Gran Turismo 4

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Gran Turismo 4

Game general and emulation properties:
CERO rating: A
ESRB rating: E (Mild Lyrics)
PEGI rating: 3+
GRB rating: ALL
Game supports steering wheel
Game supports arcade stick
Widescreen supported natively
Progressive scan supported
GPU intensive game
CPU intensive game
Supports up to two local players
Supported up to six LAN/online players
Languages supported:
English: SCES-51719 & SCUS-97328
German: SCES-51719
French: SCES-51719
Spanish: SCES-51719
Italian: SCES-51719
Korean: SCKA-30001
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers: SCUS-97328
Release date: February 22, 2005
March 1, 2006 (Greatest Hits)
CRCs: 77E61C8A, 33C6E35E
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers: SCES-51719
SCES-51719/P (Platinum)
Release date: March 9, 2005
May 5, 2006 (Platinum)
CRCs: 44A61C8F
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers: SCPS-17001
SCKA-30001
SCPS-19252 (PlayStation 2 the Best)
SCKA-30004 (BigHit Series)
SCAJ-30006
SCAJ-30007
SCAJ-30008
SCCS-60002 (Review copy)
Release date: December 28, 2004
March 10, 2005
July 6, 2006 (PlayStation 2 the Best)
September 21, 2006 (BigHit Series)
CRCs: AEAD1CA3 (J)
7ABDBB5E (CH)
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Polyphony Digital
Publisher(s): SCEI (JP, AS, KO), SCEA (US), SCEE (EU)
Genre: Racing
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic89/100
Game description: With authentic cars, courses, and car physics, Gran Turismo 4 adds an even more realistic racing simulation to the series. The characteristics of each car take into account weight, speed, friction, and more to deliver realistic handling. Test-drive new vehicles in courses located in various sites, such as Nurburgring Nordschleife, New York City, the Grand Canyon, and Tsukuba Circuit. Along with Career mode, Gran Turismo 4 highlights the new GT Photo mode and GT Online mode, which lets players around the world compete over the Internet.
Gran Turismo 4 is the fourth game in the Gran Turismo series. It features over 700 vehicles, 51 tracks, B-Spec mode, Photo mode, and 1080i support. This game was released on February 22, 2005 to critical acclaim.


Test configurations on Windows:


Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
NTSC-U Windows 7
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 OC @ 3.6 GHz
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 260
0.9.9 r4878 GSdx r4873
  • SPU2-X r4872
  • LilyPad r4484
Hacks: EE CycleRate (3), INTC, Wait Idle Loop, mVU flag hack. See Hacks and Performance Machina
NTSC-U Windows
  • Intel Core i7 @ 3.4 GHz
  • Nvidia GTX 285 768MB
1.1.0 r5480 GSdx 5442 SSE41
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0
  • LilyPad 0.11.0
Runs near full speed.
NTSC-J Windows
  • Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.0 GHz
  • HD Radeon 6850
1.1.svn5832 GSdx
  • SPU2-X
  • ?
USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Can be hard for CPU and GPU. Can have some glitches in hardware mode in the races, but software mode is fine.
NTSC-U Windows 7 64-Bit
  • Intel Core i7 @ 3.4 GHz
  • Sapphire R9 290X 4GB
1.2.1 r5875 GSdx 0.1.16 r5875
  • D3D10 (Hardware)
  • SPU2-X r5875
  • Lillypad 0.11.0 r5875
Game runs fine at 5X native resolution. Some slight hiccups/slowdown in the menus. One weird glitch I saw was on dirt tracks, the plumes of dirt seem to be transparent and can be seen through hills and can be seen coming out of the middle of the back of the car. Still use recommended hacks for maximum performance. Bios v 2.0 was used. Zrooney
NTSC-U Windows 7
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93 GHz
  • GeForce GT630 128-bit 1GB
1.2.1 2014-02-02 GSdx 0.1.16
  • D3D10 (Hardware)
  • SPU2-X 2014-07-14
  • ?
Great FPS at the menus, bad FPS at races or showing cars. Slow-Motion FPS at the races, almost unplayable. (EE 3, VU 0, INTC, Wait Loop and MVU) Berto
PAL Windows 7
  • AMD FX 4100 @ 4.0 GHz
  • AMD Sapphire 7870 GHz Ed. 2gb
1.2.1.r5873 GSdx32 sse4 r5875
  • SPU2-X
  • Lily Pad 0.11.0 r5822
MVU and MTVU enabled, +60fps in menus but goes below 50-45 in race or licence tests, with Speedhacks (EE cyc. 2 & VU CS 1) the FPS are pretty stable, 55-60 FPS in race with multiple cars. KX64
NTSC-U Windows 8.1
  • AMD A8-6600K @ 4.4 GHz
  • AMD Sapphire R9 270X
1.3.0 GSdx
  • SPU2-X
  • ?
Extra rendering threads set to 2, Direct3D11 (Software), (EE 1, VU 1, INTC, Wait Loop, MVU and MTVU) ran with 60 FPS Apihl1000
PAL Windows
  • Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.5 GHz
  • MSI GTX 750 Ti 2gd5/ovcv1
PCSX2 1.3.1-20150618094926 GSdx32-SSE4.1
  • SPU2-X
  • ?
Runs above full speed. Needed to set EE clamping mode manually to full so the text that says the time between you and the first car to display correctly. Looks like this needs to be added to game fixes GameIndex.dbf so it can auto change the EE clamping mode to full. Some rare random slowdowns that happened randomly in the races, no specific reason but in last less than a second. Other than that the game works perfect.
NTSC-U Windows 7
  • Intel Core i5-2500K OC @ 4.8 GHz
  • ASUS GeForce GTX 970 4 GB
1.4.0 GSdx32-SSE4
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0
  • Qemu USD driver 0.4.3 (G25)
D3D11 hardware, MSAA 2x, FXAA enabled, AF 4x, Full CRC Hack, native resolution 4x, all other options default, game runs smoother than on the real PS2, besides problem with licence test crashing everything works perfectly, I did notice licence test uses way more RAM than actual races, and I crashed when I ran out of RAM in certain tests. Other than that it's perfect. (at 4x native with MSAA and AF enabled, I'm peaking at 10+ GB of RAM usage) Infini
PAL Windows XP SP3
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.0 GHz
  • nVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
1.5.0-dev-20160126 GSDx32-SSE4 20160126 SPU2-X 20150912 On some menus, a minor slowdown occurs (ca. 2–4 FPS). On normal racetracks, FPS stays around 50 (PAL), but on more graphically-intensive tracks like street circuits, slowdowns can be slight (ca. 5–18 FPS) on Single Race / 2-players mode. On Time-trials, minor slowdown may occur on tracks like that (ca. 2–5 FPS). On Software-mode: Usually about 10 FPS slower than hardware-rendering (with 4 threads). Settings: EE/IOP: Clamping Mode=Full / VUI: Clamping Mode=Extra. Speedhacks: EE=0 & VU=2, INTC, Idle loop, mVU & MTVU ON. Graphics: Interlacing=Bob tff, Resolution: 2x Native (Required for smooth replays, otherwise Custom resolution: 1920x1080 doesn't give any extra slowdowns.), 8-bit=ON, BF=Forced, CRC=Full, HW-hacks: ON (Half-pixel Offset, & Align Sprite ON), Logarithmic Z=ON, AC=ON, Shader: Shade Boost: 40, 100 & 65. Other bugs: a red flash occur at every race start, but shade boost tones it down. Lower edges on menus may have white lines. Titus03


Test configurations on Linux:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
? Kubuntu 12.04 64 bit
  • Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1 GHz
  • Nvidia 8800GT with proprietary 295.40 driver
1.0.0 GSdx 0.1.16
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0
  • ?
Only problem is that in a race it is too slow (20-30 fps) and the game doesn't work with frame skipping. With hardware video acceleration enabled in GSdx, it is twice as slow. The problem seems to be the CPU. T-dome

Hacks and Performance

  • The MTVU hack may increase speed in quad core CPUs. This varies in dual-core CPUs as it may increase depending on the race but may cause slowdown in others.
  • Other hacks can cause crashes or the game won't boot. This game requires a ton of personal tinkering to get it to run decent.This game also has very, VERY high system requirements (expect to use at least an i5 or an FX 6300 above). Don't expect a smooth or stable game. Slowdowns are heavy and very prevalent. It mostly depends on track, the lighting and the amount of cars on screen.
  • EE Cyclerate can give speedup during the races, but may also cause slowdown to the track-selection screens where videos are shown at the background.
  • The "Allow 8-bit textures" in GSdx may help with speed a bit more and maybe reduce the VRAM slowdowns.
  • If you are using software mode and have 4 cores or more (this includes hyperthreaded cores, as PCSX2 takes advantage of this), set the "extra software threads" to the amount of total threads in your CPU minus one (4 cores, threads to "3", 8 cores, threads to "7", etc.). This can provide a noticeable speedup in any game running in software mode, but beware that only native resolution can be used.

Trivia

  • Original names: グランツーリスモ4 (SCPS-17001), グランツーリスモ4 PlayStation®2 the Best (SCPS-19252), 跑車浪漫旅4 (SCAJ-30007), 跑车浪漫旅 4 (SCCS-60002), 그란 투리스모 4 (SCKA-30001)

Known Issues

Heavy crashing

  • Status: Active
  • Type: Major
  • Description: Crashes pretty often. This happens because of spikes in VRAM use.
  • Workaround:
  1. In recent PCSX2 GIT revisions as of May 7th, 2016, VRAM spikes have been greatly reduced.
  2. If you get lots of crashes during license tests use a lower internal resolution in GSdx or use ZeroGS or ZZOgl. Expect much slower speeds from using ZeroGS or ZZOgl.
  3. In GSdx, Hardware AA can cause the game to crash a lot. Set the AA level to 0. Running the game with native resolution seems to help as well.
  4. In Windows XP, even in native resolution, you may get instant crashes when starting races if you do not have enough VRAM. Using a custom resolution lower than 512x512 seems to help.

Photo mode is broken

  • Status: Active
  • Type: Serious
  • Description: In hardware modes, garbage replaces the area in which the photo is displayed.
  • Workaround: This has been fixed in 1.5.0-dev GIT versions if Renderer(in Config > Video(GS) > Plugin Settings menu) is set to "OpenGL (Hardware)". For Direct3D renderers switch to software mode while moving the cameras, then switch back to hardware when you take the picture.

Garbage all over screen in races

  • Status: Fixed
  • Type: Serious
  • Description: Happens when using color/brightness options other than 0.
  • Workaround:
  1. This has been fixed if Renderer(in Config > Video(GS) > Plugin Settings menu) is set to "OpenGL (Hardware)" and CRC Hack Level is set to "Partial (OpenGL Recommended)" in recent GIT revisions as of May 2016.
  2. For older versions: To fix the garbage and crashing during races, set the brightness to 0 in options.
  3. For older NTSC versions: Change the display in game config to "Normal", then you can set the brightness to 5 without the broken graphics and also have a correct image.

First letter missing in menus

  • Type: Note (not an issue)
  • Description: The first letter of a sentence is missing in menus.
  • Workaround: Set VU Clamping Mode to "Extra" to fix.

Demo races do not work

  • Type: Note (not an issue)
  • Description: Demonstrations return back to the menu as soon as they start.
  • Workaround: Demonstration races will only work with EE clamping set to full.

Game doesn't load past copyright screen.

  • Status: Fixed
  • Type: Major
  • Description: Due to dual layer issues the game might not load past the copyright screen.
  • Workaround: Has been fixed as of git version v1.5.0-dev-460-gc829826 of 16 march 2016. For older versions use patch supplied at the compatibility list on the forums(see bottom of the page for links). Though this will disable all ingame video's(including the background of the main menu).

Improper interlacing

  • Type: Note (not an issue)
  • Description: The interlacing in-game is improper and "shakes".
  • Workaround: Change the interlacing mode in GSdx to "Bob tff" to correct improper interlacing.

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Public compatibility forum links