Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

lol, just saw this

News broke yesterday that Weekly Famitsu had given GT5: Prologue – which is due to be released in its native Japan tomorrow – a highly impressive score of 39/40.

However, it now seems these claims were actually a load of porky pies, with Famitsu itself having not reviewed the game at all.

The source of the score appears to be an individual who wished to fool users on the popular NeoGAF forums by making up a load of review scores and news and trying to claim that it was the contents of this week’s issue of Famitsu.

As is the way with such things, however, the rest of the internet got hold of the story and ran with it before checking whether it was accurate or not. And as it transpired, it wasn’t.
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Product Outline
Title Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Genre
Online Car Life Simulator

System
PLAYSTATION®3

Target Release Date
Dec. 13, 2007

SRP Blue-ray Disc Version
4,980 (incl. tax)
Download Version
4,500 (incl. tax)

Cars
37 cars

Courses
5 Courses with 10 Layouts:

Superspeedway - Daytona International Speedway
The Road Course - Daytona International Speedway
Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka Circuit East Course
Fuji Speedway F
Fuji Speedway GT
Eiger Nordwand (Forward)
Eiger Nordwand (Reverse)
London (Forward)
London (Reverse)

Game Modes Arcade
Single Race: Maximum 16 Cars
Arcade (Time Trial)
Race Events (3 categories / 24 events)

Visual Contents
Gran Turismo TV “THE GT-R Legend INSIDE STORY Part I”
Course Guidance Videos

Visual Output
480p、720p、1080i、1080p

Sound Dolby™ Digital Interactive Encoding
2ch、5.1ch Surround

Peripherals
DUALSHOCK®3
Logicool GT FORCE®、GT FORCE®Pro、GT FORCE®RX

Required HDD Volume
More than 5121MB

Default Online Features
News
Dealership News

Information
Motor Sports News
Map and Weather of Major Circuits Worldwide
Calendar

Gran Turismo TV
“First Impression LANCER EVOLUTION X”
“TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 2007”

Additional Online Features will be provided on Dec. 25, 2007
Online Features
Online Events (Multiplayer Race: Maximum 16 Players)
Online Events (Time Trial)
Online Time Trial Ranking Boards
Download Ghost Replays from Online Time Trial Ranking Boards

Information
Museum (Car Manufacturers' History)

Other Features
Gran Turismo TV Dec. 15 “THE GT-R Legend INSIDE STORY Part II”
Late Dec. “THE GT-R Legend INSIDE STORY Part III”


Car List
Acura NSX
Alfa Romeo 147 TI 2.0 TWIN SPARK
Alfa Romeo Brera Sky Window 3.2 JTS Q4
Audi R8 4.2 FSI R tronic
Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro
BMW BMW Z4
BMW BMW 135i Coupe
BMW BMW M3 Coupe
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C6)
Daihatsu Copen Active Top
Daihatsu OFC-1
Dodge VIPER GTS
Ferrari 599
Ferrari F430
Ford Mustang V8 GT Coupe Premium
Honda INTEGRA TYPE R (DC5)
Lancia DELTA HF Integrale Evoluzione
Lexus IS F
Lotus Elise 111R
Lotus Elise
Mazda ATENZA Sport (2007 Tokyo Motor Show reference exhibit)
Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG (R230)
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR Premium Package
Nissan SKYLINE GT-R Vspec II Nur (R34)
Nissan Fairlady Z Version S (Z33)
Nissan Skyline Sedan 350GT Type SP (V36)
Nissan Skyline Coupe Concept
Nissan Skyline Coupe 370GT Type SP (V36)
Nissan GT-R Proto
Nissan GT-R (R35)
Renault Clio Renault Sport V6 24V
Subaru IMPREZA WRX STI (18inch BBS Wheel Option)
Suzuki Cappuccino (EA21R)
Suzuki SWIFT Sport
TVR Tuscan Speed Six
Volkswagen Golf IV GTI
 
Gutted they dont have a single Porsche /RUF ( I mean how many Nissan's do we need -are they all virtually the same car/model, 4 Skyline's -2 GT's - a bit disappointing)

I know the list has been known for a while, doesnt stop me being just as disappointed though :(
 
Oh dear i had 3 hours sleep, work is going to be fun today....

Will try to answer some of the questions later. Im also off tomorrow so might get around to doing a pictorial/close examination of the game, pinpointing issues i have with it and showing how spectacular it also looks at times.

Its kinda like FM2 in that respect sometimes it looks amazing but then comes the jaggies and weird hazzy digital mess that appears on replays.
Sorry that im concentrating on the graphics at the moment but this is very much a graphics orientated game (always has been). Very few people that get GT games actually finish them, they just want to experience them and play them enough till their bored with it.

Want to comment more on the game when ive played it more....
 
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I'm gonna do some buzzing around London when I get home, but limited time today. "Question Time" and "This Week" on BBC1 this evening.


rp2000
 
FrankJH said:
Gutted they dont have a single Porsche /RUF ( I mean how many Nissan's do we need -are they all virtually the same car/model, 4 Skyline's -2 GT's - a bit disappointing)

I know the list has been known for a while, doesnt stop me being just as disappointed though :(
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Scratchy said:
I was going to buy some points and dl this but then I noticed there are no Lamborghini's :(
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No Porsches or Lambo's ????!!!! - throws a rope over bannister, places dangly end around neck, steps onto a chair and jumps .....
 
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Scratchy said:
Maybe they are saving them for DLC and we will have to pay for car packs :confused:
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I doubt there will be any paid content available for GT5: Prologue, although I expect it for the full game.

I am hoping the xmas day online mode that gets added, may add some other stuff for free though.


rp2000
 
Scratchy said:
I know but it doesn't stop them cashing in on it even more I mean bottom line we are paying for a glorified demo as you say :)
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It's not a new thing. GT3 had it's concept games (regionalised) before the final release and GT4 had a prologue as well. People lapped them up then, they will do the same this time. To me it's a testament to how good/successful the game series is that people will buy this.


rp2000
 
rp2000 said:
It's not a new thing. GT3 had it's concept games (regionalised) before the final release and GT4 had a prologue as well. People lapped them up then, they will do the same this time. To me it's a testament to how good/successful the game series is that people will buy this.


rp2000
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Yes but last time the infrastructre wasn't in place for them to do DLC such as a car pack, this time it is.
 
wwwebber said:
GT5 Prologue is not the full game - it's a glorified demo.
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wrong.

Its got much more content than a demo, it gives you a taste of whats to come. Also nobody forces you to buy it however calling it a glorified demo on your part is not accurate but mere speculation. Im sure rp2000, myself and other will criticise the game and keep you posted, were not willing waving or PS3 fanboys. moaning about cars that are not and might not even be in the final game is hardly game destroying or ruins its appeal for racing fans. As for Lamobs most of them are easily beaten by other same class super cars, as PGR has shown in the past.

Sure were happy to get it, weve waited along time for it...
 
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Mr Latte said:
wrong.

Its got much more content than a demo, it gives you a taste of whats to come. Also nobody forces you to buy it however calling it a glorified demo on your part is accurate or speculation?
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Wind your neck in. I'm buying this myself when it becomes officially available to us in the UK - I'm not knocking it but I think a glorified demo is quite an accurate description for it.
 
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