It’s not the 2009 release many had hoped for, but it’s still right around the corner. At the Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced that Gran Turismo 5 would be coming to Japan in March 2010. No date has been set for North America or Europe, but Sony assures us we’ll here soon on a Western release date.
We know the driving mechanics will be great, but I’m interested to see how much you’ll be able to tweak the cars and how the career mode will work. In GT5 Prologue and the recent Gran Turismo for PSP, both were severely limited. I want to buy turbo kits and change my transmission gear ratios while going through a fluid career mode, not just Arcade.
Stay tuned for more information on when GT5 will hit Western shores. My guess is Summer or Fall 2010.
Gran Turismo could be the most anticipated franchise to the hit the PSP. What was originally scheduled for the launch window of Sony’s portable console is finally hitting your memory stick and UMD drive four and a half years later. Sporting some of the best visuals we’ve ever seen on the system and an absurd amount of cars and tracks, Gran Turismo is the definitive racing experience on the PSP.
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Who doesn’t want free shit, especially when it’s in the form of an awesome game? For you early adopters, if you buy a PSP Go at launch and register the device with Sony between October 1st and October 10th, you’ll a free digital download version of Gran Turismo PSP. That’s the full game, for those of you wondering.
You can expect a lot of happy PSP users who might just go snag the new sexy device when it drops in a little over a month. If you want to get some better info on Gran Turismo PSP, head over and check out our hands on preview from E3.
I’ve been a Gran Turismo fan since the early days of the PS1. While I played the first one a good deal, it was Gran Turismo 2 that really got me hooked. I can remember spending a few days freshman year of college doing nothing but playing the game with my roommate. From that point on, I’ve always enjoyed the series. While Sony has teased the PSP version since the handheld’s inception, Gran Turismo will finally reach the PSP this October. I spent some time with the game on the show floor at E3 and loved every second.
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An update was released this week for GT5: Prologue for the PS3 bringing with it some new gameplay elements and three new cars. One the gameplay side of things, Time Trial event speed penalties have been removed. Now, instead of getting a penalty, that whole lap doesn’t count. In Race events, the difficulty has been tweaked a bit and you get more cash for finishing in first place. A few other minor changes were made as well.
The big news is the new cars. The first of which is a “GT by Citroen” concept car. The actual car made its debut at the Paris Motor Show last week and you can see a video of it in action on GT TV in the game. Along with the concept car, you can now drive a Ferrari California and Lotus Evora. Good stuff. You can see screens of the Ferrari and Lotus after the jump.
Go fire up your copy of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and grab the update. It’s free, so go now. GO.
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Sony announced that Gran Turismo 5: Prologue would be getting a nice update tomorrow. The main addition to the game will be the launch of Gran Turismo TV. If you’re big into cars, this is a huge plus.
GT TV will feature both free and paid video content all about cars. Whether you want to see them being made, tested, or tweaked, there will be a show for you.
In addition to GT TV, a few gameplay enhancements will be included in this patch. Polyphany Digital is bringing you fixes in penalty judgments, more tire choices for Time Trial and improved physics during collisions between cars during online races. Good stuff.
So if you have a copy of GT5: Prologue, fire it up on Friday and download the update. I know I will.
An eagle eyed member over at PS3 Forums posted up a camera grab of Nurburgring in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue at an event for the race at said track. You can see in the screen that the game says “spec II”, indicating we might see some other big changes in the game.
We already know that Polyphony Digital plans to support GT5 Prologue with DLC and such until the release of the full GT5 game. Could Spec II bring other new tracks, cars, or gameplay modes as well? I would have to think so since the “spec II” moniker refers to more than just adding a track; it refers to some decent changes.
I think the most important question here is how much will this all cost? Sony and Polyphony Digital have been quiet on the situation, so only time will tell. I just hope it’s not too much.
Die hard Gran Turismo fans have been chomping at the bit for more 1080p racing goodness ever since the GT HD demo was released on the PlayStation Network shortly after the release of the PS3. With Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, their prayers have been answered. GT5 Prologue is the best looking racing game on the market, but the content falls a bit short.
It’s tough to deny the beauty that is GT5 Prologue. The game runs at 1080p at a blazing 60 frames per second. Car models are intricately detailed to exactly mirror their real life counterparts and these are easily the best car models in any game on the market. The courses in the game are a mixed bag. Don’t get me wrong, they’re all beautiful, but some are more detailed than others. London is a beautiful recreation of the city, but don’t expect too much going on at Daytona. Being the best looking track in the game, it’s a shame you don’t get to see London too often in single player until the end. To complement the graphical engine, GT5 Prologue has an amazing soundtrack. Each of the tracks chosen fits well and keeps your adrenaline level up while making sharp turns and trying not to slam into the wall. Sound effects are also done well with each car having a unique sound for its engine.
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I got my copy of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for the PS3 today. I’ve been anxiously awaiting this title for a while, as I’ve been a huge fan of the series and racing games in general. So when I put the game in my PS3, I was more than ready to race. Here’s a breakdown of what happened:
- 9:24pm – Loaded the game, started the install process
- 9:37pm – Install ended (13 minutes total, using 5349MB)
- 9:38pm – Began downloading the game update
- 9:42pm – Error occurred during download, had to start over
- 9:44pm – Began downloading the game update… again
- 9:51pm – Update finished, needed to hold the PS button to quit the game
- 9:52pm – Restart game, going through menus
- 9:53pm – Begin car shopping (you have to buy a car first with the 35k credits you have before you can race)
- 10:01pm – Bought car after looking for a while for what I can afford (settled on Mazda RX-8)
- 10:07pm – Finally finished first single player race (2:52 total race time)
So as you can see, if you get the Blu-Ray version of the game, it’s going to take you an absurd amount of time sitting there doing nothing waiting to actually play the game. Seriously, this is just ridiculous. It took 40 minutes before I was able to actually play the game.
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Sony announced the full soundtrack for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue in the US. There are quite a few tracks that separate this from the European and Japanese versions of the game. I have to say, I’m fairly impressed. Some great stuff here.
- Weezer – “Automatic” (LA Riots remix)
- The Mars Volta – “Goliath” (EL-P remix)
- Justice – “Let There Be Light”
- SebastiAn – “Dolami”
- Kavinsky – “Testarossa Autodrive” (SebastiAn remix)
- DJ Shadow – “LOVE LOVE”
- Does it Offend You, Yeah? – “With a Heavy Heart (I Regret to Inform You)”
- The Earaches – “Not the Kind of Man I Am”
- Thin Lizzy – “The Rocker (Richard Evans Mix)”
- The Klaxons – “Golden Skans”
- Friendly Fires – “On Board”
- Pride Tiger – “Let ‘Em Go”
These are just the exclusive tracks for North America. Check out the full track list after the jump.
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