GT5 Online Maintenance Schedule Released for Update 2.08
As is usual for major game updates, Polyphony Digital released their official maintenance schedule for Gran Turismo 5‘s online services next week.
The maintenance period will begin on Tuesday, September 25, at 04:00 GMT/UTC (convert this to your local time) and will last for approximately one hour. The game’s new DLC will presumably become available to purchase shortly thereafter after the PlayStation Store’s selection has been updated.
As announced and outlined yesterday, update 2.08 includes several important changes along with the release of three new cars to purchase for $0.99 each.
GT5 Photomode image by MouCZnik.
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September 24th, 2012 at 7:50 am - #DA6righthand
I’m gonna go a head and say I don’t like the tire wear update. It shouldn’t be any different than regular races. I think the entire tire model needs work.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 6:35 pm - #nnaaww68
What no fix for the Drift Trials if you call whats going on now drifting it’s not it’s a JOKE
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September 23rd, 2012 at 3:53 pm - #vinyin
I hope the tyre wear is adjusted with racing tyres in online races as well – because it’s rediculus right now – one or two laps in a street car and the tyres are over the hill. The same tyres hold up longer with a F1 car – what’s the logic with that?
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September 23rd, 2012 at 1:04 pm - #Pit Crew
Great Update but I just realized all my present tunes will have to be redone. Oh well, Back to the lab.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 6:29 am - #SonicConqueror
It’s a nice picture of a NASCAR pit crew doing tyre changes on the car pictured above:
2011 Tony Stewart #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 CHEVROLET IMPALA -
September 23rd, 2012 at 6:23 am - #SonicConqueror
As a comedy moment, PD would’ve released a mad engine upgrade that tunes our cars to over 2,000BHP, raise the Torque to 500 lb ft, & allows all cars to have tunable downforce all round. Not to mention more Racing Car Modifications in turn. :)
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September 23rd, 2012 at 6:26 am - #SonicConqueror
5000 lb ft, not 500; a little writing mistake.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 11:14 am - #a5kylar990
Isn’t the frs a smudge faster than the bezel IRL? so what’s all this campy ion about a highly designed subie when you can just get the free and if not faster frs but w.e I’m happy we actually get DLCS and updates still
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September 22nd, 2012 at 6:25 pm - #v13esim
The BRZ is slightly slower stock. The spring rates are softer. Subaru didthat tomake the car feel more like an AWD car. Modified there is no difference
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September 22nd, 2012 at 10:39 am - #TomBrady
Like usual, the update will be ready at 11pm EDT monday, and the DLC should be out 4pm EDT tuesday
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September 22nd, 2012 at 9:32 am - #otakukid96
Good job PD, a well timed maintenance.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 8:08 am - #RodrigoDLL
Forget DLC, the update is great! We will get improved clutch and better aero resistance simulation… Its updates like this that we need, not a single extra car. Improve the game so we enjoy
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September 22nd, 2012 at 8:09 am - #RodrigoDLL
Enjoy the cars we already have in the game with better simulation.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 2:21 pm - #Filip_Ovik
+1
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September 22nd, 2012 at 6:35 pm - #e30 freek
+1 well said
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September 23rd, 2012 at 5:09 am - #Tvensky
cant agree more! +1
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September 23rd, 2012 at 8:44 pm - #ghskilla
I swear we need more people like you.
+1
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September 24th, 2012 at 8:34 pm - #RB26 2jz
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September 22nd, 2012 at 3:52 am - #Heathenpride
People complaining about paying 99 cents for a car? Are you kidding me? If you’re the type of person who is so tight fisted that you have a problem parting with a dollar for a car that someone spent hours designing then you need to have a good look at yourself… That’s a couple mouthfuls of a coffee ffs, grow up.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 6:36 am - #dr_slump
Check with how many cars GT5 comes and then look again at the dlc prices.
0.99$ per car? GT5 should cost a couple hundred bucks, shouldn’t it? With your logic yes, even if you only look at the premium cars.1 dollar more or less in my pocket doesn’t hurt me, hell no. But you must see it as a whole, see the princip of it.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 6:38 am - #dr_slump
*principle (not princip)
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September 22nd, 2012 at 10:32 am - #TomBrady
So what do you propose? Because by your logic you think they should charge $ .06 or less. That’s absolutely ridiculous. At that point, it wouldn’t even be worth it for them to tell us about the new cars. $1 is nothing, seriously, it’s not principle, it’s ignorance, it’s stupidity. There’s absolutely no reason for them to charge less and I’m pretty sure $1 is the cheapest single cars have cost for ANY GAME, let a lone a sim with this kind of graphical detail that takes a ton of work and calculation to get right.
Seriously, stay away from iracing, you’ll have a heart attack if you see their prices for cars/tracks
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September 22nd, 2012 at 1:34 pm - #RACECAR
Agreed and even better is that unlike the last few packs, you get to actually choose the car you want instead of getting the whole pack for just that car you want.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 2:37 pm - #TokoTurismo
I like the fact that PD actually desided to make separate DLC with the cars, to let the people choose what they want. Smart thinking PD, keep it at that. :) Do the same for GT6′s DLC. And ignore the babies who’re crying about the price being to much, ITS NOT! .99 cents is very reasonable to buy individual content. Cheers.
I hope we get Spec 3.0 soon.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 4:51 pm - #ps3finest
$0.99 is not a bad price at all. Thats how much a matchbox costs and they have rather poor quality any more. Not sure I understand what the problem is.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 5:57 am - #MeanElf
People are the problem PS3finest.
DR_Slump – DLC has a different pricing ratio. You can’t just divide it from the whole game value – no game does that.
Good call on the microtransaction styling of it, makes more sense.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 2:27 am - #Pit Crew
I believe this years Academy put alot on PDs plate for the last 5 months
GTA Public Demo Trial May to July
8 Week Seasonal/8 Car 1 suit gifting
EU Academy Game
Kazs press conferences lol.It was a busy summer for them so in their defense, this car pack getting done, all before October, and anniversary plus continued work on GT6 is a good example of some hardwork being put fourth.
Its the obsessive bias away from US and EU car packs thats hurting the fanbase, among other things.
Update has welcomed features that are much appreciated.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 4:31 pm - #aronh17
Exactly, logic is restored! Also, I don’t see the GT-R as another car, I see it as a car that Kazunori drove, and I have the luxury to drive it myself.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 5:59 am - #MeanElf
Indeed, a calm reminder that PD hasn’t just been working on DLC for GT5 or GT6.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 1:27 am - #COLOSAL TOSSLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebEMJy4cznQ
It does sound nice
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September 21st, 2012 at 7:27 pm - #TheeFrogmanlego
1 $ for the most higley accurate and detailed model of a car besides the real deal is a steal… a hotwheels is a $ ..
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September 21st, 2012 at 7:31 pm - #gamerdog6482
I actually agreed with that…although not the last part.
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September 21st, 2012 at 7:22 pm - #Froudeybrand
Wow what a bunch of tight pocketed people complaining about 99c cars like come on.
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September 21st, 2012 at 11:36 pm - #TeamCZRRacing
Really. A Honda HSV-010GT in real life would probably cost close to $1,000,000, and then if you accidentally stuff it in the wall at speed, you can’t just restart the race; you’ll probably have to buy another one. At least in GT you’re free to wreck it however much you like and not have to pay a cent.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 2:24 am - #Froudeybrand
I was referring to people complaining about the DLC Prices
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September 23rd, 2012 at 5:46 am - #Falango
@ TeamCZRRacing:
You get that same rush driving that car in the game, as you would a race car n real life too!!!……oh wait……
Honestly, DLC is a money grab, like mobile and casual games are now, where you get dumbed down versions and have to pay money for the good stuff. It allows companies to lower the quality or content of the initial game, still charge just as much, and release stuff later at an additional price. When you add all the DLC up, I’m sure you’d spend more on the DLC than the game itself. That kinda sucks when you think about how much you are getting out of both packages. Honestly, 99 cents for a car isn’t worth it when there’s over 1000 cars to choose from already. Also, when it’s just another GT-R, who cares. I’m sure there’s a GT-R in the game that drives exactly the same already. You are paying money for a texture that took an hour for an artist to reproject from pictures they probably took from the real car. Not a tough job at all for someone at that level in the industry.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 11:54 am - #MeanElf
Falango – You can’t really blame PD for coming up with DLC as a lot of people were begging for extra stuff long before the game came out. Agreed that some devs do what you say…but with PD it has been extra to the game, not something left out for later.
An hour to create a texture? Not sure where you’re getting that info from…
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September 21st, 2012 at 6:35 pm - #liampage123
You all are a bunch of complainers. PD is working hard on GT6, this is the least they could to to keep things interesting with GT5, just be appreciative! Expect less because they are devoting more time to make GT6 better than what we expect.
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September 21st, 2012 at 6:34 pm - #HuskyGT
Again, I’ll only go for the Subaru. But if they get the sound right in the Honda, then I’ll get it too. The GTR, no thanks, I’ll pass. I still haven’t touched the GTR Black Edition since I prefer the Spec-V, and the old N24 barely sees the light of day even though it was free.
But again, the Subie is much welcomed. Being a street car there is much more use for it.
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September 21st, 2012 at 7:52 pm - #HKS racer
You only go for the Subaru? You should be crazy.
The n.1 car in this pack is the HSV-010, this is what GT should be about.
More cars like the HSV, less GT-R’s and less rebadges.
If you don’t buy the HSV you don’t want PD to realize cool cars can sell well, we have way too many lame cars in this game.
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September 21st, 2012 at 8:54 pm - #HuskyGT
I guess I’m excited that I’ll have the three boxer coupes. But honestly speaking, I always say I won’t buy something and end up doing it. The Honda is one amazing car, I must admit, but I’m affraid they will ruin it by putting a wrong sound sample. That car has a very unique exhaust note and it would be unforgivable that they mess it up. If that’s the case, I won’t buy it to show PD how good sounds are a HUGE part of the experience.
Besides, this is less than 3 bucks. So it’s definitely not a money problem. Unlike most people here that are b*tch’n around some pocket change. (you can’t even get a burger and fries for that lol)
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September 21st, 2012 at 11:50 pm - #TeamCZRRacing
@HKS race “A racer wants to race, not just drive fast cars.” –Tommy Milner, racing driver.
I don’t know about you, but I enjoy racing the slower vehicles in the game (karts, entry-level production cars, etc) just as much as I like racing the faster ones, like the Red Bulls. I’ll be enjoying the new Subaru for what it is. A good car isn’t necessarily a fast one; it’s one that fills its role well. The Subaru and its sisters fill their role – small, fuel-efficient, fun-to-drive, affordable sports car – very well. You can either choose to enjoy it or not buy it. Either way, quit whining about it. All you’re doing is souring everyone’s mood and making them enjoy the game less.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 10:35 am - #TomBrady
The subaru is actually the most useless of the bunch unless you’re a big subaru fan.
I think most would agree the HSV 10 is the best of the bunch but the GT-R should be ok. I like the first n24 and this one is better so. I’m gonna get em all, you need to put a minimum of $5 on your PS store wallet so why not get em all
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September 23rd, 2012 at 3:00 am - #Progress823
It’s not that GT has incorrect sound samples, it’s that the sounds are recorded in a booth without the real world noises/surroundings. The sounds are basically recorded in a vacuum = too pure. I would prefer that they record them from in the car.
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September 24th, 2012 at 3:10 am - #HuskyGT
@Progress823 warning: tl;dr
The game has MANY incorrect samples. It’s not a matter of how they record them. I could mention at least 100 but it’s too late right now. Whatever, let’s try a couple:
-Viper GTS : Sounds like something that I can’t identify, but it’s the same sound that it’s been dragging since GT2 (listen to the SRT10. That sounds like a Viper. Artificial, weak, like a vaccum maybe, but it sounds like a Viper V10 engine)
-BMW M3 E46: sounds like a V8. Shares the same sample with the E92. They got it right in GT4, so it makes you wonder.
-Bugatti Veyron: Sounds like a V10. shares the same sample with the BMW M5.
-Saleen S7: Undscribable artificial sound. sounded like a V8 before v2.05. It goes beyond me of why they ruined it.
-Mercedes CL600/SL600(R129): Share the same V8 sample than their V8 brothers. WRONG again PD.
-Ferrari Enzo: Sounds like a flatplane V8. Shares same sample with 458 Italia.
Should I continue? A couple more.
-’54 Corvette C1: Sounds like V8. Should have an L6 sample like the one it had in GT4.
-Mercedes 300SL: sounds like a 4 cylinder. Same story than with the Corvette C1.
-Audi Quattro: sounds like a 6 cylinder.
And these are just out of my head without even thinking too much. Trust me; the samples are really messed up in the game in at least 50% of cars. I’m not demanding, but it would be nice that at least they match the sample with the type of engine that the car has even if it’s artificial, weak or vaccum-cleaner-ish. It’s not the the sound itself is bad because even though it’s not great, it is very good. It’s the choice of samples. Someone in PD is so amateurish that doesn’t know the difference from a 4 cylinder and a 6 cylinder.
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September 21st, 2012 at 5:11 pm - #TheGTGuy
The biggest joke I’ve ever heard, The DLC is overpriced,really 99 cent a car, people should check out forza DLC.
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September 21st, 2012 at 6:01 pm - #SkierPS3
Are you joking? Each Forza 4 car individually is 240 MS points, which is three dollars.
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September 21st, 2012 at 7:04 pm - #MuoNiuLa
Buying a whole car pack from Forza DLC is a lot cheaper and is a better value though.
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September 21st, 2012 at 9:40 pm - #Chad D.
Actually, the thing as a whole is $0.99. So get over it, you get 3 cars for one dollar. If your honestly complaining about that, then you shouldn’t be playing video games…….
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September 21st, 2012 at 9:42 pm - #Chad D.
Nevermind, they changed it I guess. All the same, this way you can have the one you want. Most people are complaining about the Subaru and the GT-R. WELL CONGRADULATIONS, you can pick one instead of having to buy the whole bunch.
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September 21st, 2012 at 10:34 pm - #Amac500
99¢ per car or $5 for 5 cars? Seems like the exact same thing to me, only I don’t need to buy the crappy cars I don’t like. I for one actually think they should do $1 a pop more.
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September 22nd, 2012 at 10:14 am - #Flaco13
Seriously, guys. You pay 560 MS points for a car pack containing 10 cars, one of them is mostly free so count one out. 560 ms point equal 7 USDollar, thats 77Cent a car… “OMG GT5 is so lame and they rip us off, 99cent is too much” “Forza is so much better” … yeah 22Cents much… jeez
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September 22nd, 2012 at 1:43 pm - #RACECAR
You must be Mr Krabs cheap if 99 cents is “Overpriced” to you. And the cars aren’t even in a pack, they are 99 cents each, which means you DON’T have to buy them all, just the ones you want.
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September 21st, 2012 at 4:51 pm - #RobDoggy05
Thanks but no thanks.. GT6 please and thank you.. The end..
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I think they need to add brake upgrades to the game, they need to add rim size options, they need to add tire width options, they need to fix sloped curves where you spin out and your car acts like a top, they need to fix the ground traction, you still burn your tires off in a slow car going up hill. Your car can slide off the road when stopped for no reason, when you try to power brake with your steering full left or right your car will go the opposite of which way you are turning.