Gran Turismo 5 v1.05 Update Brings New Events & More, Available Now
The latest update to Gran Turismo 5, version 1.05, was made available just a few hours ago and weighs in at 608MB. Here’s a quick, official summary of all the new changes, but users are discovering a few more new tweaks in our forums as well:
- Seasonal Events: [Seasonal Events] have been added to the [GT Mode] – [GT Life] screen. From here you can participate in official online events from the Polyphony Digital team. In these events, all participants are under the same regulations, and if you complete the event you will win rewards and experience. Compete on the leader boards with players around the world, in Time Trials and Drift Trials!
- Online Collector’s Dealership: An [Online Collector's Dealership] has been added to the left and centre of the [GT Mode]-[GT Life] screen. In here you will find popular and rare cars. You might just come across that one car you’ve always been looking for, that you haven’t been able to find in the [Used Car Dealership].
- Online Race Rewards and Experience: When you complete a race in the [Open Lobby] or [My Lounge], you will now gain rewards and experience points. Even if you are focused more on playing online, you’ll still be able to gain rewards and levels that you need to progress in [GT Life].
- Driving Distance and Number of Wins in Online Races: The driving distance and the number of wins you achieve when you complete a race in [Open Lobby] or [My Lounge] will now affect your stats in [Profile] and the [Garage]. Here the results from your online play will cumulate within [GT Life].
- Improved Rewards: The rewards for winning races in both A-Spec and B-Spec in [GT Mode]-[GT Life] have been increased for a limited time only. (This applies until the end of January 2011.) This is a great chance for those who were previously having difficulties getting ahead in the game, due to a lack of funds for tuning and purchasing required cars.
- Race Information Display: It is now possible to set the [Race Info Display] in [Start]-[Quick Options]. (You can also set this in [Race Display] in [Options]).
- Save Data Backup: You can now copy and restore your save data. For details, please refer to the in-game [Manual].
- User BGM (Menu): From [Options]-[Hardware]-[Audio Settings], it is now possible to set the [User BGM] (Menu)]. (This can also be set from the [Music Library] within [GT Mode]).
- Car Name Change: The official name of “Red Bull X1″ has been changed to the “Red Bull X2010″.
- Integration with the Website: The main features within [GT Mode]-[Community] can now also be accessed through the “gran-turismo.com” official website.
- [Important Note:] We have made improvements to the [Log] within [GT Mode]- [Community] section, in order to make its operation more stable. Please note that the information that was contained here from before the update has been reset.
MORE UPDATES:
- The license test menus have been streamlined. After winning a bronze or silver trophy, for example, you have the option to immediately restart the test without having to sit through the animation sequence. (Thanks, Alex.)
- GT Academy USA has now been listed in the new Seasonal Events (I’m writing up a full post on this now).
- Mechanical damage has now been implemented in the game’s “Practice Mode” – the first time the feature has been usable outside of the custom online events.
One interesting thing to note is that today, December 20th, was set to be the launch date of the US GT Academy. However, as of writing there is no mention of this in the latest update, though presumably it may appear in the new “Seasonal Events” later. Stay tuned for more, and thanks to all who sent this in so quickly!
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December 20th, 2010 at 6:11 pm - #CleanUP-CharliE
Can’t wait to download this Update! Restarting an event as soon as you finish a race.. yeah!!!
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December 20th, 2010 at 7:58 pm - #bigguy733
Yes, some awesome updates in there. Really liking custom menu music, I definitely was preaching about that one a couple weeks ago. Totally going to upload some old GT menu music!!
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December 20th, 2010 at 4:53 pm - #Super_Colossal
I also noticed that when you play custom menu BGM, it will randomly decide to return to game BGM after a bit. Annoying.
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December 20th, 2010 at 4:13 pm - #glitched
Found another change. It’s not just license tests.
Now when a B-spec race finishes you are brought back to the beginning race menu so you can start again right away.
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December 20th, 2010 at 4:30 pm - #Super_Colossal
Goes for A-spec races as well.
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December 20th, 2010 at 7:07 pm - #atlop
The Ring 24h version got unlocked after the install! Nice! Don’t know for which event this is reward for, could be for all silver in AMG intermediate.
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December 21st, 2010 at 4:40 am - #barracocco
The 24h ring was for all gold in AMG intermediate, exactly what I was trying to get just hours before the update showed up! I managed to get gold in 4 out of 5 events and well, now I lost the excitement in trying to gold the last one since they already gave me my prize :( but maybe there will be a different prize now for getting all golds. I’ll see.
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December 20th, 2010 at 3:35 pm - #Dustyr
Wonder what the update on Christmas will be.
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December 20th, 2010 at 6:25 pm - #CleanUP-CharliE
For Christmas you get free cars. I think that’s all.
I read there’s another update coming Late December. Remember.. they said they would add/change Replay options…
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December 20th, 2010 at 3:16 pm - #Ferrari
wow this is amaazing
the car doesn’t look pixelated anymore when driving through rain or tire smoke!
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December 20th, 2010 at 5:09 pm - #Paul
Has this seriously been fixed?
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December 21st, 2010 at 1:32 am - #bill
Nope. I think it’s like people that thought shadows got fixed in the last one. It’s a jedi mind trick Kaz picked up playing Star Wars games at gamer conventions……lol
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December 21st, 2010 at 5:57 pm - #Darth Turismo
hahaha yes you are more or less correct about the jedi mind trick!! however it is worth noting that there have been some improvements to the visuals… they appear to be working on the problem but it’s not entirely resolved…. just improved a little.. after playing for around 4 hours straight i can see some minor improvements in interior shadows and screen tearing in general, headlight beam angles, and the dreaded pixelating around any object within the spray/smoke aren’t quite as bad… good to see they are trying at least….
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December 25th, 2010 at 3:19 am - #Obi Wan
“These arn’t the fixes your looking for……..”
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December 20th, 2010 at 3:07 pm - #Dan
Great update.. I hope the change will let me change the Used Car Dealership music, it really grinds on me!
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December 20th, 2010 at 3:00 pm - #Shane
I’m so pumped for my update to finish!
This is great!
I <333 PD!I just hope when the "premiumize" the standards they don't leave out the Buick GNX! The 71 Dodge Superbee would be sick as hell too!
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December 20th, 2010 at 8:15 pm - #Guitarplaya15
yes i totally agree. updating standards to premium should deffinatley be the next update!!
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December 20th, 2010 at 2:47 pm - #Super_Colossal
The online dealership doesn’t cycle after days pass! I did a quick 3 races in a row at Indy for the American Championship (which gives you 117,000 credits now instead of 98,000) and the list remained unchanged. This means I can get 5 million and when I’m done, I’ll be sure to go and get the damned FGT.
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December 20th, 2010 at 4:07 pm - #NLxAROSA
Online dealership probably rotates for real days, not ingame days…
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December 20th, 2010 at 4:37 pm - #Super_Colossal
Then I better get going. Haha
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December 21st, 2010 at 5:25 am - #Stash!
what colour is your FGT in the online dealership? im just making sure if everyones FGT is the same colour or not, mines white with purple decals lol im not keen on that colour :/
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December 22nd, 2010 at 1:03 pm - #Super_Colossal
It’s better than the confused purpleish-blue one I got. >:(
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December 20th, 2010 at 2:25 pm - #dude
what happend to 1.04 ? :)
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December 20th, 2010 at 2:01 pm - #Shelby 427 1965
Awesome, now I have all the Gran Turismo 2 Menu music to replace the GT5 music :D This is one feature I REALLY wanted :D Now a retro trip each time I play! :)
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December 20th, 2010 at 1:59 pm - #BWX
I’m fastest in NE region without ABS enabled.. 19th (at this time) overall. Pretty nice physics for the Academy time trial, but tough.
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December 20th, 2010 at 1:53 pm - #AGNT009
Enjoying my new Menu Background music. Magnum PI soundtrack sounds soo much better, lol. Unfortunately your BGM doesnt carry over to demo drives, or override the still tacky GT Auto music.
Ah, and now playing, Live and Let Die…..
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December 21st, 2010 at 8:05 am - #boblikepie
Agreed I love rocking out to Taylor Swift while scrolling through the menus
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December 20th, 2010 at 1:53 pm - #mistamontiel
It takes up to now to edit the music you want and not ?
I still don’t have my PS3. Once I get it online each and every previous update is downloaded..? lol
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December 20th, 2010 at 1:53 pm - #Nuclearfire
GT Academy is now in the Seasonal Events
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December 20th, 2010 at 1:50 pm - #PSUengr
Anyone figure out what the “Improved rewards” is yet? More money per race, more XP, or additional prize cars? All of the above :)?
I certainly hope those of us who have already invested their time will get some kind of retroactive bump (Like a huge wad of cash and XP points when I login after the update).
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December 20th, 2010 at 2:36 pm - #Bernd
For example, the 5-lap race in Extreme American Championship (my cash-cow) rose from 98.000 to 117.000, XP 4440
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December 20th, 2010 at 1:40 pm - #AGNT009
CONFIRMED: NO changes to replay mode :(
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December 20th, 2010 at 2:11 pm - #Damian
Are you sure? I thought a restart feature had been added?
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December 20th, 2010 at 2:45 pm - #Madman Apex
AGNT009 is CORRECT.
there isnt anything new about the replays.
NO FFW
NO REWIND
NO SLO-MO
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December 20th, 2010 at 6:16 pm - #CleanUP-CharliE
Well, Yamauchi said that the replay update would come Late December.. if i remember correctly.
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December 20th, 2010 at 10:38 pm - #Bernd
What bothers me most is the absence of that epic synchronized replay like in GT4 :(
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December 20th, 2010 at 1:37 pm - #AGNT009
Million dollar race for 5 laps. Playing catch up. 493 HP GT-R Special Stage route 5.
I just brought a puppy to a horse race though and got embarrassed…
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December 22nd, 2010 at 6:27 am - #pikalulz007
ha, I tried the GT-R spec V in total stock. Probably would have won had the opponents not been so spaced out. Had to get sports soft tires and weight reduction to win.
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December 20th, 2010 at 1:36 pm - #George
What about replay controls? can anyone check it out?
I guess update 1.04 had some features, but they released 1.05 cause they were quick enough to make some more(There is always logic behind X.xx numbers)
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December 20th, 2010 at 1:32 pm - #YoanP
Great news, but unfortunately, GT5 burned out my 60 Gb PS3 last Friday, after going mad in Top Gear Lotus Elise event with no aids. 100 tries or so. Turn on skid recovery, and voila! gold at first attempt.
The next day, I leave it in B Spec, and the Red Light of Dead came to me, laughing loudly!!
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December 20th, 2010 at 2:41 pm - #Bernd
Amen! Was it a phat, supposedly?
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December 20th, 2010 at 4:12 pm - #James
Don’t blame your PS3 problems on GT5,if it was going to then it was going to happen.My PS3 has had the YLOD 3 times and i know it’s not the games fault but the PS3′S design
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December 20th, 2010 at 4:13 pm - #YoanP
Yes a FAT one. Resurrected by hairdryer and sent to me local shop to have new thermic paste and in-depth cleaning.
GT5 pushed it to the limit!!
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December 20th, 2010 at 6:14 pm - #CleanUP-CharliE
Yeah, just open it and clean it up. It worked for me. Mine was super dusty inside.
Got the red light while doing the endurance races. After dusting it out, the fan was incredibly silent.. good as new.
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December 21st, 2010 at 4:00 am - #Luke
@Bernd
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December 21st, 2010 at 11:22 am - #Bernd
@Luke – You’re right, it’s the finest-looking console ever – but with a fatal flaw. And Yoan can call himself happy, because it could be fixed with some new thermic-paste and cleaning
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December 21st, 2010 at 5:41 pm - #J. Hayden-Kart Racer
my phat ps3 lasted me since ’07 and burnt out this past summer… i like the old ps3′s a lot better (4 usb ports, and the ability to play ALL ps2 games)
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December 20th, 2010 at 1:28 pm - #Narly
i Think my HD will fill up quite easily if that amount of updates will drop like this….AND THATS A GOOD THINK…KEEP’EM COMMIN PD!!
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my grind race is worth $20,000 more!!! i can restart it as soon as i finish it!!! my music is playing in the menu!!! and i can turn off parts of the hud!!! online has rewards!!! there is more events!!! and i am stupidly happy!!!