Metalmurphy
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Think we're getting enough info to justify a new thread.
UPDATE:
Official press release has been issued. Update is out on the 11th.
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/10/05/gt5-functionality-update-2-0/
This is what series creator Kazunori Yamauchi had to say about the new content.
Pictures:
(click for 1080p)
Also it's worth noting that all the gameplay shots have 16 cars grid with AI. Probably also something new with the update.
OLD POST
As the title says, the Spec II update will be free and will release between the 9th and 15th of this month. DLC (most likely not free) will follow soon after the update.
Kaz has been giving out info on what's gonna come with the update:
1. Simplified interior view added to all standard cars.
2. User control of the weather change feature.
3. Added a setting sheet feature allowing you to save multiple car settings...
4. Spec 2.0 Opening movie
5. Improved UI response and usability
6. Replay front forward/rewind
7. Mid-race save feature for endurance races.
8. Expanded online lounge features (Narrowing down car types, shuffle races)...
9. Expansion of the B-Spec remote race you can play from GT.com (a graph display now shows changes in race rankings.)
10. Expanded Photo travel features / You can now take photos of cars together with your avatar...
11. Added a NASCAR Pit Scene stage to Photo Travel
12. Added eleven 2011 model NASCAR cars...
13. Added the Nissan GT-R N24 Shulze Motor Sport
14. Improved physics and AI...
15. Support for the Logitec G25/G27 Steering wheel.
And info about the paid DLC:
Kaz twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/kaz_yamauchi
I'll keep the thread updated as he posts more info.
UPDATE:
Official press release has been issued. Update is out on the 11th.
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/10/05/gt5-functionality-update-2-0/
Hello Gran Turismo fans,
When Gran Turismo 5 launched almost a year ago now, Kazunori Yamauchi, the games 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 its all absolutely free!
Heres 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.
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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.
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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.
Pictures:
(click for 1080p)
Also it's worth noting that all the gameplay shots have 16 cars grid with AI. Probably also something new with the update.
OLD POST
As the title says, the Spec II update will be free and will release between the 9th and 15th of this month. DLC (most likely not free) will follow soon after the update.
Kaz has been giving out info on what's gonna come with the update:
1. Simplified interior view added to all standard cars.
2. User control of the weather change feature.
3. Added a setting sheet feature allowing you to save multiple car settings...
4. Spec 2.0 Opening movie
5. Improved UI response and usability
6. Replay front forward/rewind
7. Mid-race save feature for endurance races.
8. Expanded online lounge features (Narrowing down car types, shuffle races)...
9. Expansion of the B-Spec remote race you can play from GT.com (a graph display now shows changes in race rankings.)
10. Expanded Photo travel features / You can now take photos of cars together with your avatar...
11. Added a NASCAR Pit Scene stage to Photo Travel
12. Added eleven 2011 model NASCAR cars...
13. Added the Nissan GT-R N24 Shulze Motor Sport
14. Improved physics and AI...
15. Support for the Logitec G25/G27 Steering wheel.
And info about the paid DLC:
@Kaz_Yamauchi: Something like this.
For the DLC were preparing a racing car pack, a course pack, and a racing gear pack... Ill let you know more about that soon.
Kaz twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/kaz_yamauchi
amar212 said:
I'll keep the thread updated as he posts more info.