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Gran Turismo 5: Prologue Spec III (2008)

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue Spec III cover
Developer
Polyphony Digital
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation 3
Genres
Racing, Simulator
Where to get it
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About

On October 9, 2008, it was announced that Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III will be released for a limited time only, bundled with the new 80GB PS3 model released only in Japan. The new model will have a choice of 3 colours; black, silver, and white, and will also come with the DualShock 3 controller as standard. Spec III introduces gameplay improvements and 3 new cars. New packaging has also been shown, showing the GT by Citroen car on the front instead of the Nissan GT-R. The bundle was released on October 30, 2008. On October 3, 2008 Polyphony Digital released the 5th update of GT5 Prologue to coincide with the GT by Citroën concept car unveiling at the Paris Motor Show. The contents of the update is as follows: - In Time Trial events, speed penalties have been removed, and instead incurring such a penalty now invalidates the lap time for that particular lap. - Race events have tweaked difficulty levels and increased earnings for winning a top spot. - Improved responsiveness when using the wireless controller & added key assignments for controller 2 in device. - Improved sound volume balance for sound effects and music. - Drift Trial races now feature a rolling start. - Corrected a problem where the steering controller moves while at a standstill. - Manual updated New cars For Spec III: This is the first update for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue to add new cars to the game. Three new cars were added (GT by Citroën, Ferrari California, and Lotus Evora) and all have to be acquired by completing rank a,b,c,d. The Platinum release of the game comes with the Spec III update. NOTE: GT5P: Spec II updates were included with the blu-ray disc North American release of GT5P. The Blu-ray disc of Spec III was only released in Japan with the PS3 80GB bundle on October 30, 2008. The Spec III patch for GT5P was released Worldwide on October 3, 2008.

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