I played and loved the hell out of Gran Turismo 3, but skipped GT4. Almost picked up Forza 3 but decided to wait for GT5 instead. 
 
Beyond much better graphics, what am I getting into? 
I've been up to date on some of the bullet points (like 1000 cars, NASCAR and kart racing), but so far been a bit overwhelmed by some of the features they've mentioned. B-Spec? Premium and Standard cars? What's online like? Based on your career-mode cars? 
So confused..

• B-Spec is a manager mode.
• Premium is ultra-high quality.
• Standard is GT4 cars updated to Forza 3 graphics.
• Online is supposed to be always on.  You can play GT5 from any web browser as well.
• It's locked to your GT Mode, so you're always online and crap.

You should check out the wiki. Pretty much everything you need to know is there. You should also pick up Forza 3 anyway since you can never have too much racing games.

 You can play GT5 from any web browser as well.     
Wait, what? 
  
You should check out the wiki 
 Yeah, sorry that should have been my first stop. Will read up on it now! 
 
You should also pick up Forza 3 anyway since you can never have too much racing games. 
 With both Forza 3 and GT5 out, does Forza bring anything to the table that GT doesn't? Just in terms of features, I don't want to get into debates about graphics and which one "plays better"

GRAFIX

"  You can play GT5 from any web browser as well.     
Wait, what?  "

Gallery

• Online Buying/Trading
• Car Customization
• B-Spec Racing
• Etc.

don't forget rally racing.  but yeah it's just packed full of racing goodness, everything a race fan wants.

" @KaosAngel: Do you know if the PS3 has to be turned on in order to manage your GT account? I'm assume you don't have to since it'll be inconvenient. "

On the subject of whats new does any one know if the AI is proper AI, if you know what I mean, I heard rumors before but I want to be sure and does the game have a rewind feature not super important just wanted to know. 
 
I already have Forza 3 and want to know if this is worth the purchase now or in the future.

" @KaosAngel: Do you know if the PS3 has to be turned on in order to manage your GT account? I'm assume you don't have to since it'll be inconvenient. "

" On the subject of whats new does any one know if the AI is proper AI, if you know what I mean, I heard rumors before but I want to be sure and does the game have a rewind feature not super important just wanted to know.  I already have Forza 3 and want to know if this is worth the purchase now or in the future. "

" @FrankCanada97:   OBJECTION!  GT-Planet confirms that the AI is shit up until level 20.  If you're familiar with driving, GT5 will be easy as cake for the first 20 levels.  The damage is cosmetic, and the AI drives in the line.    HOWEVER!  Once you hit level 20, you unlock Extreme Class.  It takes full account of damage both external and internal, the AI is very aggressive, and if the car crashes, it's over.  Cars don't respawn after they get wrecked. "

Thanks for the vids. It does, indeed, look awesome!

That said, the more I see of GT5 the more I am reminded about how bad I was at GT3... And how I LOVED Burnout Paradise. I don't know the first thing about cars, so the obvious choice seems like NFS Hot Pursuit. On the flip side, there is no arguing that GT has more depth and longer mileage. I live in Toronto and never learned to drive, relying on our pretty awesome transit system, but maybe I should bite the bullet and make GT5 as my first step towards being a bit more knowledgeable about cars. I'm not telling myself GT would teach me how to drive, simply to make me more aware of how they work.

So torn right now about which one to get tho!!

" Thanks for the vids. It does, indeed, look awesome! That said, the more I see of GT5 the more I am reminded about how bad I was at GT3... And how I LOVED Burnout Paradise. I don't know the first thing about cars, so the obvious choice seems like NFS Hot Pursuit. On the flip side, there is no arguing that GT has more depth and longer mileage. I live in Toronto and never learned to drive, relying on our pretty awesome transit system, but maybe I should bite the bullet and make GT5 as my first step towards being a bit more knowledgeable about cars. I'm not telling myself GT would teach me how to drive, simply to make me more aware of how they work. So torn right now about which one to get tho!! "

" @FrankCanada97:   HOWEVER!  Once you hit level 20, you unlock Extreme Class.  It takes full account of damage both external and internal, the AI is very aggressive, and if the car crashes, it's over.  Cars don't respawn after they get wrecked. "

Alright y'all, I'm convinced. Gunna go with GT and leave NFS as a rental or when it's cheaper down the line. Never got all the Burnout Paradise trophies anyways.. Could go back to that if I ever need a Criterion hit. Hey FrankCanada, do you know of any stores in Toronto getting the game today? :D

I-racing, however you have to pay a monthly fee for it. There is also gtr evolution and stuff. These games are boring imo though.