just be patient.
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Your honor, I present exhibit one as to why narrow tracks with no run off are a nightmare when racing online.
That, and Gran Turismo has twenty years of training people that the fastest way around a track is straight through the other guy. GTS online may end up being awful simply because your average casual has learned a certain style of driving in Gran Turismo, and that's not particularly conducive to good online play.
Even with people who race clean it's a pretty awful track. I don't think I'd have much trouble keeping anyone who was less than a couple of seconds a lap faster than me locked behind. It's far, far too easy to place your car such that passing without contact is basically impossible.
So yeah, to get a pass you have to be multiple seconds a lap faster and the other person basically has to let it happen.
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First day of GTsport Beta.
First impressions, an amazing future game!!
-Very ludic and fun.
-Graphics are excellents .
-The menu is easy, beautiful and very weel done.
-Sounds are goods.
-Replays are fantastics even if they still not have a lot of options for the beta.
-Races are very intense, qualifying time will select racers with same skills on the grid. Lot of pressure on Tokyo for example because of the concrete walls, very good surprise , i couldn´t figure that i´ll love so much this track ,it gives a very close hard racing.
Very stable connection, i was disconected only 2 times in 9 races, very good for my weak crazy 1 mega internet.
- You can map your control or wheel the way you want. A lot of options really.
- I don´t like the (edit - copy - paste ) of the tuning sheets. Perhaps it´s me but i have some problems with this.
-I don´t see anything else i don´t like for this simle beta version.
Physics.
Here we are. Totally different than GT6 or Assetto corsa, my reference. I´ll not even speak of Pcars physics and FFB that in my opinion is a crap, on PS4 at least.
They are very easy to drive and feel, almost impossible to do any dramatic mistake. All the settings are answering well and in the good way. The direction is very precise and reactive, the thing i love the most,even AC don´t have this precision. Fantastic feeling, a great driving pleasure.
This doesn´t mean that you don´t need skills to be fast, a perfect driving line will give you a good gain. Even if it´s easy to do, it´s still not easy to read and do the right driving input at the right moment. Training is the key and you´ll have a lot of fun doing this.
To resume, this is the perfect tool to give a great pleasure from the beginner to the alien driver.
For sure i´ll buy and play a lot the final version, but i´ll buy also a good PC (when the money will be enough) to play assetto corsa with the full game options. Not the amputated PS4 version. Two very differents games.
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First impressions, an amazing future game!!
-Very ludic and fun.
-Graphics are excellents .
-The menu is easy, beautiful and very weel done.
-Sounds are goods.
-Replays are fantastics even if they still not have a lot of options for the beta.
-Races are very intense, qualifying time will select racers with same skills on the grid. Lot of pressure on Tokyo for example because of the concrete walls, very good surprise , i couldn´t figure that i´ll love so much this track ,it gives a very close hard racing.
- You can map your control or wheel the way you want. A lot of options really.
- I don´t like the (edit - copy - paste ) of the tuning sheets. Perhaps it´s me but i have some problems with this.
-I don´t see anything else i don´t like for this simle beta version.
Physics.
Here we are. Totally different than GT6 or Assetto corsa, my reference. I´ll not even speak of Pcars physics and FFB that in my opinion is a crap, on PS4 at least.
They are very easy to drive and feel, almost impossible to do any dramatic mistake. All the settings are answering well and in the good way. The direction is very precise and reactive, the thing i love the most,even AC don´t have this precision. Fantastic feeling, a great driving pleasure.
This doesn´t mean that you don´t need skills to be fast, a perfect driving line will give you a good gain. Even if it´s easy to do, it´s still not easy to read and do the right driving input at the right moment. Training is the key and you´ll have a lot of fun doing this.
To resume, this is the perfect tool to give a great pleasure from the beginner to the alien driver.
For sure i´ll buy and play a lot the final version, but i´ll buy also a good PC (when the money will be enough) to play assetto corsa with the full game options. Not the amputated PS4 version. Two very differents games.
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First day of GTsport Beta.
First impressions, an amazing future game!!
-Very ludic and fun.
-Graphics are excellents .
-The menu is easy, beautiful and very weel done.
-Sounds are goods.
-Replays are fantastics even if they still not have a lot of options for the beta.
-Races are very intense, qualifying time will select racers with same skills on the grid. Lot of pressure on Tokyo for example because of the concrete walls, very good surprise , i couldn´t figure that i´ll love so much this track ,it gives a very close hard racing.Very stable connection, i was disconected only 2 times in 9 races, very good for my weak crazy 1 mega internet.
- You can map your control or wheel the way you want. A lot of options really.
- I don´t like the (edit - copy - paste ) of the tuning sheets. Perhaps it´s me but i have some problems with this.
-I don´t see anything else i don´t like for this simle beta version.
Physics.
Here we are. Totally different than GT6 or Assetto corsa, my reference. I´ll not even speak of Pcars physics and FFB that in my opinion is a crap, on PS4 at least.
They are very easy to drive and feel, almost impossible to do any dramatic mistake. All the settings are answering well and in the good way. The direction is very precise and reactive, the thing i love the most,even AC don´t have this precision. Fantastic feeling, a great driving pleasure.
This doesn´t mean that you don´t need skills to be fast, a perfect driving line will give you a good gain. Even if it´s easy to do, it´s still not easy to read and do the right driving input at the right moment. Training is the key and you´ll have a lot of fun doing this.
To resume, this is the perfect tool to give a great pleasure from the beginner to the alien driver.
For sure i´ll buy and play a lot the final version, but i´ll buy also a good PC (when the money will be enough) to play assetto corsa with the full game options. Not the amputated PS4 version. Two very differents games.
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I dont have access to Beta (EU) but I have a few things I have to comment.
-Connection:even though you say yourself you dont have a good internet and you "only had 2 disconnections in 9 races" you dont give us any feedback for the lag in those 7 races.Maybe its something you are not aware but surely bad internet,do not cause just disconnections but also lag (that is bad for the people that actually have good internet)
-Pcars physics are good.If -on the other hand- you are a pad user,then you need to spend time to configure the settings to actually play.That does not have anything to do with "physics".Its just a poor "default pad settings" from SMS part.
You say its almost impossible to do any dramatic mistake and its easy to drive.Thats not what someone would call "physics".Thats more like the hidden assists,people spotted and reported in the "physics" topic when you use the pad.
AC is ahead (in the physics deparment) than any other game out there and I find it hard to believe (from what I've been reading) that GTS has better "physics".
So what I understand from your post (and others) is that GTS is really fun to play and drive,especially if you are a pad user or kinda new to these kind of games.
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