GT5 public demo locations index.

[fatman_5050]

Best Buy - Pittsburgh Mills Mall

1015 Village Center Dr
Tarentum, PA 15084

Google Maps

I can confirm this location has the demo.

My brother and I combined to race:
458 Italia on 'Ring
Gallardo on Rome
Jeff Gordon's #24 on Rome
C4 Rally on Toscana
C3 'Vette on Rome

For what it's worth, here are my impressions. I really enjoyed the new Rome circuit and spent most of my time on it. I can't really put my finger on why, but it's a fun course to drive. The game looked nice, ran smoothly and the menus, at least those accessible, were easy to navigate. Standard physics were more forgiving than Pro, but they weren't too arcadey. The day/night transition on Toscana adds to the atmosphere of the game. I think it's going to be challenging and fun to race at night. The C4 cockpit view seemed really small due to the banner across the top of the windshield. I couldn't hear anything really, the volume was set very low. I would have turned it up louder, but the buttons were on the top of the TV, and I couldn't tell which controlled volume. I haven't played Prologue so I can't offer up comparisons there, and I really can't compare to the GT Academy TT because I didn't drive at Indy

If any Pittsburgh area GTPers are considering checking the demo out at the Mills, we were there for a good 15-20 minutes and weren't really bothered by the staff - they seem to be fine with people standing there and playing. There weren't many customers in there, so I'd think you could get a lot of time in on the game if you wanted. It's set up on a demo stand, so you have the small ~20" display and a controller on a fairly short cable. The harness for the tether surrounds the Start, Select and PS buttons, making them somewhat difficult to press while driving. The only complaint I have is with the controls, and it's not a fault in the game itself. The controller is set up for accel/brake on the right stick with no way to change to another layout. It was also weird using the pad, since I have been using a DFP since early 2004.

 

[Lilday]

As of 2 days ago the Best Buy in Aintree still does'nt have it, just incase anybody else was going to check.

:/

 

[CTznOfTime]

I can confirm this location has the demo.

Nice shot of the Lambo !

I know about the controller harness... so tough to push the start or select button.

As for as the button layout/mapping... i like this over the Xbox configuration.

Playstation have the Accel/Brake set up on the R3 button and X/square.

I much prefer the PS3 setup then Xbox where the Accel is on the right trigger and brake on left trigger...
I just cant get used to that...
especially if the gear change button is right above those...
my fingers are not used to that !


Does anyone here knows if we can reconfigure, map our buttons on the Xbox for Forza 3?? I am asking so that maybe, one day i might consider buying it...

 

[fatman_5050]

Playstation have the Accel/Brake set up on the R3 button and X/square.

I agree with you about the triggers being a bit awkward when using MT. I eventually adapted to using the stick, but I like the X/square setup better. It allows you to mix accel and brake, where the stick is either gas or brake, not both.

 

[ITSurabuS]

I just got back from the Target in Marysville. WA where they had a demo. I wasn't able to get much out of it however as it would not let you change the control options at all... and the last time I used that specific button configuration was when I first got GT3 many years ago.

 

[trk29]

Man all up and down the east coast but none in NC. I went to two Best Buys and three Gamestops over the past week in my area and none had the demo.. One had a movie playing of GT5 but no game on the HDD.

 

[bloodstriker]

AUSTRALIAN LOCATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Australia, New South Wales, Sydney (West Sydney to be exact)
Location arramatta westfield shopping centre
It was on one of the lower floors, in the middle of everything, as part of "Sony 3d experience" or something like that.

the track was the Nurburgring and a race modified version of an r35. the line was long and my bro was feeling sick so i didn't have a chance to play personally

 

[CernaML]

Yeesh. Nobody confirmed the Fry's location at Burbank yet? Good thing I decided to get some footage when I went to pick up a Move bundle.

-2311 North Hollywood Way Burbank, CA. FRY's.

Pic of the entrance: Pic
HD Video: Video

Sorry about the video being 90degrees rotated. When I realized I was holding the phone in a dumb way I rotated it horizontally before gameplay.

Edit... Wow. Just a few posts up and it seems someone already confirmed this location. lol At least I have a video.

 

[Lilday]

Man all up and down the east coast but none in NC. I went to two Best Buys and three Gamestops over the past week in my area and none had the demo.. One had a movie playing of GT5 but no game on the HDD.

Ah I bet that was a disappointment, spying the game from across the shop, then walking over to find it was just a video. I imagine the feeling of your heart sinking.

UK needs a demo!!!

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

-> ...

Las Vegas, Nv Fry's Electronics

has it played it today

^ Add it to the confirmed list:

Fry's Electronics
6845 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Google Map
(702) 932-1400

-> I took some pictures at Fry's as much as I can! At a risk of some douche bag sales rep was threating me to stop taking pics or else I was about to be kicked out! I told him I was about to buy an A/V cable for my PS3! What a 🤬 !!!!

-> I really want to punch that 🤬 sales rep in the face!

-> But overall, the place is laxed you can play as much as you can as long as you don't point anything multimedia device on it.

 

[FxsX24]

5819 Rome Taberg RD, STE 2
Rome, NY 13440

GAMESTOP

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=games...IQpQY&hq=gamestop+rome+ny&hnear=&z=16&iwloc=A

no racing wheel, only a ps controller , no proof, sorry

call them and ask if you want to (315) 339-3084

 

[irnbrutwinturbo]

Not sure if posted before, on iPhone in Dublin and just played a gt5 demo at the playstation experience store in Dublin! If nobody else has posted, I'll update with details asap.

Back to my Guinness.

 

[Takumisensei]

Hi,
for France, u can test the demo on the Playstation Experience Tour. I put the dates in french (its not dificult to translate^^)

Days, Town, location, hours

17 et 18 Septembre : Paris : Centre commercial Belle Epine de 12h à 20h.
21 et 22 Septembre : Evry : Centre commercial Evry 2 de 12h à 20h.
24 et 25 Septembre : Nantes : Pathé Atlantis de 14h à 22h.
28 et 29 Septembre : Bordeaux : Mega CGR Villeneune d’Ormont de 14h à 22h.
01 e 02 Octobre : Toulouse : Pathé Gaumont Labège de 14h à 22h.
05 et 06 Octobre : Montpellier : Mega CGR Lattes de 14h à 22h.
08 e 09 Octobre : Marseille : Centre commercial Géant Plan de Campagne de 12h à 20h.
12 et 13 Octobre : Nice : Centre commercial Carrefour Nice Lingostiere de 12h à 20h.
15 et 16 Octobre : Lyon : Mega CGR Brignais de 14h à 22h.
19 et 20 Octobre : Nancy : Kinepolis St-Julien-les-Metz de 14h à 22h.
22 et 23 Octobre : Lille : Kinepolis Lomme de 14h à 22h.
09 et 10 Novembre : Paris : Paris Games Week.
12 e 13 Novembre : Nantes : Centre Commercial Paridis de 12h à 20h.
16 et 17 Novembre : Bordeaux : Centre commercial Auchan Bordeaux Lac de 12h à 20h.
19 et 20 Novembre : Toulouse : Centre commercial Carrefour Grand Portet de 12h à 20h.
26 et 27 Novembre : Marseille : Centre commercial Géant la Valentine de 12h à 20h.
30 Novembre et 1er Décembre : Nancy : Centre commercial Cora Houdemont de 12h à 20h.
03 et 04 Décembre : Lyon : Centre commercial carrefour Lomme de 12h à 20h.
10 et 11 Décembre : Lille : Centre commercial Petite Forêt de 12h à 22h.

if u realy need a translation, im here ^^

http://www.ps3actu.com/index.php?op...-tour-en-details&catid=40:actualite&Itemid=19

 

[shirakawaa]

I wonder if the game build used in the Playstation Tour will get updated as time passes.

 

[paskowitz]

Holy cow, I got to get to updating this tomorrow... its going to take a while.

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

^ You said it dude!

 

[Ed Nut]

GT5 demo at the target in HB
no pic, when i go back maybe monday i'll take my phone and snap one if you really need it, but it's there.
no one mentioned that you could use the GTR at tuscana, pretty fun, speaks volumes to which cars may or may not be allowed dirt tyres, and the nascar is way more fun than you might think.

address is 9882 Adams Avenue, Huntington Beach, California 92646

no wheel, just a pad, but it works!

 

[m00ndancer]

Gone it is on its way to another Media Markt in sweden.
No picture and I don't know if it only was for this weekend
DFGT, a tv with a chair and table.
Didn't have time to go thru the menus just tested the game on Tokyo in a Motul GT car.
Probably a demo from japan. Most of all the text and all the menu items was in japanese.
Will go back next week and see if it's still there.

Impressions:
Really week FFB, but I did not have the time to change things. Got to Media Markt (Big box store) for the Move bundle and the sports game for the PS3 and wife was waiting.
Anyway, got into the Motul GT car and drove for 2 mins @ Tokyo.
Not a damage build and all the menus was in japanese. No idea what build this was. Tried to set the car on pro mode with no aids enabled. Did choose the wrong tires.

Good graphics, better sound than some of the old videos here on gtplanet.
Week but fairly good FFB.

I will try to see of they have it there next week and try to take a few photos.

 

[hahahachungy]

Best Buy at Irvine California

2982 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA 92782

There were two controllers, but no racing wheels.

Here's the proof.

 

[ismellbacon611]

350 W Army Trail Rd, Bloomingdale, IL. Bestbuy.
went to this best buy over the weekend and i can confirm it. i also got to try out the playstation move both were super amazing

 

[TK42OnE]

I played the demo at the Rochester ny location. Corvette on Nurburgring, Mercedes on Tokyo, Nissan on Rome, and Jeff Gordon stock car on Indy.

I have to admit though, I was fairly unimpressed. It "felt" great, but graphically I was less than impressed. I'm pretty sure the television it was displayed on was set up poorly, and the contrast was way too high.

The most glaringly bad area was when the cars went underneath trees and the "dappled" shadows underneath were rendered. I was pretty shocked by how bad it looked.

It makes me wonder what exactly the purpose of this demo might be. Is it to get people interested in the game? I've seen YouTube videos of the game at various conventions and they blew me away. This demo left me underwhelmed.

 

[Tornado]

I played the demo at the Rochester ny location. Corvette on Nurburgring, Mercedes on Tokyo, Nissan on Rome, and Jeff Gordon stock car on Indy.

Wait, there is one at Marketplace? Well, crap, I might just go give it a look over.

 

[MRXAE86]

-6100 Canoga Avenue Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Fry's Electronics Google Map sorry no image

Just saw it there ~hour ago at the kiosk. Not the other one around the corner.

 

[Vogar]

Well I don't have any proof, but 3900 Alpine Ave NW, Comstock Park, MI Best Buy near Grand Rapids has a demo with a good controller. I myself was a little underwhelmed, but it was probably mostly due to no steering wheel. Actually I believe pretty much every Best Buy location has this. Sorry I didn't get a chance to read all of your posts so I don't know if this has been brought to anyone's attention!

When I went to the best but location above I walked in hoping for the best even though I thought my location wouldn't have it. Sure enough one console station had mod nation racers and the other one had a video playing on it. Anyways I was really disappointed so I grabbed the controller and exited the video. Then I simply tabbed over on the PS3 main menu and there it was the GT5 demo! So there you have it! I was hoping I could actually copy the file, but the PS3 was in demonstration mode so it was disabled. If only this demo was at my house so I could have a small fix with a wheel.

Oh this location has no sound and I didn't have time to check the one that had modnation on it to see if it had the demo. Good news is the controller was fully functional!

 

[scope72]

Don't have any proof, but if anyone is interested. It is also at the Gamestop in the Green Hills area of Nashville, TN. I played for like an hour and a half and had to pull myself away. Too bad it had a 2 min limit on each track though.

 

[Tagger]

Personally confirmed two days ago:

Best Buy: Fultondale, Alabama (35068)

 

[intercity125]

-6100 Canoga Avenue Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Fry's Electronics Google Map sorry no image

Just saw it there ~hour ago at the kiosk. Not the other one around the corner.

Just wanted to confirm AE86's comment.

At 2 PM PSD on September 29th, 2010 I played the GT5 demo at this location. I have one still image and one video. I would have taken more stills and have a longer video, however one of the peasants at Fry's told me that I couldn't "take pictures in here" as evidenced from the video's audio.

Here they are:

Image:



Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeldmDuSMgU

Impressions:

Right off the bat, I wasn't impressed with the game's graphics. Granted, this is only the demo so I'm sure the final version will be polished up (as evidenced by the abundant amount of high quality screenshots floating around).

For my first try, I took the Enzo out for a spin via time trial (I forgot which track. All forms of assistance switched off using S3 tires.) and right away I felt the game's physics system to be vastly improved. As I took some corners, there were some visual cues which (to an automotive enthusiast anyway) simulated the feeling of torsional rigidity of the car's chassis. I actually felt as if I was wrestling with the car a bit to get it to go through a corner and the wrestling got worse until the tires met their limit of adhesion (albeit very low). There was also a sense of weight to the car and it appears that this area of the game has also been updated. You really get a sense that the car is actually rolling around in the enviornment. Pretty cool.

Drifting was also interestingly (dare I say accurately) simulated. A drift can be sustained, but you really need to work at it, and constantly correct things based on the simulated forces in the game. Pretty impressive. I'm sure using a racing wheel and pedals only adds to the expierence, and I'll probably look into buying one once the game's in my hands.

Damage was also something that left a bit to be desired. I found myself clipping my sideview mirrors several times around various tracks in the Enzo, and they just seemed to get sucked into the barriers instead of breaking off. Also, the amount of damage recieved for rate of impact against a set object/barrier seems pretty low. I took a turn @ 160 MPH and purposely crashed into a barrier to see what would happen. All I got was some obscure nick. Maybe the final version will have this sorted out?

I'm also a bit of a fan with WRC and rallying in general. Overall, I wasn't impressed with this area of the game. The visuals were PS2 like (it's a demo I know), but I did get a good kick out of the day/night cycle (the stars were awesome). I also loved the way various traffic signs actually reflected back towards me. I didn't see any dust trails and I couldn't see any dirt accumulating on the car. Also, I didn't find the game's simulated driving expierence of the WRC Renault (or was it Citroen?) to be as engaging as the Enzo. The whole expirence felt somewhat cheap.

All in all I felt more impressed with regards to the physics aspect of the game more than anything else. I can't really comment on sound, since the volume was low and I didn't want to start pushing my luck with the peasant (trying to find volume controls around the TV).

Later guys.

 

[Fredzy]

Gamestop in Millcreek Mall, Erie PA.

No proof, but yea it's there for the possible 1 or 2 people in the Erie area that could possibly see this.

 

[Denur]

If you see a Sony demo kiosk with one of these games, chances are you can play the GT5 demo too.

source, Scroll down to the first post from last Saturday.

 

[CoolColJ]

Common theme - unimpressed....

It looks like Prologue people!