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Gran Turismo: Two Guys Go From Racing Games To Racing Real Cars

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Kotaku Write: Last year, Sony and Nissan teamed up to hold a Gran Turismo competition. GT racers would compete for a spot on a real race team. The winners are in, so let's go meet 'em.

Lars Schlömer is a German cab driver. Lucas Ordóñez is a uni student from Spain. Both are mad Gran Turismo fanboys, both have mad Gran Turismo skills, both will now be racing in the 24-hour Dubai endurance race on January 8 after they beat out 25,000 other competitors in GT5: Prologue for the top prize.

They'll be joined on the team (the Nissan PlayStation Team) by ex-Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert, and really, as far as game competitions go I'm stumped trying to come up with one that's so damn amazing.
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thereapersson - 348 days 3 hours ago
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1 - Bu...bu...but
I thought GT wasn't a real simulator? ;-)
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Fishy Fingers - 348 days 3 hours ago
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Did someone really say that? Crazy, GT is about as close as you can get, especially with a decent steering wheel. In fact, I thought most people found if "too realistic".
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thereapersson - 348 days 2 hours ago
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1.2 - "Did someone really say that"
Every Forza fan who complains that GT doesn't have realistic physics and no damage, therefore it's not a simulator.

A load of BS, really...
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ice_prophecy - 348 days 1 hour ago
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possibly, perhaps, a high percentage of Gran Turismo Series fans are in an age group that has actual driving experience?

I jest.

In all seriousness, The benefit the GT series always had was the variety in vehicles you could select. Nothing like racing a car you actually own and burning rubber with it. Virtually, naturally.
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MURKERR - 348 days 1 hour ago
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1.4 - na reaper its because of lack of damage why they say its not realistic lol
.. gt is in a league of its own
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ice_prophecy - 348 days 1 hour ago
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As much appealing as damage is, when you get down to the grit of simulated racing, do you really want to drive in such a way that your car is damaged?

Sure it enhances the experience and makes it more holistic. But does it give the racing technique more depth?
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thereapersson - 348 days 1 hour ago
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1.6 - lol Murkerr, that's one of the reasons I stated.
And Ice_Prophecy, bubbles for the sensible post. You would think that the point of being skilled at racing is NOT TO CRASH....

I digress though.
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Rock Bottom - 348 days 2 hours ago
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If you ask me, this is a proof that GT is the closest racing game to the real thing, not that I ever had any doubt about it.
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xlx-russ_92 - 348 days 1 hour ago
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but but GT is so stupid and not realistic. /sarcasm
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DeathroW22 - 348 days 1 hour ago
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4 - Play GT5: P with a G25 logitech wheel..
Then tell me it isn't the best sim racer, seriously.
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ice_prophecy - 348 days 1 hour ago
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Live for speed.

Better simulator imo.

Pity it doesn't have the backing of a company, licensing, and incredible HD graphics.

But as a pure simulator. It is far above GT.

Sadly, it's realistic nature makes it a difficult product to appeal to people.
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VMAN_01 - 348 days 1 hour ago
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Can't wait for the full game with the Top Gear test track, that track + G25 Logitech = OWNAGE and WIN!
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Parappa The Rappa - 348 days ago
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6 - I dont care about getting "disagrees"....
GT is nothing close to a real race-driving simulator. Thats why the PROFESSIONALS dont even use it. Its a video game.
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PirateThom - 348 days ago
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Yeah, Sébastien Loeb certainly doesn't play Gran Turismo...

Oh, no, wait, yes he does.
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j4gs14 - 348 days ago
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6.2 - LOL
bubble pirate. u made me lol
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paul-p1988 - 347 days 23 hours ago
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im pretty certain Lewis Hamilton plays GT aswell, and he is now Formula 1 world champion.... (i know he plays computer games, and his bro moans that he always beats him at racing games, so im guessing it was GT)
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Parappa The Rappa - 347 days 20 hours ago
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6.4 - PLAY IT..
...sure.
Its the only good exclusive racing game for the playstation brand.
I mean they dont use this as a reference to the way they drive.
They dont use it for training.
They may have played it before, so said they play it a lot for some gaming website/magazine interview---but believe me they dont give it crediblilty like you kids think they do.

@paul: you should look that up. because there are a lot of racing games out there.
@thom: Sébastien Loeb? lol. rally cars are ok i guess. the guy would drive like Danica Patrick if he tried pavement. not everything on ESPN2 is worth watching.
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NMC2007 - 347 days 23 hours ago
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7 - It's so realistic
that I really don't like it because it's lack of fun, so yeah, it's as real as racing games can be, I prefer Outrun, Wipeout, Burnout and PGR, ya know, the unrealistic arcade type racers.

This is my opinion and experience with GT, I have played GT since the very first one, I played GT,GT2 & GT3 and stopped because I wasn't having fun with either of them, just thought I would throw that out there before I am accused of using my fanboy powers, yes I am an X360 fanboy but I am not blind or stupid, I give credit where it's due.

Hell, I am thinking of getting me a PS3 this week, but I am not 100% on it yet.
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blind-reaper - 347 days 23 hours ago
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yeah some people think the same (Im not one lol) but its not a bad thing it is just matter of tastes.
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agentace - 347 days 21 hours ago
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7.2 - OMG!!!
a 360 fanboy with a brain cell
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