GT5 public demo locations index.

Sorry I am a bit behind with updating the thread. I am really busy. I should have some more free time once I get through all this TGS news and take care of my home responsibilities.

So... I finally made an account specifically to inform you good people of this... I went to the Target in State College, PA (16802) to pick up a birthday present for someone I know, and I stopped by the PS3 kiosk on a whim. Lo and behold they have a working kiosk demo!

Unfortunately I don't have photographic proof (didn't have a camera on me), but should I go back to the store (and I most likely will ) I will definitely take pictures. If you're in the vicinity of PSU sometime soon, I recommend checking it out as it's only about two miles off campus...

Directions:
315 Colonnade Blvd, State College, PA (814) 861-8935

Enjoy!

Sony Store in South Coast Plaza.
3333 Bristol Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

map here:
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...ngId=-1&identifier=S_Map_South_Coast_Location


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3) lambo in lambo..........4) lambo replay



Strange thing i notice...: I hope this is a particularity of the DEMO only...
- Driving the car, i was "testing out" the damage, and notice all sorts of visual (as shown by other video from others) bumper fall off (almost), distorded exhaust pipes etc etc...
- but when i go to view the replay... just like magic, the part of the race where i know i destroyed the Lamborghini, the car is represented as pristine clean and damage free as if i just drove off the lot...

Conclusion, in the demo, you can destroy your car during the in-race part...
but during the replay, the beautiful damage free car will always be shown from start to finish, no matter how hard, no matter how fast you've crashed during the game/play...


Has anyone notice that?!

hopefully the Full game GT5 will not be as such...










5) PILOT VIEW



VID ONE: Nurb
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3782/mov03221.mp4

VID TWO: Nurb
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/8421/mov03222.mp4

VID THREE: An early bug detected... (more of a lag in computer response)
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3830/mov03223.mp4

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oskierox

Willowbrook TX (Store 214)
7318 FM 1960 Rd W
Houston, TX 77070

100% has it. I played for about two hours today hahahaha i have video proof of me in a 458 Italia around Tokyo but i dont know how to get the video off my phone? :\

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That store is where I got my PS3, since they were the only store in West Houston that had PS3's at the time. I hate going to that Best Buy though. I hate that area of town in general.

o ya went to fry's in Burbank it was a blast had it all to my self for 25 mins couldn't get myself to stop playing it tried all the tracks and all skill lvls and backed out to the main menu to see what it says for the other modes they were all grayed out just arcade mode is selectable.

o man i want to click this butt can't going to have to wait till Nov 2

Stopped in to a GameStop yesterday to check on a job application, and they happened to have the GT5 demo installed on their PS3. Got a chance to play on every track and with almost every car. Just made the wait for Nov. 2nd that much harder! I would like to say one thing though. For those out there saying it feels just like the TT demo....am I missing something? Either my version of the TT demo was flawed, or the physics between it and this current demo feel a lot different to me. I didn't really like the physics in the TT demo, and I love the way it feels now. I don't know, maybe it's just me? Anyway, here's the info below. I didn't get a chance to snap a photo, but if anyone lives around my area and wants to confirm (or just call them) then you'll find that it is infact there.

GameStop
13070 W Rancho Santa Fe Blvd Ste C5
Avondale, AZ
(623) 536-5333

I'm not sure how to post a link to the Google maps thing...

Took a couple of pics

i updated my post above with vids: click here:

No other sightings in the UK yet...

There is a demo at the Fairlakes Best Buy in Northern VA. Just came back from playing it.

ktr

Went to Best Buy @ San Carlos, CA, and they had the demo.

1127 Industrial Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

However, the Sony TV they had on the Kiosk was crap (480P), and the controller leans to the right.

ENJOY (if you live in the area)

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I can cofirm this controller sucked!
However my display was @ 1080i

I can confirm that it is NOT in the best buy behind the west oaks mall in Orlando, or the super target just down the road.

Got to play it for a little bit at my local GameStop! Pretty nice!

2725 N. Kansas Expressway
Springfield, MO

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2725+N.+Kansas+Expressway,+Springfield,+MO&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.916234,106.787109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=2725+N+Kansas+Expy,+Springfield,+Greene,+Missouri+65803&t=h&z=16

Soo I was at my local best buy looking for a new printer when i remembered GT5 And the demo. I want to the gaming aisle and surely enough they had it.

I did not expect to see the demo there so i brought no camera with me. My phone takes pictures but you can barely make them out. I will try to get some next time I go. Anyway

2795 Richmond Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 718-698-7546

http://maps.google.com/maps?expIds=... island&cp=12&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

Played GT5 at a Target in Easton Ma, sorry no pics as I was caught without my camera.
41 Robert Dr
South Easton, MA 02375
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...Easton,+Bristol,+Massachusetts+02375&t=h&z=16

Gameplay at BestBuy in Silverdale WA, 98383 USA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HztwEieQQf0

-> I will double-check the Gamestop in Henderson, NV once I get the chance.

Just wanted to post some pics to confirm:

350 W Army Trail Rd, Bloomingdale, IL Bestbuy

Thank you paskowitz for all your hard work!

I called around again looking for the demo and at one gamestop the guy called me out and said that it was all BS !! That there is slot of fake info. I just about blew up on him over the phone. I informed him to check out gtplanet or just google it, so till no luck in eastern wa. State

-> ...

LONG POST WARNING

-> Went to this Gamestop location 2 hours ago:

paskowitz

-1300 W. Sunset Rd., Suite 2429, Henderson, NV. Gamestop. Google maps. (unconfirmed)

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^ This Gamestop location is located inside the Galleria Mall right across from Sunset Station Hotel and Casino along Sunset Road. The place is located near the food court inside the mall (see pic).

Story-> After work, I headed down here to confirm if it really was true that there is a genuine demo. After 3 weeks of searching all over town, I've finally played GT5 (demo). Apologies for these pics, as I took them on my Samsung Captivate using one hand and uploaded them directly on my Facebook. I played GT5D for about a good 30 solid minutes.







^ Luckily, no one was playing at the kiosk. Everyone was stuck at the XBox 360 kiosk playing MMA. So I jumped right in!!!



Graphics-> The usual GT tradition, simply jaw-dropping. The graphics is seemingly crisper compared to GT5P and GT5TA. There is a certain awe every scene it changes. Although, it was a tad too sharp IMO as if like GT4 in 1080i it didn't had that soft tones similar to GT5P that were easier on my eyes (I wasn't wearing my Gunnar Optiks glasses at the time).



Menu-> It was pretty straight forward in a traditional demo standpoint. It was self-explainatory as some of the menus were not operational.



Gameplay Pt.1-> The first car I used was the SLS with pro-physics, no aids, no TCS, no driving lines, on N2 tires on all sides in Nuovo Rome Circuit. I did a time attack run to get a grasp of the game first. Sorry I was unable to take any gameplay pics because of sheer excitement.





-> As I start the game, the tires had no traction on 2nd gear forcing me to go to 3rd quite hastly. Physics-wise, the SLS handled great despite with its lack of traction but I managed performing short exit drifts on the whole course. The weight transition between angles were slow but otherwise spot on.

-> The damage was up to par within real life standards whenever I hit the walls. But there was a glitch while I was stuck on the wall, the back swayed like a guy in a hammock enjoying his lemonade. To those damage jarheads this may be disturbing. But to me? Who cares.

-> As for the Nuovo Rome Circuit itself; I found it a bit boring, unexciting, and shorter than I expected. Compared to Rome '90s, Nuovo lacked almost everything that the '90s we know and loved. The only thing that the Nuovo and '90s had in common (beside on some track layouts) was its blind corners. I hit the walls twice within its 2:30 min limit.



Gameplay Pt.2-> I tried a different approach compared to the rest of the guys. At the Toscana Track, I used a GT-R Spec-V (sorry, no pics on this one). Again, pro-physics, no TCS, and no driving lines. The GT-R handled as a GT-R should be, big, heavy and a nasty kick on higher revs. But overall experience was challenging and somewhat fun, I had experience driving fast on loose gravel on my ex-car the WRX.

-> The Toscana track was a tight course for a simple rally track similar to Grand Canyon without the length. The thing that suprises me was the track surface! The gravel dynamics was similar to the gravel road I did in real life!!! Amazing, no more figure skating on a rally car! Plus, the day/night transition was the scary part. Seeing night at the Toscana track was similar to driving in a farmland in Utah, the (very) limited visibility turned a completely adequate track into a short track nightmare! As if you entered Silent Hill while trying to escape from Racoon City!



Gameplay Pt.3-> So, somewhat confident on my measly skills on GT5D. I tried a knack on a single race using NASCAR Sprint Cup vehicles. I chose the easiest difficulty setting (C) [I know, I'm lame], at Indy Oval. I forgot to switch off the driving line, but there was no TCS, on Pro-physics using default R2 tires. Using Jeff Gordons Impala, we had a rolling start. At the first two corners I screwed up by grinding against the wall, but the rest was a breeze.



-> Damn, these 'stock cars' grip like there is no end! On the upside, these cars were predictable as they shudder indicating the loss of traction. Overall enviroment was tight, tactical drafting was essential. Slipstreaming/Drafting was less effective compared to GT4 & GT5P, but it was evidantly evident still but not quite real life, yet.



Gameplay Pt.4-> After getting some confidence in GT5D, I was confident enough to go to Nurbie-Ring in an 458 Italia. With its toughest difficulty setting (A):



-> I configured the 458 with Pro-physics, no TCS, no driving line, using default S2 tires. The Italia was a frisky fellow, and I already thought that the 599 GTB in GT5P was nervous. A very hard car to handle at limit, the SLS was a very confy sofa compared to the 458.



^ The outcome was a failure (on my part). But there was something wrong, while I was trying to race, the road dissapeared only showing the tracks backdrop and the cars were floating. Lucky me, I sorta memorized the track to follow my race line, but it didn't last as I went off course as a result.



-> The profile of the updated Nurbie-Ring was a completely different sensation. Nurbie was significantly tougher compared to GT4. As if the track got tighter, narrower, and a lot more challenging!





Gameplay Pt.5-> With that disapointing run, I scaled back and went another Single Race. This time on R246 on a C3 Corvette with Medium difficulty setting (B):







-> The Vette was set the same as the cars above. But the car was very predictable witha hint of understeer before the controlled oversteer. My only gripe was there wasn't enough gears (up to 4th gear) to keep pace with everyone else.





-> R246 wasn't much of a surprise compared to GT4 except with its increased visuals stunning-ness. So there is not much to say here.



Gameplay Pt.6-> Before the manager gets angry at me for hogging the kiosk too much, I did one last run with the Corvette on Nurbie-Ring.



^ I did pretty good on this one, I did a clean run until time ran out.

A.I.-> Tough, as in like being online tough. These guys shows no mercy of passing you; inside, outside, late-braking, the works!!! Without even hitting you!!! GT5 will be a lot tougher (for me) to finish if the A.I. system are like this, trully staggering!



Final Thoughts-> GT5 is no mere 'driving simulator', its more of a 'driving experience'! People with a wheel and seat will have the greater advantage due to smoother transition of each vehicle that 'us' controller-using people will have a hard time to control. But even for a short stint with GT5D, I got a glimpse of GT5 has to offer me before November 2. I'm now glad that I pre-ordered the Collectors Edition 5 months ago! Good night, I'm tired!

best buy at woodbridge, va (22192) has it! and no one really plays on the kiosk so if you go there, play all you want

LOL the VAnishing Boy 👍

I have another location to add:


Fry's Electronic in the City of Anaheim
Google Map here
address: 3370 E La Palma Ave
Anaheim, California 92806
(714) 688-3000

12210 K Plz, Omaha, NE 68137
Best Buy
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.215676,-96.104214&spn=0.008652,0.01929&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A

Went to Toy'R Us after CR-Z event to see if they had the demo, apparently they do!

1514 Broadway New York, NY 10036
http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-...tr:h,10729837729086687620,40.75712,-73.985742

Las Vegas, Nv Fry's Electronics

has it played it today

^ I will go and check it out after work to confirm.

Called the Best Buys in the Seattle area and only Lynnwood, WA has it. I'll update here when I go play it. Other random Targets and Gamestops I called on the east side don't have it, so Lynnhood's the only option so far.

still nothing in miami

http://www.ps3site.pl/dublin-przywital-ps-move/54162/ Thats from Polish site that demo is available in Dublin in Ireland. "The PlayStation Hub is open at 50 South William Street from Friday, 17 September, until Sunday, 14 November.

I can confirm the GT5 Demo on Fry's at 2311 North Hollywood Way Burbank, CA.






Its a really old build(E3?). No damage, skid marks, reverse lights or any of the new stuff we've seen on the latest builds.

Sorry for the bad quality. Phone camera isnt all that great