<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Australasia	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
installment	O
and	O
the	O
tenth	O
overall	O
in	O
the	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
the	O
Prologue	B-Application
version	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Device
Rally	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
,	O
NASCAR	O
and	O
Super	O
GT	O
licenses	O
are	O
utilized	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
critically	O
and	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	B-Device
second	I-Device
best-selling	I-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
3	I-Device
game	I-Device
,	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
nearly	O
12	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
damage	O
model	O
,	O
with	O
variations	O
of	O
damage	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optional	O
stereoscopic-3D	B-Algorithm
resolution	O
and	O
karting	O
found	O
a	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physics	O
are	O
significantly	O
revised	O
compared	O
with	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
include	O
both	O
mechanical	O
and	O
external	O
damage	O
modelling	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
real-time	O
deformation	O
engine	O
that	O
processes	O
model	O
deformation	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
angle	O
of	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cars	O
in	O
GT5	B-Application
are	O
separated	O
into	O
"	O
premium	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
standard	O
"	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
2	I-Application
previously	O
included	O
damage	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
mechanical	O
failures	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
drive	O
31	O
different	O
locations	O
or	O
"	O
scenery	O
"	O
and	O
81	O
different	O
track	O
layouts	O
(	O
the	O
previous	O
iteration	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
numbered	O
series	O
,	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
included	O
51	O
tracks	O
total	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
at	O
Gamescom	O
2009	O
featured	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Route	O
246	O
track	O
,	O
seen	O
in	O
previous	O
incarnations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Track	O
Pack	O
"	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
includes	O
Circuit	O
de	O
Spa-Francorchamps	O
(	O
with	O
weather	O
change	O
)	O
and	O
Kart	O
Space	O
I/II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
Twin	O
Ring	O
Motegi	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
after	O
the	O
2012	O
GT	O
Academy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
provides	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
1,089	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ferrari	O
,	O
Lamborghini	B-Device
and	O
Bugatti	O
make	O
their	O
first	O
main	O
release	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
licensed	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
cars	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Ferrari	O
F2007	O
and	O
F10	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Gamescom	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
GT5	B-Application
would	O
include	O
the	O
Jaguar	O
XJ13	O
race	O
car	O
prototype	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Ferrari	O
330	O
P4	O
and	O
the	O
Ford	O
Mark	O
IV	O
race	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
put	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
will	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
race	O
that	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
XJ13	O
program	O
was	O
canceled	O
before	O
the	O
car	O
was	O
ready	O
for	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cars	O
in	O
GT5	B-Application
are	O
separated	O
into	O
two	O
categories	O
,	O
premium	O
and	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
sports	O
cars	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
distinctive	O
feature	O
in	O
GT5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Racing	O
Car	O
Pack	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
there	O
are	O
14	O
new	O
touring	O
cars	O
that	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
cars	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
like	O
the	O
Honda	O
CR-Z	O
and	O
the	O
Toyota	O
Prius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kazunori	O
did	O
not	O
state	O
any	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
NSX	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
week	O
after	O
,	O
Polyphony	O
released	O
"	O
Car	O
Pack	O
3	O
"	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Speed	O
Test	O
Pack	O
"	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
Lamborghini	B-Device
Aventador	O
,	O
Aston	O
Martin	O
V12	O
Vantage	O
,	O
Nissan	O
Leaf	O
,	O
Mini	O
Countryman	O
,	O
Volkswagen	O
Beetle	O
and	O
a	O
Premium	O
Jaguar	O
XJR-9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
release	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
car	O
:	O
the	O
Scion	O
FR-S	O
,	O
a	O
variant	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Toyota	O
86	O
and	O
Scion	O
's	O
first	O
vehicle	O
to	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
premium	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
update	O
2.08	O
brought	O
3	O
new	O
cars	O
:	O
the	O
Honda	O
Weider	O
HSV-010	O
'	O
11	O
Super	O
GT	O
car	O
,	O
the	O
Subaru	O
BRZ	O
(	O
another	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Toyota	O
86	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nissan	O
GT-R	O
N24	O
GT	O
Academy	O
'	O
12	O
car	O
,	O
which	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
24	O
Hours	O
Nürburgring.	O
,	O
On	O
28	O
November	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
2014	O
Chevrolet	O
Corvette	O
C7	O
Prototype	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Chevrolet	O
Corvette	O
C7	O
Final	O
Prototype	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
another	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Vision	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
not	O
GT5	B-Application
but	O
simply	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
(	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
)	O
with	O
more	O
cars	O
on	O
track	O
and	O
PC-rendered	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
until	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
no	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
line-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
bits	O
of	O
information	O
and	O
news	O
was	O
revealed	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
then	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
for	O
another	O
three	O
years	O
that	O
the	O
public	O
got	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
proper	O
look	O
at	O
GT5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
2009	O
Press	O
Conference	O
,	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Super	O
GT	O
,	O
NASCAR	O
and	O
WRC	O
but	O
no	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamauchi	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
've	O
actually	O
reached	O
a	O
point	O
where	O
we	O
can	O
probably	O
release	O
 [ GT5 ] 	O
anytime	O
,	O
except	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
also	O
keep	O
working	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
timing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
has	O
certain	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
release	O
dates	O
of	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
contributing	O
factors	O
delaying	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
off	O
extensively	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
,	O
a	O
North	O
and	O
Latin	O
American	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
playable	O
demos	O
on	O
the	O
show	O
floor	O
and	O
various	O
private	O
press	O
conferences	O
revealing	O
new	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
took	O
more	O
than	O
five	O
years	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
cost	O
estimated	O
at	O
approximately	O
$60	O
million	O
,	O
although	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
did	O
release	O
four	O
other	O
games	O
during	O
this	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamauchi	O
has	O
expressed	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
specifically	O
mentioning	O
how	O
the	O
extensively	O
different	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
architecture	O
of	O
the	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
had	O
made	O
programming	O
extremely	O
challenging	O
and	O
time-consuming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
greater	O
than	O
expected	O
difficulty	O
to	O
program	O
for	O
the	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
is	O
speculated	O
by	O
some	O
people	O
to	O
also	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
why	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
delayed	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
contents	I-Protocol
were	O
removed	O
from	O
sale	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
the	O
final	O
online	O
event	O
for	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
which	O
started	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
and	O
ended	O
with	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	O
online	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
awarded	O
with	O
five	O
cars	O
in	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
6	I-Device
for	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GT5	B-Application
Time	O
Trial	O
Demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
;	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
playable	O
while	O
the	O
user	O
was	O
signed	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
so	O
much	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
GT5	B-Application
itself	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2010	O
GT	O
Academy	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
fastest	O
drivers	O
from	O
the	O
time	O
trial	O
eventually	O
getting	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
drive	O
a	O
real	O
racing	O
car	O
in	O
a	O
real	O
racing	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
it	O
showed	O
what	O
progress	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
since	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
,	O
physics	O
and	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
game-play	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
track	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
demo	O
was	O
the	O
Indianapolis	O
GP	O
circuit	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
preliminary	O
virtual	O
rounds	O
tested	O
of	O
driving	O
skills	O
in	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
using	O
pre-selected	O
Nissan	O
vehicles	O
and	O
all	O
entrants	O
would	O
receive	O
free	O
digital	O
content	O
for	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
32	O
drivers	O
were	O
then	O
invited	O
to	O
a	O
live	O
GT5	B-Application
National	O
Finals	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
16	O
leading	O
players	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
GT	O
Academy	O
Boot	O
Camp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
and	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
have	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Academy	O
events	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
European	O
players	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
from	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
was	O
shown	O
revealing	O
various	O
aspects	O
about	O
GT5	B-Application
including	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winner	O
would	O
have	O
their	O
name	O
immortalised	O
in	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5s	I-Application
credits	O
and	O
their	O
title	O
become	O
the	O
official	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winner	O
was	O
chosen	O
by	O
Yamauchi	O
out	O
of	O
5,444	O
entries	O
:	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
50UL	O
0N	O
D	O
!	O
SPLAY	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
stylised	O
form	O
of	O
"	O
Soul	O
On	O
Display	O
"	O
)	O
submitted	O
by	O
a	O
fan	O
from	O
Argentina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazunori	O
Yamauchi	O
promised	O
that	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
could	O
have	O
some	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Portable	I-Device
version	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
’re	O
going	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
so	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
actually	O
export	O
the	O
cars	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
into	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
so	O
you	O
can	O
export	O
your	O
garage	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
reported	O
by	O
media	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
to	O
allow	O
head	B-Application
tracking	I-Application
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
,	O
though	O
no	O
official	O
confirmation	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
different	O
views	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
presented	O
on	O
six	O
or	O
more	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
left	O
views	O
,	O
two	O
right	O
views	O
,	O
server	O
view	O
(	O
front	O
with	O
dials	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
front	O
view	O
without	O
any	O
dials	O
all	O
can	O
be	O
duplicated	O
on	O
an	O
extra	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
console	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
LAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
updates	O
have	O
included	O
additional	O
events	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
car	O
dealership	O
,	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
for	O
saved	O
games	O
,	O
friend	O
rankings	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
adjustments	O
to	O
the	O
rewards	O
and	O
restrictions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
21	O
another	O
patch	O
(	O
v2.17	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
removed	O
the	O
online	O
requirement	O
for	O
installing	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
after	O
the	O
servers	O
went	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
update	O
for	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Spec	O
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
featuring	O
11	O
new	O
NASCAR	O
vehicles	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
downloadable	O
opening	O
movie	O
(	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
after	O
the	O
server	O
shutdown	O
in	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
during	O
endurance	O
races	O
,	O
weather	O
intensity	O
control	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Spec	O
2.0	O
,	O
Yamauchi	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
four	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PD	O
stated	O
that	O
all	O
following	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
two-month	O
time	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
downloadable-content	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
track	O
"	O
Route	O
X	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
car	O
pack	O
including	O
Nissan	O
Leaf	O
G	O
2011	O
,	O
Aston	O
Martin	O
V12	O
Vantage	O
2010	O
,	O
Volkswagen	O
Beetle	O
1200	O
1966	O
,	O
Jaguar	O
XJR-9	O
LM	O
Racecar	O
1988	O
,	O
Lamborghini	B-Device
Aventador	O
LP700-4	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mini	O
Cooper	O
S	O
Countryman	O
(	O
R60	O
)	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GT	O
Academy	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
standalone	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Nissan	O
and	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
feature	O
was	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
unlock	O
exclusive	O
"	O
academy	O
cars	O
"	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
racing	O
suit	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
completed	O
all	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
with	O
Corvette	O
C7	O
Test	O
Prototype	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
with	O
the	O
Corvette	O
C7	O
Final	O
Prototype	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
Corvette	O
C7	O
's	O
body	O
and	O
interior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
today	O
,	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
permanently	O
removed	O
from	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
also	O
featured	O
an	O
online	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
would	O
meet	O
in	O
'	O
lounges	O
 '	O
or	O
'	O
race	O
rooms	O
 '	O
and	O
give	O
away	O
(	O
and/or	O
share	O
)	O
cars	O
,	O
car	O
parts	O
and	O
trained	O
AI	B-Application
drivers	O
to	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
online	O
activity	O
closed	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
special	O
event	O
was	O
held	O
from	O
April	O
30	O
to	O
May	O
30	O
that	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
unlock	O
five	O
additional	O
cars	O
for	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
's	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
started	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
with	O
a	O
TV	O
commercial	O
featuring	O
the	O
fictional	O
marketing	O
character	O
Kevin	O
Butler	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
It	O
Only	O
Does	O
Everything	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
for	O
their	O
video	O
game	O
products	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
depicts	O
Butler	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
VP	O
of	O
Add	O
More	O
Awesome	O
 '	O
explaining	O
how	O
he	O
made	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
"	O
more	O
awesome	O
"	O
by	O
adding	O
more	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
previously	O
thought	O
impossible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
October	O
2010	O
Australian	O
International	O
Motor	O
Show	O
,	O
Toyota	O
hosted	O
a	O
24-hour	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
GT5	B-Application
endurance	O
race	O
,	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
24	O
Hours	O
Nürburgring	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
48	O
drivers	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
teams	O
,	O
racing	O
virtual	O
interpretations	O
of	O
the	O
Toyota	O
FT-86	O
G	O
Sports	O
Concept	O
for	O
a	O
full	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Sony	O
had	O
teamed	O
with	O
Swiss	B-Protocol
watchmaker	O
Tissot	O
to	O
host	O
the	O
official	O
countdown	O
timer	O
for	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
relationship	O
,	O
Tissot	O
gave	O
away	O
one	O
customized	O
,	O
GT5	B-Application
edition	O
Tissot	O
PRS	O
516	O
,	O
every	O
day	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
real	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Polyphony	O
Digital-designed	O
Citroën	O
GT	O
was	O
floated	O
by	O
the	O
Rialto	O
Bridge	O
in	O
Venice	O
,	O
recreating	O
a	O
location	O
in	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
promising	O
that	O
GT5	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
after	O
missing	O
its	O
initial	O
March	O
2010	O
Japanese	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
that	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
would	O
be	O
officially	O
launched	O
in	O
North	O
and	O
Latin	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
meet	O
its	O
November	O
release	O
date	O
and	O
would	O
instead	O
be	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
holiday	O
season	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
missed	O
its	O
production	O
window	O
by	O
three	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazunori	O
Yamauchi	O
publicly	O
apologized	O
via	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
and	O
explained	O
that	O
with	O
such	O
a	O
complex	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
ironed	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finished	O
his	O
Tweet	B-Application
with	O
,	O
"	O
Wait	O
a	O
little	O
longer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
at	O
the	O
Specialty	O
Equipment	O
Market	O
Association	O
Show	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Yamauchi	O
confirmed	O
to	O
automotive	O
blog	O
Jalopnik	O
that	O
GT5	B-Application
had	O
entered	O
final	O
production	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
weeks	O
of	O
speculation	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
for	O
Asia	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
November	O
25	O
for	O
Japan	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
includes	O
a	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
300-page	O
APEX	O
book	O
with	O
hints	O
on	O
driving	O
technique	O
,	O
car	O
tuning	O
,	O
future	O
technologies	O
and	O
more	O
,	O
an	O
e-voucher	O
for	O
five	O
unique	O
"	O
Chrome	O
Line	O
"	O
edition	O
cars	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
GT5	B-Application
dynamic	O
theme	O
and	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Authenticity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
steel	O
case	O
finished	O
in	O
'	O
Obsidian	O
Black	O
 '	O
(	O
official	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
SLS	O
AMG	O
colour	O
choice	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
coffee	O
table	O
book	O
that	O
details	O
the	O
cars	O
and	O
locations	O
in	O
GT5	B-Application
,	O
a	O
300-page	O
APEX	O
book	O
with	O
hints	O
on	O
driving	O
technique	O
,	O
car	O
tuning	O
,	O
future	O
technologies	O
and	O
more	O
,	O
a	O
Gran	O
Turismo-branded	O
wallet	O
containing	O
a	O
competition	O
entry	O
card	O
giving	O
one	O
person	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
real	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
SLS	O
AMG	O
car	O
(	O
the	O
competition	O
would	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
GT	O
Academy	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
GT-branded	O
USB	O
pen	O
drive	O
containing	O
an	O
exclusive	O
GT5	B-Application
dynamic	O
theme	O
and	O
a	O
Polyphony	O
Digital/Mercedes	O
-Benz	O
exclusive	O
trailer	O
,	O
a	O
custom	O
etched	O
Keychain	O
,	O
a	O
1:43	O
scale	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
SLS	O
AMG	O
model	O
in	O
an	O
exclusive	O
livery	O
,	O
an	O
e-voucher	O
for	O
six	O
unique	O
"	O
Stealth	O
"	O
edition	O
cars	O
and	O
an	O
e-voucher	O
for	O
five	O
unique	O
"	O
Chrome	O
Line	O
"	O
edition	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Asian	O
Racing	O
Pack	O
is	O
a	O
bundle	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
300-page	O
APEX	O
book	O
with	O
hints	O
on	O
driving	O
technique	O
,	O
car	O
tuning	O
,	O
future	O
technologies	O
and	O
more	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
'	O
Titanium	O
Blue	O
 '	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
console	O
with	O
a	O
'	O
Titanium	O
Blue	O
 '	O
DualShock	O
3	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
is	O
a	O
bundle	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
300-page	O
APEX	O
book	O
with	O
hints	O
on	O
driving	O
,	O
car	O
tuning	O
,	O
future	O
technologies	O
and	O
more	O
,	O
an	O
e-voucher	O
for	O
five	O
unique	O
"	O
Chrome	O
Line	O
"	O
edition	O
cars	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
GT5	B-Application
dynamic	O
theme	O
,	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Authenticity	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
'	O
Charcoal	O
Black	O
 '	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
a	O
'	O
Charcoal	O
Black	O
 '	O
Dualshock	O
3	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
XL	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Spec	O
2.0	O
update	O
already	O
installed	O
,	O
plus	O
vouchers	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
alternative	O
box	O
art	O
:	O
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
Le	O
Mans	O
Red	O
Mercedes	O
SLS	O
AMG	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
car	O
is	O
now	O
painted	O
silver	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inside	O
cover	O
features	O
two	O
screenshots	O
of	O
the	O
Red	O
Bull	O
X2011	O
Race	O
Car	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
featured	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
itself	O
being	O
an	O
evolved	O
,	O
faster	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Red	O
Bull	O
X2010	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
flipped	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
front	O
box	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
September	O
2012	O
-	O
The	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Academy	O
Edition	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
GT5	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
voucher	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
:	O
Twin	O
Ring	O
Motegi	O
Pack	O
,	O
Honda	O
Weider	O
HSV-010	O
(	O
SUPER	O
GT	O
)	O
'	O
11	O
,	O
Corvette	O
C7	O
Test	O
Prototype	O
'	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
Corvette	O
Stingray	O
Final	O
Prototype	O
,	O
Scion	O
FR-S	O
'	O
12	O
,	O
Subaru	O
BRZ	O
S	O
'	O
12	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
free	O
"	O
Family	O
Upgrades	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Track	O
Pack	O
and	O
Racing	O
Car	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
driving	O
physics	O
of	O
GT5	B-Application
received	O
high	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Car	B-Application
and	I-Application
Driver	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
"	O
its	O
physics	O
model	O
is	O
extremely	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
declared	O
that	O
"	O
its	O
handling	O
model	O
proudly	O
restores	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
upon	O
the	O
driving	O
throne	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
track	O
generator	O
,	O
karts	O
,	O
licensed	O
World	B-Device
Rally	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
and	O
NASCAR	O
vehicles	O
was	O
also	O
received	O
positively	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
new	O
dynamic	O
time	O
and	O
weather	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
detail	O
of	O
standard	O
cars	O
were	O
criticized	O
as	O
they	O
lacked	O
fully	O
detailed	O
cockpit	O
views	O
,	O
looked	O
like	O
up-scaled	O
versions	O
taken	O
from	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
and	O
did	O
not	O
keep	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
premium	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GT5	B-Application
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
frame-rate	O
drops	O
and	O
screen	O
tearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
still	O
making	O
CPU-drivers	O
brake	O
unexpectedly	O
and	O
not	O
being	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
car	O
on	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
now	O
trademark	O
zombie	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Arnold	O
Katayev	O
,	O
reviewer	O
of	O
PSX	O
Extreme	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
actually	O
sounds	O
fantastic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
chart	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
helped	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
console	O
sales	O
more	O
than	O
double	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
3	I-Device
until	O
2013	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
beaten	O
by	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
The	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
has	O
now	O
totalled	O
more	O
than	O
65	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
so	O
far	O
worldwide	O
and	O
remains	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
PlayStation-exclusive	O
franchise	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
shifted	O
6.37	O
million	O
units	O
between	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
November	O
and	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Sony	O
shipped	O
9.19	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
a	O
late	O
release	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
managed	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
7th	O
best	O
selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
title	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
2nd	O
best	O
selling	O
exclusive	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
also	O
became	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
5	B-Application
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Martin	O
Brundle	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
Legard	O
commentated	O
on	O
a	O
race	O
between	O
David	O
Coulthard	O
,	O
driving	O
a	O
real	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
SLS	O
AMG	O
around	O
the	O
Top	O
Gear	O
test	O
track	O
,	O
and	O
6	O
leading	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
players	O
,	O
racing	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
at	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
