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GT2 was bloated (beautifully, gloriously bloated). But Disc 2 was a reminder that beneath the rally cars, the pace cars, and the 300+ "unnecessary" trims, the game still had a beating, mechanical heart. The Western release stripped this out. Not out of malice, but out of space. Our PAL and NTSC versions used dual-layer discs for different reasons. We never got the Ghost Disc .

Enter the Japanese version. And specifically, Disc 2 . Gran Turismo 2 -Japan- -Disc 2- -Gran Turismo- ...

But in Japan, Sony did something quietly radical. They didn't just split the game mode. They split the soul . GT2 was bloated (beautifully, gloriously bloated)