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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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?)
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.
A tweet Kaz made looks like he said that it wasn’t scheduled and it was a kind of emergency. Google translation.
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.
FPS – Frame Per Second
Jordan is running out of news… Kazunori Yamauchi, please help him out! ; )
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haha pretty sure no one disagrees
That hilarious
According to the source, Forza Motorsport 4 was the best-selling budget title…
The source may be right, who knows? I’m sticking with GT.
“It also took the top spot for PS3 “budget” titles (games being sold for less than full price) in the country.”
PS3
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.
Need For Speed is the game that sells way more games than GT or Forza. Look it up. They own the market.
saving 5 gigs is not worth it.
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.
Thanks for the detailed info!!
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!
Wow im such a saddo
For god sake! What if you can’t access PSN? Do they not think about that?
…Is that my shot?
Thanks Jordan! :-D
Congratulations GT HP!
^ 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.
OOps responded to wrong post. Should be under JAHHAJ Post correcting (wrongly) Amac500
Has it got all the DLC within it? And is it on a disc or do you have to download?
It has updates and the Toyota 86 plus Nascar 2011 cars on the disc and everything else you have to download via PSN.
It does also come with the DLC for the 2012 Nissan GT-R that Kaz raced at the Nürburgring 24 hour race
Or just check down the news items, where it has been announced what’s in the game.
@Amac500 The 2012 Nissan GT-R that Kaz raced has to be downloaded from PSN.
It should be sold world wide not just in Europe.
You mean like the XL Edition was? Oh, wait…
Oh I so want a like button like facebook has.
@mistersafeway i giggled my ass off from that comment!!!!
true as hell.
I wonder what the sales figures for GT5 stand at now…
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.
“All data for the week ending september 29th.” I find that funny because that’s the day I bought my copy lol.
Cool but what bout us Americans :F
GT5 Academy Edition is not sold in the United States.
Don’t worry, TheKitten. I get your joke. I thought it was funny.
This American is getting it when his wife goes to Germany in November:)
I’m from Canada eh, and I have a copy.
:) eh? Sorry – just back from Vancouver…