i think that in the end they had to do this. it is a shame because it is a problem they created and they must punish us for it. but at the same time we were doing wrong because it is against the terms of service to modify cars.

i will be updating tomorrow.

EXACTLY! I too will be dwelling offline for the foreseeable future.

I come from a CPG marketing industry and have been helping to get products into consumer's hands for 8 years now, developing brand awareness, consumer engagement, and the successful execution of field initiatives for product launches. Below is what I have to say on the subject of what PD has done, regarding this most recent update/downgrade:

Polyphony Digital and Sony Entertainment,

What makes it okay to drive consumers to think that there's a remote possibility of something being offered, all the while knowing you have no intention of doing so? You upload a picture of the Hennessey Venom GT to your Facebook Page, then create a patch to block people who finally found a way to make GT5 interesting and relevant again in an evolved world, by creating their own Hennessey Venom GT where you failed to deliver (again.)

Patch 2.12:
What's your reasoning behind taking away an organic, crowd-sourced, aspect of GT5 that you could have embraced and capitalized on. Instead of seeing exactly what some of your customers really want in your game and adjusting accordingly, you simply went the way of the dinosaurs and removed yourself from the 'now' and reduced your relevancy in the global market with the simply inclusion of 'hack removal' in Patch 2.12 (4/22/13).

Another way you could have handled this 'situation' is to actually get online, play the game with the hybrids and hacks to see what was actually occurring, as a trend. You would have noticed a recent shift in interest, going away from unrealistic hacks and steadily focusing on realistic hybrids not offered in the original GT5, complete with equivalent, competitive, and manageable PP ratings. You could have developed a patch to stop overtly power cars, unrealistic by design with mismatched engines from unrelated automotive brands. Then, still allowed the free, crowd-sourcing, of GT6's DLC, or even GT7.

Gran Turismo in an Evolved Market:
You cannot possibly stay on the cusp of innovation, if you're not crowd-sourcing. CS is the future, not only for video games, but for all products. It doesn't take too much of a stretch of one's imagination to consider a world where a game like Gran Turismo actually allows automotive brand consumers to develop, test, drive, rate, review, and share their own versions of what they are really wanting from those major automotive brands; Then go on to submit those ideas that saw traction for further peer-review, all within the public eye; Furthermore, to see those products come to fruition. Imagine the customer dedication that would be created if those customers where able to say "I had a say in this" when it comes to describing their new vehicle purchase!

Imagine the money it would save automotive brands to allow their vehicles to be crowd-sourced, and not simply passed back and forth in a board room by over-paid bureaucrats, or in an air-tight design studio. Imagine a world with entirely unique cars, being developed by the consumer, then produced by the builder, so that those consumers could buy the vehicles that THEY need.

As cars prices continue to sky-rocket, they are seen more and more as an investment by the buyer. Smart buyers know that asset management is at the core of any investment strategy and those buyers are going to stop considering automotive brands who aren't willing to engage them on a personal level for the development of what they truly need. In short, cars need to become more like homes, designed and created by the buyer and not for the buyer.

Instead of a game like GT being simply a 'game' it could develop into a real world developer, in the most literal sense.

Summary:
In the end, customers are right, and while some of the GT5 community don't want the change that has since been repressed, change is good so long as it has sustainable leadership and educated regulation. Now the forthcoming multiplayer and lifestyle leaders, GRID 2 and the Forza Series will now mop the floors with GT5/GT6; Unless GT6 has some real plans to be a true innovator and not just another rung in the ladder.

That, my good sir, was well said, and brilliant, definitely a positive kick in PD's arseholes.

If PD don't take a hint and vastly improve on modification options for GT6 I will be dissapointed.

I guess not too surprised though.

Will PD read what their fans think about the update or they will be ignorant ?

So just to get this strait .

Are hacekd cars in your garage removed or just changed back to normal or somehow both at the same time ?

no one seems to be entirely clear atm.

They shows hacked hp but when you chose one, after that it shows normal.

I think it's HP and Weight info that will not update unless you click it