Besides the graphical improvements, the major news about GT:HD revolves around the online portion of the game. The game starts out with no cars or tracks loaded. Players can purchase cars for ¥50-100 (about $0.45 to $0.85) and courses for ¥200-500 ($1.70 to $4.30). Online race events are defined by the players themselves, and can be held at any time. Initially, over 750 cars and 50 tracks will be made available, with additional releases to come over time. There are also plans for “limited edition” car and track downloads, which will likely be priced higher.
Gran Turismo: HD? There goes Sony wanting to be like Nintendo and throwing the system capabilities in a game title. That aside, this may actually prove better for some, particularly those who don’t want -every- track available.