Gran Turismo 5 "still about a year away"

[Queasy]

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Sony is urging PS3 racing fans to pick up a copy of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue rather than wait around for the full game, which won?t be released for about a year.

Writing in a PlayStation blog post, SCEA associate producer Chris Hinojosa-Miranda addressed one fan?s concerns about spending cash on GT5 Prologue and then having to dish out again for the full game a few months later, not to mention spending on downloadable content.

?You could borrow it from someone, but that?s like licking the bowl after someone?s finished the ice cream,? said Miranda. ?Also, to further clarify, GT5 is still about a year away. You should just decide now to buy it, enjoy it, go online and race against anyone and everyone, rank number one worldwide, get the girl (or guy) and become the most popular kid in town. The end.?

Series fans had been hoping that the latest full installment in the franchise, which Sony says has shifted over 50 million units to date, would be hitting stores at some point during 2008, but it appears developer Polyphony Digital needs a little more time to fine tune the title.

Miranda also dispelled rumors that online racing support for GT5 Prologue would be dropped six months after the game?s release.

?That?s a negative? GT5P online features will not be dropped 6 months post launch. You get in line for GT5P and drive your thumbs raw.?

Elsewhere in his blog post Miranda talks about the inspiration behind the music in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

The game will feature 71 cars and real-life tracks including the Eiger Nordwand, the London City Track and Suzuka. Online racing will also be enabled for the first time in GT's history with up to 16 players able to battle it out. There will be global online rankings, My Garage homepages where players can chat with friends and show off their motors and a Gran Turismo TV channel hosting motor and racing content.

GT5 Prologue launches in Europe as a PlayStation Network download on Thursday March 27 and in stores on Blu-ray disc on March 28 when it will be available as part of a new 40GB PS3 bundle or separately. The game is set to launch in North America on April 15.

d'oh

sounds like they are still going to make a ton off of Prologue though.

 

[royaldank]

Did it mention how far away the PSP version of GT is?

 

[mugs]

?You could borrow it from someone, but that?s like licking the bowl after someone?s finished the ice cream,?

Seriously?

 

[purbeast0]

i really wish GT5P would fail big time so that this kind of practice would never been seen again in the industry.

 

[RandomFool]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i really wish GT5P would fail big time so that this kind of practice would never been seen again in the industry.

I'll second that. Too bad it won't happen, this is bound to be the best selling demo ever.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Yeah unfortunately millions will buy this and we'll start seeing paid betas/demos for most other high profile games. It sucks and the people that buy this are dumb.

 

[oznerol]

I don't think this will become a trend - I really just think Sony knew GT5 was far from completion but desperately needed a retail copy to be able to claim that a Gran Turismo game is now available and a PS3 exclusive. Hell, they've already included footage from the game in their commercials.

That said, $40 is a bit much.

 

[mlm]

It's already a trend for the GT series. GT4 had a prologue release as well--it was just never released in the US.

 

[GCS]

Well I certainly hope Prologue (and the real game for that matter) are better than the Demo I tried out. I really did not care for this game at all. I cannot tell you why but something about just didn't feel right to me. I wish it did because I would love to get a G25 and a PS3 into my driving setup!! For now I am very happy with Forza 2, PGR4 and all the other driving games I have.

Maybe once the real game is out next year I will give this another spin. Perhaps by then Forza 3 or whatever they come up with will be out as well.

Greg

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: GCS
Maybe once the real game is out next year I will give this another spin. Perhaps by then Forza 3 or whatever they come up with will be out as well.

The original Forza came out in May 2005 and Forza 2 came out in May 2007. Forza 3 (with 32 player lobbies) in May 2009 CONFIRMED! (<---this is a lie)

 

[GCS]

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: GCS
Maybe once the real game is out next year I will give this another spin. Perhaps by then Forza 3 or whatever they come up with will be out as well.

The original Forza came out in May 2005 and Forza 2 came out in May 2007. Forza 3 (with 32 player lobbies) in May 2009 CONFIRMED!

Excellent!!

32 Players huh ... boy that should make for one helluva a pile up on Maple Valley then won't it !!

Greg

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: GCS
Maybe once the real game is out next year I will give this another spin. Perhaps by then Forza 3 or whatever they come up with will be out as well.

The original Forza came out in May 2005 and Forza 2 came out in May 2007. Forza 3 (with 32 player lobbies) in May 2009 CONFIRMED!

Where'd you get this info? Awesome if true.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: GCS
Maybe once the real game is out next year I will give this another spin. Perhaps by then Forza 3 or whatever they come up with will be out as well.

The original Forza came out in May 2005 and Forza 2 came out in May 2007. Forza 3 (with 32 player lobbies) in May 2009 CONFIRMED!

Where'd you get this info? Awesome if true.

I'm assuming he was just guessing/joking, but I would be surprised if it's not true. They already have Forza 2 to start from, so the next version should have a shorter than typical development cycle. That would be kind of funny if Forza 3 came out at the same time as GT5

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: GCS
Maybe once the real game is out next year I will give this another spin. Perhaps by then Forza 3 or whatever they come up with will be out as well.

The original Forza came out in May 2005 and Forza 2 came out in May 2007. Forza 3 (with 32 player lobbies) in May 2009 CONFIRMED!

Where'd you get this info? Awesome if true.

No, I'm sorry, I was being completely facetious. I haven't heard a peep about Forza 3 but I figured I'd "CONFIRM" it anyway based solely on my impenetrable logic in the first sentence.

But I agree with mugs, I don't think we've seen the last of Forza during the 360's lifecycle and 2009 seems to be as good of a guess as any.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: GCS
Maybe once the real game is out next year I will give this another spin. Perhaps by then Forza 3 or whatever they come up with will be out as well.

The original Forza came out in May 2005 and Forza 2 came out in May 2007. Forza 3 (with 32 player lobbies) in May 2009 CONFIRMED!

Where'd you get this info? Awesome if true.

No, I'm sorry, I was being completely facetious. I haven't heard a peep about Forza 3 but I figured I'd "CONFIRM" it anyway based solely on my impenetrable logic in the first sentence.

But I agree with mugs, I don't think we've seen the last of Forza during the 360's lifecycle and 2009 seems to be as good of a guess as any.

d'oh! I done fell for it.

 

[GCS]

Damn and its not even April 1st yet ... got me too.

Greg

 

[bunnyfubbles]

That would be a pretty huge move if Microsoft could release a Forza 3 around the same time as a seemingly overdue GT5. IMO Forza has been just as good if not better than GT, yet it doesn't seem to have anywhere near the hype - although perhaps that's mostly due to the huge asian market die hards almost completely shunning Microsoft. And of course GT has has a long established franchise and fanbase whereas Forza is still very new...

 

[SAWYER]

This and MGS was the only reason I had a PS3, but I sold it. So I will not be missing out, and by the time this comes out the PS3 will be even cheaper.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: GCS
Maybe once the real game is out next year I will give this another spin. Perhaps by then Forza 3 or whatever they come up with will be out as well.

The original Forza came out in May 2005 and Forza 2 came out in May 2007. Forza 3 (with 32 player lobbies) in May 2009 CONFIRMED!

Where'd you get this info? Awesome if true.

No, I'm sorry, I was being completely facetious. I haven't heard a peep about Forza 3 but I figured I'd "CONFIRM" it anyway based solely on my impenetrable logic in the first sentence.

But I agree with mugs, I don't think we've seen the last of Forza during the 360's lifecycle and 2009 seems to be as good of a guess as any.

d'oh! I done fell for it.

I say ban the son of a bitch.

But anyway, I'm looking forward to GT5 Prologue. Yes, $40 is a bit too high for what it is, but I still want to race with 15 other people online at 60fps in 1080p. I'm a graphics whore, get over it.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: GCS
Maybe once the real game is out next year I will give this another spin. Perhaps by then Forza 3 or whatever they come up with will be out as well.

The original Forza came out in May 2005 and Forza 2 came out in May 2007. Forza 3 (with 32 player lobbies) in May 2009 CONFIRMED!

Where'd you get this info? Awesome if true.

No, I'm sorry, I was being completely facetious. I haven't heard a peep about Forza 3 but I figured I'd "CONFIRM" it anyway based solely on my impenetrable logic in the first sentence.

But I agree with mugs, I don't think we've seen the last of Forza during the 360's lifecycle and 2009 seems to be as good of a guess as any.

d'oh! I done fell for it.

I say ban the son of a bitch.

But anyway, I'm looking forward to GT5 Prologue. Yes, $40 is a bit too high for what it is, but I still want to race with 15 other people online at 60fps in 1080p. I'm a graphics whore, get over it.

at least 2 weeks, one for lying about forza, and one for not being a real dragon.

I cannot wait for GT5 prologue. to all the people who say its a rip off yadda yadda, well there are at least 1 million people in europe who would like to disagree.

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: randay
at least 2 weeks, one for lying about forza, and one for not being a real dragon.

"Son of a bitch", "Liar", "Piece of human excrement"... these are names I can let slide.

But gosh darnit, I have a degree from Drexel University to prove that I am a real Dragon! Rawr.

Also, this thread: Officially Derailed. Sorry.