Gran Turismo’s 15th Anniversary Promotions Announced
Polyphony Digital’s official Japanese website has just been updated with information on how the company will be celebrating Gran Turismo’s 15th anniversary, taking place on December 23, 2012.
As of writing, the information has only been posted in Japanese, and it is unclear if or how these special promotions will extend to the rest of the world.
First is “Gran Turismo Apex 2012 Magazine”, an updated and digitized version of the Apex Book which was originally included in the Gran Turismo 5 Collector’s Edition set. The book will be available in the PlayStation “PlayView” format and can be downloaded for free in the PSN Store today through August 1, 2013.
Second is a commemorative GT5 Seasonal Event Time Trial, taking place on the Nurburgring with Kazunori Yamauchi’s Nissan GT-R N24. The top in-game prize for the event will include a golden Mercedes SLS AMG.
As for real-world prizes, Polyphony Digital will be giving away over 60 die-cast AutoArt models of vehicles in Gran Turismo 5 to those who enter the contest on their website, including the Red Bull X2010, Mazda 787B Stealth, Nissan GT-R GT500 Stealth, McLaren F1 Stealth, and Nissan GT-R Spec V.
More information is also available in the announcement which details a special Gran Turismo booth at the upcoming 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon.
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December 23rd, 2012 at 10:43 am - #jakrx7
Can someone tell me where the magazine is at in the playstation store please some tell me because I can’t find it?????!!!!!!!
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December 23rd, 2012 at 2:48 pm - #Hentis
If you have a Japanese account then you can download it from the Japanese store. If you don’t then you can’t download it anywhere else as its not on the EU,US or HK stores. It’s only been made available in Japan.
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December 21st, 2012 at 10:48 pm - #TomBrady
The same day of the week the PSN store is usually updated is also christmas. If PD was smart, they would use that to their advantage and release a surprise christmas gift for us but I doubt they will. They don’t seem to care about making DLC at all and practically had to be forced to do so each of the few times they did except when it involved some deal with a manufacturer. I know they gotta make money but would it really be that much to ask that they give us some content we really want? and not just something we’ll take?
Broken record though, I’m sure it’s been said a thousand times. Plus I’m not sure if there’s a PS store update happening on christmas anyway, SCEA probably has the day off
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December 22nd, 2012 at 12:51 am - #infamousphil
I know, like the rest of us do, that we want something that PD and/or Kaz will not be making something available that we all would really appreciate. That said, I could really use that McLaren F1 Stealth. Just bad timing and lazyness on my part. I really regret procrastinating putting down the bucks early on. If they they had did that with a RM/Stealth Viper, I would be crying my eyes out every anniversary celebration. And why not a race modification for all the premium stockers over 550pp?
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December 21st, 2012 at 10:19 pm - #Fire Yoshi
All I want for Christmas is an NSX GT500 Stealth car (in game, not toy). That’s all I want. X_X
I would pay fifty US dollars to get one as DLC… :(
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December 21st, 2012 at 10:41 pm - #TomBrady
Damn man. I got one and it was for free. I forget why they gave it to us but I got it for free for some reason. It may have been when the first DLC got delayed a week in north america so they gave it to us as a gift. Can’t remember. It’s a great car but not worth $50 man. The best ones would be the F1 stealth, which I luckily do have and the SLS Stealth because they’re both race car versions of cars in GT5 that cannot be race modified. The 787b stealth is cool but I’d assume it’s just a more powerful and lighter 787b. The SLS, and F1 not only are more powerful and lighter but they have the aero of a race car, and probably the parts of one as well which on both cars is something you cannot get with the regular editions in the game.
I’d like to get the SLS stealth, I had to choose when the game was release and I picked the F1 but I bet the SLS is great
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December 21st, 2012 at 10:50 pm - #Fire Yoshi
Yeah, I heard about that. I’m a bit late to the party. lol And as for the NSX stealth, I want it more than the other stealth models because I’m a huge GT500 fan, and I love the NSX race cars in that series. LOVE them.
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December 22nd, 2012 at 5:12 am - #tpark103
Snore plz no old stuff, granted you may have missed the opportunity the first time but, new content plz..
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December 22nd, 2012 at 2:45 pm - #SKOT_FREE
I got the McLaren F1 stealth either with the collectors edition or with my GameStop preorder but it’s an awesome car.
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December 21st, 2012 at 7:12 pm - #Ian1231HK
An X2010 model? I WANT IT!!! :D
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December 21st, 2012 at 11:23 am - #Whodoyouthink
I like the sound of a gold SLS for a prize! Hope it’s just for golding the TT and not just being literally #1! I want it badly, despite already having 4 SLSs in my garage.
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December 21st, 2012 at 10:54 am - #xTheGame
The Lotus E20 would be very welcome. PD??
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December 21st, 2012 at 10:33 am - #DITCHLINE
IT WOULD BE SWEET IF A DLC PACK WOULD BE AVALIBLE FOR THE STEALTH CARS OR AN EQUALAVENT TO RACE THE 787 ITS “ALMOST” UNBEATABLE IN A CLEAN RACE A FRIEND WENT 46 HOT IN HIS
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December 21st, 2012 at 5:32 pm - #Amac500
I wish they would leak out a stealth car code for the anniversary like they did when the first DLC came out.
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December 21st, 2012 at 10:44 pm - #TomBrady
Yea man I agree. It’s stupid that those cars are still locked away after 2 friggin years.
The one I really want is the SLS stealth car because it’s unlike anything you can get in GT5. Same with the F1, it’s a race car version of cars that don’t have race car versions. Well the F1 does but that’s not the same. The SLS as well, does not have a race modified option so I think it’s a shame we can’t try the thing out
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December 20th, 2012 at 9:11 pm - #vrossi
Kaz could take most of my cars back, if he’d give me some tracks.
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December 20th, 2012 at 7:34 pm - #Hentis
Had a quick look at the apex book, it’s nearly the same as what I got with the Signaturevefition apart from the full , well not so full list of cars at the back. Notably missing are all the Optional DLC cars and strangely the 2012 F1 Ferrari!!!!
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December 20th, 2012 at 6:24 pm - #sonicfreak92
Downloading the E-Book now I may not spreak or read japanese but I can look at the pictures.
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December 20th, 2012 at 6:15 pm - #Hentis
For those interested. The “e-book” is available now on the Japan store at a staggering 1094 meg in size. As you would expect its in Japanese (no really!!!) only. It’s not available on the Hong Kong , US or GB store. Soot looks to be a “Japanese GT” thing.
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December 20th, 2012 at 5:25 pm - #tpark103
I love new content in any form. Thanks Kaz and PD.
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December 20th, 2012 at 5:23 pm - #HuskyGT
The autoart cars are a good prize since they are expensive and really beautiful pieces.
But regarding the game, I would hope for new DLC or something, even if it’s worth money. I can paint an SLS in gold… you know what I mean :/
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December 20th, 2012 at 4:26 pm - #sangdude82
It would be awesome if PD gives us the Bathurst & Silverstone as the DLC pack for the GT’s 15th anniversary. I’m just dreaming but it’s free to dream, right? lol :D
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December 20th, 2012 at 4:06 pm - #Amac500
Are we just getting this for christmas, an anniversary present? Bye to be so snarky, but now I know how my uncle feels, his birthday is on Christmas Day.
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December 20th, 2012 at 3:57 pm - #liampage123
So we all will get the gold SLS?
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December 20th, 2012 at 4:22 pm - #mistersafeway
The wording implies that we’ll get one for gold in the specified event. I’m guessing most people will get it as seasonal events are rarely that difficult…
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December 20th, 2012 at 3:54 pm - #Vend1go
I hope that Kaz will add 2012 DTM Bruno BMW , damn its sooo cool
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December 20th, 2012 at 4:03 pm - #Amac500
See we do have that DTM licence don’t we? I for one am surprised we don’t have more of those cars, or any premium ones. Same thing with V8 Supercars, didn’t we have to get a license go have that standard 2000 Ford Falcon?
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December 20th, 2012 at 4:08 pm - #occasionalracer
All DTM’s are so tremendously close in performance. If PD were truly able to replicate Bruno’s BMW physics and setup you’d never have better lap times unless you ARE Bruno… but yes some 2012 DTM’s would be a sweet addition.
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December 20th, 2012 at 3:53 pm - #Zuel
The SLS would be in line with the chrome line cars I believe.
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December 20th, 2012 at 3:50 pm - #Amac500
I’m just still waiting on some European TC cars. I feel like TC racing would be really fun online and could be popular if people had more to choose from then a Nissan GTR or a Corvette. The legends of GT racing are European cars. It’s always been about the Ferrari’s, the Mercedes, the Aston Martins, etc. If they just gave us an SLS AMG, a 458, a newer Z4 like the GT3 and GT2 homologated ones of today, a R8, and an Aston Martin V12 Vantage I would be thrilled.
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