“Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition” Full Details, Box Art Released

Gran Turismo 5 January 5th, 2012 by Jordan

More information about the recently-leaked “Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition” has just been posted by online retailer NewEgg. From the product description:

Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition features the full original version of Gran Turismo 5 game, the best-selling racing game on PlayStation 3, all of the downloadable patches and free feature and content updates through Spec 2.0, as well as a voucher for all of Gran Turismo 5′s current and yet –to-be-released DLC valued at over $25.

Features:

Original Gran Turismo 5 game

1000+ customizable cars

20+ Tracks, 70+ layouts

16-player online racing

New online racing challenges updated on a regular basis

All game patches/updates since launch, including new Spec 2.0 update released in October 2011.

~~Voucher for over $25 worth of DLC, including 25 new cars, 4 tracks, and more~~

All of the DLC from October, December, and early 2012.

As you can see, the description offers a few small hints at what we can expect in 2012. Both NewEgg and Amazon currently list XL‘s release date as January 17, 2012, though no official announcement has yet been made by SCEA.

UPDATE: Sony has now officially announced GT5 XL, offering different details than what were originally posted by NewEgg above. See this post for more information.

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January 10th, 2012 at 3:39 am - #

arsenal1992

would this work with the save file of the original game? ( i don’t have online)
January 6th, 2012 at 1:21 pm - #

Foxiol

I´m sure that we will see only one more DLC content. 6 cars (who knows which ones) and the Test Track and maybe one more (who knows which one). And that will be the last we will see from GT5.
Then more updates and upgrades to the overall game experience until Kaz feels that the game is finished.
(all the this GT5 development and feedback is more for help PD to the real development of the upcoming title -GT6- , this game hopefully is going to make GT6 ‘perfect’…and i believe it will be ready for the launch of the next PS4)
- January 6th, 2012 at 1:39 pm - #
  
  Foxiol
  
  Cars in a logic way could be… Nissan Oreca 03 Signatech LMP2, Nissan 370Z GT Academy and the others who knows. The tracks as i said before could be the Test Track and maybe one more from the past GT series like Pikes Peak or even the Drag Las Vegas or maybe they want to include a real world track from the real competition as Dubai 24Hs or Sebring (Florida) because if you take a look in the calendar from the endurance races you have 6 real tracks there and all can be included in the game. (but you need licenses for every track if you want to put it in the game and same happens with the cars, we couldn´t see in GT5 the Pagani Huayra for example because EA had the exclusive licence until the past year -2011- and now Forza 4 hurry up and put in the game now with a DLC)
  I don´t know what has in mind PD for the upcoming and last DLC (in my opinion) but following pure logic it could be any of that.
- January 7th, 2012 at 5:44 am - #
  
  Sele1981
  
  At least we get some Nissan´s, there are not enough in the game ^^
- January 7th, 2012 at 4:19 pm - #
  
  Marcs2606
  
  I completely agree, although I would like to keep open the possibility or at least hope of GT6 on the PS3.
- January 10th, 2012 at 5:32 pm - #
  
  Answeer dis
  
  “Please answer”
  This:
  
  GRAN TURISMO 5 (EDITION LX)
  PLEASE” WHAT IS POINT OF A
  (PRE-ORDER) WHAT DO U GET ( IF U SIT HERE AND PERORDER THIS. ” COPY OF THE GAME IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC REASON WHY I SHOULD PREORDER THE GAME FROM ANY OTHER BECAUSE I CAN PICK UP A LOCAL COPY OF GAMESTOP BEST BUY (THANK YOU) *
January 6th, 2012 at 1:02 pm - #

37kazzmark

PS Blog: ‘The XL Edition will also feature a new reversible inside coversheet featuring the new Red Bull X2011 supercar, to add a different look to your game library shelf.’
January 6th, 2012 at 1:00 pm - #

37kazzmark

Sony just posted officially on the Playstation blog that XL will be released 17 Jan, and includes ‘Voucher good for over $20 worth of DLC content, including the Racing Car Pack, Car Pack 2, Course Pack, Racing Gear Pack, and Paint Pack. *Keep in mind that’s Australian dollars.
January 6th, 2012 at 12:18 pm - #

Sele1981

It says 20+ tracks with 70 variations. So I mean they dont count Spa and Kart Space as 4 tracks.
January 6th, 2012 at 9:31 am - #

evanzo7

Will this include the stealth cars and the dlc cars specific to one country like the Camaro Special Edge?
January 6th, 2012 at 9:24 am - #

Loonycrazyone

This game is dust folks.
- January 6th, 2012 at 4:33 pm - #
  
  EliteDreamer
  
  Yet thousands still play it.
- January 6th, 2012 at 4:49 pm - #
  
  TokoTurismo
  
  Pleeease don’t start your act thaaaaanksssss.
- January 6th, 2012 at 5:12 pm - #
  
  EliteDreamer
  
  Just wondering, are you talking to me or Loony? If me, then sorry. :/
- January 7th, 2012 at 12:32 am - #
  
  Uppmas
  
  @Elitedreamer Of course he talks to Loonecrazyone. :D And actually, hunderds of thousand play it :)
- January 7th, 2012 at 12:48 am - #
  
  TokoTurismo
  
  Don’t worry EliteDreamer. :) My comment was directed to Loonycrazyone. lol
January 6th, 2012 at 4:55 am - #

Fryto

On point of caution about the following though:
•Voucher for over $25 worth of DLC, including 25 new cars, 4 tracks, and more
•All of the DLC from October, December, and early 2012.

Keep in mind that this is info from a retailer, it doesn’t come straight from PD…
It might be that they missed the ball a bit at NewEgg and both lines are actually referring to the same.
- January 6th, 2012 at 6:22 am - #
  
  kollosson
  
  It has been stated DLC every couple of months, Kaz did say that the priority was ‘ new ‘ cars but that standard to pemium was still on for some cars, he also stated that standard to premium was going to feature mostly classic models. As far as tracks go most likely Pikes Peak and the Test Track but i’m hopeing for El Capitan, Seattle infact any of the most popular classic tracks but i think we will also see a couple of new tracks aswell, whatever we get its all good : )
January 6th, 2012 at 4:51 am - #

Fryto

I’m guessing 1 or 2 new tracks in the upcoming DLC.

Hoping for:
- Macau
- Bathurst

But more probably :( :
- Test Course
- Pikes Peak (this track would be a really cool addition, although I prefer closed tarmac circuits)
- January 6th, 2012 at 6:09 am - #
  
  Knievel47
  
  Fryto you read my mind with the tracks tou asked for. Barthurst Macau Spa and Watkins Glen are the 4 tracks I ever wanted as DLC, one down 3 to go then! Cars are always welcome especially new ones and not fictional special editions like the RM and TC but if I had to choose, new tracks would be my choice.
- January 6th, 2012 at 6:36 am - #
  
  Frame
  
  Fyi as of august 2011 they have fully paved pikes peak
January 6th, 2012 at 3:24 am - #

PIGBOY

I think they count the curcuits is the way you select a curcuit when opening a room,so count them.yep,im right,dont argue
January 6th, 2012 at 2:54 am - #

Praggia

No no no
this pack just includes everything that was made available as DLC
there is no new additional content

What they should do is make DLC available via the GT official site so people who dont have internet access or have a crappy service (no disrespect) can download via pc, copy to a flash drive and update their game on the ps3 and of course paying for it via the site.

They cannot expect people to go out and buy a new copy of GT5 with updated contect each time it gets released??? at least those who have little or no internet access
- January 6th, 2012 at 11:31 am - #
  
  OmarBaez53
  
  nope, look praggia, many companies did somethings like that before, and the result was the way to hack they’re consoles.
  
  example, the psp is hackeable by downloading a demo from pc and moddifiying it, so, making future DLC downloadable from PC, hackers may have a change to discover an exploit and hack the ps3, so i terribly doubt that.
January 6th, 2012 at 2:31 am - #

numanair

They must have fired whoever used to do the cool box art.
January 6th, 2012 at 1:52 am - #

PARTYBOY

but it says “Voucher for over $25 worth of DLC, including 25 new cars, 4 tracks, and more” “All of the DLC from October, December, and early 2012″. It sounds to me like we’ll be getting 25 new cars and 4 new tracks
January 6th, 2012 at 12:48 am - #

miclai

GT: You should provide the DLCs to all buyers of the special editions including collectors’ edition etc. However I know it is hard for administration.
January 6th, 2012 at 12:22 am - #

marktyper

Who wants a MERCEDES BENZ C63 AMG Coupe Black Edition for the next DLC!?
plus maybe Shelby GT500? More and more :)
January 5th, 2012 at 11:59 pm - #

LarryL

hmmmm, it didnt reply….oh well, that was directed at demon2330
January 5th, 2012 at 11:57 pm - #

LarryL

Toodles.

If you would get upset over something like this, you aren’t a fan I’d really be interested in having. Neither Sony or PD is doing anything wrong here. IF this doesn’t come out in a particular region (though I don’t see why it wouldn’t eventually be released anywhere GT5 proper has been released), what is the big deal? If you already had the game, why would you buy this version when it would cost you more money? And if you don’t already have the game and this isn;t released in your region, buy a used copy for cheap and buy the DLC, which would probably cost you about the same thing as this version (maybe 5 or 10 more depending on how much you pay for the used copy).

There’s no logical reason to have the reaction you are having here (or pretending to be having), so you are obviously just being a typical online “noisey negativist”, more commonly refered to as a troll.
January 5th, 2012 at 11:38 pm - #

uMadson?

25 cars…

15 in the 1st one and 4 in the 2nd…

Can’t wait to see what are the new cars.
January 5th, 2012 at 11:12 pm - #

ToX75

my advice to anyone is only buy this game if u already know about its “online experience”.

SHAMBLES !
January 5th, 2012 at 10:59 pm - #

BWX

”as well as a voucher for all of Gran Turismo 5′s current and yet –to-be-released DLC valued at over $25.”

That sucks. That means that all of GT5′s DLC, past and future will only be around $25 or a little more. That means we’re close to being done with DLC for GT5.
- January 6th, 2012 at 12:15 am - #
  
  Quakebass
  
  What? no – their just basically giving you $25 towards purchasing GT5 DLC content – it doesn’t mean the total price of ALL of the future DLC will be $25…
- January 6th, 2012 at 1:38 am - #
  
  NA
  
  Depends on how one reads it.
  What sticks out to me is “ALL of Gran Turismo 5′s CURRENT AND YET-TO-BE-RELEASED DLC”. Key word “all”.
  I won’t be surprised if PD is winding down the GT5 effort, and moving on to the next project. Mabey they might tack on a few DLC that arn’t planned currently, but it sure doesn’t sound like there’s much more coming under the current plan.