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Retailers List Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition

What's goin' on here...? Where'd this come from?

As noted by GTPlanet, online retailers like Amazon, Newegg, and Buy.com are suddenly listing the "Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition." Amazon and Newegg say it's coming on January 17, 2012 with a price tag of $39.99.

Apparently, Sony mentioned this edition in a short Sony FAQ pertaining to their PlayStation Rewards Program earlier this month, but we haven't seen or heard anything since. Unfortunately, none of the aforementioned retailers have specific details concerning this "XL Edition," but the general consensus is that it'll be the US version of the GT5 Spec 2.0 disc update recently announced for Japan. That sweet update included all the software updates and available DLC.

Of course, we say it would've been a better idea to release such an edition around the holidays. The first quarter is once again full of hot titles, too. But maybe you've been putting off jumping on the GT5 bandwagon for too long, and you've always regretted it...

Related Game(s): Gran Turismo 5

Tags: gt5, gran turismo 5, gran turismo 5 xl edition

12/25/2011 10:39:14 PM John Shepard

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Comments (15 posts)

frylock25
Sunday, December 25, 2011 @ 11:15:10 PM
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i got a feeling that is is just the newest version of the code with all of at least the free stuff. i still own my gt5 and love it. i need a wheel to do some of the harder stuff. tax time is almost here... i may just have to get one.

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Jawknee
Sunday, December 25, 2011 @ 11:54:45 PM

If the code is updated and optimized that may be a reason to buy this game again. Playing GT5 now after all the updates, it feels like a new game.

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Excelsior1
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 3:40:47 AM

Yeah, I got an unfinished vibe from it as well. I was a little letdown by the tile. I was always blown away by the past GT games...but not GT5. I definitely think the premium/standard car split was a bad idea from a design standpoint. It got dinged up in reviews for that, and rightly so in my humble opinion. A lot of its problems are only skin deep but when a series is known for perfection that hurts it a little bit in my eyes. I also question the wisdom of going for 1080p. Sounds great in theory...but clearly the game could have used those extra resources to clean up the awful shadows, and some of the flat texture work seen in parts of the game.

It's still a good racer, but one that's wrapped in a couple of bad design choices. I do think if it was a little more polished, and if that premium/standard car split was removed it would have drawn a lot better scores. Oh well, I'm probably not qualified to judge it anyways. I'm just a gamer. :/

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Excelsior1
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 5:35:30 AM

oops my comment/opinion was supposed to land under Axe99's. I messed up. Sorry guys.

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Qubex
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 12:03:30 AM
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I think I may have been right to actually wait as I said almost a year and a bit ago.

When I finally have this game in my collection, it will be utter complete... I can then enjoy it the way it was meant to be...

Q!

"play.experience.enjoy"

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Jawknee
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 12:07:58 AM

It was cool seeing the game evolve though for those of us who bought it on day one.

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Axe99
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 2:54:33 AM

It was still an _awesome_ game on day one - clearly unfinished, but I've played more GT5 than anything else in the last 12 months (which includes 200 hours of Civ V, plenty of time on SOCOM and Killzone 3, Mass Effect 2, and a bunch of other games) and don't regret it for a second. For people that know what GT is, it was an awesome purchase at launch. That said, it is only getting better :).

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___________
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 5:25:23 AM
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dident they already announce a new disk version with the spec 2.0 update installed?
pretty sure they did but i think it was only for EU so maybe this is the US version of that.
eh, after playing forza 4 i just cant go back to GT5!
its like playing ps3 games on a SD TV, then finally switching to a HD TV.
id never be the same again.

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Snaaaake
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 7:02:37 AM
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This is what should have been released last year.

This is the REAL GT5.

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maxpontiac
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 10:06:05 AM
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Definitely picking this up, no matter what it is.

PDI has evolved the game in brilliant fashion as most of what is featured is fan requested.

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tes37
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 12:18:27 PM
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This is a great buy, but there's no way I could've waited over a year to get GT5.

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FM23
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 12:26:48 PM
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I might pick this upd if this version of the game cuts down on the install data size because this game is raping my 40gb.

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Clamedeus
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 2:00:28 PM

Always try to go for a bigger hardrive, when I had my 80G PS3 that thing filled up pretty fast. lol

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BikerSaint
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 @ 12:22:57 AM

FM,

FYI....
If you keep on the lookout at Amazon, Fry's, & Newegg, occasionally you can find a 640GB,750GB HD or even a 1T HD there real cheap.

I wound up only paying $49.99 for a factory refurbed 750, another 69.99 for a brand new 750, and only $79.99 for a brand new 1T HD earlier this year.

And all were name brand HD's, Samsung & Western Digital.

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Robochic
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 @ 9:29:03 AM
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Cool I was going to buy GT5 on boxing day cause it was 2o bucks but i couldnt' find it, glad it was sold out now i can get him this version instead.

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