Gran Turismo 5

November 24, 2010. That’s the day that Gran Turismo 5, the first full Gran Turismo release on the PlayStation 3, first launched.

It may be cracking on for a decade old now (yes, really), but Gran Turismo 5 still has a few secrets left to give.

The Gran Turismo world may be all about GT Sport and esports, but an older title is enjoying a second lease on life right now.

No, your eyes do not deceive you. We’re talking about a game that’s fast approaching its ninth birthday. That’s because, thanks to a recent discovery in the community, it’s suddenly gained a huge number of tracks.

When looking at the GT franchise as a whole, critics frequently rate the most recent games – GT5 and GT6 – as the least successful in the series’ history, for a wide variety of reasons. Those critics might be surprised to find that Kazunori Yamauchi actually agrees with them.

When Gran Turismo 5 was released, something unusual in the game’s Kyoto Photo Travel Location caught the attention of our community: a curiously detailed little cat. He blinked, turned his head, looked around, and generally drove people crazy.

In a surprising turn of events a new update is available for Gran Turismo 5, version 2.17. This update modifies the game so that it is no longer necessary to connect to the discontinued online servers in order to download previously purchased DLC packages.

One final update for GT5 has been released, version 2.16. This update modifies the game to function without connectivity to online services, which have now been discontinued.

With Gran Turismo 5’s online services set to be discontinued on May 31, 2014, Polyphony Digital have announced they will be hosting one last special event to celebrate the title.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring a series of four expert level racing events exclusive to NASCAR, with no more than 650PP and no better than Racing/Hard compounds or less.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring a series of two racing events exclusive to Ferrari’s F2007 and F10 Formula 1 cars with no more than 883PP and no better than Racing/Hard compounds or less for this week’s time trial, and racing cars with no better than Comfort/Soft compounds or less for this week’s drift trial.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring a series of five expert level racing events featuring real race tracks from around the world. Any car is eligible provided it have no more than 730PP and no better than Racing/Hard compounds or less.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring two racing events. The Time Trial event is exclusive to NASCAR racing cars with no more than 630PP and no better than Racing/Hard tires, and the Drift Trial is open to non-racing cars with no better than Comfort/Soft tires.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring a series of five expert level racing events exclusive to European racing cars with no more than 590PP and no better than Racing/Hard compounds or less.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring a series of two racing events exclusive to Red Bull’s X2010 and X2011 with no more than 980PP and no better than Racing/Hard compounds or less for this week’s time trial, and 4WD rally cars built in 1990 or later – that’s right, you’re hitting the dirt again.

The latest round of Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring Mazda’s flagship sports car, the MX-5. Cars are limited to a maximum of 400PP and Comfort/Soft tires or less. The challenges are as follows:

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring a series of two events exclusive to non-racing cars with no more than 450PP for this week’s time trial, and no better than Comfort/Soft compounds for all events.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring a series of five expert level racing events exclusive to compact cars with a body length og 4200mm or less with no more than 400PP and no better than Comfort/Soft compounds or less.

As announced late last December, Polyphony Digital will be terminating the online services for Gran Turismo 5 on May 30, 2014. Now, the company has shared more information regarding how you can keep using downloadable content (DLC) you may have purchased in the game after this date has passed.