New Gran Turismo 5 Prologue update adds new cars
by Jem Alexander 
{ Oct 3rd 2008 at 8:30AM }
A number of gameplay enhancements have also been added, including changes to the penalty system, tweaks to difficulty levels and reward balancing. Controller responsiveness, sound volume and Drift Trial races have also been improved. Sadly there's no sign of trophies. Before you run off to download the update, be aware that "rankings, arcade time trial times, drift trial records, as well as vehicle-specific quick tune settings and custom key layouts will all be reset with the new update. Replay data created before the second update will no longer be viewable after this update."
Check out the PlayStation Blog for more information on what the patch adds.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
zaphodb42 @ Oct 3rd 2008 8:35AM
The new Ferrari actually costs $300,000, not 500,000,
bluerei @ Oct 3rd 2008 11:01AM
GT uses 'credits', not dollars.
leatherface @ Oct 3rd 2008 11:53AM
inflation.
Shader @ Oct 3rd 2008 8:41AM
I'll have to download this when I get home. The concept car looks cool.
paul @ Oct 3rd 2008 8:49AM
is the damage update still expected this year, or was that just a wonderful dream ?
The Aggie CEO @ Oct 3rd 2008 9:56AM
That'll more than likely be put off until GT5 comes out........as well as trophies........
Steve Childs @ Oct 3rd 2008 9:50AM
Well the penalty system is as screwed as ever. I came flying out of the bend before the tunnel on the high speed ring and literally brushed the wall (I didn't even know I'd touched it) and got a 5 sec collision penalty.
Cost me 2nd place as well.
Its a joke. Especially when you see people cutting corners out completely (Suzuka) and getting away with nerfing you off the track and benefiting from the move as they gain the place.
It really puts me off playing online sometimes.
Wonderflex @ Oct 3rd 2008 12:28PM
join the teamspeak group for GT5P. Clean racers, who play fair. Besides, contact is only one of the issues. Even if you are a great, clean, racer you still have to compete with the rubberbanding issues. It's the real killer.
And as for Sazuka, read my great tutorial on the subject of cutting corners:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=granturismo&thread.id=363782&view=by_date_ascending&page=1
Steve Childs @ Oct 3rd 2008 3:07PM
Yeah, I do try and be clean, but there is only so much you can do with a controller, it soo much better with a steering wheel. Its just a pain to have to whip it out and spend 10 mins setting it up!
Besides, I haven't got a table for it to go on now :(
I may have to have a little game tonight after wifey's gone to bed.
rgoff31 @ Oct 3rd 2008 10:15AM
They should offer a weekend sale on the digital download. I'd probably pick it up for 25-29 bucks.
Wayne @ Oct 3rd 2008 11:11AM
I still can't believe they are charging for the GT TV content...
I actually thought GT players watching old episodes (a season or two before the current season) of Top Gear on their PS3's would only promote the show.
1664 @ Oct 3rd 2008 11:12AM
ok i semi take back what i said yesterday lol but if the penalty system isnt much better (havnt tried it yet) then i still wish we could have private rooms an kick option etc
but ya props to them for giving us the stuff they have been working on as i just presumed it was for the final proper version of GT and that they had forgot about us gt5p owners, which they obviously havnt
Hynad @ Oct 3rd 2008 12:26PM
They cannot possibly forget about us. Even though GT5p is selling quite well, considering it's really just a demo, I consider it as a beta version of GT5 that we're all testing for them.
Still, I do enjoy GT5p as it is, but I can't wait to see what's in store for the final build. And that GTbyCitroen is sexy as hell, if I may add.
linton @ Oct 3rd 2008 1:43PM
I posted this on another PS3 site and had no response, so im postin it here to see if this has happened to any of you: as follows
here’s a funny thing!, we were playing GT5 online lastnight around 2am uk time, just as I past the finish line in 3rd place - the guy who won sent me an ‘ingame message’ saying good race!, this didnt look anything like the normal message you get when one of your friends on your list sends a message, this guy was not on our list yet he sends a pop up message which appeared in the top right corner of the screen as the timer was counting down!, now how did he do that, there’s no game invite mode on gt5 and no messaging to each other while ingame?…..is there??, anyone else had this?
linton @ Oct 3rd 2008 1:43PM
here’s a funny thing!, we were playing GT5 online lastnight around 2am uk time, just as I past the finish line in 3rd place - the guy who won sent me an ‘ingame message’ saying good race!, this didnt look anything like the normal message you get when one of your friends on your list sends a message, this guy was not on our list yet he sends a pop up message which appeared in the top right corner of the screen as the timer was counting down!, now how did he do that, there’s no game invite mode on gt5 and no messaging to each other while ingame?…..is there??, anyone else had this?
IrishGandalf @ Nov 11th 2008 5:39PM
He might've been a developer racing in his free time.
uh-oh polio @ Oct 3rd 2008 4:52PM
The new Criteron or whatever is an electric car. It kinda sounds like a plane taking off when you accelerate. Thats about the only cool thing about it besides its looks. Its fast no doubt, but it spins out entirely to easily. And in cockpit view its to hard to see anything directly infront of you due to the speedometer and odd shape.
I give it a 7.5/10
Bert @ Oct 4th 2008 5:57PM
They have finally added the ability to configure the controls for the second player.
Nenad @ Oct 19th 2008 2:09AM
Can anybody help me? When my game began to download the slider stops at the middle and message appears "connection problem" I tried so many times but always is the same thing. Thanks.