LAN Play and Account Copying

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Hi There,

I am looking to set up a second cockpit to play GT5 in a similar way to the old LAN functionality in GT4. I think I have a grip on how things work these days and I believe I'll be able to have a lag-free race over PSN (if it is ever back online).

My main question is, is there any way to replicate the data on my existing PS3 on the new one so I don't have to play the game right through from the beginning and build up the garage etc from scratch? I take it 2 systems cannot be online using the same PS3 account and play together in a private room?

Any input would be much appreciated. Hopefully PD will see the error in their ways not implementing a true LAN function now that the PSN has been crippled for such an extended period of time?
 
You will need to replay threw the game if you want to get cars. Otherwise you can just simply Dupe the cars by using a thumb drive. You will only be able to send 1 car a day but it is better then playing threw on a second account.
 
The simplest thing to do is to duplicate your friend's account. But its not possible right now, not while PSN is down.

Anyway, i'm curious how will you manage to setup LAN party for GT5 ?
 
Unfortunately GT5 does not support LAN for multiplayer at the moment. Hopefully it'll get updated soon.
 
Thanks for the input - I'm aware that there is no way to properly LAN at the moment but as far as I understand it, using a private room to race online provides very good performance as the majority of the traffic is sent through the LAN and the server is only used to facilitate and communicate with the host console. I'd love someone who thoroughly understands the ins-and-outs of this to explain how it works and if playing on the host PS3 is likely to be any issue with only 2 people playing at a time.
 
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Unfortunately GT5 does not support LAN for multiplayer at the moment. Hopefully it'll get updated soon.
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You can forget that. It was intentionally left out. Why would they deliberately sidestep the PSN? PD would have allowed to sidestep Sony's control over your console and as even the most ardent Sony supporter should have noticed by now, Sony doesn't like it if you decide yourself, what to do with the hardware you bought.

No product would ever get the PS3 certification, if it provided online play without routing it through the PSN as that is required for Sony to keep an eye on what you do with the hardware they've generously allowed you to use for a lot of cash.
 
Resistance 1 ran on indepandant servers from PSN Mainly because The PSN servers did not exsist untill after the games developement.
It was later moved to PSN servers with a Patch.
Konami are also very famous for running games on independant servers. your PSN ID was not linked to your konami ID and Konami games still use the Konami ID not PSN ID.


Er realy LAN play is blocked on PS3 is it. strange could have been sure Shootem ups have had LAN play enabled. Wait yep they do.
What you meant to say is that Most developers consider LAN play to be a developement time black hole which does not give any reward.

LAN enabled games Ive played .

UT3
TC HAWX
GRAW
Apache air assault.
 
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You can forget that. It was intentionally left out. Why would they deliberately sidestep the PSN? PD would have allowed to sidestep Sony's control over your console and as even the most ardent Sony supporter should have noticed by now, Sony doesn't like it if you decide yourself, what to do with the hardware you bought.

No product would ever get the PS3 certification, if it provided online play without routing it through the PSN as that is required for Sony to keep an eye on what you do with the hardware they've generously allowed you to use for a lot of cash.
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+ 1000. Sony isn't about to let you do what you want with what you paid for?

Sony has realised that doing what you want, with the things you buy, with your own money is a ridiculous idea.. LOL

Like the last guy said, they are generous enough to even let you play it for that piddly amount of cash you gave them.... - slightly sarcastic :)

If anyone figures out how to play LAN GT5 though let me know, would love it.. Maybe it's just a feature that PD left out rather than Sony, who knows...
 

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