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Upgrading Gran Turismo 5
Even though it's finally come out, you knew that Gran Turismo 5 wasn't going to be perfect. Help could be on the way, however, for those of you complaining about the game's load times and split between standard and premium cars.
You can install a chunk of GT 5 onto your PlayStation 3's hard drive to cut down on load times, but you're still going to be waiting a little while for your tracks to load up. Now, sites like Eurogamer have found a handy way to cut those loading times in half. If you have a SSD (solid state hard drive), you can install into your PS3 (old or slim) and hit the track in no time. Also, the original, 50-minute 6.5GB install only takes half the time to perform with an SSD. While your average person may not have an SSD, it's worth using it if you do.
In other news, there are reports from Japan's Famitsu magazine that Polyphony's Kazunori Yamauchi has said that the developer is planning on transferring GT 5's standard cars into premium ones. Unlike premium cars in the game, standard cars don't have a cockpit view, have less intricate damage models, and aren't as fully rendered.
While we applaud this effort, you've got to wonder how long it's going to take Polyphony to do this. The process was so time-intensive to begin with, that that's why not every car was made premium in the first place. And what is that going to cost gamers, if anything? Does the split between standard and premium cars worth enough to you guys that you'd be willing to pay for it if necessary?
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