Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition (2012) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition

Original Gran Turismo 5 game, featuring more than 1,000 cars, 20+ locations with 70+ track layouts, diverse racing styles including rally, track, karting, NASCAR, and more, deep online community features and…

17 February 2012

What Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition is

Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition is a racing game developed by Polyphony Digital and released in 2012. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only. It runs on Custom built engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Original Gran Turismo 5 game, featuring more than 1,000 cars, 20+ locations with 70+ track layouts, diverse racing styles including rally, track, karting, NASCAR, and more, deep online community features and online racing, plus Gran Turismo TV, Course Maker and more. All of the new and improved features and functionality from all free downloadable game updates up through Spec 2.0 included on the disc. Also includes: - Racing Car Pack - Car Pack 2 - Course Pack - Racing Gear Pack - Paint Pack.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 16 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Gran Turismo series

Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition is the 17th of 32 entries we hold in the Gran Turismo series. The next entry was Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition in 2012.

See all 32 Gran Turismo games in release order →

What it launched against

Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition launched on 17 February 2012, within three weeks of Mass Effect 3, Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward and Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 3, Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition.

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