That would make sense, because the Track-DLC can only be purchased once ("red bag"-icon).
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That would make sense, because the Track-DLC can only be purchased once ("red bag"-icon).
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- MikaelK_70 / GTP_MikaelK
That would be odd, if the intention is, that one user should be able to buy same DLC multiple times... Unless they want to assure that you only are able to re-buy cars, paints and gear (not tracks as these are 'permanent')..
Was the tracks-package available to you? (I am not able to check at my PS3 at the moment)
EDIT: Tree'd by Pheips
I bought the bundle (but can't buy it again) and now the separate packages are marked as follows in the PSN Store:
Tracks - red bag (purchased, but cannot be purchased again)
Cars, Paints, Gears - blue bag (purchased and can be purchased again)
Btw:
I have an Austrian PSN Account, but bought my GT5 Copy in a british online Store and therefore seem to have the UK Version of GT5, but I had no region problems. So I guess (!!!) any european (or at least EU) account will work with any european copy of the game in terms of DLC-Compatibilty. In case someone is wondering.
Tracks - red bag (purchased, but cannot be purchased again)
Cars, Paints, Gears - blue bag (purchased and can be purchased again)
Btw:
I have an Austrian PSN Account, but bought my GT5 Copy in a british online Store and therefore seem to have the UK Version of GT5, but I had no region problems. So I guess (!!!) any european (or at least EU) account will work with any european copy of the game in terms of DLC-Compatibilty. In case someone is wondering.
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Yes, for me this DLC story looks really odd too.
I don't see myself buying this DLC, at least as long as it stay this way.
Only one of each car, same for paint chips, for only one account and for the price it is.
But I think its not easy to imagine that a company the size of PD/Sony did not intended it to, say, try to make more profit.
Although at the same time, just like you stated, GT5 since its launch has been a somewhat odd product:
Some considerable delays, clearly unfinished product, this awful way, in my opinion, of handling exclusive content: what is exclusive now, may tomorrow be available for free to repair their mistakes... etc, etc, etc.
All this cast doubt whether the guys at PD/Sony in charge of GT5 have competence enough to provide a finished and tested product or not
Just to state: I usually play GT5 and like it.
But nonetheless I see its awkward strangeness.
Just yesterday while I was doing some time trial I realized, again, that up to this day the time boards don't work as I think most of us would think they should. The time boards don't really regard which car you used, only times, which means they record only the top times, which eventually will end up being with the same cars, the fastest ones.
Say I want to record my fastest time in Nür with a Samba Bus; not possible anymore for me, since the boards are all filled up with my fastest times using more potent cars.
The only option available ingame for me to solve this problem:
clear the time board completely!!
Which competent racing game developer would suggest this?Oh come on guys at PD, with all respect for the hard work that I know you've done, do you guys really know what you're doing?
And when I think about all the complexity that may be involved in GT5 which the developers have done, these kind of 'simple' missing features looks really awkward...
(please someone correct me if I'm missing a way to solve this time boards issue)
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- WrecklessAbandon
And there you go ending the thread with a long, thoughtful post... We don't need none of that in here!Yes, for me this DLC story looks really odd too.
I don't see myself buying this DLC, at least as long as it stay this way.
Only one of each car, same for paint chips, for only one account and for the price it is.
But I think its not easy to imagine that a company the size of PD/Sony did not intended it to, say, try to make more profit.
Although at the same time, just like you stated, GT5 since its launch has been a somewhat odd product:
Some considerable delays, clearly unfinished product, this awful way, in my opinion, of handling exclusive content: what is exclusive now, may tomorrow be available for free to repair their mistakes... etc, etc, etc.
All this cast doubt whether the guys at PD/Sony in charge of GT5 have competence enough to provide a finished and tested product or not
Just to state: I usually play GT5 and like it.
But nonetheless I see its awkward strangeness.
Just yesterday while I was doing some time trial I realized, again, that up to this day the time boards don't work as I think most of us would think they should. The time boards don't really regard which car you used, only times, which means they record only the top times, which eventually will end up being with the same cars, the fastest ones.
Say I want to record my fastest time in Nür with a Samba Bus; not possible anymore for me, since the boards are all filled up with my fastest times using more potent cars.
The only option available ingame for me to solve this problem:
clear the time board completely!!
Oh come on guys at PD, with all respect for the hard work that I know you've done, do you guys really know what you're doing?
And when I think about all the complexity that may be involved in GT5 which the developers have done, these kind of 'simple' missing features looks really awkward...
(please someone correct me if I'm missing a way to solve this time boards issue)
JK, but not on the first part, though this will revive it. 
I'm in the same situation .. what I don't understand is that the content was included with the Spec II update and when we buy the DLC in the PSN store we are just given an activation code.
How come the update worked but not the DLC part of it?
It doesn't make a whole lot of sense and Sony is going to lose money.
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By locking some part of new things they just wanted to make some money, I guess
. The thing is that it maybe more than just one DLC hidden in Spec 2.0. That would be very stupid. It feels like they give you a locked treasure box in present with no key to it. But they surely can sell you the key later. I hate PD for their public lie to everyone when they officially introduced the list of Spec 2.0 changes. It wouldn't be so dissappointing if they noticed about locked content immediately.
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- WrecklessAbandon
There are plenty of righteous complaints about this DLC implementation.
It being locked in part of Spec II is not one of them. Somebody complaining that it's locked in Spec II please tell me how that makes a difference?
What, because it came with an update you should get it all for free? Or...? What?
It being locked in part of Spec II is not one of them. Somebody complaining that it's locked in Spec II please tell me how that makes a difference?
What, because it came with an update you should get it all for free? Or...? What?
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By locking some part of new things they just wanted to make some money, I guess
The thing is that it maybe more than just one DLC hidden in Spec 2.0. That would be very stupid. It feels like they give you a locked treasure box in present with no key to it. But they surely can sell you the key later. I hate PD for their public lie to everyone when they officially introduced the list of Spec 2.0 changes. It wouldn't be so dissappointing if they noticed about locked content immediately.
They did it that way so when there is an online race, everyone can see the new DLC cars etc even though they haven't brought them.
It was nothing sinister....
This is all becoming just a "any reason to complain" thing now.
They release a ton of patches long after the game releases. People complain.
They release DLC. People complain
They decide on a delay. People complain
Does it ever just stop.
Strittan
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- Strittan
It's sad indeed. Either people are simply spoiled crybabies, or they have absolutely nothing else to do with their time but complain about a video game. Pathetic!
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- RowdLL
You are right that some of the complatins are pointless, but the majority of people here are frustated by the single account restrition as well as the need for perfect stellar alignment of regions on disc/PSNaccount/DLC. Tottally valid arguments.
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There's also normal feedback that doesn't involve crying and complaining about everything.
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Kaz_Yamauchi 山内　一典
"Regarding the DLC usage for multiple accounts,"
"We’re planning an another update for GT5 in December. In that update users who purchased cars and tracks from the DLC already,"
"-can receive a free “family upgrade” in the PS Store, which will let all users in the same PS console use the DLC."
"And though we looked into this, unfortunately there’s no solution for crossing multiple regions."
"I’m sorry, but we have to ask you to match the region of your disc and your PSN account setting."
"People who bought the DLC cars will have those cars added to the dealers in the December update."
"After this December update you can purchase a second car and so on from the dealer."
"Regarding the DLC usage for multiple accounts,"
"We’re planning an another update for GT5 in December. In that update users who purchased cars and tracks from the DLC already,"
"-can receive a free “family upgrade” in the PS Store, which will let all users in the same PS console use the DLC."
"And though we looked into this, unfortunately there’s no solution for crossing multiple regions."
"I’m sorry, but we have to ask you to match the region of your disc and your PSN account setting."
"People who bought the DLC cars will have those cars added to the dealers in the December update."
"After this December update you can purchase a second car and so on from the dealer."
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