Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition Gets Price Reduction, Now $19.99

Jordan Greer · · 65 Comments

Owning a fresh new copy of GT5 is about to get even more affordable, with a new MSRP price reduction for Gran Turismo 5: XL Edition in the United States.

After debuting earlier this year for $39.99, XL Edition is now available for $19.99 at retailers like GameStop and Walmart. Considering the game still includes a $20 voucher for downloadable content, the new price point represents the best value yet for those who have not yet purchased the game.

By contrast, its upcoming European counterpart, Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition, will be available in Europe on September 26th for €29.99/£19.99 – considerably more expensive than XL given current exchange rates.

It is worth noting, however, the official announcement for Academy Edition hinted “there is more news yet to come on this title”, suggesting it may contain new material to justify its value.

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Comments (65)

  1. moparmanmike

    And to think, including the overnight shipping, I spent a total of $120 preordering the collectors edition, with no patches, updates and even any mention of DLC for over a year. Eh, still was worth it, and I see me having GT6 preordered for about 3 years straight as well.

  4. mathieub33

    Wow so i guess GT6 is coming soon :P… Price Reduction is no good news for online racing … new kids and it mean backwards guys at Daytona in Nascar lol

  5. justquality

    Good Deal! Thank you big business for knocking the price off such a great Sony PlayStation title and giving $20 to catch up on nw DLC. More fans will be heading to the GT5 online server

    Thanks and add more tracks and more mountain track and mountain roads or passes if you will. plz. also in any new updates add hazards to street cars for us to communicate and signal one another and also fix lights all most cars with lights plz , I mean the high beams do not work for all cars. The evo with it’s flood lights in front should really light up everything in front of you.. just saying… but thanks Kazunori for knocking the price down and building such an awesome simulator.. but plz fix at least one of my concerns!

  6. leeson65

    WOW. That’s cheap. Really cheap. Now GT5 is in the bargain bin along with Barney The Purple Dinosaur Virtual Sing-along for PS3.

  11. a5kylar990

    The only reason to buy this would be because the voucher pays for the game but since most if the DLCS are useless anyways but idc sick of PD and getting an Xbox and forza next week :D

    1. moparmanmike

      I take it youll be there Pit Crew? Guess Ill see you there haha. I actually live about 30 minutes away from Baltimore. Though I did find it kind of interesting that they decided to bring Gran Prix to the heart of one of the most dangerous cities in america. Ive been waiting to see drug dealers cruising in a stolen formula car sittin on 24’s lol

  14. GTP_Yamicarlos

    Those price reductions may eventually transform this game in a premium free game for PS Plus subscribers. Just like Red Dead Redemption next month.

  17. SaintSaiya

    Hope they add windshield wipers to standard cars and also gt6 to have a complete working dashboard and interactivity with every button and feature of cars and miles added for the life of the car shown on dashboard,change the size of tires,360° third person view,automatic cars with actual column shifter lever animation,and my favorite none performance boat car to cruise in real life,a 2000-2011 Lincoln Town Car “Continental Edition” :)

    2. another_jakhole

      At the very least? The hell?

      @alexlam24
      Other games have been given price reductions as low as this so it’s not a sign of that.

    1. TheeFrogmanlego

      lol its sold more than all games this gen with the exception of cod and halo.. you name a game that came out late 2010 that held its value that long

    3. aronh17

      DANfourTWENTY: We’re talking about a racing game here… Forza doesn’t even come close to this. Racing games don’t even win Game of the Year or anything. Batman has been around a lot longer than CoD and he’s still losing LOL.

  23. blue night

    So as someone who hasn’t bought any of the dlc yet, would it be cheaper to just buy this version to get the dlc???

    2. leeson65

      No. It’s not. It’s $20 and gives you a $20 coupon for DLC. If you already have the game, but no DLC, buying this will not save you money on the DLC.

      Another-jakhole is just that, another jakhole.

    1. sumbrownkid

      I think Sony is cashing in on the back to school specials they are doing. Such as that free PS3 for buying a laptop.

    2. Pit Crew

      ^ Doubtful game is almost 2 yrs old, Kazs recent announcement about GT6 being main focus, right now for PD, This price drop was emminent, as is the soon to be PS3 price drop to 149.99 (US) if not mistaken

  26. gamerdog6482

    I saw this an the Sony store a week ago. What makes me really mad is I bought GT5 about three months before XL came out!

    1. MeanElf

      Surely you paid less than full retail though – we’ve had GT5 on Platinum for quite some time and that’s about a third of what I paid for it when the game came out.

      ‘Tis the way of games releases, eh?

    2. gamerdog6482

      I paid $50, which was $30 more than I paid for inFAMOUS 2. Also, I didn’t get any bonuses other than starting the game with an 86-GT.

  29. HuskyGT

    Which means $35 US dollars where I live. It’s fine though. It gives people that have never played GT a chance to try it out. At this price, it almost feels like Sony is paying you to play it.

    2. HuskyGT

      Things like these are really expensive were I live, some other things are not. It’s really not a matter of the dollar being less.

    4. DANfourTWENTY

      @Husky “I’m not in the US, if that answers your question. And US dollar is our currency.”

      gamerdog asked “Where do you live where the dollar is worth less than the rest of the country?”

      So no you didn’t answer his question, do you live in Alaska or Hawaii by any chance?

  31. turbomp301

    Forza fan says “I would never buy a GT game. You would have pay me to play it!”

    Sony says “OK, here’s a penny. stfu.”

    1. varmintx

      I’m usually hesitant to praise anything that might lead to brain-dead fanyboyism erupting…but that was pretty damn funny.

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