Official GT Blog: "Pit Stop" by Polyphony Digital

[Harsk100]

Midfield Raceway is coming back
http://pitstop.gran-turismo.com/article/1491

YAY!!! Mid-Field is back! I can't wait to drive this track in GT6 with my new PS3!

 

[diegorborges]

Way to go PD

Now get us Seattle!

 

[Zlork]

Way to go PD

Now get us Seattle!

They know that Seattle is in high demand by fans - cf. PitStop blog -

So I think we will review this track in GT6 or GT7

PoDi don't answer questions but they read them. This is the perfect proof.

 

[azidahaka]

Question remains.... When next update!?

 

[GTPorsche]

Question remains.... When next update!?

Probably March.

 

[TurismoBad]

Wow

But if PD think they can deliver requests without communicating to us...then their right I mean c'mon - LOOK at that track! AND they mentioned Seattle in a very re-assuring way

Can we say that...the 1.16 is "Marching" towards us ? Get it ? Because it's released in March hehe...yeah you're laughing.

 

[Il_Conte_Sky]

Even though it is still a problematic game, thank your PD for giving us these treats once a while....👍

 

[Zlork]

Next update will release in march. It's sure at 100%

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Clutching at straws but still standard? Never bought it in its GT6 spec...

 

[Stylel_Code]

Oh my god PD stunned me after all this silence, I really missed the hype of this website. Bring it now PD, good job!

 

[ToyGTone]

OHHH MYYYY GOOOOODDDDDDDDD!!!, This is going to be one of the best GT6 update ever to come!!!

 

[Stylel_Code]

OHHH MYYYY GOOOOODDDDDDDDD!!!, This is going to be one of the best GT6 update ever to come!!!

I totally approve the use of this meme here.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Clutching at straws but still standard? Never bought it in its GT6 spec...

Improved standard, so it's not terrible.

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Improved standard, so it's not terrible.

Hm. Better than nothing I suppose.

 

[Hetare21]

Here is the officially translated article on Mid-Field Raceway.
http://pitstop.gran-turismo.com/en/article/1506

 

[CodeRedR51]

"1.16 Update".

No Spec 2.0 then.

 

[CinnamonOD]

What version are we on right now?

 

[GTRacer22]

1.15.

 

[G.T.Ace]

Man, I really wish they'd re-release it for the PS4 with native 1920x1080p and locked 60 fps.
The last time I fired it up, I had serious issues adjusting to the image quality (as good as it looks for a PS3 title).

 

[CinnamonOD]

Wait a minute... there are cars running in the main straight, is it possible for someone to distinguish them?

I can see now that the last one is the Mazda VGT, what car is the one in front of the VGT?

 

[Il_Conte_Sky]

The penultimate car looks like a BMW M3 GT2....the other ones I think are impossibile to distinguish...and I don't think it is even necessary

 

[grind mouse]

Clutching at straws but still standard? Never bought it in its GT6 spec...

maybe mazda vgt(last) bmw vgt and corvette concept race car..but i would not bet on what track!

 

[vasiliflame]

one is the silk cut jag ...

 

[FS7]

That's good news! Midfield has always been a favorite of mine.
Is PD going to include proper racing too or are we still limited to time trial only offline?

 

[silverman_GT]

The track was always at the top ranks of user requests, right next to the Seattle circuit.

My guts were right; PD are actually aware of the suggestions thread!

 

[Il_Conte_Sky]

http://pitstop.gran-turismo.com/article/1512
B-Spec mode confirmed (for 1.16)

 

[Hetare21]

All I want to know is whether we can use timeshift (3X at most). Kaz said that he did not want to inplement it, but I think that when it comes to grinding, this function is necessary.

 

[CinnamonOD]

So basically the "hire a bob" system from GT5 won't make it to GT6, and it's possible to have limited control over the car.

Source: Google Translator

 

[Griffith500]

My guts were right; PD are actually aware of the suggestions thread!

Likewise:

In previous B-Spec ... the player was feeling frustrated with the movement of the vehicle AI.

I've never known fury like that which I visited upon my Bobs in GT5.

 

[Aussie_HSV]

So basically the "hire a bob" system from GT5 won't make it to GT6, and it's possible to have limited control over the car.

Source: Google Translator

Yeh, sounds a little disappointing to me.
Difficult to decipher the broken English of course, but there's a few glaring omissions on the blog.
No evidence of choosing and then training/improving a Bob.
No evidence of Remote Racing. (which I'd partly associated the Community feature with for the delay of B-Spec)
No evidence of Endurance events.
And unlikely to earn additional prize cars if it's simply used as an option for existing career races.

So for those reasons a little disappointing if proven true.
But, I'll wait and see what it's all about before passing judgement.
I'm still looking forward to giving it a go.