John-ShepardThe saga of the Gran Turismo 5 release date continues, but at least Sony seems confident it will launch this year.
The first official date was March 2010 but as we all know, GT5 isn't scheduled to release this month. The new prediction has put the launch somewhere around the fall or early winter, but we've got a new update from Sony boss Peter Dille, who spoke during their GDC press conference about this subject. He said quite simply that GT5 will indeed be on store shelves before 2011; it's technically an "official announcement" even though it doesn't come with a specific day. Kazunori Yamauchi is one of the industry's most meticulous perfectionists and he won't accept anything less than a revolutionary driving simulator. Polyphony is also working to implement a few nifty new features, like 3D and GPS but really, the fans just want to see the final product arrive in stores. The good news is that Sony could definitely use a AAA PS3 exclusive for the holiday season; we got Heavy Rain and God of War III in the first quarter, but we definitely need another rush of exclusive goodness before the holidays hit. Wouldn't GT5 be a huge help…? Talk about important sales.
Right now, perhaps it'd be safe to assume that the game will release in November. That's a fairly safe bet; it's a strategic time for launch and racing fans everywhere are already drooling.
Related Game(s): Gran Turismo 5
I agree with Natalisrubbish.
GT5 will be better than GT5P, and Natal is rubbish 🙂
I hardly think they'd call it GT5 Prologue if it was "in no way intended to represent the full product GT5 release".
JackC8, you better do some research on PD and the Prologues.
Seriously.
What is that even supposed to mean? We've seen plenty of videos of GT5, in it's "90% finished" form or whatever percentage it's up to today. We've also had the opportunity to play the Time Trial demo, which came out just a couple of months ago. They are both extraordinarily similar to GT5 Prologue.
I'm quite happy to express my optimism that the finished product will be a quantum leap beyond anything we've played before – that it will contain a whole lot of things that we didn't see in the videos or experience in the Time Trial. I love racing games and I'd be a fool not to sincerely hope that GT5 will be the best thing I've ever played in my life.
But unlike other people, I'm actually waiting for the game to be released before I declare it a 10/10.
After spending some time Forza 3 (about 6 hours roughly), I have come to a conclusion.
PD and KY can take their time.
Not because Forza 3 is so great, but because Forza 3 is lacking that KY perfection I have come to expect with my racing titles.
F3 sure has some strong points, but I would rather be playing GT5P if I hadn't spent so much time in it the first place.
I drive with assists off (all of them) in Forza 3, and things do not feel right when comparing them to the GT TT demo, and still is lacking the connection Prologue has..
Plus, there is to much emphasis placed on weight in that game. Sure, it's important, but there are plenty of ways around the weight issue, especially when it comes to high speed tracks. The tuning itself is GT4 with a few body kits for certain cars.
Additionaly, the non-realistic tracks are lacking the charm that the GT tracks possess. It makes some of the racing boring.
400 cars may seem like a big number, but when you see some of the cars they have for MS points, I feel ripped off. The Nissan GTR is for sale. That car should have been included, bottom line. I enjoy collecting the cars, regardless of how many are off-shoots of certain types. This game is missing half of what I expect.
In all honesty, GT5 Prologue was not all that impressive at all. I would hope Polyphony Digital will improve on GT5 Proglogue ten-fold. The graphics in GT5 Prologue was cartoonish. The grass had no textures or detail. Just plain flat green. The gameplay wasn't all that great. Did not feel like a driving simulator at all. Im beginning to doubt GT5 and Polyphony Digital. Just like FF 13 and Squre Enix have deviated from the franchise, I think GT5 and Polyphony Digital might be doing the same. GT5 won't have a chance at being as good as the original.
GT5P graphics were cartoonish? What are you smoking? Because mine clearly isn't as good. GT5P still has the best graphics of any racer.
Sure the blades of grass are a bit off and things like that but from the very launch of GT5P, Kaz has said that he is, was and still will be improving on the graphics even though they clearly are the best.
LOL the GT TT demo was a joke as well. The gameplay, graphics, and overall feel of the game just screamed last-gen. This is for sure, GT5 and Polyphony Digital better step their game up and quit being so lazy. In the time it has taken PD to make GT5, Turn-10 has already come out with two AAA racers and working on their third. And if you think about it, every single GT has declined and GT4 was not even considered to be AAA according to Metacritic. We should all have our doubts about GT5 and Polyphony Digital at this point.
A joke by what standard? Comparing to what, a full game? Your entire "last gen" comment makes your entire post seem nothing more then flamebait, or perhaps you need education on the subject..
The TT was a small 200 mb demo that was used to showcase the physics engine. It was a test device for any virtual racer wanting to make the transition to real world auto racing.
It has been reported that Kaz has driven all 1000 cars that are to be included in the final release of GT5. He also has professional racing experience, and has been very successful. Please, by all means, show me ANYONE from Turn 10 doing the same. Good luck on that quest.
You cannot have expected anything more then that, and if you did, that's your fault for not understanding what was to be delivered. Which brings me to my next point…
Before you posted this, you could have done some research on the matter, and seen the amount of work being put into each 500,000 polygon vehicle. You might have also discovered the painstaking photo shoots involving the tracks and vehicles themselves. Of course, you would have also discovered some footage on the track improvements that has been shown from the 2010 GT Academy.
There is a reason each full release of Gran Turismo sells around 10 million copies worldwide.
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Hey Maxpontiac, when did the polycount go up to 500,000? Last I heard it was 400k. The detail in the models in prologue was seriously impressive (wern't they 200k?).
Have you got a link to the photo shoots for the tracks and cars?
CronowerX_GT —
Go to GTPlanet. It has nearly everything related GT5 you can find.
The 500K polygon count was taken from the CES 2010 show. KY stated it in one of his interviews.
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Sorry Educasion, i mean no disrespect but clearly you're an Microsoft fanboy. Your comments are absurd and ignorant of the facts.
Don't feed the troll Pontiac
I know man.
pontiac,
If you are seriously comparing GT 5 Prologue and the GT TT demo to Forza 3, a FULL game, then you are either a major fanboy or a troll. Which one? Take your pick. GT 5 Prologue is basically a last gen product, along with the TT demo. The TT demo was supposed to showcase the physics engine? What physics engine? I'm telling you right now, GT 5 and PD better improve upon those two last gen products TEN-FOLD or else GT 5 will be a flop. Especially since each full release of Gran Turismo has declined and has received lower critical reception since the original Gran Turismo. And just FYI, part of the reason why PD still hasn't come out with GT 5 is because they had a good portion of the team developing GT PSP, which flopped. There should be no more excuses when it comes to GT 5, and if it flops, you know why.
You continue with your flaimbait type of posts, all the while avoiding the facts that I provided. It's obvious what you are doing. Why is that certain people such as yourself feel the need to resort to throwing out the fanboy insult? It serves no purpose in a discussion. Leave the grade school name calling out of this thread.
As I stated prior, Prologue was game that offered a taste of what's to come. This has always been PD's mode of operation. As has been the case in previous editions and when the final game arrives, things have drastically changed. It gave the fans of Gran Turismo something to play NOW, and to look to the future.
Yes, the TT demo was a showcase for real-word physics. Hence the "driver" who produced the top lap times ended up in a real world racing academy. It's not that hard to understand really. I provided plenty of information in my previous post, it's obvious that you didn't even bother to read, or better yet, do some research on the matter. You might be surprised on just how good the previous winner of GT Academy 2009 is. That's impossible with GT's crappy physics engine, right?
I am not a proffesional race car driver, and I doubt you, or anyone on this site is. However, when a man who has proved it on the virtual and real world track, he has my respect, and my trust in providing the best simulator on a console. When Turn 10 does this, perhaps their game will improve, and their sales will reach the level of Gran Turismo.
Flops? GT PSP has sold 1.8 million copies worldwide, and GT5P has sold 4.65 million copies worldwide. Hardly "flops" as you so eloquently put it.
Clinging to review scores? Interesting that you do this. Yes, I am aware that GT4 was recieving lower scores then any of the previous 3 versions. Most if not all reviews faulted the game for not offering online and damage. This has been addressed in GT5. You really don't educate yourself prior to posting, do you?
When GT5 arrives, not only do I expect the Meta scores to be 95 and/or above, I honestly see the sales of GT5 in one month surpassing Forza 3's lifetime sales.
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@EducAsian
Perhaps you should take a look at what last gen racers were like. Go play GT4, no where near the quality of the GT5 demo. And polyphony even claimed the demo was nothing compared to what the full game would have.
Well, as a fan, I prefer to have the game launch when PD and Kaz say it's ready. I will absolutely play it, and I will most certainly forgo sleep, food, and outside stimuli in order to play vast quantities of it. But, I would not want to be applying pressure on the creators, simply to get a rushed product.
As was stated, Kaz is fiendishly meticulous. But, I think, more importantly is that he's never given us a hunk of shit. Sure, some GT games have sold a few million units less than others, but they're all still 9+ million each. And top quality to boot. So, I know they're not dicking around, and I know they're not postponing inevitably.
I just hope that games aren't being pushed back, solely as marketing strategy. You know, strategically place this IP here in this month, and push this one back to that month etc…