Ongoing GT5 Connectivity Issues Frustrating Gamers
Many gamers have been reporting patchy online performance from Gran Turismo 5 in the last couple of days, with random disconnects from online lobbies and “Error Code: 268″ when trying to join. There was even a succinct message added to the in-game news feed yesterday afternoon:
Online Service Interruption
We are currently experiencing an interruption of the Gran Turismo 5 online service.
We apologise for the inconvenience and ask for your patience while we work to restore the service.
Though many suspect the culprit to be most recent game update, the reason appears to be more physical in nature – although Kazunori Yamauchi has Tweeted that he’s not entirely sure what the problem is – and Polyphony Digital are working on the repairs.
The issue seems to affect certain users more than others with no direct link between the effect and the users’ location. Unfortunately this gives gamers little else to do than await good news – which we’ll bring you as soon as we get it.
Update: The in-game news feed was updated around 20.00GMT on October 9th with the following:
Online Service Restored
The interruption experienced in the online service of Gran Turismo 5 has been resolved, and the service is now back online.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Although no confirmation has been given as to what caused the problem in the first place, the message indicates it was a hardware fault rather than a software update bug.
Update: The above message has been removed again from the in-game news feed and website around 18.00 GMT on October 10th and users once again report online lobby errors…
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October 17th, 2012 at 4:56 pm - #MLDRambo
Well now when people just switch the track i lose engine sound, then i leave the track then my game freezes.. This is great for the amazing game crashing update :/
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October 17th, 2012 at 11:27 am - #madeye
Everything is working fine now guys!!!
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October 16th, 2012 at 2:31 pm - #Diogo
Very weird , since the update I have not been disconected nor having black screens…
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October 16th, 2012 at 1:39 pm - #Shawsters
I am surprised that they havent fixed this!!!!
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October 16th, 2012 at 7:20 am - #MGR
Can’t believe this still hasn’t been resolved.
No updates.
No comments.
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October 16th, 2012 at 11:25 am - #GTrf
Welcome to sony (no sarcasm)
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October 16th, 2012 at 1:41 am - #baly
Still getting dc’d randomly….
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October 15th, 2012 at 10:05 pm - #berettagt88
2 Black Screen corrupted my save :( I’m glad I back it up on a USB constantly :)
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October 16th, 2012 at 4:57 pm - #MeanElf
Just make sure your HDD light isn’t flickering when you crash out of the game and it should be fine.
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October 15th, 2012 at 8:46 am - #GTrf
After the restoration of online services, Sony and PD must give the presents to all users. I hope.
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October 15th, 2012 at 12:42 am - #Corvetterider69
i to am still get the same old problem i s getting sick of it i am ready to go over to forza 4 it needs fixed soon or i will take the game back to sony and make them it eat it and get my 60 bucks back
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October 14th, 2012 at 3:53 am - #UrieHusky
Still getting this issue =/ I wasn’t actually getting it before the ‘fix’ and now it’s suddenly started T_T
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October 13th, 2012 at 7:43 pm - #Mixxer
still nfg
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October 13th, 2012 at 3:28 pm - #GTrf
sry i repeat: if someone didn’t know__ To increase stability of FPS (frame per second) you need to reduce the screen to 90%. Display settings > Set display size (HD)=90%. This Works!!! sorry if my english is bad. good_luck…
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October 13th, 2012 at 8:41 am - #mortrax
WTF GT5 ??
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October 12th, 2012 at 5:09 am - #dalmaximus
Then go socialise, take your girlfriend out for a meal, go to the cinema, do something.
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October 12th, 2012 at 9:50 am - #CJSpencer77
I went outside once, the graphics were awesome, the gameplay and story line was crap
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October 12th, 2012 at 10:25 am - #ryzno
^^LMFAOOO!!^^
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October 12th, 2012 at 11:08 am - #ADDiCT3D_2_BASs
LMAO^
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October 12th, 2012 at 6:10 pm - #dalmaximus
Excellent reply, touche.
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October 12th, 2012 at 3:52 am - #andyig
worse than ever today must be fixed then lol
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October 12th, 2012 at 3:25 am - #Lambofanghini
Does clearing the cache solve anything? I want to drive online this weekend after my finals are done. Hope I don’t have these same issues. I have, at least, been able to sign in each night to keep my bonus.
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October 11th, 2012 at 10:03 pm - #MLDRambo
Still getting black screens constantly, i quit the game, then join back in a room, and then get another black screen 5 mins later… im getting tired of it now.. Im suprised it hasn’t corrupted anyones data.
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October 11th, 2012 at 8:40 pm - #Oshawa-Joe
Went online today and couldn’t get in my lounge; getting error 268 I believe it was. Went in a couple of other lounges but couldn’t get out without quitting game from the XMB. Hope it gets fixed before this weekends races.
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October 11th, 2012 at 7:18 pm - #=drifting24/7=
i’ve encountered this “Error Code: 268″ multiple times over the course of 1 hour, and i’m just trying to get into my own lounge -__- i seriously think the latest update has f***ed up GT5 online.
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