Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

[Petrol_fumes]

Ok, so finally a release date of next month has come around, but i'm a touch confused....

Will there be a regular Gran Turismo after the "prologue" or is this going to be the real deal?

sadly i'm too excited for a 25 year old

[hodgy587]

Prologue is just a taster for gt5, kind of a very advanced demo. The full GT5 will be with us at very best Christmas but my guess is spring next year.

Theres a good overview video of Prologue here http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30396.html

[Petrol_fumes]

ta, i pretty much figured that but needed to make sure...!

[Dare2Fail]

If you liked the previous games you will love this one. It's MUCH harder than the original games though (which is a good thing in my eyes)

[Pierscoe1]

is there really a release date of next month confirmed!?!?!?

from what source?

gamesindustry.biz still has it as "TBC - Q1 2008"
...which basically means very end of march, but likely to be delayed

Edited by Pierscoe1 on Sunday 10th February 11:31

[stephen300o]

Amazon and Game say the 28th of march.

[Steve Evil]

Latest I'd heard was the end of April, much like the full-fat Gran Turismo it seems to suffer from more delays than a British Rail train.

It's not out in the US until April 17th and we're usually a while behind them, so May-June doesn't seem unreasonable.

[Pierscoe1]

yeah... don't rely on Amazon..

they've been known to put release dates up for games that aren't in production!

[stephen300o]

Pierscoe1 said:

yeah... don't rely on Amazon..

they've been known to put release dates up for games that aren't in production!

Yeah there not that reliable but Game have the same date, don't see why there should be another delay as it's already out elseware.

[Steve Evil]

Game, Amazon, Gameplay etc all have estimated dates, or the date that has been touted, but Sony said in late January that they hadn't officially confirmed it for the 29th of March and not to expect it on that date. As already mentioned, America isn't getting it until April and we won't be seeing it before them.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?i...

[hodgy587]

Seems we get extra content for the Euro release, extra game modes, more cars and the ability to do some degree of tuning. Not bad for a so called demo, have to laugh at the amount of skylines in it though!


Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Additional Features for Europe:

Drift Mode – The player’s drifting technique is measured based on drift angles, racing lines, and speeds within evaluation zones located at various turns on the course.

In Depth Car Tuning – Players have the ability to adjust the vehicle’s performance, including power, tyres, suspension and the ability for quick tuning whilst racing.

Two-player Split Screen Racing – Allows players to race head-to-head offline.
New Race Events – Online racing fans can join in on a new set of scheduled events and time trials.

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Full Vehicle List:

Lexus IS F ‘07
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec II Nur ‘02
Nissan Fairlady Z Version S ‘07
Nissan Skyline Sedan 350GT Type SP ‘06
Nissan Skyline Coupe Concept ‘07
Nissan Skyline Coupe 370GT Type SP ‘07
Nissan Skyline Coupe (V36) Tuned Car
Nissan GT-R Proto ‘05
Nissan GT-R ‘07
Honda Integra TYPE R ‘04
Honda NSX Type R ‘02
Acura NSX ‘91
Mazda Atenza Sport (2007 Tokyo Motor Show reference exhibit)
Mazda RX-8 Type S ‘03
Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD)
Mazda RX-7 (FD) Special Tuned Car
Subaru Impreza WRX STI (18inch BBS Wheel Option) ‘07
Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STI spec C Type RA ‘05
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR ‘05
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR Premium Package ‘07
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR Tuned Car
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR Tuned Car
Suzuki Cappuccino ‘95
Suzuki Swift Sport ‘07
Suzuki Cervo SR ‘07
Suzuki Cappuccino Tuned Car
Suzuki Swift Sport Tuned Car
Daihatsu Copen Active Top ‘02
Daihatsu OFC-1 ‘07
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ‘06
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C6) Tuned Car
Dodge Viper GTS ‘02
Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe ‘06
Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe Tuned Car
Ford Mustang V8 GT Coupe Premium ‘07
Ford GT ‘05
Ford Focus ST ‘06
Ford GT Tuned Car
Audi R8 4.2 FSI R tronic ‘07
Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro ‘07
BMW Z4 ‘03
BMW 135i Coupe ‘07
BMW M3 Coupe ‘07
BMW 135tii ‘08
Mini Cooper-S ‘06
Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG ‘02
Volkswagen Golf GTI ‘01
Volkswagen Golf V GTI ‘05
Alfa Romeo 147 TI 2.0 TWIN SPARK ‘06
Alfa Romeo Brera Sky Window 3.2 JTS Q4 ‘06
Ferrari 599 ‘06
Ferrari F430 ‘06
Ferrari 512BB ‘76
Ferrari F40 ‘92
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione ‘91
Citroen C4 Coupe 2.0VTS ‘06
Renault Clio Renault Sport V6 24V ‘00
Clio Renault Sport V6 24V Tuned Car
Aston Martin DB9 Coupe ‘06
Jaguar XK Coupe ‘06
Lotus Elise 111R ‘04
Lotus Elise ‘96
Lotus Elise 111R Tuned Car
Lotus Elise Tuned Car
TVR Tuscan Speed 6 ‘00
TVR Tamora ‘02
Art Morrison Corvette’60
Amuse/Opera Performance Gran Turismo 350Z RS
Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo
Mine’s BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 base ‘06
Blitz Dunlop ER34 ‘07

Sorry to copy and paste but feeling lazy.

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[sstein]

Is this going to have improved handling over the current demo which is online?

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Stuart

[Mr_Yogi]

Not much of a Ferrari fan but... F40 and 512BB

[hodgy587]

I thought the prologue demo was much improved, or are you talking about the free GT hd download.

[sstein]

hodgy587 said:

I thought the prologue demo was much improved, or are you talking about the free GT hd download.

The one with the 8 or so cars, basic versions and tuned versions and 1 track. It also had some drift thing?

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Stuart

[Mr_Yogi]

sstein said:

Is this going to have improved handling over the current demo which is online?

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Stuart

Do you mean the GT:HD demo on the Euro PSN or the GT5:Prologue demo that was on the Japaneese PSN?

If you mean the former, then yes. The GT:HD demo uses an evolved version of the GT4 physics engine, where as GT5:Prologue has an all new professional mode

[Dr JonboyG]

How much has changed from the Japanese demo? I've played that and I wasn't really that impressed. I still don't see a need to buy a PS3 until the full game is released, and PD have proven time and time again they can't make deadlines.

[stephen300o]

If the physics hadn't move on from gt4, matched up to those graphics it would still be a must buy for me.

[Digby]

Decided to order the Jap version of this (impatient), should be here tomorrow, will report back when i can.

[ih8thisname]

Still no Exiges?? Well at least they put in some Ferraris this time around.