Gran Turismo 5′s One Year Anniversary
Exactly one year ago today – after much speculation, rumor-mongering, winds, and two official delays – Gran Turismo 5 was finally released to the world with a massive launch party in Madrid, Spain.
Six million copies and 365 days later, GT5 has received over 13 free updates (including its most significant, Spec 2.0), two new circuits, and 15 new cars via DLC pack in the PlayStation Store – all this despite a lengthy PlayStation Network outage and a severe earthquake in Polyphony Digital’s native Japan last spring.
Fortunately, the future still appears to be very bright for GT5. With Gran Turismo 6 apparently a ways off and “many batches” of additional content in the works, we could once again be celebrating a very different game come next November.
For now, enjoy the artistic retrospective video above by GTPlanet member jBhIpS (check out his full gallery). To Kazunori Yamauchi and the Polyphony Digital team, congratulations on a great year!
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November 28th, 2011 at 2:27 pm - #mobiletone
happy birthday GT5, it took a year to get to 98% complete and there’s no way i’m doing about 1,000 more Seasonal Events to get enough XP to level 40 just to do the 24hr Le Mans. Adios.
*goes back to playing Forza 4*
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November 27th, 2011 at 4:39 pm - #CorvetteConquer
GOOD Gran Turismo 5: Many free updates. That’s awesome, as it shows PD is invested in the game. 2.0 was a great addition.
BAD Gran Turismo 5: Laughable DLC. Only 2 new. tracks. While SPA e is a real world legend, the space kart track seems….out of place almost. Secondly, new cars would bring a fresh attitude to a game that’s been out for one full year, not 15 race mods.
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November 27th, 2011 at 2:39 pm - #shawtyoner
Great vid!
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November 26th, 2011 at 10:51 pm - #yogaflame
One year of Nissan experience
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November 26th, 2011 at 6:30 pm - #Amac500
Hey PD, nothing says happy birthday celebration like a free Audi R18 TDI :) Remember that when Chrostmas rolls around, FREE AUDI R18 TDI, added right into the game via update. Man would that be holiday bliss or what?
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November 26th, 2011 at 4:12 pm - #davissi
Who gives a toss if I can paint my wheels or my car, where’s the actually driving content that could so easily be implemented ? Restricted format races and leaderboards to take the game away to your own community. Where’s the proper competitions ? Millions have spent money on this game, organise some competitions ffs PD nevermind a ‘new seasonal event’ racing some cult car around a track on your own against the computer.
Kaz I’m afraid you can’t see the wood for the trees.
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November 26th, 2011 at 2:30 pm - #GTP_Norwegian1
You got it in one :-)
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November 26th, 2011 at 1:09 pm - #GTP_Norwegian1
So….. do we get anything for enduring a year of stupid helmets and idiotic racesuits then? Oh…. i know.. we propably get nothing.
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November 26th, 2011 at 1:52 pm - #TokoTurismo
I’ll tell you when you’ll be getting it. Hmm let see, oh I know. WAITING… Get it? And I love the clothes idea for your drivers, leave it alone you… I know your just being sarcastic haha, right?
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November 26th, 2011 at 12:59 pm - #AKA I95
Awesome game, happy bday gt5, PD did a great job on you, now all you are missing its a drag strip and the test track, specially the test track since you always had the test track witch its an icon of GT series, once you release it to us, your game play will be complete as the greatest real driving simulator :)
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November 26th, 2011 at 12:28 pm - #moxlox
Happy Birthday. I’ve played a great majority of those 365 days, and enjoyed them all. Actually, thinking about it, I’ve probably played this GT more than any other (in that time period), and like many of you here, I’ve been there since the original GT.
Man, what an awesome game.
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November 26th, 2011 at 12:25 pm - #HBR-Roadhog
If only they would give us some leaderboards. It sucks that the only way to keep track of our lap times is to write them down on paper.
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November 26th, 2011 at 10:05 am - #iaustin7
Happy Anniversary GT5!
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November 26th, 2011 at 6:45 am - #davissi
Hugely disappointing this game.
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November 26th, 2011 at 8:18 am - #supermoto74
And that is why you have a user on this site, where you spend your time explaining people who actually like this game, that it is disappointing? Go away.
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November 26th, 2011 at 10:03 am - #88FoxBodyFan
Hugely disappointing your grammar.
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November 26th, 2011 at 10:42 am - #TokoTurismo
@davissi
You wanna know what I’m hugely disappointed of. I’m disappointed to the fact that a guy who saids their game is about “cars”, always takes them out everytime they make a new game. For someone to love cars, you would no matter what want any car around you even the low hp cars such as the Fiat 500. But sadly all I’m seeing is a fast car festival without other cars especially the slow cars not getting the love for everyone to enjoy, even for the new and old generation players to enjoy them. Yeah, some car lover alright, you’ll need to go farther then that to say your game is about “cars”. If you say it’s about, again “cars” You wouldn’t have taken a bunch away from the commuity and turn them into, what was it again oh yea “unicorns” to catch the glitchers then gone in thin air or seeing priced for 999.999.999cr. To have “players” from all over the world to sign up for a competition they make, to gift the winner without him or her having to choose one on their own free will.And for the race cars, haha, what am I seeing, sure some race cars have their original designs but seriously. Half the cars only have made up designs, for the “players” to design them on their own which I like downloading from, but because they probably knew already they didn’t need too anyways. Oh I saw the cars they had before alright from their old games, I liked those ones but missed them, and they go and take them out for what reason? Not enough space? Maybe all of that’s explained in “under the hood series” but they reuse their old generation models and update them anyway sooo what’s up with the hole half the cars missing from their games nowadays.
Well there you have it. I wouldn’t have switched the table around saying my truth about a game which I’m not gonna say because I’m disgusted. Not even a old FIAT 500!? I’m not trying to sound like a fan or anything but I’m saying I would care more about the commuity and share the cars I love with them, even if the new generation players who won’t want them because they’re not used to them, but for the old generation players to enjoy them too. Such as the Volkswagen samba.
Note: I love writting big sentences like this, makes me feel proud to be able to write. ;)
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November 26th, 2011 at 5:39 am - #GT5 X1
In GT6 they have to get the Zenvo ST1. AND REMOVE THE GOD DAMN PRICE- AND TRADING LIMIT FROM GT5!
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November 26th, 2011 at 5:01 am - #vandaliser
superb game. only game that i still play after a year.
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November 26th, 2011 at 3:58 am - #aRUBBER_DUCK
Happy years anniversary gt5! Well worth the wait
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November 26th, 2011 at 1:00 am - #DaihatsuDriver
I remember one year ago today, driving in pre rush hour traffic, being delayed by an accident, arriving at Video Game Trader and being told my Collectors Edition Copy wasn’t in and than I was late for work. It would go on to be 3 long weeks later before my pre ordered copy came :(
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November 25th, 2011 at 11:29 pm - #GT Pro
And yet, they have still yet to deliver on the requisite Test Track. Shame.
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November 25th, 2011 at 11:23 pm - #keifer1122
Awsome happy one year anniversary. I think that they shoul hv given us a special car of this epic event. But that’s my opinion
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Happy birthday, GT5!
Your birth was an extremely difficult one. Good luck with your future.