European GT5 Prologue dated, priced

By Tom Bramwell Published 11 March, 2008

End of March on Blu-ray and PSN.

Sony has announced that Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be released on Blu-ray and PSN at the end of the month.

The Blu-ray version will retail for GBP 24.99 in silly old shops from 28th March - a Friday (and not a Wednesday as Sony originally stated).

But those of you with PSN can get it a day earlier on Thursday 27th March, when the weekly update will include a downloadable version of the game.

"PSN and Blu-ray prices are the same," a Sony spokesperson told Eurogamer.

Also available on 28th March, if you haven't even got a PS3, is a bundle including the 40GB version of the console and the Blu-ray game for GBP 299.99.

GT5 Prologue is a mini Gran Turismo 5 featuring 71 cars, 1080p visuals, online racing for up to 16 players and a "Gran Turismo TV" channel through PSN which keeps you up to date with global motorsport.

As Sony states, "The complete Gran Turismo 5 launches in 2009", but in the meantime this ought to keep you busy, with our own Rob Fahey devouring the Japanese version gratefully earlier this year.

Look out for a full review soon.

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  • sd99 #1 4 years ago

    How much?!?!!

  • Steroyd #2 4 years ago

    Pre-ordered for £17.99 at Play.com

    Comes out the same day as GoW:CoO and Everybody's Golf: World Tour.

    F'in 'ell Sony. :/

  • betahoven #3 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:36:16 17-12-2011

  • Les #4 4 years ago

    Will wait for the US Blu-Ray version. Love the cheap dollar! :)

  • Raziel #5 4 years ago

    35 Euro in Holland
    23 Euro from the UK
    26 Euro from the US.

    I'll take my chances with Play.com
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/08 @ 09:51

  • Milk #6 4 years ago

    Oh dear. I hope the download is sub £20.

    Quick question: If I buy a game from PSN and then delete, it can I download it again without paying again?

  • Steroyd #7 4 years ago

    Isn't it $40 over there?

    Can't be that much differnt from £18 plus you're waiting longer, I remember Gran Turismo 4 launched on a Wednesday as well, still pissed off about that.

  • lambtron #8 4 years ago

    Hmm I want to play it but...

    I didn't enjoy about 60% of GT4 (e.g. 70 laps of Nurburgring in an umodified 1970s car with wobbly suspension and naff brakes).
    25 quid is taking the piss. We're erring towards a full price game for FFS if you shop around.

  • monkie_king #9 4 years ago

    Is GT5 going to be 1080p now then? Last I heard it was just the menu screens etc., not in-game.

  • mcwildcard #10 4 years ago

    @Milk: They've said the DL will be the same price. You are able to redownload games you've bought from PSN 4 more times after the original download.

  • Les #11 4 years ago

    "Can't be that much differnt from £18 plus you're waiting longer"

    Indeed, you're right. Didn't expect the US version to be about as expensive TBH as GT is less popular over there (I recently ordered Patapon from the US for $20 (excl. $5 shipping) while it's €45 in stores here). Will get the EU version then. Blu-Ray version is cheaper than the Warhawk download! (€ 24) :)

  • betahoven #12 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:36:16 17-12-2011

  • homerramone #13 4 years ago

    Robbing bastards.

    Bad enough that there SELLING you a demo, but to sell the downloadable one for the same price point as the boxed one...

    And to make matters worse, its available cheaper online too - so it will actually cost you MORE to download it.

  • jonsaan #14 4 years ago

    Download should be a bit cheaper IMO. But, there is more than enough content in Prologue to justify 25 quid, The Japanese version took away 40 odd hours of my life. It's simply not a demo in the normal sense of the word.
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/08 @ 10:15

  • monkie_king #15 4 years ago

    They're advertising on the Tube and stuff too, which surprised me ... like the PS3's biggest game is a demo. Which comes out first btw, Prologue or the rumbling pad?

  • systems #16 4 years ago

    @Monkie_King - you are correct. Only the menus are 1080P.
    http://en .wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turism...
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/08 @ 10:16

  • Mugwum Verified Operations Director, Eurogamer Network #17 4 years ago

    Update: Sony has been in touch to say that there was an error with the original press release, and that it's actually out here on 28th March after all, which means the PSN one is out the day before you can buy the Blu-ray. So, there you go!

  • betahoven #18 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:36:16 17-12-2011

  • Les #19 4 years ago

    Damn, Play.com doesn't deliver outside the UK... :( Will wait for the US version than, not going to pay €40 if I can get it for under €30 by importing it.

  • Milk #20 4 years ago

    @ mcwildcard & betahoven - Cheers!

    I'm still sitting here thinking this looks expensive.

  • RoddyCool #21 4 years ago

    Does anybody know if it supports dualshock???

  • bad09 #22 4 years ago

    An absolute disgrace Sony are charging same price to download, well it's a disgrace to charge obscene amounts for a demo just because they take so long to make the full game anyway!

    Sadly though I see the PS guys rushing to buy it because they always do that's why Sony get away with it. Forgive the bad consumers they know not what they do! ;)

    Oh well When I do get a PS3 GT5 won't be in my collection anyway.....Shh, don't tell anyone it's actually got quite boring after the second game.....
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/08 @ 10:31

  • AbyssUK #23 4 years ago

    I'd like 5 grams of whatever Sony is taking please.

  • monkie_king #24 4 years ago

    systems: Ah right, so it's scaled up from some halfway-house resolution in the races, but the garage screens are 1080p -- although without any antialiasing.

  • sharpfish #25 4 years ago

    BluRay @ 17.99 is the way to go, why anyone would d/l it instead and pay more is beyond me. Disc + case + ability to store/sell on in future is more important. Looking forward to this. :)

  • sd99 #26 4 years ago

    I admit it's more than a demo - but it sounds more like beta! I had loads of fun with the COD4 beta - which prob has more gameplay than this - and that was free!!

  • oreillymj #27 4 years ago

    @RoddyCool

    Yes the GT5 download for the Tokyo motor show supported the DS3, so I'd expect prologue to as well.

  • betahoven #28 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:36:16 17-12-2011

  • monkie_king #29 4 years ago

    headbog, if it's so wonderful and extensive, then why bother with the full version?

    Personally, I was grinding this axe back when they did it with GT4, and I'd be doing just the same if MS or Nintendo pulled this shit.

  • Les #30 4 years ago

    "Shh, don't tell anyone it's actually got quite boring after the second game....."

    Yeah, I agree. Didn't play GT3 much and passed on GT4. This seems like a nice way to get back in though.

    Can't understand why Sony would price the download the same as the Blu-Ray unless it comes with some extras. Unless it's a test case to see how downloads perform against boxed copies at equal price.

  • bad09 #31 4 years ago

    @ Les

    Exactly the same mate got 3, never finished and passed on 4. I dunno for me it's not a bad game and if that's all you've got in they way of driving games it's not bad. GT is just a little cold with no soul or character for me. I just think there are more enjoyable racers out there.

    I agree on the pricing as well I think Sony are just pushing to see how much they can charge in the future. Like I said though The PS guys will lap this up which will encourage Sony to continue this shocking pricing :(
    Edited by 2 at 11/03/08 @ 11:01

  • monkie_king #32 4 years ago

    It's more the fact that people will buy it now, and then buy it again when it finally comes out in 2009. Talk about grabbing your ankles. It's almost like buying a console, and then having to pay separately for a non-gimped controller.

  • Darren #33 4 years ago

    Pre-ordered the game from GAME for £17.49, thanks to having £2.50 on my Reward card. I didn't imagine the download would be less than £19.99 and it seems I was right. :)

  • BadBoyBonner #34 4 years ago

    The release of this is nothing more than spoiling tactics, making it as difficult as possible for other developers to capitalise on Polyphony's slow developing speed or drastic under staffing.

    Bizzare Creations have launched two driving games on a completely new system with more cars and tracks than this offering.

    If this had have been free (like the CoD 4 demo) or they offered a full refund paid for it against any purchase of GT5 - then that is also great.

    If, as I suspect, they are using this to extract the maximum revenue from loyal PS3 fans, then shame on them - the final retail price of the game would be £75 or $150! And no doubt they will be charging for snippets of extra content - which will be the ultimate kick in the chops - it isn't like they haven't had enough time or enough space on the disc to cram it all on!

    The full game should have been released by now, it is taking far too long to develop but at least it isn't taking as long as the PSP version of GT.
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/08 @ 11:11

  • SBfistfun #35 4 years ago

    you tight barstards, they need the cash so they can afford to move Phil Harrison's old couch......

  • Darren #36 4 years ago

    @betahoven - "It upscales to 1080p during the races. So it's 1080p in the same way that Halo 3 is 720p."

    Both 720p and 1080p are measurements of the vertical resolution only - that is the criteria for defining what is and what isn't high-definition; it does not take into account the horizontal resolution at all. Thus GT5 Prologue is most certainly rendered at 1080p albeit 1440x1080p not the expected 1920x1080p whereas Halo 3 is *not* HD at all as it is rendered at 1152x640, some 80 lines less than the minimum requirement for an HD game. Just because Halo 3 is upscaled to 720p doesn't make it anymore an HD game than upscaling a 720x576p DVD to 720p or 1080i makes it an HD movie! ;)

  • JonFE #37 4 years ago

    @ Les:

    "Damn, Play.com doesn't deliver outside the UK... :("

    Have you changed the currency from GBP to Euro before going to checkout? Play.com will only sell to UK if you have the currency set to GBP, unless this is another restriction I'm not familiar with...
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/08 @ 11:39

  • Skooch #38 4 years ago

    @ Headbog

    No-one is denying it is a huge demo, that you have to pay for, but it is still a demo; as in, a demonstration of what the full game will have to offer.

    What else do you want to classify it as, a small game?

  • miiiguel #39 4 years ago

    I bet if this "Prologue" stunt was an EA one, everyone would shout: "the wankers!" "how dare thy?!!!"..., but no... it's Sony, so it's da b3ast!

  • Les #40 4 years ago

    @ JonFE

    Thanks for the tip! You were right. Cost me €4 more than the GBP equivalent but €28 is still not a bad deal. :)

    Bit of a strange way for the site to operate though. Why not switch to Euro by default if a buyer selects an address outside of the UK? Or at least offer it as an option instead of demanding that a UK address be supplied.

    "Exactly the same mate got 3, never finished and passed on 4. I dunno for me it's not a bad game and if that's all you've got in they way of driving games it's not bad."

    What ruined GT3 for me was that at the time I was very bussy with work and let my brother and brother in law play it. As they had much more free time than I had, they unlocked most of the cars, completed most of the tests, etc. Driving a car that I didn't unlock myself felt a bit like cheating... GT4 was just more of the same and I had plenty of PS2 games lying on the shelf back then.

    Anyway, let's see if Prologue can give me the PS1 GT feeling back.
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/08 @ 11:55

  • bad09 #41 4 years ago

    @ MazzingerZ

    That's no excuse mate. No disk manufacturing costs, no packaging costs etc. There is NO justification for charging the same price as retail.

    @ Les

    Ah PS1 GT. I must admit I did love the first one!
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/08 @ 12:03

  • miiiguel #42 4 years ago

    I hope other companies don't follow the trend

    "Gear of War 2: The First Shots"

  • bad09 #43 4 years ago

    @ miiiguel

    LOL! MS would charge half the price of a full game and 360 owners could justify it by saying "it's not a demo you get to kill 60 locusts!".

  • miiiguel #44 4 years ago

    Yeah..., I mean, the game looks lovely, but it is a cheap stunt.

  • jonsaan #45 4 years ago

    Have you actually played it Miiiiiguel?

  • miiiguel #46 4 years ago

    Just the demo... sorry, the "Prologue", its fancier, and more expensive.

  • jonsaan #47 4 years ago

    Is that a yes or a no? Have you played GT5 Prologue?

  • BadBoyBonner #48 4 years ago

    Here are some in-game (a rarity for GT5 shots ;) shot comparisons at the same location to Forza.

    [link url=h ttp://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=201325
    ]http://ww w.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.p...[/link]

    While I find it difficult to accept that both images are from the same TV setting's per se as the poster claims (or that they have tried to equalize the obvious differences) it is quite clear to note the differences on the one approaching the bridge, specifically looking at the the tarmac texturing and and bridge construction detail.

    Personally I prefer (at least from the non-ingame screen shots) the subdued and imo more subtle lighting used in GT5.

    However you can notice a complete lack of distance hazing in game on GT5 when looking down the complete straight in the third image.

    All told maybe I should re-evaluate Forza 2 - a game who's development finished 2 years previous (maybe more! lol) to GT5 on "inferior" hardware - seems to give it a harder time in-game than I imagined (as opposed to the GT5 30 FPS replays with effects added). Might have to boot it up for a spin!

    EDIT - might help people to form their own opinion if I include the bloody link! 8-)
    Edited by 2 at 11/03/08 @ 12:26

  • miiiguel #49 4 years ago

    My english is rather poor, but I thought I said yes. And in a way it worked rather good for my mate who got it, he aint going to buy the "Epilogue".

    While it is a good game, it's not the 2nd coming of driving games. Burnout is miles away in the funmeter.

    and now, let me ask you something: If it was an EA game, waht would be your opinion ? (not on the games quality, on the "prank";)
    Edited by 3 at 11/03/08 @ 12:28

  • Les #50 4 years ago

    "There is NO justification for charging the same price as retail."

    Well you don't have to go out of your home, having the thing on HDD is more practical than putting in a disc each time you want to play, PSN Store is more secure than using a PC to buy online, etc., etc. With a little creativity there's plenty to come up with... ;)

    But the most important justification will be if people are willing to pay it. (for people just reading this post: I'm not, I ordered the Blu-Ray for even less).

  • jonsaan #51 4 years ago

    EA have never ever produced a game on the scale of GT that I am interested in. So I have no answer for you I'm afraid.

  • bad09 #52 4 years ago

    @ Les

    Trying to justify it you sound like Headbog Les! ;)

    I can't agree with buying it full stop but at least you are smart and buying the disk version, the price is justifiable. Anyone who actually pays the same price for the download really needs lessons in how to be a consumer without being stepped on!

  • Les #53 4 years ago

    "Trying to justify it you sound like Headbog Les! ;)"

    No clue what he sounds like... I just have problems with making absolute statements about subjective properties... The lawyer in me I guess...

  • Arwin #54 4 years ago

    BadBoyBonner, those screenshots in that thread are absolutely attrocious, and not faithful to the game at all. You'll be hard pressed to find any screenshots anywhere else that have colors looking that crappy.

    Note that I personally think the environments in Forza 2 aren't bad. But don't forget that GT5 Prologue is running much higher resolutions as well as runs 16 cars on track, and those cars have a lot more polygons to boot. Some of the environments have so far suffered a little from this, but overall the number of polygons, colors, lighting, and so on in GT5 is quite phenomenal.

  • DAN.E.B #55 4 years ago

    not buying this until i get a GT force feed back steering will
    only problem is where from and how much?
    dont the old ones work with this game?

  • BadBoyBonner #56 4 years ago

    Arwin

    Don't get me wrong I think GT5 looks better than Forza 2 - just not by the margin I was anticipating. This putting aside all the super over scanned photomode images and 30 FPS replays with added effects.

    Always the same problem with GT games - it never looks as good as the replays! Still will be the best driving game on the PS3 by some margin - I'l take having 16 cars on the road over and above having some paint scrape off and a bent bumper.

  • DrDamn #57 4 years ago

    @Skooch
    "No-one is denying it is a huge demo, that you have to pay for, but it is still a demo; as in, a demonstration of what the full game will have to offer."

    You've actually pointed out yourself why this is not a demo - you have to pay for it. That makes it a game regardless of content.

    Personally I think the release serves a purpose. For some people a full GT game is far too much - this provides a cheaper way to play.

    The Prologue games never sell anywhere near as well as the full games, so I think Joe Public is well aware of the idea and choice here too. The amount of bile directed seems to imply some of you feel like you are being forced to buy it and a PS3 to play it on. Get over it.

  • SharkVLion #58 4 years ago

    "While it is a good game, it's not the 2nd coming of driving games. Burnout is miles away in the funmeter. "

    Its really not a game as such, it's very much in the realm of simulation; or as close as Poly can get to one; you can't compare this with Burnout as someone on this forum was; Compare it with Forza2 if you must but certainly not Burnout. The driving model in Simulation mode with all of the silly driving assists switched off is a million miles away from the point and squirt arcade nature of Burnout and the concept is even further away.

    It is expensive and it's not that extensive offline; No car tweaking at all other than tyre selection in Arcade mode. It's a taster of things to come; What bothers me is when the rest of it does come; 2009 :( That is a piss take imo; Clearly Poly havnt been really pushing themselves on GT5.

    I suspect GT5P will come as a bit of a shock to some; even some of the fans of the series and its previous offerings; at the same time it'll likley be even closer to real mosport for others, at least for a console driver.

    I've heard that the Logi G25 clutch and gated shifter will work with it too; that could be interesting.

  • Skooch #59 4 years ago

    @ DrDamn

    Fair point - but I would like to point out that I directed no bile whatsoever at GT5 Prologue, just made the point that an intentionally reduced sub-set of a game that will be released in full later is most easily described as a demo - that is all.

  • Les #60 4 years ago

    "Clearly Poly havnt been really pushing themselves on GT5."

    I'd rather argue they're pushing themselves too much on GT5. What makes you think Polyphony aren't doing everything they can to release the game as soon as possible, as long as it can meet the quality standards they've set for themselves?

  • bad09 #61 4 years ago

    "What makes you think Polyphony aren't doing everything they can to release the game as soon as possible, as long as it can meet the quality standards they've set for themselves?"

    Because they can make even more money buy mugging PS3 owners off with a chargeable demo, sorry prologue....

    Sorry Les, forgive my fanboy baiting I couldn't resist! ;)

  • Steroyd #62 4 years ago

    Fair point - but I would like to point out that I directed no bile whatsoever at GT5 Prologue, just made the point that an intentionally reduced sub-set of a game that will be released in full later is most easily described as a demo - that is all.

    Or a Prologue by definition....

    Prologue is usually associated with Books and Novels, but GT5P is an introduction to the full game, rather a demonstration.

  • Darren #63 4 years ago

    @Bad09 - You could argue that Microsoft ripped off people who bought Forza 2 then because it shared a lot of content (cars and tracks) with its predecessor on the Xbox and although the framerate was doubled to 60 fps, it's a graphically underwhelming game IMO with very flat, almost cartoonish lighting and the improved physics do little to make it feel different from the first game; the developers didn't even bother with a dashboard view for goodness sake!!! While I loved the first game on the Xbox and played it for many, many hours, I found the lack of new content in the sequel meant I tired of the game far quicker than I anticipated since it felt like I'd played 70% of the game before.

    I'd imagine that the final release of GT5 will be much improved and contain far more content than Prologue such that they may feel like different games. Even if they don't, then paying £20 or less now for what is effectively a budget release is hardly a rip-off; after all you can choose not to buy the game if you want and buy the full game in late 2008 or whenever it's released. At least GT5 is substantially improved over its predecessor with online racing, dashboard views, amazing lighting and upto 16 cars on the track compared with Forza's disappointing eight. The lack of damage modelling in GT5 is disappointing but all that means is that the cars will always look pretty in the replays! ;)

  • DrDamn #64 4 years ago

    @SharkVLion
    "No car tweaking at all other than tyre selection in Arcade mode."

    Isn't some tuning part of the Euro/US version - not in Japanese version (yet). Or is the tyre selection it?

  • Les #65 4 years ago

    "The lack of damage modelling in GT5 is disappointing"

    Is it definitely out? Thought they were going to include it this time... If it doesn't happen in GT5 it'll never happen I guess. As consoles get more powerful and allow for more complex car models, realistic damage modelling will become more complex as well.

  • bad09 #66 4 years ago

    @ Darren

    Yeah I agree Forza 2 could have been much more and I agree no in car view was shocking (no excuse after PGR3). I do like that GT5 has that but I just can't deal with the bumper car physics of GT, it destroys any kind of "simulation" feel. At least Forza had (some) damage.

    But that is something different anyway, it's a full game that's a sequel. Yeah you can say we are ripped off by getting the same game etc. you can say the same about GT games and any other series for that matter. It's still a sequel though, still a full game and at least you can say that sequel was crap.

    Sorry mate but no matter how much people try to say "it not a demo", "it offers more than a demo" "but it's got 60 cars" etc. You guys ARE paying for a demonstration (demo?) of a future release.

    Me as a gamer find it absolutely insane that people will buy into that, Sony have even knocked out a bundle for it, but hey I except some people can't wait, 2009 is a long way away. I do find it massively funny how people won't admit they are paying for a demo when everyone else can clearly see they are.

  • Steroyd #67 4 years ago

    Isn't some tuning part of the Euro/US version - not in Japanese version (yet). Or is the tyre selection it?

    They added a shedload of stuff.

    http://ww w.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/storie...

  • DrDamn #68 4 years ago

    @bad09
    You can't define it as a demo purely because it is a subset of something which is to come - that's ludicrous. Is Oblivion now a demo because the GoTY edition is available? It's got less content so surely it must be?

  • bad09 #69 4 years ago

    @ DrDamn

    Please, that was a different retail version of the same game, like a special edition that had the expansion packs as well (and I don't think many who already had Oblivion went out and bought it!). You could compare GT Prologue to Oblivion if they had released a small portion of Oblivions world then released the complete game later on.

    Would PS3 fans be happy paying for that one?

  • DrDamn #70 4 years ago

    Ok but you accept that there is a level of subcontent by which something is a game in its own right then?

  • bad09 #71 4 years ago

    @ DrDamn

    I do see your point don't get me wrong, anything you play can be considered "a game" but to paint Prologue as anything other than a demo is absurd! As I said before if people can't wait fine, it's their money, just don't try to tell me you are not paying for a demo!

    Now if Prologue had completely different cars and tracks to the finished game, then yes I'd say it's a game (albeit a small one) but we all know that will not be the case.

    You didn't answer my question by the way, would you be happy to pay £25 for a small portion of Oblivion only to buy the full game later on? Or how about paying for the first two levels of MGS4 then buying the full game? It's exactly the same principle as Prologue

  • DrDamn #72 4 years ago

    No it isn't. A small portion of Oblivion or a couple of levels of MGS would not be a complete game, you would be left with an unfinished plot. This is self contained. As such it can be considered in isolation from the future release. I've mentioned it before - some people find the larger car games too much, why should I pay £40-50 quid when I'm unlikely to race all the cars or all the tracks - doesn't this offer a valid alternative to me?

  • Feanor #73 4 years ago

    There's nothing wrong with paying for a "demo" if it gives you 50 hours of fun a year or more before the main game comes out.

  • bad09 #74 4 years ago

    @ DrDamn

    I see what you mean, if you didn't want the size of the full game (although that was not a problem before they started shoveling these Prologues out) then yeah you could justify Prologue. But lets be honest here most people looking to get Prologue are fans of GT and will buy the full game. It's just Sony's way to keep them happy because Poly take so bloody long to make the games.

    I still don't buy it though, the only reason it's self contained is because of the way a driving game is structured. To knock out 6 tracks and call it a separate game is wrong. If they did it with Forza, PGR, Burnout, Need for Speed or any other driving game people would be up in arms, but for some reason it's OK for GT to do it.

  • Les #75 4 years ago

    According to wikipedia:
    A game demo is a freely distributed demonstration or preview of an upcoming or recently released computer or video game.

    Couldn't find anything better on the internet.

    But rather than playing a word game on what to call it, what it all boils down to is whether or not you want Prologue enough to buy it. If the answer is 'yes' there's little to complain about and if the answer is 'no' there's little to complain about.

  • T4RG4 #76 4 years ago

    Far, far too long to make another installment in what is becoming a flat (i.e little improvement) series IMO. Great to drive around/look at. Little game/little fun :(

    But what else? Am I missing something?

  • KreyAtiv #77 4 years ago

    I've played the previous titles but after seeing the car list I'm really not interested.

  • SharkVLion #78 4 years ago

    @Steroyd and DrDamn

    You may be right chaps about the extra content for NA; Hopefully will be the same for EU; I bought the Japanese version and assumed the NA and EU release would be exatly the same.

    The lack of being able to fiddle with the cars in the Japanese version atm is really dissapointing; perhaps they realised this from feedback; Anyway, that's good news but means I'll have to buy it again now :( Damn my impatience in buying the Japanese version :)

    Is there an official list of circuits anwhere that are planned for the full GT5; I Really hope they include some of the smaller club circuits from around the world; particularly Maze and Ebisu.

  • DrDamn #79 4 years ago

    @SharkVLion
    Hold off for a bit - they may well patch the Japanese version.

    @KreyAtiv
    Were you after a specific car or something? Seems a reasonable selection there.

    @bad09
    "If they did it with Forza, PGR, Burnout, Need for Speed or any other driving game people would be up in arms, but for some reason it's OK for GT to do it."

    I'm not sure they would particularly. Think of it another way. If it wasn't badged a GT game, but released as something else at this budget price. Wouldn't it get rave reviews? It certainly wouldn't get lambasted for lack of content.

    Realistically there are a couple of core reasons around the release. First off Polyphony don't get games out the door quickly - they take their time for whatever reason. This sort of release allows fans to get their hands on new stuff more frequently and allows people who don't want a full GT game to get something more managable for a better price. Secondly I wouldn't be surprized if we saw more titles taking this sort of route. Spiralling development costs mean devs/publishers are looking at different ways to make money. It sits along side DLC & episodic content. What works for some games won't for others - as you point out it works here as the structure of driving game suits it. Whether it is worth it is the same for DLC etc. If you provide value for money - which by all accounts this does - then people will buy it. People have a choice, and if it is taking the piss (*cough* horse armour *cough*) then it won't work. The fact they have done this previously means they found it worthwhile.