Another stunning GT5 Prologue trailer surfaces
Holy cow! This is going to be one fine looking game if it can come even close to half the realism of these trailers. The newest one we found on YouTube shows a few new vehicles and another dimension of realistic rendering. Sun and shade and even color shifting paint, all look so much like the real thing that it's hard to imagine it's not HD video you're watching. As we told you recently, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue should be in stores later this year. This latest GT game will also include Ferraris, as evidenced by the F430s shown in the trailers, though it turns out this is not the first time Ferraris have appeared in a Gran Turismo game. That small honor goes to Gran Turismo HD, which was released as a free download on The Playstation Store last year. The full version of GT5 won't be coming until at least the spring of 2008, however, so Sony is taking the interim step of releasing this smaller Gran Turismo 5 Prologue game to keep us interested. Although likely limited to a small stable of cars and limited track options, Prologue will reportedly allow online racing, which is another feature the GT series has gone without for too long.
See the YouTube video after the jump or the original at the read link.
[Source: Polyphony Digital]
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Pixelantes Anonymous 4:34PM (7/26/2007)
GT5: Prologue won't be "available in the stores", as it's only downloadable from the PlayStation Store on PS3s, and only in Japan. The cost is unannounced at this point, but it's probably going to be pretty cheap. I'd guess less than $10.
It'll be available for download in October 2007 according to Sony.
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djSyndrome 5:41PM (7/26/2007)
Gran Turismo 4 Prologue was 2,980¥ when it came out, or around 25 dollars. Given that this isn't going to have physical packaging, I'm guessing GT5 Prologue will go for 2000¥ in Japan and twenty bucks in the states.
Pixelantes Anonymous 4:37PM (7/26/2007)
The trailer video is available for download in better quality here:
http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/movie/d944.html
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seoultrain 4:39PM (7/26/2007)
wow, that video got my heart racing a little bit. It's been a while since a GT video did that. Very well made.
Also, I've been saying that the only unrealistic part of racing games today is the camera angles. Have a true cockpit view for racing, and more realistic (albeit less-exciting) camera locations/movements for replays, and that would be pretty much perfection. Oh, and add some commentary. Not a single racing game I know of (save crappy Nascar) has a decent commentator.
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Hoyun 5:12PM (7/26/2007)
anyone notice the e-brake in the up position at 1:20?
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Logik 5:39PM (7/26/2007)
Yes. WTH is up (NPI) with that?
Calebe 7:31AM (7/27/2007)
lol yea it was up, but in a Dodge, what do you expect. probably doesn't work. So its just like real life!!!
Richard 9:21AM (7/27/2007)
^^^ says the guy that has probably never driven a Viper.
And why are they using the old Viper anyway?
Bob-o 5:44PM (7/26/2007)
What's the difference between this and GTHD?
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Tired Watcher 5:57PM (7/26/2007)
This will have more features like 40 cars 4 tracks (reversible) and the fact you can race with more than 15 cars on the track. Still no word on damage, but I guess we will have an inboard view since there was a model of a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing interior a few months ago and now with the view of the interior in this scene as well.
Will 5:57PM (7/26/2007)
I think Forza still looks like the better game, although GT5 is bound to have more cars. I guess i'll never know, because I sincerely doubt we'll ever see a 360 version.
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Jason 6:50PM (7/26/2007)
That'll never happen since Sony owns Polyphony Digital - the company who makes GT.
Nick 6:55PM (7/26/2007)
You will -never- see a 360 version since Polyphony is a first-party Sony developer, and GT is a Sony published game. They make games for Sony platforms, that's it.
And no there won't be damage, which is one of the biggest reasons I really don't care about this game. Pretty lipstick doesn't make a game good, I've already had that with the previous four games. It's time for Polyphony to step up and deliver some actual substance, such as much deeper tuning, damage (even if it's just mechanical), AI that actually shows a form of intelligence, and other things like variable weather conditions and such.
james f. 7:00PM (7/26/2007)
Since both forza and granturismo are first party games(forza/ms gt/sony) your VERY unlikely to see one on the other platform ever.
For me the big question is will gran turismo be good enough to justify a ps3 post real price drop purchase. the original gt made me a a ps convert back in the day but as of yet ps3 has nothing for me to justify its price of entry. the stale coldness of gt-hd hopefully will be abandoned for something a bit more interesting, innovative and next gen aside from just pretty trailers that arent in game engine.
PiCASSO 6:35PM (7/26/2007)
More High Definition (Quicktime) videos are here:
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/5158.html
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A Gupta 7:17PM (7/26/2007)
Wow. I was smiling all throughout that video. Now there are three/four games for which I have to get a PS3: GT5, Rock Band, Skate, and LittleBigPlanet.
Oh and the Audi skidding out of control at around 17 secs left... wow! Look at those physics!
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RG 7:49PM (7/26/2007)
Everyone seems to be oohing and aahing over Ferrari being in GT5, but unfortunately I have yet to see a Porsche in there, and their absence upsets me more than Ferrari's. And dont say RUF is Porsche, because they aint.
Also GT5 needs to incorporate a LOT of stuff. I am talking decent AI, Damage, and realistic sounding engines. These are all things that Forza has the jump on and GT has to play catch-up.
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Hamud 8:31PM (7/26/2007)
Holy cow, that's freacking awesome.
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Matt 10:53PM (7/26/2007)
Yeah I'm going to have to agree with a lot of you. The Gran Turismo series had a lot of replay value, but lacked depth, as in crumby AI, no physical damage on the cars, and pretty much no options to tune your car. It has always been one of my favorite games of all time (right there with Madden), but I hope the finished product rectifies a lot of these issues because adding Ferrari isn't going to wow me enough to drop the 600 for the system. By the way, Sony actually does record the real engine sounds for most of the cars. Back when GT4 was being created, I read an article online about the developing process of the game. Along with the article, it showed pictures of the designers holding boom mics up to the cars as they were being revved.
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Tagg 11:58PM (7/26/2007)
Did anyone else notice they used the Japanese/Word Mustang? The rear reflectors are the giveaway because I saw one of these at the Narita Airport near Tokyo while arriving for my flight to Shanghai. It was interesting to see the Japanese people all stare at this black Mustang and then when a older (60's) man got out of it their mouths dropped!! That was the only good thing that came out of missing my connection and spending a night in Japan because Northwest Airlines SUCKS!!!!
-Sorry about that!!
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