Kazunori Yamauchi, CEO and president of Polyphony Digital, has spilled the beans on what updates gamers can expect to see for Gran Turismo 5 in the near future.
Speaking during a chinwag with Famitsu magazine (via Andriasang), Yamauchi-san revealed his desire to issue monthly updates, though wouldn’t commit to the schedule outright.
He did, however, touch base with a meaty region-specific update scheduled for late December. Apparently, this will allow U.S. gamers to try out the GT Academy, while European GT5 owners can pursue a tournament named ‘SLS Challenge.’
Quizzed as to whether or not we could expect fresh DLC in the form of new cars, courses and photo mode locations, the GT overlord was quick to note that developing such content takes a lot of time, and therefore can’t be churned out at the same rate as vanquishing pesky bugs or updating events.
His exact response, according to the mag, is that "they may be added as expansion content" or Polyphony may just "leave it until the next title.” Still, Yamauchi did confirm that the studio plans on upgrading some of the standard motors to premium quality:
"Among the standard cars are some historical classics, and we plan on remaking them as premium cars. There are currently some cars that have both standard and premium versions. Those are cases where the cars were remade," he commented.
Check out our review of GT5 here.