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Gran Turismo 5
In addition to unveiling the soundtrack to Gran Turismo 5: Prologue on Tuesday, the Official PlayStation Blog said the full game won't release for at least another year.
"To further clarify, GT5 is still about a year away," writes SCEA associate producer Chris Hinojosa-Miranda, in response to a PlayStation blog commenter reluctant to purchase the limited features of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue.
"You should just decide now to buy [Prologue], 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," playfully adds Hinojosa-Miranda.
Sony of Europe used a similar strategy in 2004 when it released Gran Turismo 4: Prologue for the PS2, a full year before the final game was released in 2005. The enhanced demo was never released in the U.S., however.
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is scheduled for release on PS3 in North America on April 17 and carries an MSRP of $39.99.
Gran Turismo 5 is the fifth edition of Sony/Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo series. Greatly expanding on the Prologue version, which was first released in Japan in October 2007 and intended to give an impression of the final game, it will be the first of the main numbered series to feature on the PlayStation 3.
As found in the Prologue, and for the first time in the numbered Gran Turismo series, the game is set to feature Ferrari cars, as well an online mode.
In addition to Prologue features, it will also include the Top Gear Test Track featured in the BBC motoring show, and will greatly expand on the number of cars available, to over 900.
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"To further clarify, GT5 is still about a year away," writes SCEA associate producer Chris Hinojosa-Miranda, in response to a PlayStation blog commenter reluctant to purchase the limited features of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue.
"You should just decide now to buy [Prologue], 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," playfully adds Hinojosa-Miranda.
Sony of Europe used a similar strategy in 2004 when it released Gran Turismo 4: Prologue for the PS2, a full year before the final game was released in 2005. The enhanced demo was never released in the U.S., however.
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is scheduled for release on PS3 in North America on April 17 and carries an MSRP of $39.99.
Gran Turismo 5 is the fifth edition of Sony/Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo series. Greatly expanding on the Prologue version, which was first released in Japan in October 2007 and intended to give an impression of the final game, it will be the first of the main numbered series to feature on the PlayStation 3.
As found in the Prologue, and for the first time in the numbered Gran Turismo series, the game is set to feature Ferrari cars, as well an online mode.
In addition to Prologue features, it will also include the Top Gear Test Track featured in the BBC motoring show, and will greatly expand on the number of cars available, to over 900.
[http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php...le_id=94789/b]