New Gran Turismo 5 Update & DLC Coming December 20th [UPDATE: Full Details]

Gran Turismo 5 December 14th, 2011 by Jordan

Kazunori Yamauchi has announced Gran Turismo 5‘s next software update and new downloadable content will be coming on December 20, 2011. Via Twitter:

[Japanese tweet, translated:] GT5 next update, DLC, Christmas is one week later. On December 20. Tomorrow is going to be a press release.

[English tweet:] The release of the next GT5 update, DLC, and Christmas present is coming next week.

Polyphony Digital has already posted an online service maintenance notice for the date, between the hours of 03:00-04:00 GMT, so the new material should become available at that specific time.

UPDATE: Sony has jumped the gun a bit, posting all the information about the new content on their blog. Here’s a complete listing of all the new changes coming in GT5 2.02:

  • Users can now change wheels on Standard cars
  • The settings sheets will include a new ‘copy’ feature
  • In GT Auto, players will be able to see how the oil changes, aerodynamic parts, engine overhauls, and racing modifications will affect performance points and engine power, before and after their application
  • Free coupons have been added that allow you to wash cars, change oil, overhaul your engine, or refresh the car body in GT Auto (10 coupons will be distributed for free to each of those who have downloaded the 2.02 update)
  • Pressing the Square button in the car coupon selection screen of the Car Delivery will now allow you to exchange all car coupons at once, rather than doing one at a time
  • In screens where the [Garage] and [Driver List] buttons are displayed in the A/B Spec events, Special Events, and Seasonal Events, pressing the Square button will now show the [Garage], and pressing the Triangle button will bring up the drivers list
  • In My Lounge, the room settings will feature a new ‘Max. number of participants’ setting
  • In the event selection screen of seasonal events, there are now ☆(star) marks that show the number of Gold Trophies attained in each event
  • Improved racing sound effects
  • Elements of the steering assist controls (used when using certain controllers on Racing Karts) have been tweaked.

These new cars will also be available as DLC for $3.99:

  • 2011 Mini Cooper S
  • 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI R
  • 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco R
  • 2012 Nissan GT-R Black edition R35.

The blog post also confirms the Toyota 86 will be available for free in the 2.02 update, and the previous batch of DLC will now be available on all the user accounts of a PlayStation 3 console (they can be purchased from their respective dealers within the game).

Finally, anyone who purchased the first batch of DLC will receive a free “Gran Turismo Racing Kart 125 SP” along with five free “New Car Refresh” cards that reset any car in the game back to as-new condition, without losing any modifications that have been performed to it.

 

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  1. December 18th, 2011 at 5:34 pm - #
    jus1029

    Aw man! I’m gonna be in Hong Kong on that time!

    Can’t wait to get Spa in my GT5! (Yes, I didn’t get the DLCs because I have the US version and my PSN is Asian region)

  2. December 18th, 2011 at 3:03 pm - #
    JDM Bart

    all i want for x-mas is y…premium Toyota Supra Mk 4

  3. December 18th, 2011 at 2:52 pm - #
    sumbrownkid

    I don’t know about you guys, but that FT-86 in that blue color of that 2012 GT-R will do it for me. That car is just sick. Kudos Toyota, you do have some nads.

    I hope they make a TC or racing modification for this car in the future.

  4. December 18th, 2011 at 12:32 pm - #
    Endi

    I dont understand why they dont make a FXX or a DBR9 for a dlc, because they already have the license and who want to drive a mini… My opinion

  5. December 18th, 2011 at 12:18 pm - #
    rjcraft16

    so do you all think the sound effects patch will effect the backfires, tire squeels, and engine sounds, and do you all think it will only effect premium cars? i would like my 458 italia to sound a little better because i really like to appreciate the car stock and listen to the original sounds of the cars its relaxing, to me at least

  6. December 18th, 2011 at 12:02 pm - #
    yogaflame

    GT the real Nissan experience. GT just like Final Fantasy , dying franchises. Forza is a mile ahead of GT and won tons of awards. Gt is still on the 90′s era. Gt 6 will probably just another Nissan experience. They don’t listen to fans who clamor for more American muscle cars and European sports cars. Sigh….

  7. December 18th, 2011 at 11:58 am - #
    yogaflame

    GT the real Nissan experience. GT just like Final Fantasy , dying franchises.

  8. December 18th, 2011 at 6:44 am - #
    Mister Drift

    Many of you tend to forget about the history of GranTurismo and be childish.
    Stand back a bit and look at the hole picture, go play GT2 than turn on your StayPlation Triple and put in GT5 and take a close look at that HD screen, than grab the controler and drive around in a stock car like you would in real life…
    This game has reached an awesome level of awesomness guys!
    If you care so much about livery editor and similar stuff you are playing the wrong game.
    2.02 looks very good to me, 700 cars will now get new rims and i’m glad about it.
    That is all.

  9. December 18th, 2011 at 6:42 am - #
    sny_pher

    Hi, is there any time limit on the following quote below? In other words, must we buy the first DLC pack before a certain date to obtain the Kart and 5 new car refersh cards? Thanks!

    “Finally, anyone who purchased the first batch of DLC will receive a free “Gran Turismo Racing Kart 125 SP” along with five free “New Car Refresh” cards that reset any car in the game back to as-new condition, without losing any modifications that have been performed to it.”

  10. December 18th, 2011 at 4:24 am - #
    Rynogtr23

    My only reservation about this update is,Where is the FT86 II? Why aren’t we getting 2 ft86′s instead of 1?

  11. December 18th, 2011 at 1:29 am - #
    ederss7

    i just want they fix slipstream.AI sucks and kills the race

  12. December 18th, 2011 at 12:26 am - #
    We Are Alfisti

    Nice!! I was expecting it :). About the update, its good and it would be great if PD add the Today’s special rims in GTauto and the possibility to paint the standard rims.

  13. December 17th, 2011 at 11:50 pm - #
    MadmuppGT

    If nothing says theres hunger for DLC just take a look at the number of comments on DLC related news, other stories high 60s/70s maybe… sometimes over 100 if theyre lucky… the moment DLC is mentioned we’re rocketing towards the 700/800 comments! its insane!

  14. December 17th, 2011 at 11:48 pm - #
    jth

    This Update is a complete failure, except for the improved racing sounds. What PD needs to do is they need to stop focusing on the small details, Really? “In GT Auto, players will be able to see how the oil changes”, I can already see how the oil changes by the cylinder next to the car floating in mid-air. PD needs to fix programming glitches and give us new tracks and cars, not cars that are already in the game hence (GT-R). What I caught that PD needs to look at is in the Premium dealership at the Nissan dealer, the R34 specs do not match up with a stock R34 that is in your garage. It says in the dealership “267″ HP, in the garage it says “376″, That’s weird, huh? I will buy the DLC just to support PD to hopefully fix all these glitches….

  15. December 17th, 2011 at 7:49 pm - #
    ERIC11940

    The update patch and new DLC are interesting, but I think we should have more tracks and some Standard Cars upgraded to Premium (Mostly the Standard to Premium thing, cuz I heard that it take PD 2 years to create a PS3 layout of a track).

  16. December 17th, 2011 at 3:26 pm - #
    playnthru

    Well I want a Santa helmet with a large fuzzy white ball.

    What’s the spec on the Kart 125sp.. I’m hoping it’s a shifter Kart

  17. December 17th, 2011 at 2:53 pm - #
    Gran_Turismo

    Selling this car at 30,000 as a Scion is a joke as the only “YOUNG” people that will be able to get this are the upper middle class and up. It doesn’t even fit as a Scion with its price. Its NOT affordable to the masses.

  18. December 17th, 2011 at 12:21 pm - #
    batman346

    just bought a 20 euros psn card for tuesday i cant wait……. but where are the new tracks PD?????

  19. December 17th, 2011 at 8:54 am - #
    sre101

    I can’t understand what some people are complaining about, we have had countless updates and seasonal events for FREE
    and the dlc is not expensive. I don’t know any other game that gives so much when they don’t have to. Don’t get it!!!!

  20. December 17th, 2011 at 8:14 am - #
    Samzilla47

    Whatever the price for this DLC, it’s nice to see that PD have constantly updated the game since its release and listened to the complaints of the players. It’s a very rare thing in this business. For ex., I found outrageous that Simbin release Shift 2 and not two weeks later come with a very pricey DLC (I don(t believe it only takes less than two weeks to create a couple of tracks and a few cars). It really smells like you want to get more and more money from the gamers. My point is PD probably made a few mistakes last year, but they made everything to repair most of them since then and spending a couple of bucks a year after the original release of the game doesn’t make me feel like I’m being robbed. And to conclude, Forza 4 is far, far away in terms of simulation and graphics(beautiful graphics in a showroom don’t make a game – it’s a racing game in the first place), same for NFS Shift and co, so these studios should maybe cut some slack to PD and keep working on their titles, the which are very far from being perfect. Long live Gran Turismo and PD and thanks again Kaz for all those greats moments spent playing GT5 and all its predecessors.