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August 1st update not just for GT TV, plenty of other stuff too.

Alex C [nofi] - Editor
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 / 15:44

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Worried that the GT TV update was the only thing we’d see come August 1st?  Well, panic over, looks like the update (which is apparently 233MB) will see plenty of other cool stuff too, including tweaks to the physics and rules when racing online.  There’s still no private races, new tracks or weather, but we’re sure they’re coming.

Improvement in Download Speed

  • Improvements in download speeds for online updates and content

Gran Turismo TV

  • Start of PPV (Pay Per View) service
  • It is now possible to fast forward, rewind, or move between chapters when viewing video content.
  • It is possible now to have up to 8 simultaneous background downloads running at the same time.
  • Individual downloads can now be paused or resumed.

Distribution of Expansion Data

  • Instant distribution feature of My Page backgrounds added

Race

  • Improvements in penalty judgments
  • Improved physics during collisions between cars in Online races.

Time Trial

  • The tire selection in Arcade time trials changed from “S2” fixed, to “N1-S2”

Ranking

  • It is now possible to display top lap times in all courses in a list.
  • Improvements in the user interface

Common Vehicle Physics

  • Improved controllability when using S1-S3, and R1-R3 tires.
  • Changed calculation rules for performance points.

Option

  • Added [Standard Definition (SD) Display Size] in [Display Settings]
  • Moved the [Temperature] unit setting from [Network] to [Units]
  • Added Expansion Data settings and Advanced Download Option settings in [Network]

Sound

  • 6 BGM tracks added

Online race network specifications changed

  • Added port 5658 to the ports used in Online races.

Other

  • Players matched in Online races now added to the [Friends] → [Players Met] menu within Playstation 3.
  • The time and score from replays of time trials, drift trials, and distributed demo replays are now displayed after their replay. For distributed demo’s, the Online ID is also displayed here.
  • Manual updated

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12 Comments

  1. benny boy (580 TSA Points)
    Member since: Forever
    Posted on: 16/07/2008 at 17:33

    No car damage????

    Come ON!!

  2. Gamoc (Content Manager)
    Member since: Forever
    Posted on: 16/07/2008 at 17:38

    Not once have they said they would release car damage this early. GT has always been hugely successful without car damage, I think you’ll manage to survive until it’s release.

  3. dillonradio (57 TSA Points)
    Member since: Forever
    Posted on: 16/07/2008 at 17:48

    Yeah I don’t think we’ll get damage until GT5 final …. not in prologue. I was hoping for trophies though

  4. Gamoc (Content Manager)
    Member since: Forever
    Posted on: 16/07/2008 at 17:58

    They said they were going to patch it into Prologue.

  5. dillonradio (57 TSA Points)
    Member since: Forever
    Posted on: 16/07/2008 at 18:10

    ah cool :) probably not for a while though… I dont expect to see GT5 final until 2010 either

  6. gazo69 (928 TSA Points)
    Member since: Forever
    Posted on: 16/07/2008 at 21:17

    I know they never gave a concrete date for damage, but it would have been a very welcome suprise.

  7. Gamoc (Content Manager)
    Member since: Forever
    Posted on: 16/07/2008 at 23:04

    I think they said later this year, didn’t they?

  8. gazo69 (928 TSA Points)
    Member since: Forever
    Posted on: 16/07/2008 at 23:13

    Might have, i cant recall?

  9. Gamoc (Content Manager)
    Member since: Forever
    Posted on: 16/07/2008 at 23:29

    http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/864/864142p1.html
    As early as fall (Autumn), maybe.

  10. mikeman (12 TSA Points)
    Member since: Forever
    Posted on: 17/07/2008 at 07:20

    There ill be another update in the Fall that supposedly will introduce damage. Hopefully, there will be new tracks and cars (check this one out: http://www.ferraricalifornia.com/webapp/)