Gran Turismo 5 Gets New “Spec II” Box Art, Refreshed Disc

Gran Turismo 5 December 1st, 2011 by Jordan

Gran Turismo 5 will be getting a new cover featuring the Red Bull X2011, along with a refreshed disc that includes GT5 Spec II - in Japan, at least. According to the announcement posted on Polyphony Digital’s Japanese website, the new package will be available starting February 2, 2012 in the country.

As of writing, similar news has not yet been posted to the company’s European or North American websites.

Thanks to arda_tirmas for the quick tip!

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  1. December 11th, 2011 at 5:19 am - #
    =drifting24/7=

    i hope the Spec 2.0 copies doesn’t have the same problems as the original release copies… the “save file killer bug”, course exploits, etc. are the reasons why i haven’t bought GT5 since its release date. the game isn’t stable enough. hell, 9 patches in 4-5 months?? O_o

    hopefully, when this comes out, it’ll be worth it. GT5P got me hooked with the revamped driving physics, ooh how I love driving FF cars :D

  2. December 7th, 2011 at 7:56 pm - #
    RyanE

    I already 3 lots of GT5.

    one has a silver GT5 logo on the case, with a silver SLS (Signaure Edition – still sealed!)
    one came with GT5 Limited Edition PS3 (Normal Red SLS and red/blue GT logo)
    and I have the platinum one, which I got free with a new thrustmaster setup!

    I think this spec 2 is a waste, ANYONE can go buy a used copy of GT5 on ebay for say £14 and get the spec 2 download for free. or they can order spec 2 for £45, hmmmm let me think.

  3. December 6th, 2011 at 6:09 pm - #
    themartlab

    I think I will buy it, if it comes to NA, just to have all GT titles.

  4. December 4th, 2011 at 9:11 pm - #
    Mac K

    Honestly, it would have looked better with a GT-R or a Ford GT on it, Kaz loves them both and they suit the “Real Driving Simulator more than the Red Bull X does..

  5. December 4th, 2011 at 3:51 pm - #
    Krisu

    How beautiful !

  6. December 4th, 2011 at 5:33 am - #
    j8mie

    I did think it was only a matter of time before they released this. Just a shame it doesn’t include all the most recent DLC’s.

  7. December 2nd, 2011 at 7:23 pm - #
    CaptainHarlock

    Good to know that you won’t have to go through the entire update process if you’re buying the game new.

  8. December 2nd, 2011 at 2:55 pm - #
    AstonMartinGT5

    Looks awesome! :D

  9. December 2nd, 2011 at 2:16 am - #
    danijel208

    Cool cover, but I think a 2012 Skyline would have been better!!

    • December 2nd, 2011 at 12:28 pm - #
      TeamCZRRacing

      Or 46 of them. :D

  10. December 2nd, 2011 at 1:51 am - #
    DaihatsuDriver

    I would think about getting it as I find it annoying to have thousands of megs of updates on my PS3 HD. I would be kinda nice to have it on a disk.

  11. December 1st, 2011 at 4:27 pm - #
    Rob-F1-Fan

    Spec 2 wasnt that great….

  12. December 1st, 2011 at 2:47 pm - #
    Illogical

    does it come with the DLC? would be dumb to buy a game with a car on the cover you can’t use

  13. December 1st, 2011 at 2:28 pm - #
    tataarek

    Much worse tan 1.0, but still better than platinum

  14. December 1st, 2011 at 1:52 pm - #
    Jamaicangmah

    Oh come on guys that looks like a cheap mock up. That’s not doing the game justice, just looks like someone was just lazy.

  15. December 1st, 2011 at 1:00 pm - #
    shigllgetcha

    “Spec II”

    as if it means anything

  16. December 1st, 2011 at 12:32 pm - #
    Elitekilla29

    The Redbull car look nice .But I like the orginal cover of Gt5.

  17. December 1st, 2011 at 12:25 pm - #
    spikeyhairdude

    I kinda like it. They better have the cd cover image on the wbsite because I would like to replace my current one with this one. Just want to update the look.

  18. December 1st, 2011 at 12:12 pm - #
    notStig

    It’s a nice cover but I prefer the original one. I’ve read on Kotaku that the game will come with a code to download the DLC. About the X2011 in the cover art, I think it’s a nice car to put on the cover since it’s caracteristic to the game. If you look at one of the Red Bull cars you’ll remember GT5. What defines a game as a simulator are the physics and not the presence or not of fictional cars. Just think about games such as Rfactor. The physics applied to the X cars are the same for every other car in the game.

    • December 2nd, 2011 at 2:03 pm - #
      TokoTurismo

      Wow… I. Never saw it your way. I agree with you. :)

  19. December 1st, 2011 at 8:56 am - #
    SimonK

    Stupid car to put on the cover.

  20. December 1st, 2011 at 8:34 am - #
    CRXFREAK001

    This is how GT5 should of been released, with what’s in spec II (redone physics, improved AI, full gear ratio tunes) and much more. But instead, people going to pick up GT5 for the first time will have no idea what one to get, and why there are 2 versions, and 90% of the people that work for gamestop will have no idea on what’s what unless they are well informed on GT5. The other 2 employee’s at gamestop still thought GT was releasing on Jan 2011 up until the last week before. While they aren’t made out to be the guru’s in all games like they look to be. Most companies don’t give people runs like that till the last week before release and no one knew anything about it.

    Now instead, you’ll get 2 types of buyers here, 1 the collectors that’ll want both, And the other people who will have no idea on what to buy. Some may we got a demo, GT5P, The large first release of the game, and a remake of the important bits with added features.

    Games that come out with the 2nd version are normally a 2nd version of the game, a sequel. I love the GT series, I’ve played since GT1 came out on the PS1. had everything pre ordered, but PD has always been too much for themselves. we were promised online since GT3, GT2 was suppose to have drags, but instead we got 2 drag cars, no strip. GT3 was suppose to be online, didn’t happen. GT4 was suppose to be online, and have a drag strip and drag cars, which was suppose to be awesome thinking of the possibilities on GT4 with GT at its prime on a PS2 console. but instead that also was pushed away again, only to have GT5 come out as another incomplete project. Games just don’t come out halfway done like this… at least they’re not suppose too. I would of rather waited and gotten a completed project with 600 ish premiums with DLC to follow on the next gen system. But I’ll continue to enjoy what there is to enjoy on GT5. Hopefully GT6 will be mind blowing.

    • December 1st, 2011 at 11:04 am - #
      Tenacious D

      I completely disagree, except for the slow people, they might be confused.

    • December 1st, 2011 at 11:58 am - #
      NissanGTRspecV

      So true you are right

    • December 1st, 2011 at 2:01 pm - #
      TokoTurismo

      Indeed your right. :)

    • December 1st, 2011 at 11:26 pm - #
      occasionalracer

      I highly doubt that you will find the original copy along with Spec II in the same store. There will be a notice going out to everyone receiving new shipments to clarify that it’s a replacement and that excess copies of the original can be sent back to the distributor for refund or replacement. If that’s not the case, it’s the ultimate scam. I’m wondering though if the price will be raised from the $39.99 GT5 is sold for currently, or if it’ll be continued at the same price with the additional content. If the price remains the same i say it’s a fair deal.