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I'm gonna be getting an HDTV within the next two weeks for my b-day (March 27th). I also already ordered Digital Out cables (coaxial and optical), and a optical-coaxial converter so I can get 5.1 surround sound from my games (that support 5.1). I'm getting kinda excited too, my setup will be ready to take in Extreme Stage in all it's high def glory.

The TV I'm picking up is a 37" Sharp Aquos 1080p set. It's NICE

still got 2 months more.my heart feel so hot and excited,my hands and legs very itchy.can't wait for this game to release

i seeee happo! =D
hahahahahahah this si gonna be niceee...XD
PC FTW!

dammit, when is some new info gonna pop up? The 14th has already come and gone. I'm gonna keep myself busy for a bit - the COD4 PS3 patch is out, Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is out today, and there's a COD4 map pack releasing "sometime next month". Hopefully we hear something by then, and hopefully it's sooner, not later.

im dreaming every night with this game i can hardly wait , if this game isn´t released soon i will begin smoking(seriously i am dreming about akina and the new physics in this game) to this game release

Game is set for a release on May 29th (in Japan), if I remember correctly.

As for new information, I don't see how much more info can be given. To me, it looks like a port of ID4 with nothing being left out..only being added. And so far, the only thing I see different is the addition of Happogahara. I'd personally like to see 4 course again, but I am only dreaming.

This post has been edited by GC8Vdrifter on Mar 19 2008, 03:59 PM

Happogahara? Sorry kids, but looks like I am going to have set the bar just as high as last time

New info on extra stuff being put into the game is what we're agonizing over. Confirmation of other courses, inclusion and length of Story mode, Bunta Challenge, new cars, tuning methods (points? cards?). These are things we were hoping to hear more about

i'm going to be upset if the put back the stupid card system. should keep it points just like idas4. pretty happy with the avatars again!!!

It seems that the online battles are going to be started by someone challenging a person in a "chat room" sort of speak. And if the one being challenged accepts, the battle starts..

I can't draw any parallels to any other games/whatnot that could paint a clearer picture. The remotely close thing I can think of is how Stepmania Online works.

This post has been edited by GC8Vdrifter on Mar 21 2008, 05:33 PM

well if you look at one of the screenshots, it looks like that your able to host a room up to 6 people. kinda weird why they choose the number 6. i hope they don't make it so 6 people can race at the same time. kinda like how when the Initial D movie was made with a 3 car battle which never took place.

its probably like
6 people per lobby
you join the lobby and then choose someone to vs, or the computer automatically chooses someone for you
thats how some online pool games are set out.. this looks similar

Takumi vs. Nakazato (with Ryosuke following). Takumi noticed huge pressure from behind during the entire race, since Ryosuke was holding back. Pretty much the same thing happened in the live action movie, just switch Nakazato with Kyouichi and then have the race continue after the accident.

Doesn't ID4 in the arcade do the same thing only without a "lobby"? Like, find you a person to battle in your same class?

I'm just asking because it seems to me that this is just what happened with IDASv2 and Special Stage. Just with ID4 and IDEX..

This post has been edited by GC8Vdrifter on Mar 22 2008, 12:48 PM

arcade automatically picks a opponent of a similar rank for you to vs

Will this game have 2 players splitscreen?

@Ryosuke Gunma
I don't think they would include 2P in this game as Special Stage and Street Stage never feature this option...it would take too much of PS3 hardware.

Back on to topic....I think I'm gonna get a PS3 after the game is released.

I wonder if the gameplay changes included in the arcade 1.5 patch (penalty cancel is gone now) will be integrated into Extreme Stage. I can't imagine doing PC all the time on the console version. It'd be nice to play Extreme Stage with proper braking/line techniques

There is really no excuse for this anymore. IDEX isn't even a graphically impressive game. If photo realistic games like Gran Turismo can do multiplayer split screen, then a game that looks like IDEX should too. Sega might be too lazy to do it, but its really not a hardware issue at all. IDEX looks like it could be done on the PS2, technically.

I think the problem isn't PS3 hardware, but rather, how the game would look onscreen. The game makes heavy use of several on screen gauges (tach, speed, time, advantage/disadvantage, map, opponent name) as well as the rear view mirror. I think allowing splitscreen in an ID game would make my eyes hurt, having either scrunched down versions of the above-mentioned HUD items or downright excluding some of them (I can easily see the rear view mirror being booted from splitscreen modes).

The PS2 and PS3 can handle splitscreen just fine. The game, however, just doesn't seem suited for splitscreen play.

we should just be glad that it even comes out, even if it's only a arcade translation without graphics update...you can see it that way if you have a PS3 and steering wheel, your get the closest to an arcade machine worth 15000$...that's not that bad. And seeing how the games market nowadays works, with not a big audience for arcade titles...i'm just glad they bring out...Special Stage wasn't perfect at all, but a whole lotof fun and i hope this will be the same...

6 players in 1 course are over..if before myogi course still can fit.i hope this game can support wheel (270-900 degree).don't like juiced 2..can't support wheel.

according to magic box and play-asia the game is coming in july 2008, so already a delay, i hope there won't be more...

This post has been edited by krs73 on Apr 3 2008, 09:16 PM

oh no youre right i cannot wait anymore,well metalgear will be released first than initial d

Final Fantasy XIII, GT5, and now Initial D.. I need a PS3. Haven't had an IDSS fix since my PSP died =<