GT5 Patch Online

A new patch for Gran Turismo 5: Prologue was released on August 1st. The new patch has a pretty expansive list of new items or changes. Hopefully this patch will not suffer from the same problems experienced when trying to download the previous patches. In the past, downloads often failed or trickled at a snail’s pace. However, one of the changes claims to have resolved this issue.

This new update introduces the long-awaited GT TV, an online TV channel consisting of car-related shows. Content for GT TV, which stands for Gran Turismo TV (what a shock), will be offered in two subscription types; PPV (Pay-Per-View) and free.

To get the update, just start-up the game and an update dialog should appear (assuming you are connected to the internet). If for some reason, the patch update doesn’t appear automatically, try to click the news or online sections of the main menu. This should kick-start the update process. The patch weighs in at around 233MB and the entire changelog is available for your viewing pleasure below.

Changelog:

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

Source

Get updated and start racing, see you online!

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