PMR | Der japanische DLC von Project Motor Racing taucht unter einem neuen Namen wieder auf

Gegen Ende des letzten Monats hat Project Motor Racing sein kostenpflichtiges DLC-Paket „Japanese GT500” aus dem Verkauf genommen. Alle früheren offiziellen Beiträge in den sozialen Medien sowie Verweise auf der Website wurden ebenfalls gelöscht.

Dieser Schritt erfolgte ohne Vorwarnung. Einen Tag später folgte eine vage Erklärung: „Wir halten dies für die verantwortungsvolle Vorgehensweise, während die Gespräche in gutem Glauben fortgesetzt werden.“ Weitere Informationen wurden nicht bereitgestellt, wobei davon auszugehen ist, dass es sich um einen Streit im Zusammenhang mit Lizenzen handelt.

Am 4. Mai 2026, nach einer Phase der Serverwartung für das von Straight4 Studios entwickelte Sim-Racing-Spiel, wurden die digitalen Stores aktualisiert.

Laut dem PlayStation Store wurde der Name des Inhalts beispielsweise von „Japanese GT500 DLC“ in „Japanese Prototypes DLC“ geändert.

Insbesondere wurden die Suffixe „GT500” und „JGTC” aus den Namen der einzelnen Fahrzeuge entfernt (eine vollständige Liste ist unten zu finden). Diese wurden durch „JP1” bzw. „JP2” ersetzt. Seltsamerweise wurde die Toyota Supra JP2 aus dem Jahr 2002 auf die Spezifikation von 2003 umgestellt.

Ansonsten geht man davon aus, dass alle Fahrzeuge, Lackierungen und die Takimiya-Rennstrecke (die vom Austragungsort in Okayama inspiriert wurde) unverändert bleiben und die Fahrzeuge weiterhin offiziell lizenziert sind.

GT500 ist die Bezeichnung der Königsklasse der japanischen Motorsportmeisterschaft Super GT, in der diese Fahrzeuge antreten. Vor der Namensänderung im Jahr 2005 war sie als „All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship“, kurz JGTC, bekannt.

Das DLC-Paket enthält kein offizielles „Super GT“-Branding und nun wurden auch die Klassenbezeichnungen und Abkürzungen entfernt. Zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung lag keine Stellungnahme von Straight4 Studios vor. Es ist noch unklar, wann der Inhalt wieder zum Verkauf angeboten wird, aber dies wird in Kürze erwartet.

Inhalt des DLCs „Project Motor Racing: Japanese Prototypes“ (ehemals GT500)

JP1 (ehemals GT500 EVO)

• 2022 Nissan Calsonic Impul Z JP1 (ehemals GT500)
• 2022 Honda NSX JP1 (ehemals GT500)
• 2024 Honda Civic JP1 (ehemals GT500)
• 2021 Nissan Motul Autech GT-R JP1 (ehemals GT500)
• 2022 Toyota GR Supra JP1 (ehemals GT500)

JP2 (ehemals GT500)

• 2003 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) JP2 (ehemals JGTC)
• 2003 Honda NSX JP2 (ehemals JGTC)
• 2002 Toyota Supra JP2 (ehemals JGTC)
• 2004 Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) JP2 (ehemals JGTC)

Track

• Takimiya Circuit

Changelog Project Motor Racing v2.0.0.3

Physics & Handling – Per Class

• The throttle response improvements introduced in previous updates have now been extended into more classes.
• Improved modelling and performance for cars equipped with a turbo.
• Below is a detailed list of changes made to physics and handling-related systems.

964 Trophy

• Upgraded AI opponents’ behaviour for this class.
• Reworked handling model.
• Improved tyre model.

992 Trophy

• Upgraded AI opponents’ behaviour for this class.
• Improved AI opponents’ physics for this class.

Group C

• Improved modelling and performance for cars equipped with a turbo.
• Tyre model updated to latest iteration as seen in Update 2.0
• Improved throttle response.

GT

• Upgraded AI opponents’ behaviour for this class.
• Improved AI opponents’ physics for this class.
• Improved modelling and performance for cars equipped with a turbo.
• Tyre model updated to latest iteration as seen in Update 2.0.
• Improved throttle response.

GT1

• Improved modelling and performance for cars equipped with a turbo.
• Tyre model updated to latest iteration as seen in Update 2.0.
• Improved throttle response.

GT3

• Upgraded AI opponents’ behaviour for this class.
• Improved AI opponents’ physics for this class.
• Improved ‘cold falloff’ tyre grip as per player feedback.
• Improved throttle response.

GT4

• Upgraded AI opponents’ behaviour for this class.
• Improved AI opponents’ physics for this class.
• Improved throttle response.

GTE

• Upgraded AI opponents’ behaviour for this class.
• Improved AI opponents’ physics for this class.

LMDh

• Upgraded AI opponents’ behaviour for this class.
• Improved AI opponents’ physics for this class.

LMP

• Improved modelling and performance for cars equipped with a turbo.
• Tyre model updated to latest iteration as seen in Update 2.0.
• Improved throttle response.

MX-5 Trophy

• Upgraded AI opponents’ behaviour on wet conditions.
• Improved throttle response.

N-GT

• Upgraded AI opponents’ behaviour for this class.
• Improved AI opponents’ physics for this class.
• Improved throttle response.

Physics & Handling – Per Vehicle

• Several changes have been made to individual vehicles that do not affect other cars in their respective classes.
• Those changes are detailed below.

Acura ARX-06

• Fixed a bug that would prevent changing ABS value.
• New default setup.

Aston Martin Vantage GT3 (2022)

• Improved differential settings.
• New default setup.

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

• Improved differential settings.
• New default setup.

BMW 320 Turbo Group 5

• Improved modelling and performance.

BMW M4 GT3

• Improved weight balance.
• New default setup.

Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2

• New default setup.

Art – Vehicles

• Improved lighting on headlights for the player car.
• Several vehicles have received multiple visual improvements, along with minor fixes to visual effects.
• Below is a detailed list of changes made to vehicle art-related components.

Acura ARX-06

• Improved cockpit camera view to show correct bodywork details.

BMW 320 Turbo Group 5

• Improved setup menu details.
• Fixed a typo in the setup menu.

Mercedes-Benz Sauber C9

• Fixed an issue with the MoTeC system displaying speed units incorrectly.

Nissan Datsun 280ZX Turbo

• Updated car name and description field to display correctly in the UI.
• Improved bonnet camera view.

Nissan R390 GT1

• Minor updates to flavour text in the description.
• Updated engine specs to display correctly in the UI.

Nissan Skyline GTR (R34)

• Updated engine specs to display correctly in the UI.

Peugeot 9X8

• Updated the #95 livery.

Toyota Supra JP2

• Updated bodywork to reflect the correct model year from 2003.

Art – Environment

• Further improvements made to trackside vegetation for better performance and reduced shadow popping

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

• Improved track limits penalty detection.

Circuit Zolder

• Further optimisation for better performance.

Daytona International Speedway

• Minor art improvements for more consistent visuals.
• Further optimisation for improved performance.

Mount Panorama Circuit

• Minor art improvements for more consistent visuals.
• Further optimisation for improved performance.

Nürburgring

• Grand Prix Layout: fixed an issue where the pit limiter would not disengage when exiting the pits.
• Improved HUD mini-map.

Nürburgring 24 Hours

• Added a shortcut to allow pit entry without needing to enter the Nordschleife.
• Improved HUD mini-map.

San Marino

• Fixed visual bug on trackside barriers.
• Improved track limits penalty detection.

Sebring International Raceway

• Optimised collision meshes for selected kerbs to improve physics behaviour.

Takimiya International Circuit

• Adjusted start/finish line placement.

Gameplay & UI

• Fixed an issue with the Race Engineer reporting vehicle damage when damage was disabled.
• Improved text placement to prevent overlapping UI elements.
• Further improvements made to the Radar System for greater accuracy.
• Fixed an issue where certain car thumbnails did not match the selected livery in the car selection screen.
• ModHub: installed items now display correctly in the Installed tab.
• ModHub: added a “download in progress” UI element for active downloads.
• Fixed an issue with loading and saving custom car setups while in the pits.
• Fixed an issue that showed incorrect opponent numbers in Race Weekend when the “Identical Vehicle” option was enabled.
• Improved delta timings for practice and qualifying sessions.
• Digidash: added relative timings leaderboard.

AI Opponents

• Removed duplicated names.
• Tyre wear now resets correctly when entering a new session.
• Lime Rock – Chicane: reworked racing lines.
• Improved AI opponent tyre wear behaviour, including more natural grip falloff over distance.

Performance

• Introduced MDI (Multi-Draw Indirect) for improved performance and stability.
• This change currently affects PC only and will be expanded to consoles in a future patch.
• PC players should see significant performance gains as a result.

Online

• Further stability and performance improvements.
• Fixed an issue that prevented some players from joining Ranked Online at times
• Added a kick option for Custom Lobbies.
• Improved navigation in the Custom Lobby menu.
• Expanded anti-cheat systems into Factory Driver Challenge, Endurance Hall, and Ranked Online License Test.