PSN Issues Holding Back Next Gran Turismo 5 Update
Kazunori Yamauchi is back to posting messages on Twitter Sunday afternoon, and he offered a bit of information on what’s holding up the next Gran Turismo 5 update. According to translations by our own SHIRAKAWA Akira, Polyphony Digital is waiting until the PlayStation Network finally “settles down” before publishing the next revision of the game.
Though online gaming services have been restored in most areas, it is still offline in some parts of the world, including Japan. The delay appears to be related to issues with Japanese credit card companies, and it’s not clear when they will be resolved. Other parts of the network, including the PlayStation Store, remain offline for everyone, though it’s supposed to return on May 24th at the “end of May”.
Regardless, this is refreshing news for those of us eager to see what’s to come in the next GT5 update, though you would be wise to temper your expectations.
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June 2nd, 2011 at 4:29 pm - #Con360
For those that have been waiting the PSN Store is partially up, PSN+ includes free Burnout Paradise, free minis and ssome smaller games which have been reduced :)
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June 2nd, 2011 at 1:28 pm - #Boing
Does anyone know anything about the save option for endurance races? I really can’t be @rsed to do most of the races without it
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June 1st, 2011 at 8:22 pm - #Nato_777
I’m wondering why wait for the PS Store to back online to release the update unless it brings PS Store functionality into GT5 for the purchase of DLC.
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June 1st, 2011 at 11:01 pm - #Sal
Nah, they’re just waiting for the network to be %100 up, kinks worked out, and traffic to return to normal levels before adding even more traffic from the millions of GT5 users rushing the servers driven by hopes of every rumor and wish coming true in this update.
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May 31st, 2011 at 12:47 pm - #suntoucher
End of the week for PS STORE CONFIRMED
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June 1st, 2011 at 3:12 pm - #May 31st
About has confirmed has “By the end of may….” unfortunately , but from the wording, an optimist could see it has anytime now, end of week at latest. We’ll see.
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May 29th, 2011 at 10:41 am - #Rylan
I’d really like the option to change the amount of tire wear in a race. Unless you’re doing a race which lasts two hours or more pit strategy rarely comes in to play.
With Pirelli making changes in F1 this year I ink we could stand to see improvements here.
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May 28th, 2011 at 8:53 am - #zlays
so psn is up in asia whats up with the update?
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May 29th, 2011 at 4:42 am - #GT5Fan
The PS Store not online
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May 27th, 2011 at 11:28 pm - #RushFanYYZ
A whole new revision of the game? I wonder what that entails. Hopefully some good stuff.
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May 27th, 2011 at 5:09 pm - #GT5Fan
Tomorrow is back online the psn in japan!! yes
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May 27th, 2011 at 1:23 pm - #Tokitai
Yes very soon indeed but not before May 31…
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May 27th, 2011 at 9:43 am - #Good News!!!
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/asia-oks-sony-playstation-networks-return/
http://m.cnet.com/Article.rbml?nid=20066743&cid=null&bcid=&bid=-17
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/video-games/gaming-news/sony-to-begin-restoring-psn-in-asia-on-may-28/article2037065/With PSN looking to be on the 28th of may in japan, this update could be appearing very, very soon! :)
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May 26th, 2011 at 6:49 pm - #RPM
Woot! I hope there will be some additional tracks? or even some Standards converted to Premium!? We can only guess. It’s free to guess :D Thanks PD for the update and I love you Kaz!!! Cheers from Canada
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May 26th, 2011 at 5:30 pm - #sebblz
i want apollo 13 and the moon.
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May 26th, 2011 at 3:50 pm - #SmileyOr1
^lol
I sure wish I could detune my Navigator’s voice sometimes :D
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May 26th, 2011 at 1:14 pm - #not serious
I want GPS navigation. Just imagine how helpfull that would be someplace like Daytona……
“Turn left 200 feet……..turn left 200 feet……..turn left 200 feet……..”"
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May 28th, 2011 at 1:18 pm - #Vinnie
Yeah,like that State Farm commercial. “Turn right,NOW!!!”
……”Re-calculating…..hahaha”
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May 26th, 2011 at 12:30 pm - #Cypher-23
Hopefully they add the new lamborghini aventador and a few other cool cars.
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May 26th, 2011 at 7:41 am - #DawgCCCP
we will get all cars premium nao! lol
To be honest I do not expect lots of improvements, I think it will be an update making online gameplay better, thats all
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May 25th, 2011 at 4:28 pm - #maxitsu
Wants:
- In-race saves (endurance)
- Splittimes from the car directly infront of you instead of the race leader.
- Blueflags/yellowflags. It should you give more race-experiance. but specially now you know when you get lapped or when you can expect a slow car on track.
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May 25th, 2011 at 4:12 pm - #gast1976
Agrée with gtpsuper24
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May 25th, 2011 at 3:34 pm - #RacerX
If it’s ready to go just tell us what’s going to be in the next update. At least some hints wet our appetites. : )
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May 25th, 2011 at 10:53 pm - #Dictionary Troll
…whet
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May 26th, 2011 at 2:07 am - #12345679
“whet”? Lol, ehhhh, NOE!
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May 26th, 2011 at 4:46 am - #HSV_GTS
One thing that annoys me is how long it takes to get the money to get the Formula Gran Turismo i get about 700k and give up and just buy loads of cheaper cars and tune them or make them look good, it would be better if the cash prizes weren’t so cheap I need a Formula Gran Turismo to finish a-spec and b-spec then all I need to do is the endurances and some special events.
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i just wish he’d update it coz im tired of my version 1.09 crashing. I cant even get a race started 99 times out of 100 and before this version i didnt have any problems whatsoever