GT5 Academy Edition Debuts Atop PS3’s Budget UK Sales Charts, Top 20 Overall

Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition was launched to the public last week on September 26, and is apparently performing well in the UK market.

As reported by GfK Chart Track, which monitors game sales in the UK, Academy Edition made it into the top 20 of all game sales for the week ending September 29, debuting at 17th. It also took the top spot for PS3 “budget” titles (games being sold for less than full price) in the country.

Considering the chart has collected data for the week ending September 29, it had only been on sale for three days, making the result all the more impressive.

GT5 Photomode image by GT HP Nut.

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Comments (44)

  1. showmethepuppiz

    I just bought a brand new SillySlim PS3 (with the sliding lid), it came with GT5AE and uncharted 3, i thought the install was gonna be long like the old GT5 is with 18 updates to install, but there was only one measly 248MB update and i was on the online events within 10mins – sweeet! (off topic much?)

  2. Pit Crew

    Off Topic: Jordan/Famine/Terronium (Sorry if i misspelled that) Just turned on GT5 and in news icon it says online service interruption, not maintenance notice, seems weird as i was just commenting in a forum thread about 2.08s bugs earlier. If anyone wants to do a lil Sherlock Holmes on this, it would be appreciated.

    1. another_jakhole

      A tweet Kaz made looks like he said that it wasn’t scheduled and it was a kind of emergency. Google translation.

  3. GTrf

    if someone didn’t know. To increase stability of FPS you need to reduce the screen to 90%. Display settings > Set display size (HD)=90%. This works! sorry if my english is bad.

    1. another_jakhole

      “It also took the top spot for PS3 “budget” titles (games being sold for less than full price) in the country.”

      PS3

    2. another_jakhole

      Oh yea. Let’s not forget that the Academy Edition counts as its own game. The numbers for both the GT5 XL and Spec 2.0 editions aren’t tallied up for this one. AND the only being out three days thing. In actuality, FM4 (and 1,000 others) is far behind GT5.

  4. Hentis

    I picked up the Academy version on Sunday

    I suggest to anyone is to get the Academy version to install. as its just patch 2.08 to install.
    The initial install was 2.8 gig followed by the 8 gig installation.

    Having gone the Academy route the winners and loosers are as follows:-

    Ive Kept all my DLC including the Chrome & Stealth Cars* from GT5 Signature edition as well as the GT Academy 2012 cars.
    All the tracks* Motegi, Spa and Route X.
    My car favorites list
    My imported cars (in arcade mode) from my PSP (oh well!!).
    My Items all the paint etc etc is there.
    My GT Academy 2012 Racing Suit is there as well.

    What Ive lost is the following:-

    My times from the Top Gear Test Track eep
    My Replays
    My photos
    My Course Creator Tracks and all the ones I have downloaded.
    My Bspec money around 750 grand <—- oh well
    Times from the Route X

    * Have to re install the DLC Keygen files off the PSN store. Just check your downloads on the PSN Store.
    Thats about it.
    Oh one big thing. Before I deleted the old GT5 game file I had 70 gig left on the HDD out of 232 (originally 251 gig).
    When I deleted the file it went to 85 gig. After installing GT5 with the 8gig installation and upto 2.08 I know have 75 gig on the HDD :)

    I can either use the Signature edition or the academy version to load up and play.

    1. Hentis

      I was miffed as there were some bloody decent pre share course creator tracks on the HDD. Managed to get only one track back. So if anybody (longshot coming up) has any track made by Hentis (moi) add me on PSN same name and bung em across. Or if any one has the wings of fury track. I can’t seem to get hold of it from the original guy :/
      Feel so naked without my home made tracks!

    1. Pit Crew

      ^ Ummm I think Amac knows that. Kaz car is already include inthe Europe only GTAcademy Edition. Its DLC for regions that didnt carry GTA Edition.

    1. JAHHAJ

      It has updates and the Toyota 86 plus Nascar 2011 cars on the disc and everything else you have to download via PSN.

    1. Hentis

      Oh I so want a like button like facebook has.

      @mistersafeway i giggled my ass off from that comment!!!!

      true as hell.

    1. ironman44321

      According to VGchartz.com GT5 has sold 7.87 as of the week of september 22nd. It was also the 43rd best selling game worldwide for that week.

  5. JAHHAJ

    “All data for the week ending september 29th.” I find that funny because that’s the day I bought my copy lol.

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