gran turismo 5 Archives - OnlineRaceDriver https://www.onlineracedriver.com/tag/gran-turismo-5/ Sim Racing News, Tips and Guides Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:25:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-ORD_Avatar-32x32.jpg gran turismo 5 Archives - OnlineRaceDriver https://www.onlineracedriver.com/tag/gran-turismo-5/ 32 32 49607079 Hidden Playable Tracks Discovered in Gran Turismo 5 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2019/07/29/hidden-playable-tracks-discovered-in-gran-turismo-5/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2019/07/29/hidden-playable-tracks-discovered-in-gran-turismo-5/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:48:23 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=8197 When it launched back in 2010, Gran Turismo 5 officially included 31 different locations and on 81 track layouts. And the venues included some of the fictional creations from previous games. But 9 years after release, we have 40 hidden playable tracks discovered in Gran Turismo 5. Apparently the game contains codes for up to […]

Hidden Playable Tracks Discovered in Gran Turismo 5
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2019/07/29/hidden-playable-tracks-discovered-in-gran-turismo-5/feed/ 0 8197 Gran Turismo 5 – V2.17 update patch released https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2014/07/23/gran-turismo-5-v2-17-update-patch-released/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2014/07/23/gran-turismo-5-v2-17-update-patch-released/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:30:39 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=4417 Last updated on January 16th, 2021 at 05:31 pmAlmost two months after what was called the final update for Gran Turismo 5, and the closure of the online servers for the game on May 20th, 2014, Update Patch V2.17 has surprisingly just been released. It’s required to ensure players can re-install any downloadable content they […]

Gran Turismo 5 – V2.17 update patch released
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2014/07/23/gran-turismo-5-v2-17-update-patch-released/feed/ 0 4417 Gran Turismo 5 servers to close in May, 2014 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2014/01/13/gran-turismo-5-servers-close-may-2014/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2014/01/13/gran-turismo-5-servers-close-may-2014/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:11:15 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=3709 Last updated on December 17th, 2020 at 12:30 amSony has announced the servers powering the online component of Gran Turismo 5 will be closed on May 20, 2014. You’ll still be able to play all offline modes, but you’ll otherwise need to make the leap to Gran Turismo 6. GT5 was originally announced in 2005, […]

Gran Turismo 5 servers to close in May, 2014
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2014/01/13/gran-turismo-5-servers-close-may-2014/feed/ 0 3709 More than 830,000 enter GT Academy online https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2012/07/08/830000-enter-gt-academy-online/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2012/07/08/830000-enter-gt-academy-online/#respond Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:04:15 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2823 A whopping 830,000+ people downloaded and played the online qualifying demo for the Nissan PlayStation GT Academy 2012 by the time entries closed last week. The UK headed the nations entering, with over 161,000 hopefuls taking part followed by France and Spain as drivers attempted to record the fastest one lap time trail in a […]

More than 830,000 enter GT Academy online
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2012/07/08/830000-enter-gt-academy-online/feed/ 0 2823 New update patch for Gran Turismo 5 due for release on Tuesday https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2012/02/04/new-update-patch-for-gran-turismo-5-due-for-release-on-tuesday/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2012/02/04/new-update-patch-for-gran-turismo-5-due-for-release-on-tuesday/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:41:03 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2556 The next patch release for Gran Turismo 5 will be on Tuesday, February 7th, as confirmed by Kazunori Yamauchi via Twitter. It should arrive after the online service maintenance period, which is currently scheduled between 03:00 and 04:00 GMT, during which time you won’t be able to connect to any of the online services – […]

New update patch for Gran Turismo 5 due for release on Tuesday
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2012/02/04/new-update-patch-for-gran-turismo-5-due-for-release-on-tuesday/feed/ 1 2556 Gran Turismo 5’s Nurburgring Nissan goes up for sale https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/12/29/gran-turismo-5s-nurgburgring-nissan-goes-up-for-sale/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/12/29/gran-turismo-5s-nurgburgring-nissan-goes-up-for-sale/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:38:48 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2502 Last updated on January 12th, 2021 at 02:04 pmYou could own the Shulze Motorsport Nissan GT-R N24 #71 which was co-driven by Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi at the 2011 Nurburgring 24 hour race, and was then added to GT5 in the Spec 2.0 release back in October 2011. That’s assuming you have 120,000 Euros […]

Gran Turismo 5’s Nurburgring Nissan goes up for sale
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/12/29/gran-turismo-5s-nurgburgring-nissan-goes-up-for-sale/feed/ 0 2502 Trucks on their way to GT5 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/11/23/trucks-on-their-way-to-gt5/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/11/23/trucks-on-their-way-to-gt5/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:45:24 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2421 Last updated on November 20th, 2019 at 12:05 pmAs Forza 4 was released on the Xbox, PS3 users rejoiced in the ‘Spec 2.0’ update given to Gran Turismo 5. Alongside this release, developers Polyphony Digital released the first paid-for pack of downloadable content for Gran Turismo 5. The downloadable content, or ‘DLC’ for short, featured […]

Trucks on their way to GT5
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/11/23/trucks-on-their-way-to-gt5/feed/ 0 2421 MotoGP stars Rossi and Lorenzo take battle to Gran Turismo 5 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/11/22/motogp-stars-rossi-and-lorenzo-take-battle-for-gran-turismo-5/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/11/22/motogp-stars-rossi-and-lorenzo-take-battle-for-gran-turismo-5/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:48:43 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2422 The 2011 MotoGP season may have ended, but two top motorcycle racers are continuing their racing rivalry via Gran Turismo 5 during the break. Valentino Rossi endured a tough first season riding for Ducati, failing to record a single victory for the first time in his 15-year career, so was possibly trying to boost his […]

MotoGP stars Rossi and Lorenzo take battle to Gran Turismo 5
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/11/22/motogp-stars-rossi-and-lorenzo-take-battle-for-gran-turismo-5/feed/ 1 2422 Gran Turismo 5 voted Racing Game of the Year at Golden Joysticks https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/23/gran-turismo-5-voted-racing-game-of-the-year-at-golden-joysticks/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/23/gran-turismo-5-voted-racing-game-of-the-year-at-golden-joysticks/#respond Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:21:59 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2367 Gran Turismo 5 was awarded Racing Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick awards on Friday, in a year which saw a record number of votes cast by the gaming public, with 2.06 million votes setting a new Guiness World Record for a videogame awards. Obviously Forza Motorsport 4 wasn’t in the running, but […]

Gran Turismo 5 voted Racing Game of the Year at Golden Joysticks
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/23/gran-turismo-5-voted-racing-game-of-the-year-at-golden-joysticks/feed/ 0 2367 Forza Motorsport 4 – tops UK sales charts in debut week https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/19/forza-motorsport-4-tops-uk-sales-charts-in-debut-week/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/19/forza-motorsport-4-tops-uk-sales-charts-in-debut-week/#respond Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:26:51 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2360 Forza Motorsport 4 became the biggest selling title for both the Xbox and the All Formats charts in its debut week, according to tracking firm GFK Chart-Track. It claimed the top spot by virtue of selling 700 copies more than Fifa 12 which was demoted to the second spot. Also in the top 10 all […]

Forza Motorsport 4 – tops UK sales charts in debut week
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/19/forza-motorsport-4-tops-uk-sales-charts-in-debut-week/feed/ 0 2360 Four New Time Trail and Drift Trial Events for Gran Turismo 5 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/07/four-new-time-trail-and-drift-trial-events-for-gran-turismo-5/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/07/four-new-time-trail-and-drift-trial-events-for-gran-turismo-5/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:44:18 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2290 Four new Time Trail and Drift Trial Events are now available for in Gran Turismo 5, along with a host of new cars now available in the online car dealership. First the races: Two new Time Trials: Japnese 90s Deep Forect Raceway Reverse is for any 1990s Japanese production model which can be tuned and […]

Four New Time Trail and Drift Trial Events for Gran Turismo 5
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/07/four-new-time-trail-and-drift-trial-events-for-gran-turismo-5/feed/ 0 2290 Gran Turismo 5 major update and makeover https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/06/gran-turismo-5-major-update-and-makeover/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/06/gran-turismo-5-major-update-and-makeover/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:23:14 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2278 Last updated on January 5th, 2021 at 12:57 pmForza 4 is coming out shortly, and by complete coincidence, Gran Turismo 5 is now getting a makeover. In what Polyphony Digital are calling a screamingly unsexy “Functionality Update”, there are some major changes afoot. So is it going to be snog, marry or avoid? The early […]

Gran Turismo 5 major update and makeover
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/10/06/gran-turismo-5-major-update-and-makeover/feed/ 0 2278 New GT5 seasonal event: Japanese 90’s Challenge https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/09/29/new-gt5-seasonal-event-japanese-90s-challenge/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/09/29/new-gt5-seasonal-event-japanese-90s-challenge/#respond Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:33:47 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2268 Last updated on February 3rd, 2021 at 01:25 pmIf you’re a fan of Japanese cars from the 1990s, then you’ll enjoy the latest Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Event, which allows cars from that era with up to 450PP to compete at: Grand Valley East: 5 laps, 416,700 Cr Trial Mountain Reverse: 5 laps, 393,000 Cr […]

New GT5 seasonal event: Japanese 90’s Challenge
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/09/29/new-gt5-seasonal-event-japanese-90s-challenge/feed/ 0 2268 New Gran Turismo 5 patch, 1.11, arrives to fix bugs and add NASCAR event https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/08/30/new-gran-turismo-5-patch-1-11-arrives-to-fix-bugs-and-add-nascar-event/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/08/30/new-gran-turismo-5-patch-1-11-arrives-to-fix-bugs-and-add-nascar-event/#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:23:11 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2132 The Gran Turismo 5 update 1.11 is now available as a 62MB free download, which mainly fixes bugs and glitches, as well as adding some new cars and races, including a NASCAR Seasonal event. The NASCAR Seasonal Event features Jeff Gordon’s race suit and helmet as a special prize, and you can also compete in […]

New Gran Turismo 5 patch, 1.11, arrives to fix bugs and add NASCAR event
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/08/30/new-gran-turismo-5-patch-1-11-arrives-to-fix-bugs-and-add-nascar-event/feed/ 0 2132 Special NASCAR event in Gran Turismo 5 on August 29th https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/08/23/special-nascar-event-in-gran-turismo-5-on-august-29th/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2011/08/23/special-nascar-event-in-gran-turismo-5-on-august-29th/#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:35:32 +0000 http://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=2113 Last updated on January 5th, 2021 at 01:37 pmFor the first time, a seasonal event has been announced in advance for Gran Turismo 5, with Polyphony Digital announcing a special ‘NASCAR-themed online race event’, which will take place on Monday, August 29th at roughly 8pm, PST. Time to coincide with a period of scheduled maintenance, […]

Special NASCAR event in Gran Turismo 5 on August 29th
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