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It may not come with “rack-and-peanut steering” like the Homer car, but Gran Turismo 5’s Collector’s Edition is still an object of admiration for any car lover. Jeff and I got our grubby paws on the first in-house box and have defiled its pristine shrink wrap for your viewing pleasure in the video above. Love that new-car smell!
What does your $99.99 get you? Read on for the full contents. Not enough detail for you? Head over to GranTurismo.com for even more specifics and images.
- Gran Turismo 5 on Blu-ray: 1000+ cars, a wealth of tracks, new Course Maker, stereoscopic 3D, kart racing, and more features than we could possibly list here. Seriously — this game is huge.
- Collectible Diecast Car: Exclusive limited edition 1:43 scale diecast 2009 Nissan GT-R Spec V with custom Gran Turismo livery designed by Polyphony Digital, produced by well-known collectible car maker Kyosho.
- Exclusive “Apex” Car Guide: 300 pages of advanced GT5 driving techniques, a crash course in modern automotive history, track reference material and much more straight from experts at Polyphony Digital.
- Five exclusive DLC cars: Special “Chrome Line” editions of the Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro, BMW M3 Coupe, Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640, Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe, and Shelby Cobra 427. You may commence drooling.
- Custom-etched Gran Turismo key chain: A man can’t live on his PS3 alone, so your friends at Polyphony Digital have arranged for a little keepsake memento of your GT5 conquests.
- Numbered certificate of authenticity: Hang it on your bedroom wall and impress your friends, or stash it under your bed amongst the cobwebs — the choice is yours!
Phew! That covers the GT5 Collector’s Edition, launching Wednesday, November 24th for $99.99. Only one question remains — what version are you going to get? Are you going deluxe or sticking to the standard edition? Let us know in the comments!
(Average: 4.61 out of 5)
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+ unspacy on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:23 pm said:
hope im 1st but awesome i preordered mine getting tomorrow
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+ MGO_Count on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:25 pm said:
I want this D:
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+ TrueFFVIIFan on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:25 pm said:
That is awesome packaging! Will we see those five free cars on PSN Store soon? Or it will be exclusively only to Collector’s Edition?
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:55 pm said:
AFAIK, exclusive to the Collector’s Edition. Gotta catch ‘em all! ;-)
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+ Cobra1 on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:27 pm said:
Nice job on the video guys! I can’t wait to get my mits on my copies!!
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+ Chuckbait on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:28 pm said:
Custom Soundtracks in GT5?
+ Jeff Rubenstein on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:57 pm said:
There’s even a Trophy for using it!
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+ dreu81 on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:30 pm said:
oh man i’ve been so busy being broke and paying bills that i completely forgot about this game until late last week. Finally.
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+ epicscreename on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:33 pm said:
I was thinking about it, but I don’t really have the money to spare. Just gonna rock the standard edition.
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:04 pm said:
…not that there’s anything wrong with that! ^__^
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+ Craazy on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:33 pm said:
While I was fully on board with the Deluxe….my wife was not. So in a tight money situation she was only willing to allow for the Standard. Which honestly was OK because I still get the game and thats what really mattered!
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+ xuipid on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:34 pm said:
wow that diecast car looks tiny. Doesn’t look worth $100 to me but to each their own I guess.
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:10 pm said:
Those Kyosho cars go for $40-50 a pop online, they’re high-end. Look it up if you don’t believe me!
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+ dreu81 on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:36 pm said:
no way can i afford this right now. i’ll be rockin the standard edition too eventually. i’ll be sure to give them some time to patch or update a bit first.
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+ Asane on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:36 pm said:
Nice hopefully I can get my CE midnight tomorrow.
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+ KingDubin on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:36 pm said:
Pre-Ordered the Collector’s Edition two days after it was announced!
BTW, will the “Stealth” Cars that wasn’t offered as Pre-Order Bonuses in the US will be avilable for DLC ala GTPSP?
+ Jeff Rubenstein on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:59 pm said:
I don’t know about down the line, but not at launch. If you want em, get that preorder in!
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+ Joe03oy on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:37 pm said:
I pre-order both version. Hopefully, I’ll received it on Nov 24th. Can we buy those pre-order bonus car in PSN?
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:11 pm said:
Nope — they’re exclusive forevermore to the C.E.
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+ Zezzler on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:38 pm said:
Nice chaos theatre shirt you have there :P
+ Jeff Rubenstein on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:59 pm said:
thanks :D
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+ jimmyfoxhound on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:39 pm said:
You know you’ll be selling these “exclusive” DLC cars on the PSN a few months from now for 1.99 XD I know that little book and keychair are hardly worth the extra 40 bucks… but I’m still getting it.. dang you PD! Stop taking my monies!!
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:11 pm said:
Not true, actually — just confirmed internally that the DLC cars will be exclusive forevermore to the C.E.
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+ Blkant on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:45 pm said:
It’s a shame we don’t get the signature edition…
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+ D-Squad3 on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:45 pm said:
This is great for GT fans, too bad I’m not one of them.
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+ TomHoang on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:45 pm said:
Really annoying blue light in that unboxing video.
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+ bgardner on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:46 pm said:
nice hope those five cars NEVER make on the psn store so people who unfortunate to get the gt5:ce miss out big time ok O_O
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:11 pm said:
That’s what I’m hearing!
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+ GUNBEHINDTHESUN on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:46 pm said:
I will only be buying the standard edition of GT5. I do like that book though. I wonder if there is any chance for a digital version of that book to be available from the PlayStation Store?
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+ D-Squad3 on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:48 pm said:
Hopefully you guys will also do an unboxing video of the LBP 2 CE and KZ3 Helghast Edition.
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:59 pm said:
You can bet on it ^__^
+ Jeff Rubenstein on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm said:
great idea!
+ Rey Gutierrez on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:05 pm said:
Helghast Edition. Done. I’ll shoot it with a RED neon light!
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+ D-Roca on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:49 pm said:
will I be able to transfer my cars from Gran Turimo 5: Prologue and Gran Turismo PSP?
+ Jeff Rubenstein on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm said:
You can bring the GT PSP cars into the Arcade Mode of GT5.
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+ Butters360 on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:51 pm said:
Definitely going for the Collector’s Edition. Polyphony Digital has more than earned my $100. This is going to be my first Gran Turismo!
+ Jeff Rubenstein on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:01 pm said:
wewt! Way to start off big, hope you enjoy.
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+ EeyoreHarris on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:52 pm said:
Can’t wait I’ve had it ordered for what seems like forever and think it’s totally worth the extra cash.. wife doesn’t but I do.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:01 pm said:
Wives! Am I right?
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+ SippiHUN on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:53 pm said:
Nice one… however the EU version without the car, and key chain, costs the same. I hope Sony is just joking.
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+ Ebolaboi on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:53 pm said:
Dang! I though the die cast car was going to be bigger. Dunno about the CE now.
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+ Rey Gutierrez on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:07 pm said:
It’s extremely detailed though. I purposely shot it like an actual car commercial to complete the illusion. =D
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:12 pm said:
Also, those Kyosho cars go for $40-50 online so the C.E. bundle isn’t a bad deal at all.
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+ footballrule on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:53 pm said:
Dear PS Blog,
Do you know if the game will give Playstation Home rewards for maybe getting specific trophies?
Thanks in advance!
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:02 pm said:
No word on this, but I know you can get free GT5 racing suits in Home for a limited time — check out the Central Plaza and Theater.
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+ SmooshyKing on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:54 pm said:
Can’t wait for the reviews to roll in, although I’m a bit nervous after reading some of the comments I’m seeing posted on various sites.
It sounds like they spent a ton of time tweaking stuff that 95% of people won’t notice, and ignored the stuff that 95% of people will notice (like damage).
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+ gibration on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:55 pm said:
Nice Gideon shirt there Jeff.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:02 pm said:
Comic-con FTW!
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+ KineticArtist on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:56 pm said:
when GT5 Prologue came out soooo many months ago we were stoked we loved the game and when we found out that GT 5 was coming “soon” we got even more excited.
Dont get me wrong WE LOVE THIS GAME but a $40 dollar difference for the collectors edition vs the standard edition that really doesnt offer up that much? a diecast car thats tiny, 5 DLC cars you can get later and a keychain IMHO makes the collector edition a joke and we will be getting the standard edition on tuesday cmon Kazanori and Sony and polyphony digital we are still in a RECESSION give us a break
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:03 pm said:
Thanks for the feedback. But don’t forget about the 300-page book from the Polyphonal Digital guys — it’s a great coffee table book and is my personal favorite item in the set.
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+ Kirkpad on November 22nd, 2010 at 12:59 pm said:
So Jeff, how is it?
+ Jeff Rubenstein on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:02 pm said:
I like :)
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+ bri0654 on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm said:
I preordered this WAY back in July.
November 24 cant come soon enough
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+ AFC_ZMan on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:01 pm said:
i’m trading in 5 games, some under 3 months old to get the collector edition. i learned how to drive with this series. definitely worth it.
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+ SOOPERGOOMAN187 on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:08 pm said:
So since nobody else since the first announcement many many months ago have said this; Can I have a FREE Collectors Edition? I’m all the way out here, been on the blog since day one and have never won any of the contests. I would play it for hours and hours on end and live stream it on ustream or justn.tv. Hook Me up Jeff or Sid, puhleeeeaaaasssse….
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+ KingDubin on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:10 pm said:
While you two guys are on here hopefully you can answer this question once and for all:
Is the YouTube Replay Uploading Feature still in the game?
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+ BlueShadow17 on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:10 pm said:
Already pre-ordered CE but was disappointed at the size of the car model. I knew the game would be good since I’ve played the others so the delays didn’t matter to me. I just hope that Polyphony/Sony keeps giving us more content to add to what should be the best racing game of all-time.
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:25 pm said:
We wanted to include a full-sized, fully functional car but the box wasn’t big enough :-)
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+ polo155 on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:12 pm said:
i so cant wait, mine has been preorderd since it was available, I had bought the older “The Cars of Gran Turismo” 2002 Book to read in the mean time while waiting for this with its reading material.. i havent even opened up my OPM out its nice wrapping for this month lol.. i stay on the GT PSP for i fell its more like this game then GT5 Prologue with its newer physics.. hope my money transfers overjust like the cars do!!
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+ Rhez on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:16 pm said:
Not a big car fan but this game looks spectacular. I’ll probably end up picking it up at some time in the near future.
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+ tzimakos on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:19 pm said:
Excellent! I am picking up my CE on wednesday; pre ordered months ago and it is (almost) finally here!
Cock-pit – check
Wheel – check
5.1 Surround sound – check
1080p LCD – check
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+ KingDubin on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:19 pm said:
Oh, and another question:
In a YouTube Gameplay video from TaxiGamer’s Live Stream, I heard Scorpions’ “The Sails Of Charon”. is that song from the actual NA-NTSC Soundtrack? Because if it is, I want to give Chuck Doud and all the Music team some Dap AND two fist bumps for putting in some Awesome (read: Uli Jon Roth; He wrote the song) Heavy Metal Music!
And also, are we going to be able to mix songs from the original Sony soundtrack with our tunes?
Thanks!
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+ PagingDrUgly on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:21 pm said:
OH WOW… that apex car guide sold me on this one!
Since the CE cars are exclusive, when do we start seeing some DLC? additional premium cars? tracks? etc.
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+ xtremekid77 on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:23 pm said:
Could we still pre-order this amazing editon?
+ Sid Shuman on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:35 pm said:
Why yes. Yes, you can. http://www.amazon.com/Gran-Turismo-5-Collectors-Playstation-3/dp/B003O6HEKQ
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+ Knight613 on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:24 pm said:
Should be getting my copy tomorrow from the Subway contest. Can’t wait to finally play it!
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+ PuppetShoJustice on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:27 pm said:
Your Gideon shirt reminded me of the fact that the Scott Pilgrim DLC trophies still absolutely refuse to sync.
At least the Crazy Taxi ones were fixed.
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+ AAAChampions on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:31 pm said:
any chance of getting that apex book elsewhere besides the ce?
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+ Carl-G on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:31 pm said:
I can’t wait :P (just the normal version for me tho)
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+ CASTERTROY on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:32 pm said:
There is 10 people on friends list playing gran turismo, why can’t you guys just sell game tomorrow… Store are breaking street date…
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+ Yoinazek on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:33 pm said:
I only want the guide. Someone add me to the PSN and sell it to me through eBay.
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+ Fenris15 on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:41 pm said:
Ok, if nothing else, this game (oh frakit, SERIES!) is why I stick to the Playstation lineup. I don’t even have a PS3, but I Will Be Buying This Game! Yes, if I have to order the Deluxe box I will!
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+ jimmyfoxhound on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:41 pm said:
That’s kinda cool if the chrome line cars are actually exclusive! Thanks for the info Jeff! Now I don’t feel so bad about spending 100 bucks on this… >_> ok now that I said that I think I do.. just a bit though, Kaz! I’m sure it will be worth it!! XD