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[phosphor112]

What fantastic news to wake up to.

What a fantastic time to love console sim racing games.

This notion that GT5 hasn't had DLC is ridiculous. What do you think all these Seasonal Events and content updates are? Do you really need to pay for the same content for it to be considered DLC? I've thoroughly enjoyed the events added on to GT5 and they've prolonged my time playing the game. Isn't that the function of DLC?


Anyway... hype.

I like how if a company doesn't release DLC for the first few months, they are criticized. Honestly? I want a game to last me 6-8 months or even a year without having to dish more money out for it.

 

[Angst]

IMO Spec II will be free and then they will charge for DLC down the road - probably cars. I'm a sucker so I will buy every DLC available.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Game of the forever, ready jump back in

 

[funkystudent]

ok I am trying to think what they will add.

Vayron premium seems like a safe bet.



What kind of stuff did they put in the GT5p Spec upgrades?


I would love a better chase camera and more track variation in A spec mode... I feel like I am racing the same 5 tracks over and over near the end.

 

[darkwing]

IMO Spec II will be free and then they will charge for DLC down the road - probably cars. I'm a sucker so I will buy every DLC available.

yup, this is most likely what will happen

 

[Tiduz]

*dusts off g25*

 

[Syn23]

Seattle circuit please!

this

 

[Angst]

ok I am trying to think what they will add.

Vayron premium seems like a safe bet.



What kind of stuff did they put in the GT5p Spec upgrades?


I would love a better chase camera and more track variation in A spec mode... I feel like I am racing the same 5 tracks over and over near the end.

From Solidsnakex: GT5 PROLOGUE

Additional Cars
- 34 Additional Cars have been added, for a total of 71 cars. [Additional Car List]

Additional Racetrack
- “High Speed Ring (normal/reverse)” has been added, for a total of 6 tracks, 12 layouts.

Additional Mode
- Drift Trial
- 2 Player Battle

New Features
- Performance Points
- Quick Tune
- Real Time Adjustment (RA) feature (Compatible with Driving Force GT)

Event
- All event content have been updated.
- Number of events per class raised from 8 to a total of 10 each.
- Improvements have been made to the user interface

Driving Options
- “AI Level” added
- No. of Laps added
- “Driving line” added
- “Active Brakes” deleted
- “Active Steering” moved from Option (Can be adjusted in 3 levels, effective for wireless control pad as well).

Option
- Added No. of laps setting for “Arcade / 2 P“ (Infinite/2-00)
- Added “Units” (Distance, Power, Torque)
- Added “Demo” (Auto demo start interval, demo duration, demo content settings)
- Added real time adjustment feature related items in “Change Button Assignments”
- Added “Temperature” display settings under “Network”
- Added “Delete Course Records”(offline) under “Utilities”

Online
- Added Free Run (practice run mode) in race events
- Changed so that the host is not always in the 1st place grid position in online race events

Other
- Garage selection added to Event and Online
- 4 stages including Kyoto added to the My Page background
- Measures taken against taking shortcuts in various tracks
- Improved penalty judgment
- Upper limit of credits raised to Cr.20,000,000
- Compatibility with the Driving Force GT steering wheel planned for release by Logicool®
- Improved controllability using the wireless controller pad
- Updated Manual
- Tyre selection in Arcade fixed to S2

Caution
- Key assignments will be reset by the update.
- Ranking will be reset by the update.
- 1,540ＭＢ or more HDD space is required for the update
- Please read other contents under “Please read before updating” for more details.

NOT THE CHANGELOG for GT5!!!!!111!ONE

 

[Aguirre]

From Solidsnakex:

- 34 Additional Cars have been added, for a total of 71 cars. [Additional Car List]

my body is ready

 

[Ravage]

OHH YESSSS!

This can't come soon enough!

 

[darkwing]

lol i thought the above list was the GT5 Spec 2.0 changelog

 

[Metalmurphy]

- 34 Additional Cars have been added, for a total of 71 cars. [Additional Car List]

my body is ready

That list is for Prologue Spec II

 

[krioto]

I play GT5 every day - I only took the disc out of the machine to play Portal 2 and Deus Ex since release.

All I want is more tracks and I'll be happy.

 

[mclaren777]

If the DLC is new tracks I'll buy it on day 1.

If it's just more cars, I won't buy it for any price.

 

[Carlisle]

holy shit gif of the forever. posted in a thread about the game of the forever. relevant on so many levels.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

- 34 Additional Cars have been added, for a total of 71 cars. [Additional Car List]

my body is ready

No way in hell they'll toss us 30+ premium cars for free in GT5 Spec II. We only got 3 new cars with Prologue (Ferrari California, Lotus Evora and the GT by Citroen) the others were to bring the cut down Japanese release up to PAL and US standard.


My body is ready for the RB7 and the Red Bull Ring.

 

[Angst]

No way in hell they'll toss us 30+ premium cars for free in GT5 Spec II. We only got 3 new cars with Prologue (Ferrari California, Lotus Evora and the GT by Citroen) the others were to bring the cut down Japanese release up to PAL and US standard.


My body is ready for the RB7 and the Red Bull Ring.

Yeah we most likely won't get that many new cars - not for free at least.

"The Japanese release in December 2007 featured 37 stock cars (plus the uncredited GT-R "Black Mask" returning from the free playable demo) from various Japanese, European and American manufacturers including Nissan, Ferrari and Ford.[38]
Spec II update adds new manufacturers, more stock cars and introduces racing cars, tuners and "Tuned" cars. Total number of playable cars reaches 71.[39]
The North American version of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue brought additional stock and tuned cars, increasing the game's car list to 76 credited cars.[9]"

Spec II was EU release, Spec III was NA release if I'm not mistaken.

But, it shows what they can do in a couple of months between releases.

 

[tapedeck]

My body is ready, my hard drive is not. Im gettting the UC3 320gb bundle Nov. 1st so Im prob gonna have to wait till then to do this update. :/

 

[Auto_aim1]

No way in hell they'll toss us 30+ premium cars for free in GT5 Spec II. We only got 3 new cars with Prologue (Ferrari California, Lotus Evora and the GT by Citroen) the others were to bring the cut down Japanese release up to PAL and US standard.

They can give us 50+ cars, since it's been almost one year since the game came out, but something tells me we have pay for it.

 

[Dead Man]

What fantastic news to wake up to.

What a fantastic time to love console sim racing games.

This notion that GT5 hasn't had DLC is ridiculous. What do you think all these Seasonal Events and content updates are? Do you really need to pay for the same content for it to be considered DLC? I've thoroughly enjoyed the events added on to GT5 and they've prolonged my time playing the game. Isn't that the function of DLC?


Anyway... hype.

Events should not be considered DLC imo, they should be available in a race/championship creator. I don't need to pay for the content, but it should be something that is better than a remix of the current cars and tracks.

 

[Niks]

- Spa
- Pikes Peak
- Stelvio Pass

I would be happy if they Kaz gave us Apricot Hill and Midfield Raceway.

 

[lupinko]

No, but you can always buy the $500 Thrustmaster wheel for full support in GT5.

Ugh, no thanks, I already own a G27, oh well gimped G27 is still better than most wheels.

Yeah we most likely won't get that many new cars - not for free at least.

"The Japanese release in December 2007 featured 37 stock cars (plus the uncredited GT-R "Black Mask" returning from the free playable demo) from various Japanese, European and American manufacturers including Nissan, Ferrari and Ford.[38]
Spec II update adds new manufacturers, more stock cars and introduces racing cars, tuners and "Tuned" cars. Total number of playable cars reaches 71.[39]
The North American version of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue brought additional stock and tuned cars, increasing the game's car list to 76 credited cars.[9]"

Spec II was EU release, Spec III was NA release if I'm not mistaken.

But, it shows what they can do in a couple of months between releases.

Spec II was EU and NA release, Spec III was a later update.

Spec II primarily added 2player split screen among other things.

 

[Sidewinder]

They can give us 50+ cars, since it's been almost one year since the game came out, but something tells me we have pay for it.

Spec 2.0 is labeled as an "update", "DLC" is mentioned seperately and will come one week later...so Spec 2.0 will be free, whatever its contents, and for the DLC we'll obviously have to pay.

 

[CorrisD]

I would really like mid-race saving, probably the only thing I can think of that I would actually want added to the core game mechanics, can do those 24 hour races then.

Besides that, faster UI, maybe a few more premium cars either new or updated old ones, and more customisation for races, if I want to drive in the rain at 8am, I want to be able to choose to and not hope it happens.

 

[GTP_Daverytimes]

I think it was 6.5 or something.

http://www.polyphony.co.jp/english/list.html

Should be near 7.5 if they update, which is VERY good, considering Prologue did 5 mil too.

Should be closer to 9.5 or maybe even 10 million, those numbers were released 6 weeks after the game came out.

 

[Steve McQueen]

30 fps is not an option, never was. This is Gran Turismo, not some pissy NFS title.

Off course, it would prefer 60 fps over 30 fps anyday, but come on...30 fps isn't always that bad. DIRT 3 is 30 too and has great graphics and effects. Split Second is 30 and looks awesome too.

 

[Spectral Glider]

Maybe it'll be new glove colors and some horns!!

 

[Toxa]

youtube upload would be great + hard tyres wear fixed

 

[triplestation]

Wait what's so special about this? I don't get it. Someone, please.

WAIT NVM DAMN

 

[brotkasten]

Ugh, no thanks, I already own a G27, oh well gimped G27 is still better than most wheels.

I'm in the same boat. Bought the G27 for GT5 and then we get some half-assed support. Pretty disappointing, considering the relationship Logitech and Polyphony had in the past. It's even more frustrating, when you see the support for other shitty toy wheels in the game.

 

[seattle6418]

We need leaderboards for every car on every track.

You and I are thinking alike.

Metalmurphy should not read this post, but...

IT´S COMING!

 

[Melfice7]

I'm ready to be disappointed :3

 

[darkwing]

I'm ready to be disappointed :3

you missed the hype train =P

 

[TheSeks]

A little late there, Kaz.

But it brings "Star in the Reasonably Priced Car"'s... car(s) along with leaderboards for proper TGTT hot laps, I'd stop considering Forza 4.

 

[GTP_Daverytimes]

- 34 Additional Cars have been added, for a total of 71 cars. [Additional Car List]

my body is ready

Don't bank on it, that is for GT5. The most i can see Kaz doing is standard to premium conversions.

 

[ashk]

I'm keeping my expectations insanely low so I can't be disappointed. So I'm expecting only bugfixes for Spec II and one new car that I don't like for DLC.

 

[Melfice7]

Has there been any graphical and performance improvements at all in the previous patches?

They increased the standard models quality on some patch

We can only pray for improved collision physics.

This still baffles me as we saw on different builds before launch that the collision physics were much improved, then the game releases and you hit a car and it gets all stiff and unrealistic

 

[offshore]

A little late there, Kaz.

But it brings "Star in the Reasonably Priced Car"'s... car(s) along with leaderboards for proper TGTT hot laps, I'd stop considering Forza 4.

Surely they'll patch in standing starts for the TGTT. Ten months later and it still makes no sense whatsoever why there is no standing starts or leaderboards for the TGTT.

 

[TheSeks]

Surely they'll patch in standing starts for the TGTT. Ten months later and it still makes no sense whatsoever why there is no standing starts or leaderboards for the TGTT.

GT5 is one of the greatest examples of how not to use the Top Gear license if you get it.

At least Forza 4 is attempting to do it right. (in before I cause this thread to become that thread when I'm just apple/orange comparing)

 

[phosphor112]

I think it'd be awesome if GT5 got Porsche, I'll miss it in FM4, but don't mind if I can get my fix via GT5, and I'm sure I'm not alone..

I'd rather get a proper Top Gear over Porsche, though MS's money hat will see to that not happening.

 

[seattle6418]

This was the Spec 2 update for GT5P



http://www.gtplanet.net/gt5-prologue-spec-ii-complete-list-of-changes/

Except this time the game is not a work in progress. Prologue spec II had a bunch of content because, of course, they were building assets for GT5, so as soon as they were finished they could be put in the game.

It´s not the same here. Everything we will get is really new content.

Spa and the Aston Martin DBR9 are a given, considering they were working on it.

The HSV is another one (Mush!!!!!!!!)

But anything else will be a surprise.

Please god for upscaled GT4 tracks and please god for the ability to tone down slipstreaming.

 

[ascii42]

I'm not asking for much, but adding the CTS-V would certainly be nice.

 

[phosphor112]

Except this time the game is not a work in progress. Prologue spec II had a bunch of content because, of course, they were building assets for GT5, so as soon as they were finished they could be put in the game.

It´s not the same here. Everything we will get is really new content.

Spa and the Aston Martin DBR9 are a given, considering they were working on it.

The HSV is another one (Mush!!!!!!!!)

But anything else will be a surprise.

Please god for upscaled GT4 tracks and please god for the ability to tone down slipstreaming.

....Um... GT6?

 

[twinturbo2]

Apparently, EA and Sony are best buddies for some time now. Just sayin'.

If Gran Turismo gets Porsche and Forza is still cockblocked, I'll cry.

 

[lupinko]

I'm in the same boat. Bought the G27 for GT5 and then we get some half-assed support. Pretty disappointing, considering the relationship Logitech and Polyphony had in the past. It's even more frustrating, when you see the support for other shitty toy wheels in the game.

Dunno why they can't just add full support for the G27, aren't there GTPlanet heads sending lots of complaints to PD about this ? lol

 

[ThisWreckage]

Unless they overhaul the menus and the loading I won't even bother with this. I think it's that bad.

 

[funkystudent]

also what did they add to prologue in Spec III?

 

[Betta Lines]

The priority should be to put the driver thumbs on the correct side of the wheel for goodness sake.

 

[-GOUKI-]

lmao what episode is this?

 

[phosphor112]

Can we chill with the NSFW gifs please?