Towards the end of last month, Project Motor Racing removed from sale its Japanese GT500 paid DLC pack. All prior official social media posts and website references were also wiped.
The move happened without warning, followed by a vague statement a day later, stating: “We believe this is the responsible course of action while good-faith discussions continue.
No further information was provided, in what is presumed to be a licensing-related dispute.
Now, 4th May 2026, and following a period of server maintenance for the Straight4 Studios-created sim racing game, digital stores have been updated.
According to the PlayStation Store, for instance, the content’s name has been changed from ‘Japanese GT500 DLC’ to ‘Japanese Prototypes DLC’.
Notably, the ‘GT500’ and ‘JGTC’ suffixes have been removed from each car name (full list below). These have been replaced with ‘JP1’ and ‘JP2’ respectively.
Strangely, the older JP2 Toyota Supra has changed from 2002 to 2003 specification.
Otherwise, it’s believed that all cars, liveries and the Takimiya Circuit (inspired by the Okayama venue) remain unaltered, with the vehicles remaining officially licensed.
GT500 is the name of the premier class in the real-world Japanese motorsport championship, Super GT, from which these cars race. Before the title change in 2005, it was formerly known as the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, or JGTC for short.
No formal ‘Super GT’ branding is part of the DLC pack, and now, too, class references and abbreviations have been removed.
No clarification from Straight4 Studios was forthcoming at the time of publication. It’s not yet clear when the content will be back on sale, but it’s expected imminently.
Project Motor Racing Japanese Japanese Prototypes (née GT500) DLC contents
JP1 (née GT500 EVO)
- 2022 Nissan Calsonic Impul Z JP1 (née GT500)
- 2022 Honda NSX JP1 (née GT500)
- 2024 Honda Civic JP1 (née GT500)
- 2021 Nissan Motul Autech GT-R JP1 (née GT500)
- 2022 Toyota GR Supra JP1 (née GT500)
JP2 (née GT500)
- 2003 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) JP2 (née JGTC)
- 2003 Honda NSX JP2 (née JGTC)
- 2002 Toyota Supra JP2 (née JGTC)
- 2004 Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) JP2 (née JGTC)