GT5 XL box art.

[grashopper]

I find it interesting it says over 20 dollars in DLC. The complete pack was 12 and the 2nd car pack was 4 so that is 16. Must have at least 4+ dollars worth of DLC coming at or around launch you would think... hopefully.

Box art link

 

[Abraxas]

Or it's 4(cars2) + 5(tracks) + 8(cars1) + 3(suits) + 2(paints) = 22$

With guys from marketing department you never know

 

[grashopper]

Or it's 4(cars2) + 5(tracks) + 8(cars1) + 3(suits) + 2(paints) = 22$

With guys from marketing department you never know

Haha yeah ... I noticed it's launching on the 17th of this month so you are probably right. Must be counting all the items separate without the package deal DLC price. Wasn't thinking about that
I'm just happy it isn't like the Japanese box art

 

[rumblina]

As above, the complete pack was as you said, but the individual pricing if you purchased per pack was higher. Hence the 'over $20". Marketing at its best!

 

[FyreandIce]

Love how the best review snippet they can come up with is from a failing games magazine

 

[C-ZETA]

Love how the best review snippet they can come up with is from a failing games magazine

But is it still not there for them to use anyway? Mr. Forza PR Man.

Anyway, that cover is so indifferent to the normal one it doesn't even make the extra 'Edition' name work GTP's news story picture for the XL Edition would have looked so perfect on the cover.

But yeah, it probably would be $20 if there were bonus cars, tracks 'and more'. Though I wouldn't know where everything else would come from in game...

 

[grashopper]

But is it still not there for them to use anyway? Mr. Forza PR Man.

Anyway, that cover is so indifferent to the normal one it doesn't even make the extra 'Edition' name work GTP's news story picture for the XL Edition would have looked so perfect on the cover.

But yeah, it probably would be $20 if there were bonus cars, tracks 'and more'. Though I wouldn't know where everything else would come from in game...

Maybe the PS3 game case itself for this version is HUGE

 

[rumblina]

 

[GT6mebe]

Love how the best review snippet they can come up with is from a failing games magazine

Thats nothing how about saying your game is the definitive racing game about 26 times of this generation before it is even released or reviewed....now that is comedy gold

 

[Mac K]

Love how the best review snippet they can come up with is from a failing games magazine

Hello troll. That cover looks decent, but they could have got a little more creative I think, but hey for $20 you can't go wrong.

 

[mugen02]

Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition features the full original version of Gran Turismo 5 game, the best-selling racing game on PlayStation 3, all of the downloadable patches and free feature and content updates through Spec 2.0, as well as a voucher for all of Gran Turismo 5's current and yet –to-be-released DLC valued at over $25.

Features

Original Gran Turismo 5 game:
1000+ customizable cars
20+ Tracks, 70+ layouts
16-player online racing
New online racing challenges updated on a regular basis

All game patches/updates since launch, including new Spec 2.0 update released in October 2011

Voucher for over $25 worth of DLC, including 25 new cars, 4 tracks, and more

All of the DLC from October, December, and early 2012
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16879261376

 

[GT6mebe]

Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition features the full original version of Gran Turismo 5 game, the best-selling racing game on PlayStation 3, all of the downloadable patches and free feature and content updates through Spec 2.0, as well as a voucher for all of Gran Turismo 5's current and yet –to-be-released DLC valued at over $25.

Features

Original Gran Turismo 5 game:
1000+ customizable cars
20+ Tracks, 70+ layouts
16-player online racing
New online racing challenges updated on a regular basis

All game patches/updates since launch, including new Spec 2.0 update released in October 2011

Voucher for over $25 worth of DLC, including 25 new cars, 4 tracks, and more

All of the DLC from October, December, and early 2012
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16879261376

So does that mean the new dlc will have 2 new tracks and 5 new cars.

 

[ARDA_TIRMAS]

So does that mean the new dlc will have 2 new tracks and 5 new cars.

There must be 6 new cars, two dlc packs includes 19 cars

 

[sumbrownkid]

Yay Capitalism!

 

[Suzumiya]

Early 2012 DLC? Woopieeee!

 

[shirakawaa]

So does that mean the new dlc will have 2 new tracks and 5 new cars.

It could be that they're counting Spa and Kart Space variations as separate tracks (which would make for a total of... "4" tracks!), and cars from the Collector's edition or else to boost up their number.

 

[Brend]

Love how the best review snippet they can come up with is from a failing games magazine

Why are you still here Mr.Forza? Getting a huge bonus for this trolling I presume?

 

[Joie de vivre!]

So I guess I won't be buying those DLCs then

 

[gtuned]

I think the Early 2012 DLC confirms we're getting more tracks and cars, or atleast more cars.

 

[Suzumiya]

It could be that they're counting Spa and Kart Space variations as separate tracks (which would make for a total of... "4" tracks!), and cars from the Collector's edition or else to boost up their number.

But in the description (that was edited out ) it separated the variations from the tracks....my guess. And there were 6 variations in the 1st pack. Spa weather/ no weather
Kart Space I/Kart Space II and both of them in reverse, which I guess count as variations.

 

[shirakawaa]

Ah, you're right, I forgot that Kart Space I and II have a reverse variation too.

 

[Suzumiya]

The tracks just might be Hockinghiem, after there was a news section about it years ago that it was probably modeled, but excluded from release.

 

[PaMu1337]

The tracks just might be Hockinghiem, after there was a news section about it years ago that it was probably modeled, but excluded from release.

There was no real proof, just like the pikes peak article by redbull. I think the odds for Test Course are high (as it is in the spec 2.0 intro). And maybe Silverstone or Dubai (because of GT Academy)

 

[shirakawaa]

The tracks just might be Hockinghiem, after there was a news section about it years ago that it was probably modeled, but excluded from release.

In my opinion, Test Course (that can be seen in the Spec II intro video) and Pikes Peak, because there aren't many dirt tracks in GT5 and it's been hinted that they've been working on that.

As for real locations, circuits listed in the picture in this link are those more likely to appear:
https://www.gtplanet.net/video-reveals-polyphony-digital-visitedstudied-spa-francorchamps/

 

[Suzumiya]

Eh.....I'm not too confident about the Test Course, if you look closely you can see that the numbers start over and you can't really see the banked turns at the end. Whatever, only time will tell (and Kaz )

 

[shirakawaa]

In October Yamauchi said 'yep' in a Tweet answering a person who asked if the track resembling Test Course in the Spec II intro would have ended up being a DLC.

https://twitter.com/#!/Kaz_Yamauchi/statuses/126642271738277888

 

[Suzumiya]

In October Yamauchi said 'yep' in a Tweet answering a person who asked if the track resembling Test Course in the Spec II intro would have ended up being a DLC.

https://twitter.com/#!/Kaz_Yamauchi/statuses/126642271738277888

Hmm...interesting....

The scenery of the Test Course looks cool in my opinion, much better than the 90s and 00s.

 

[MARcFuLLa]

"Including content yet to be released", now that's interesting!

This XL Edition is coming this month already, right?

 

[Brend]

Surely we won't be paying for only the test course...right?

 

[PaMu1337]

"Including content yet to be released", now that's interesting!

This XL Edition is coming this month already, right?

They can give vouchers for things that are not out yet. So the release of the XL Edition is not necesserily after the release of the DLC.