Your GT5: Prologue cars are transferable to the almighty Gran Turismo 5.

[cletus 669]

Nice option to have, but I'll be starting from scratch in the career mode. Once I get quite a ways into the game I'd probably transfer them over, if it's still possible then.

Not sure if that plan will work for you. If I remember right you were given one chance when you first started to transfer whatever you were allowed to and if you didn't do it then you couldn't do it later. At least thats how it was in previous GT games, don't know if it will be the same in GT5.

 

[SrRd RacinG]

I really hope it's only for Arcade Mode. It's far too easy to gain all of the best cars in GT5: Prologue. All you have to do is repeat S-7 (if that's the F40@ Suzuka Circuit one lap mission). You can get 45,000 credits for getting 3rd which isn't hard at all if you've done it over and over.

 

[Hubbe]

As most people have said, starting from scratch and working your way up is sort of the essence of GT (for me anyway). Taking that away would just be...none GT'ish.

 

[turbomp301]

I am confident the transfered cars will only be accessable through arcade mode.

What I am more interested in is whether credits will be awarded or transfered for having GT5P and/or GTPSP gamesaves. I think GT4 did this if you had GT3 game saves. I think it was 10,000 extra credits or something.

I dont want everything unlocked in GT mode from day 1 but I would like to have a head start!

 

[H20HYBRID_GT]

I'm happy they doing this, especially for the Prologue cars since I don't have GTPSP.

And I hope transfered means transfered, as in all modes!

I don't see how this could possibly spoil the Gt experience, because you wouldn't be able to enter e.g. a SundayCup race with a Ferrari anyways.

 

[SrRd RacinG]

I'm happy they doing this, especially for the Prologue cars since I don't have GTPSP.

And I hope transfered means transfered, as in all modes!

I don't see how this could possibly spoil the Gt experience, because you wouldn't be able to enter e.g. a SundayCup race with a Ferrari anyways.

I have to disagree. Transferring a few credits over seems reasonable (though I'd opt not). But to be able to transfer over so many powerful and influencial cars seems wrong. Like the F40 for example. That's....insane! And to be able to transfer over a Citroen GT, Vette ZO6, Viper, F430 with so much ease is a turn off. It kills GT's spirit.

 

[H20HYBRID_GT]

I have to disagree. Transferring a few credits over seems reasonable (though I'd opt not). But to be able to transfer over so many powerful and influencial cars seems wrong. Like the F40 for example. That's....insane! And to be able to transfer over a Citroen GT, Vette ZO6, Viper, F430 with so much ease is a turn off. It kills GT's spirit.

Yes, I understand what you mean, it's just I found grinding for new cars always extremly boring later in the game. This will make things easier for those who want.

I'll still buy me a used Supra or something at the start. if there is a used car lot. 👍

 

[Scoop2004]

I'll transfer, since the first part of GT always involved early 90s Japanese cars for me anyway my Ferraris will be useless until a while in. But that said i'd sell one or two fast cars to purchase and tune all cars needed to master the beginner class races in a day or two

 

[cletus 669]

I think it is cool that PD has let us transfer stuff over in the past and continue with that tradition now. Still I do not understand why people are in such a hurry to rush through a game that we have wiated so long for. It's not like you get a trophy for being the first one to complete the damn game.

 

[Exorcet]

I think it is cool that PD has let us transfer stuff over in the past and continue with that tradition now. Still I do not understand why people are in such a hurry to rush through a game that we have wiated so long for. It's not like you get a trophy for being the first one to complete the damn game.

As far as I'm concerned, there is no completing the game. There is just racing. It's what I want to do, it's the only thing GT offers, and transferring lets me get right to the point without waiting in line. Had GT5P had no single player, it would have been no worse to me. It probably would have been better, as I would just go into online pro races from day one.

That goes for offline as well. Online, I get to set up/join any race. Offline, I can focus on completing in fun events rather than earning money. For me, it's a win-win.

 

[Tenacious D]

I am definitely transferring EVERYTHING to both ARCADE / CAREER MODE...
(still not sure how that's going to work...)
I do NOT think the transfer will spoil my experience a bit, if anything, it will even increase my pleasure and make my experience even more satisfying !

I will still work from the beginning, going through all the license, buying my first USED crappy car etc etc...

Bold part for emphasis. Since everyone doesn't read all the threads, I'll repeat what I posted before on this.

I did the money transfer in GT4, and wished it was even more. The reason being, I knew there would be treasures in the used car lot I'd want to have, and without cash on hand, would have to wait quite some time to buy otherwise. I bought five cars, and only used my first generation MR2 as far as it would take me, first without any upgrades - well, oil change, then with. My experience was only enhanced by having the capacity to own some cars I'd regret watching pass into the recycle bin.

I was thinking of selling a good number of my Prologue cars, but then, I did win or buy them fair and square, sometimes with a lot of effort (F1 2007). And even if I do keep every one of them, which I may well, I'll be buying or winning a car in the license tests. I think I'll buy from the used lots though - surely we'll have used cars again! I want that feeling I had in GT4 of starting with a small but respectable sports car, and using it as my ladder to greatness, as far as it will take me. And having a garage filled with a hundred some odd high performance cars isn't going to have any effect on that whatsoever. I'm a very patient man, if you've noticed how much I've tried to placate everyone waiting a small eternity for GT5 news.

Now there is one reason people would want to rush through the game, and that's because of online play. If you consider how MANY races and challenges there are going to be in GT5, with so freaking many cars and their multitude of manufacturer races, not to forget driving missions and license tests, it may take the average enthusiast way more than a year to do it all. Unless they have no life other than their PS3. Heck, it took me almost a year to get through most of GT4's many races, and that's without touching an endurance series!

I won't blame anyone if they jump on the transfer and abuse it, because we have been waiting a pretty darn long time for this game. I know some people have worn out Prologue and other games online, using it as a GT5 surrogate, and nearly having a stroke when the game was pushed to next spring. I'm going to take it slow and easy myself, enjoying this gourmet feast Kazunori sensei has prepared for us, but don't look down on those who want to take their Ferraris online from day one. You can hardly call people who have been waiting five years for this game "impatient."

 

[DK]

Gran Turismo is like a driving RPG. Japan has been famous for churning out RPGs. And Polyphony have successfully applied that to Gran Turismo. All RPGs start with the protagonist having crappy stats/Pokemon/monsters/weapons/machinery etc. So, it's only natural you'll start with a second-rate car. I'm guilty of transferring credits to GT4 from GT3. And with Cr.110,000, I bought a Skyline. Yamauchi-san must know that Need For Speed lasts just 6-15hrs. Gran Turismo 4 lasts over 200hrs, especially with the enduros. So, the road less travelled, or less desired, is going to be worth it in the end, because I'll know that I've made more effort. But I'm not going to condemn anyone who does transfer credits. Hell, maybe if I am arsed to buy GT5 Prologue, I might transfer credits from that, and if I bought a PSP and GT PSP, I might transfer some cars and (if possible) credits that.

 

[yogaflame]

I think it is cool that PD has let us transfer stuff over in the past and continue with that tradition now. Still I do not understand why people are in such a hurry to rush through a game that we have wiated so long for. It's not like you get a trophy for being the first one to complete the damn game.

Because we want the best car set up for MP mode

 

[SrRd RacinG]

Kazunori Yamauchi must have thought of a way to limit the transfers.

Just like Prologue limits your cars' performance (i.e. 800 points), I hope there's a system in which the cars you transfer accumulate points. The more powerful cars that you transfer are worth more points and once you hit a certain number, say 1,000, then that's it! This notification will be present once you start the game up.

 

[cletus 669]

Because we want the best car set up for MP mode

I am starting to comprehend the desire to "get a haedstart," but for me my favorite car is usually the very first used car that I build one race and add-on at a time, so I still wont be bringing anything over from GT5P but not so negative about those who choose to anymore after reading peoples reasoning behind the concept.

 

[Dan_]

IMO there's another reason to play from the scratch, I'm waiting for this game for the last four years, so even if I only have time to play 4 hours on saturdays and some hours in the sundays ( as usual ), I will enjoy every event, every track, I will play the same race to get credits and improve my FR R32 no matter how much time it takes, and do you know why?

Because we have at least THREE entire years to finish the game until GT6 is unveiled.

Oh yeah, I will organize R32 GTR events as soon as I get one of these jewels, anyone interested PM me... but I didn't have decide wheter to buy a wheel yet, they are really expensive here, a G25 with a seat would bite almost a half of my savings! And I'm not pretty confident in the Driving Force GT.....

 

[Antti-san]

Meh, even if it is possible, I won't transfer anything! I've waited for this game for so long, I don't want to spoil all the fun right away! But won't this give the Prologue/PSP players too big a headstart compared to the other players?

 

[Tenacious D]

a G25 with a seat would bite almost a half of my savings! And I'm not pretty confident in the Driving Force GT.....

Just to adress this quickly, I own both, and the DF GT wheel is so close to the G25 in feel, it's not worth mentioning. Now the 6 way shifter and clutch pedal are another matter, but if you just want a G25 feel in the wheel, the DF GT is wonderful, and more affordable.

 

[Antti-san]

Just to adress this quickly, I own both, and the DF GT wheel is so close to the G25 in feel, it's not worth mentioning. Now the 6 way shifter and clutch pedal are another matter, but if you just want a G25 feel in the wheel, the DF GT is wonderful, and more affordable.

Hmm, maybe I should finally buy that DFGT then...

 

[TorqueHappenS08]

I'm not doing it, I don't want the game to suffer the way forza 3 did, Now alot of people are complaining that the game has become completely boring, I don't know about you but i don't like the whole idea of just winning car after car, Just spoils the fun of the whole game, Sure its nice to get a fast car, Demolish the competition over and over, Win more money by a faster car and Repeat the process until you have all fast cars, That's not doing it for me, "I" want to start in a starter car and work my way up, Earning little meager credits just to by a stage 1 turbo charger for my honda crx, I don't want to get up to a certain level and randomly be given a Zonda, It sucks the fun right out, And you may say "Well you don't have to drive the car if you don't want to" but even still, given a car like that, You know your going to drive it, just to keep winning more credits, I want to start from the bottom, i want to make the game last as long as possible. That's just me. It will be like being spoon fed powerful car's, Then you really can't get the joy of racing hour after hour and finally buying a ferrari f430 with your hard work, Which is what i like about prolouge, You "Work" for your cars.


Just my opinion though.

 

[SrRd RacinG]

Again, if the transfers are allowed to GT Mode, then there should be a limit based on the vehicles' performance points. So if you only pick the fastest cars from your GT PSP and Prologue garages such as the Enzo, Citroen GT, F2007, ZR1, Veyron, you'll inevitably only be able to pick a few.

 

[yogaflame]

I am starting to comprehend the desire to "get a haedstart," but for me my favorite car is usually the very first used car that I build one race and add-on at a time, so I still wont be bringing anything over from GT5P but not so negative about those who choose to anymore after reading peoples reasoning behind the concept.

Head start is for me is important as a reward for the efforts of other gamers who bought GT5p , we also invested a lot of time on it. My point is even if if you cannot transfer some of the cars, at least give us at lease some bonus like , tracks unlock at once or cars unlock at once or bonus cash.

And of course the all important MP mode, we always want to win in MP mode

 

[Jay]

Personally as I have mentioned before I think they will just be transferred (unlocked) in Arcade mode, it would be crazy to suddenly have 700+ cars in my GT mode garage because of GT PSP and GT5P. (I wont transfer anyway)

 

[RazzlDazzle]

Well, the GT5P WEBSITE had it on there a few months ago and I posted about it, but people here shot me down saying we all knew about that, so I'm guessing it's been known for awhile, but it's good to have a firm confirmation from the team.

 

[Fredzy]

The way I look at it...

1. I bought GT in '98, started from scratch and after countless hours maxed out my garage with racecars.

2. I bought GT2 in '00, started from scratch to get to the - what was it, 200 car limit almost all race cars after countless hours.

3. I bought GT3 in '01, started from scratch and after countless hours I got every car I wanted minus a few old F1 cars.

4. I bought GT4 in '05 and more or less started from scratch to get every car I wanted after countless hours.

5. I bought GT5P in '08 and worked my way up to having all the cars and then some after countless hours.

6. I bought GT PSP a few months ago (because I heard the cars will xfer to GT5) and grinded like crazy to get basically all the cars I liked from GT4 plus a few new ones... after countless hours. That stung a bit.

I endured this marathon gap between games like everyone else and dropped some big bucks just for GT5's sake .. I'm sick of starting from scratch and spending countless hours saving for cars I've already owned in previous games. I've done this too many times before and I know how to drive... let me transfer all of my cars into my career mode because I have, in fact, worked my butt off for them already, like a career. Why clear out your garage every couple of years and start over if you don't want to?

If you want to start from scratch again, more power to ya. The thought does appeal to me - like the good old times. But right now I'm really feeling what Kazunori Yamauchi said in the one interview - from here on, the cars you earn are your cars forever. Your collection will span the future generations of Gran Turismo. Hooray! Less work, more play 👍

 

[LOonIE]

It's a pretty nice option and I think, I'm going to use it.

I really hope that we can unlock all license tests on bronze, too.
That's the feature in GT, I'm really sick of after doing it so many times.

 

[balang_479]

WTF????

are PD crazy... i hope they havent taken the essence of GT away by basically removing the slow progression of your GT... damn

 

[Tenacious D]

right now I'm really feeling what Kazunori Yamauchi said in the one interview - from here on, the cars you earn are your cars forever. Your collection will span the future generations of Gran Turismo.

There is one significant thing about this point. Gran Turismo 5 is going to be gran. Which is to say, with around 1000 cars, there will be so... so... SO many races, I might not finish the game by the time GT6 is ready to roll out, and I don't think I'll be the only one.

I had very few detours from GT4. I played it fairly often for almost a year and still hadn't touched an endurance race. Then raced it another half a year, still no enduros. It would be nice to have a GT5 that made me feel like I'm in the racing world, where you don't start over every year, like real life drivers don't.

 

[Worst_Driver]

I won't break my experience by transfering my cars. I've waited 5 years, I'll get the most of GT5 and the fun of GT Mode is starting from scratch.

 

[BlackZ28]

I'll probably do it to buy a ZR1. I dont think I could wait to work my way up to drive such a car.