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Gran Turismo Sport is extremely limited in offline mode (no saves, unlocks, etc..)

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Lord Error

Insane For Sony
I am pretty sure the single player progress is actually saved when you are offline, and then synced whenever you go online. There was even an apology note in the demo when this wasn't happening, and they said they have fixed it.
 
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CanUKlehead

Member
The only times I've played online are: Team Fortress 2 in 2007, SFIV in 2009, NFS Rivals and Far Cry 4 in 2015.

This hobby is going to phase me out.
 
Yautja_Warrior

Yautja_Warrior

Member
Maybe not ideal for some but not a big issue in the grand scheme of things, my PS4 is never offline and the game is designed with online in mind anyway.
 
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Saint Gregory

Member
Welp, I didn't have a chance to try the demo but I figured I'd keep the download since it would take up the same space as the full game anyway. I'll be deleting it when I get home, DriveClub is all the online only racing that I need from Sony this gen.
 
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fargofallout

Member
My opinion doesn't particularly matter since I didn't have any real intention of buying the game, but I had no idea this is the case until I read that Ars article. I'm mostly surprised because I don't know what they're gaining by doing this. What benefit do they think players are receiving from this?
 
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Chrisdk

Member
Lord Error said:
I am pretty sure the single player progress is actually saved when you are offline, and then synced whenever you go online. There was even an apology note in the demo when this wasn't happening, and they said they have fixed it.
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I hope so. It really shouldn’t be any other way. They should not limit offline.
 
Kamina

Kamina

Golden Boy
chubigans said:
Online, no PS Plus subscription: everything available aside from online racing. Play all single player content, unlock stuff, save progress.
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But why does one need to be online to do that? I dont quite understand what “Online” means in GTS if Mulitplayer Racing needs PS Plus. Is it for leaderboards and rankings?
 
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c0de

Member
Zemm said:
What happens when they take the servers down? (rhetorical question)

You can still play GT3 (the GOAT) now, 16 years later, that won't be possible with GT Sport after probably 4.
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Or if your internet access is down? Stuff like this actually happens.
 
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Ninja Scooter

Member
Kamina said:
But why does one need to be online to do that? I dont quite understand what ”Online" means in GTS if Mulitplayer Racing needs PS Plus. Is it for leaderboards and rankings?
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because it's an esport game. Your "single player" progress is being tracked against multiplayer communities. That's what the game revolves around. It's a departure from previous GT games, but they've been saying from jump that it would be. And it's entirely possible this new direction is not for you, and that's fine, but that doesn't mean it's an indictment on all online games, or that it's some deceptive bait and switch from Sony and Polyphony. This thread seems to be a collection of people who cannot separate those things.
 
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cakely

Member
Lord Error said:
I am pretty sure the single player progress is actually saved when you are offline, and then synced whenever you go online. There was even an apology note in the demo when this wasn't happening, and they said they have fixed it.
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Yes, this is correct.

But that doesn't make for a terribly exciting thread, does it?
 
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Keinning

Member
Kinda funny to see people treating it like a non issue now.

Always online is still as bad today as it was back when MS tried it, no matter how accessible and cheap internet becomes.
and yes, i know it's not the case with GT Sport, at least not entirely. talking about the people saying stuff like "it's normal", "welcome to 2017" and etcetera
 
[Sigma]

[Sigma]

Member
PC2 will likely be my next racing game. Little sad, its either that or i'll just got back to playing Driveclub every once in a while.
 
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Zombie James

Banned
What kind of idiot came up with the idea of not being able to save without an internet connection and what kind of moron said "go with it"?
 
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Ninja Scooter

Member
kunonabi said:
Isnt this like sony's only big game for the holidays? No way reviewers were going to slam it.
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its mentioned in plenty of reviews. The difference is that you seem to think it should automatically result in a game being "slammed". Maybe the reviewers didn't see it that way.
 
adamsapple

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yikes ..

as a dominantly single player gamer,this is .. ridiculous. Really doesn't inspire confidence in picking up the game.
 
Kamina

Kamina

Golden Boy
Ninja Scooter said:
because it's an esport game. Your "single player" progress is being tracked against multiplayer communities. That's what the game revolves around.
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And why does the game need to restrict offline mode for this functionality? It would be possible to feed back this data to the servers in the event someone plays GTS while PSN or the internet connection goes offline, no?
-> I am just trying to understand the technical necessity behind this decision
 
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Z3M0G

Member
King_Moc said:
It looked to me like you were commenting on the VR mode having no progression, and saying what's the point in playing it then?
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VR is validated again since it has no progression anyways. I didn't know it was a separate mode, I assumed you could play the entire game in VR.
 
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thepenguin55

Member
ornery said:
It's 2017. This is a thing.
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Problem is it doesn't need to always require a internet connection and it shouldn't always require a internet connection because there's no good justification for it. Even if your game is online multiplayer focused, if it has a substantial single player component then that single player component should be (almost) entirely unaffected by playing offline. This game has a notable single player component and so there's zero good reasons why that single player component shouldn't be fully available offline.
 
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Ninja Scooter

Member
Kamina said:
And why does the game need to restrict offline mode for this functionality? It would be possible to feed back this data to the servers in the event someone plays GTS while PSN or the internet connection goes offline, no?
-> I am just trying to understand the technical necessity behind this decision
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That im not sure of. I guess it would depend on whether or not it requires a constant online connection, or if it simply requires you to be online when you go to upload your save.
 
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BBQ_of_DOOM

Member
Kamina said:
And why does the game need to restrict offline mode for this functionality? It would be possible to feed back this data to the servers in the event someone plays GTS while PSN or the internet connection goes offline, no?
-> I am just trying to understand the technical necessity behind this decision
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Because of this:

The reasoning behind the move has to do with the linkup between Gran Turismo and the FIA, the international organization that runs world motorsport. FIA-recognized e-sports are an integral part of the game, so keeping everyone's saves in the cloud is meant to keep everyone honest and above-board.
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Z3M0G

Member
chrominance said:
Also, let's talk about Gravity Rush 2, a Sony first-party game whose online functionality is set to be turned off in the next few months. That game isn't even a year old yet. What happens in a few years if you want to play GT Sport and the servers no longer exist?
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Ding Ding Ding

GT5 servers were shut down almost the instant GT6 released... combine that with Gravity Rush 2 and you have a history of behavior from Sony that does NOT bode well for the future play-ability of GTSport...

We need to stop bending over and taking it and fight for our games.
 
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dracula_x

Member
c0de said:
Yes but progress is not. Why doesn't it save on disk when you are offline and sync when you are back online?
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weird thing, because actually it does (at least in beta):

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so, I don't know - it's a mystery :)

Z3M0G said:
Ding Ding Ding

GT5 servers were shut down almost the instant GT6 released... combine that with Gravity Rush 2 and you have a history of behavior from Sony that does NOT bode well for the future play-ability of GTSport...

We need to stop bending over and taking it and fight for our games.
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Well, you shouldn't be worried, because GT7 or GTS2 won't be released any soon :)
 
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Ninja Scooter

Member
KingdomHeartsFan said:
They don't have to put an online only sticker on their game or deal with the announcement of it being online only prior to release, even though they made the game a coaster offline.
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There is an online only sticker on the game. And the game was announced as an Esports focused title. You act like they've tried to hide from this, which is false.
 
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GeordieMark

Member
dracula_x said:
yep, me too:

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btw, that thread has more views that OT Forza 7 thread :)

edit: ^ I guess that because Forza fans spend more time in GT threads rather than in Forza 7 OT :)
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What a huge shit of a post.

Ironic lack of self-awareness as you dig out fanboys in the most fanboy way possible.
 
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