Mixed response to the reveal or not, Gran Turismo Sport is going to be a big, big release. And as is the case for all major titles, the PlayStation 4 exclusive has more pre-order bonuses and collector's editions than we know what to do with. As a result, we're going to break this article down between Europe and North America, and run through all of the options available to you.
Europe
Cor, blimey – there's a lot to get through here. As far as we're aware, no pre-order bonuses have been announced for Europe yet, but it's likely that they'll follow a similar format to what's available in North America. A slew of Collector's Editions have been revealed, however, beginning with the Digital Extreme Edition which is exclusive to the PlayStation Store and available for pre-order now.
This comes with the following: a livery sticker pack, a Japan theme pack, an America theme pack, a Europe theme pack, a chrome racing helmet, and $1 million in-game credits. If you prefer your physical releases, then the steelbook version of the game will come with a range of as-yet-unannounced digital bonuses – presumably the same as those available with the North American one.
Lastly, those of you in Europe will be able to purchase a Collector's Edition, which comes with an exclusive miniature model of the Mercedes-AMG GTS, as well as a "detailed car-lover's guide written by the experts at Polyphony Digital themselves". Phew!
North America
Let's start out with pre-order bonuses, shall we? Registering your interest in Gran Turismo Sport at any participating retailer will net you access to the following cars: Ford Mustang Group B Rally Car, Toyota FT-1 Vision GT Group 3, and Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMP1. There are also retail specific extras, including the Chevrolet Corvette Group 3 and Nissan NISMO GT-R GT3 N24 at GameStop, a massive $500,000 in-game currency at Amazon, and $500,000 in-game currency as well as some bonus themes and avatars from the PlayStation Store.
Then you've got the Limited Edition of the game, which will retail for $69.99 and ship in a steelbook case. You'll get immediate access to eight additional cars, $1 million in-game credit, a bunch of bonus livery stickers, 30 PS4 avatars, and an exclusive racing helmet for your in-game profile. Sony values all of the extra content at $129, which we suppose makes it worth the price of admission if you're a fan of the franchise.
Which version of Gran Turismo Sport will you be purchasing, or are you not particularly interested in the racer at all? Go fast in the comments section below.
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Not sure if i want this or not. I enjoyed driveclub as well as the bikes expansion pack, and the recent need for speed game, but i know these are not similar. There are loads of other games coming out too, but i'm a supporter of the usual christmas exclusive.... Hmmmm...
My initial impression of the reveal stream was that i loved the artwork and realistic graphics model, but i don't think it's going to appeal to me because it's largely an online experience, as they are trying to tap into the esport market with this, so i'd be missing out on quite a lot of content.
Nothing against GT or that 'mixed' trailer but I can't see myself buying this - certainly not at launch and doubt I will jump in at all. Part of the problem is that it would have to be bigger, better and more diverse than the plethora of other similar racers. I get 'bored' of going round track after similar track.
I feel that if you have 1 'sim' based racer, you effectively have them all. I personally want more of an 'arcade' racer and something that caters to multiple motor sports - a bit of Rallying, a bit of ice-racing, a bit of 'Le Mans', a bit of Banger racing etc etc - I would even prefer a 'mario kart/diddy kong', 'crash tag team' or even something like Motorstorm or Burnout than GT Sport!!
@SPGFan34 According what was said so far, thats not true. There will be huge single player content.
@fybyfyby Okay, sorry that was just my assumption. I wouldn't be really interested in joining the competitions though.
Anybody remember when going "digital" was all the rage? How am I supposed to download a steelbook case?
I do look forward to all games shipping on little USB thumbdrive toys.
So, has it been delayed until 2017 yet? Aren't all GT games delayed by default, like Zelda? Though I suppose games lik Splatoon and DriveCLub show you don't really need to delay games, just drip them out piece by piece.
Edit - Oh, thanks to the PS staff for breaking this all down, it's a lot to take in.
Which is the version which gives me 1000 cars, 950 of which are Nissan Skylines?
Just kidding (kind of), actually thinking about it this game could be stunning in VR if they can pull it off and could be the showpiece game for the device. I just hope they ditch the PS2 cars this time
I just want the game. Simple, no fuss, and no 'additional packs' to worry about.
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@carlos82 If there's only 150 cars at launch then they should be premium models. That's the trouble when racing games have a huge roster, they end up having graphical cutbacks. I'd rather have Driveclub's more limited roster because each car felt and looked authentic.
I'll take the PS4 NEO version
@adf86 I read somewhere that there are around 150 'super premium' cars, together with all the cars from GT6. So in effect we'll have 'super premium' (PS4) cars racing against 'premium' (PS3) cars and sadly 'standard' (PS2) cars. I don't understand why they didn't ditch all the old cars and just make new ones, we don't need over 1000 cars, especially when half look rubbish and handle poorly, not to mention most are just slightly different models of one another. I'm with you just have fewer cars and make them look great, I don't know how many are on Driveclub but I've only driven about 20 of them anyway
Will this bring back the used car sales garage? I loved finding bargain gems in there, giving them a new set of alloys and a tune up. They would forever sit proudly in my favourites collection.
The Limited Edition seems nice but I'm one of those who's been underwhelmed by this game. Delay it now and give them more than 6 months to get this right. GT 6 was enough of a disappointment, I know Sony wants to sell VR but it shouldn't do so by sacrificing this franchise.
Steelcase limited edition for me if the vr is good.
if you preoder now its $59.99 on the canadian store which is about £33 which is good value not sure how long it will be at this price
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