Hello Gran Turismo fans,
When Gran Turismo 5 launched almost a year ago now, Kazunori Yamauchi, the game’s creator, promised fans clutching their copies of the Real Driving Simulator, that the launch of the eagerly awaited title was not the end of the journey for the game but the start.
True to that statement, since GT5 launched Yamauchi-san and the Polyphony team have been closely monitoring the feedback of the dedicated and discerning GT5 community. As a result of this, we have seen significant support for GT5 in the form of regular functionality updates.
Today, I am very pleased to announce details of Functionality Update 2.0 which is the most sizable since the game launched. The update will be available for download on the 11th October. Of course the real bonus of all of this new content is the fact that it’s all absolutely free!
Here’s the rundown on what you can expect to see in the update.
Firstly all ‘standard’ cars will now feature an interior view, the level of detail will vary from car to car, but now for the first time you will be able to literally get behind the wheel of all the cars in the game.
Next is the great news that players can now save their progress during endurance races and return to the fray at a time of their own choosing.
For fans of the stateside motoring championship NASCAR, there is a package of 11 NASCAR 2011 cars. There has also been improvement to the weather settings in the game and now players can incrementally adjust weather settings for race start and race end.
Additional features of this update are:
- Photo Travel Mode updates
- Shortening of load times and improved menu response
- Improved car physics simulation, further evolved A.I.
- Improved and enhanced user interface
- Support for the Logitech G25/G27 steering wheels
- New features in the Online Lounge
This is what series creator Kazunori Yamauchi had to say about the new content.
The coming Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2 update is an update that contains the feedback from the users playing GT5 online every day. We have added cars such as the newest NASCAR race cars, but many of the updates are those that improve usability and expand the field of game play. I believed from the initial release of Gran Turismo 5 that it would be the users that would make the game grow thereafter, and we added things like interior views for the standard models because there was a lot of request for it from our users. You could say that this update is the shape and form of GT5 that was created through the opinions of our fans.
As if this massive update was not enough, I can also advise you of more great news – very shortly we will be sharing with you details of a forthcoming package of exciting DLC for GT5 that will include new vehicles and tracks plus a host of other additional new content. The news will be incoming to PlayStation Blog and gran-turismo.com very soon so keep your ear to the ground.
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Posted on 9 October, 2011 at 5:06 pm by filiperodrigues9
I think that the interior view is going to be like in the gran turismo for the psp, but lets wait and see it day 11
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Posted on 9 October, 2011 at 9:00 pm by Nxaks
Its awesm that gt5 is constently updated coz to me it was an incomplete game when it was released but even then it was amazing
The guys did a great job in the wide car selection but i was looking forward in seeing the likes of the new BMW M5, S3, S4, Golf6 GTI and maybe a Koenigsegg. I was really expecting a continuation of more cars prevoiously put in GT4.
And whats with the big obsession in NASCARS, I think theres moe then enough already.
I also think that the average guy who doesnt have wifi for his/her PS3 should at least be given an alternative way to access the update
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Posted on 9 October, 2011 at 10:07 pm by shedboy90
@nxaks
the nascars being added r the 2011 1s bcuz some ppl that play gt5 (me included) like nascar
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Posted on 10 October, 2011 at 8:08 pm by filiperodrigues9
Take a look at the 3 image, the interior is like the gran turismo for the psp :S
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Posted on 10 October, 2011 at 10:46 pm by Timdeering_561
Ts when I get given news like this that my faith in the industry is rekindled.
In the early days of gaming, no one expected them to make much money, but now that they do, a little of the passion has left. Not here though. Gt5, simply put, is a labor of love and to see such improvements go in clearly shows the continued dedication to the project, as well as all the free content, like the red bull x2010 given away thanks to Mr Vettel.
Keep at it polyphony.
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Posted on 11 October, 2011 at 6:46 am by nextbigthing91
How do you save the game in an endurance race?! I see no option for it…
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Posted on 11 October, 2011 at 7:14 am by nextbigthing91
Hey never mind, figured it out.
And if anyone else was wandering, you have to pit in to use it and then select suspend when the options appear… Which is reasonable.
Great update guys! Thank you very much!
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Posted on 11 October, 2011 at 7:55 am by GTP_Denur
Gave the update a quick try this morning and love it. :up:
One little note though on the endurance suspend option: I pressed suspend immediately as I entered the pit lane on Tsukuba 4h endurance (after just a few laps). After quiting and restarting the game, the car did not enter the pit, but continued on the track and tried to enter the pit through the pit wall! After a few minutes the car (AI) passed the entire pit lane (still on the track) and continued with the lap, but did not try to enter the pit the next opportunity. The only option was to quit and restart the race entirely.
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Posted on 11 October, 2011 at 1:33 pm by rebgedshaq06
Heb inmiddels de update geïnstalleerd, maar weet niet hoe je tijdens een race moet saven,… Wie weet dit?
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Posted on 11 October, 2011 at 2:53 pm by GTP_Denur
@rebgedshaq06: In an endurance race enter the pit. There a window pops up with options like fuel and tires changing. Here you now also have an option to Suspend the race. Just press it.
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Posted on 11 October, 2011 at 3:57 pm by rebgedshaq06
Zojuist tegen een major glitch aangelopen, nadat ik een pitstop had gemaakt en gekozen had voor onderbreken, heb ik het spel beëindigd om te kijken of het echt werkt om een endurance te pauzeren. Nadat ik de game weer had opgestart en hervat begon de de wagen uit zich zelf te rijden( net als in b-spec) en dat doet hij nu dus nog steeds, ik begrijp er echt niks van, maar ik hoef nu dus niets te doen!! Iemand dit ook meegemaakt?
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Posted on 11 October, 2011 at 7:42 pm by GTP_Denur
Again@reb,
That is what I reported in my first post in this thread (in Dutch: dit schreef ik dus in mijn eerste post in deze thread). Reb, dit is een engelstalige site, graag dus in engels antwoorden, of niet antwoorden en naar een nederlandstalige site gaan (zoals gthq.nl)
Reb, this is an english site, for dutch please go to gthq.nl
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Posted on 11 October, 2011 at 11:48 pm by Hammid_86
NICE <3
I don't have the game… But yeah! I'll buy it ASAP <3
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Posted on 12 October, 2011 at 1:29 pm by trevorfi
Theres a reason i got a ps3 instead of a gaybox because ps3 is AMAZING
you definitly know what you are doing i love GT5 and now i just love it
more they should make a game award for it and call it the most addicting game in the world award
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