Kazunori Yamauchi Addresses GT5 DLC Complaints, Update Coming in December
Following the community reaction to some of the intricacies of the downloadable content released earlier in the week (or next week for North America), Kazunori Yamauchi has been busy working on solutions and responding to complaints via Twitter. The latest of these includes a nod to the present, one-off nature of the car pack:
We’re planning an another update for GT5 in December. In that update users who purchased cars and tracks from the DLC already, can receive a free “family upgrade” in the PS Store, which will let all users in the same PS console use the DLC.
People who bought the DLC cars will have those cars added to the dealers in the December update.
After this December update you can purchase a second car and so on from the dealer.
This comes as great news to gamers who’ve bought the car pack but who have been reticent to drive the cars for fear of wearing them out and for those unable to buy the DLC packs for their primary Gran Turismo gaming accounts (or their children’s accounts).
Following on from these Tweets, Yamauchi also provided a tantalising teaser (and a small caution) to those gamers who have already purchased the DLC packs:
Next, don’t get your hopes up too high, but PDI is also readying a X-mas present for those who’ve already bought multiple DLCs.
Quite what form the “present” will take, or what “multiple” means isn’t clear, but we have two months to speculate. Thanks to homeforsummer for the tip-off!
GT5 Photomode image by bmxmitch.
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November 6th, 2011 at 6:01 am - #stano666
MMM, let’s hope it isn’t too late & little.
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October 23rd, 2011 at 10:51 am - #ManiacRS
Point No.1
I think noone else has mentioned that, you cannot adjust the diff. of the new cars, or buy adjustable diffs for them… That really forces you to make some compromises to your setup and that, over a distance at least, will make the car slower…
So… Adjustable diffs please… The R32s massive understeer could probably be helped with a tweakable front and rear diff. Also in the R32 TC, the centre diff controller’s stock setting is F:150% R:-50%… Glitch?
Point No.2
I really enjoyed the DLC packs… value for money was acceptable… Not excellent but I didn’t mind paying for it… GT5 is running away with it… Excellent game and as far as tuned road cars go, it’s remarkably close to real life… No other game can get this close to simulating both road cars and race cars so well…
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October 22nd, 2011 at 9:37 am - #Aru-16
i will buy dlc on oct25 in my US store
but: my game is US and my user UK
can play on my user UK with DLC(US) on Dec????Plz Anwer :(
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October 26th, 2011 at 5:56 am - #PandoXLR
This will NOT work because Europe uses PAL and US uses NTSC, sorry.
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October 21st, 2011 at 8:16 pm - #bojous
I actually downloaded the cars using my UK account but play the game on my main US account and the cars show up fine. Side noted: because I already had the GTR Stealth GT500 from launch, downloading it as a freebie didn’t work in that I didn’t get an extra one or anything.
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October 21st, 2011 at 8:03 pm - #bojous
With the mention of DLC cars being available for purchase from their respective dealers, does anybody know if that’s going to apply to the people who bought collector’s/signature editions? Personally I bought the signature edition so I have the 11 bonus cars that were included but I’ve haven’t touched them for fear of wear and tear.
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October 21st, 2011 at 9:50 am - #zutz
Nice shot!
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October 21st, 2011 at 3:40 am - #GT Pro
Reintroduce the goddamn Test Track events. :(
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October 20th, 2011 at 7:53 pm - #Fraley27
i think they are gona give us all stealth cars
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October 20th, 2011 at 7:35 pm - #Rich_Wolf
I’d love to see more American 1950′s and 1960′s cars.
1976 Corvette Can-Am racecar
1969 GTO
1957 Ford
1959 Cadillac
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October 20th, 2011 at 7:33 pm - #pasigiri
PD has to still be modeling cars. They stated that the premium cars in GT5 are basically compatible models in GT6. And knowing that one of the BIGGEST complaints from game reviewers, blogs, and fans, is the lack of late model, desired cars by most people’s standards. Case in point, Forza 4 has the Lamborghini Reventon, GT5 has the VW Samba Bus. Which one do you think most people would love to drive? I think PD knows this and are hard at work at trying to correct their direction. I think that PD has some actually NEW CARS as DLC coming. For Christmas, we’ll have to see.
All in all, I’m VERY confident PD knows they’ve got to get more late model and desired cars. Even with all the glitches and paint chip issues, this is something killing GT5.
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October 20th, 2011 at 5:40 pm - #mikeonthebike
Google buddy
ret·i·cent (rt-snt)
adj.
1. Inclined to keep one’s thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself. See Synonyms at silent.
2. Restrained or reserved in style.
3. RELUCTANT; UNWILLING.believe he is using the 3rd definition of this word.
Not that I knew the word, had to look it up myself when I first read that LOL
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October 20th, 2011 at 5:22 pm - #diabolicwyvern
“reticent to drive the cars for fear of wearing them out”
What does this mean?
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October 20th, 2011 at 4:19 pm - #SCUD77
Region specific has been in gt5 from almost the beggining ie: the “edge” camaro.And chances are your freebie will be an X1 in the stars ‘n’stripes colours :)
I dont see the big issue with dlc being locked to 1 account (I have 3 btw 1 jp 1 usa & 1 Uk) just buy it on the main one !! Jeez. I do although feel a little robbed when people who havent payed for the pack can still use spa online ! I wont be buying track pacs again thats for sureunless they make the packs 1 big bundle where its 1 price and you get everything, no choice. -
October 20th, 2011 at 1:46 pm - #CorporateHammer
Man, I just don’t get the bashing this guy Kaz takes all the time. Bending backwards to please people and still people find something to complain about, like blocky shadows. Hopefully the guy doesn’t get too fed up and “retire” like 99.9% of other nameless developers do. Love GT5 and would have bought the DLC despite all the complaints.
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October 20th, 2011 at 4:07 pm - #montecarlo87
Same here. I’ve seen all the recent news and my first thought was wow that man has been exceedingly busy trying to keep us all happy with his game. Of course Kaz could put everything that everyone wanted in the game and people would still do the old B&M.
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October 21st, 2011 at 12:59 am - #DJSalajutsu
Agree. idk many other games that the head Dev talks daily to their fans, constantly updates and TRIES.
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October 20th, 2011 at 5:24 am - #jayl2910
Wonder if they’ll ever make a 1 billion credits dlc!?
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October 20th, 2011 at 5:13 am - #TurboProp
Just in time for Christmas Boys and Girls! or Valentines, Easter or next Christmas! Don’t get your hopes up though!!! :)
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October 20th, 2011 at 4:51 am - #Fryto
Good reaction from PD. I guess Sony wanted to get lots of money from this DLC and Kaz now backfires this to them like : “Told you so…” . That’s at least how it looks from this. Not sure if that’s what actually happened of couorse :)
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October 20th, 2011 at 3:55 am - #TeggD
PS3 is region free for games.
The DLC just needs to be matched to region. e.g France with France, USA with USA. It has always been this way. You can access other regions game store freely.
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October 20th, 2011 at 1:48 pm - #CorporateHammer
You are right but not all DLC is region locked either. Like the Armor for Lost Planet 2 from the JP store worked on NA version game.
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October 20th, 2011 at 3:51 am - #Mohamu
Well done! Thx PD! To be honest, that was the only way you could do to not loose a big part of GT-Fans after this totaly money oriented dlc business modell..
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I hope that ‘multiple’ includes the complete pack ><