Overvældende interesse betyder at serverne bag Gran Turismo 5's onlinedel giver en række problemer, der også berør singleplayer-spillet.
Normalt kommunikerer spillet nærmest konstant med nettet, også når man spiller alene, og derfor har Sony set sig nødsaget til at begrænse visse dele af spillet, indtil problemerne er løst.
Som midlertidig løsning anbefaler Sony at man slår sin PS3'ers netforbindelse fra.
Sony har beklaget problemerne i spillets indbyggede newsfeed. Du kan se hele meddelelsen nedenfor.
Notice Regarding the Status of the Online Service
Currently the online service of Gran Turismo 5 (GT5) is experiencing some extreme online traffic congestion.
Because GT5 performs online access not only when participating in online races and using community features, but also when starting the game and during the various screen displays in GT Mode, unfortunately this online congestion is also affecting standard gameplay.
If you are experiencing the following symptoms, we recommend that you temporarily play GT5 without connecting the PlayStation 3 (PS3) to the network.
(A) If you are finding it takes several minutes before being able to perform any actions in the following screens:
* Before the start of the opening movie, immediately after launching the game.
* At the top screen after the game has started.
* In various screens within GT Mode.
(B) Or, when it takes several minutes or more to gain a result when the following operations are performed:
* When entering the open lobby, if it takes several minutes or more before the room list is acquired and displayed.
* When clicking on an ID in the participant list of a room, if it takes several minutes or more before the menu appears.
* When writing on the message boards within Community, if it is taking several minutes or more for your posts to appear.
Also, some of the following features have been limited intentionally as a measure to temporarily alleviate some of the network traffic. Due to these limitations, you will find that:
* The viewing and update of the [Log] in the Community section of GT Mode has been temporarily disabled.
* Changes to the Profile may not update in some cases.
* Changes to the Friend List may not update in some cases.
Currently we are simultaneously working on several different solutions to improve the network status and alleviate the network congestion as soon as possible. We are expecting to be able to provide a proper online service again soon.
We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.
Reference Information
Temporary measures you can take for playing Offline.
The following are procedures for preventing the PS3 from accesssing the network when playing GT5.
Please note the steps introduced here are only temporary procedures you can take until the network conditions are improved.
1. If GT5 is currently running, please quit the game.
2. Go to [Settings] -> [Network Connections] -> [Internet Connection] and swtich the selection to [Disabled]
3. Start GT5.