Gran Turismo 5 dated for Japan

By Tom Bramwell Published 24 September, 2009

Out in March 2010.

Sony and Polyphony Digital have announced that Gran Turismo 5 will be released for PlayStation 3 in March 2010 in Japan.

The game will feature 20 locations with over 70 tracks, full "Gran Turismo" mode for single-player and multiplayer, and some form of communication with the PSP.

Speaking at the Tokyo Game Show, developer Polyphony also confirmed some of the details that leaked onto its website a while ago - like video exports to PSP and YouTube, and hybrid and electric cars.

Those website leaks also told us to expect 1000 vehicles, 170 of which will have full interior modelling. Sony hasn't refuted any of the details.

Check out our recent hands-on with the game focusing on the damage modelling for more.

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Comments (46) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Huddy #1 2 years ago

    Damn. Thats my christmas down the drain. :)

    So March for Japan? No worldwide release?

  • Goodfella #2 2 years ago

    Ridiculous, as if we haven't waited long enough as it is.

  • wizlon #3 2 years ago

    Fuck this I'm off down the Forza 3 route... and staying there

  • Bosthian #4 2 years ago

    Damn!
    Sick of waiting..

    Probably now I'll try FM3..I need good racing game now!!

  • bad09 #5 2 years ago

    I'm confused wasn't we told by Sony we'd have it by the end of 2009? Oh well not that bothered with Forza out soon TBH.

  • Segnit #6 2 years ago

    Europe is the most important and biggest market world wide for Gran Turismo. So I wouldn't count its release out for this side of Christmas.

  • NotSoSlim #7 2 years ago

    Delayed due to FF13...imo

  • Rodster #8 2 years ago

    It will have been 4 years if GT5 gets released Christmas 2010. I preparing myself for a letdown just like GT-PSP.

  • Kengro #9 2 years ago

    "Those website leaks also told us to expect 1000 vehicles, 170 of which will have full interior modelling."
    Ok... So i gotta wait forever, and buy a game that ain't finished. Looks like it will be Forza 3 for me, this is getting ridiculus

  • JensonJet #10 2 years ago

    Does anyone else wish the makers of Forza or Gran Tourismo would give us more tracks, even at the cost of fewer cars?

    I've never understood the concept of hundreds of cars and only a few tracks (baring in mind whatever the makers list as the number fail to tell us that includes several variations of the same track). Maybe it's me – I can't say I'm much of a car person to be honest – cars are just tools to get a job done... I like racing and try and use the best car for the job. I fail to see the logic in giving games like Forza and Gran Tourismo dozens of cars that are utterly uncompetitive and will probably get ignored by the majority. While we'll all have favourite tracks or ones we can't stand racing on, surely we can't have enough of them, can we?

  • Bazfrag #11 2 years ago

    Gornflarnit!

    Still, some guy in the industry (Shiggsy) once said something like:

    "People will forgive a great game for being late. They won't forgive a game for being bad"
    Edited by 1 at 24/09/09 @ 09:04

  • hula hoops #12 2 years ago

    Ah Grand Turismo ... the pokemon of car games. If you want to play this game and don't realize that collecting the cars is the intended 'fun' of it all then you are surely lost. Lost I tell you .. looooossssttt!

  • Beek4257 #13 2 years ago

    Hybrid and electric cars? So we'll be able to race a bunch of Priuses down the Top Gear-track?
    That's kinda like Cobain singing Bon Jovi-songs in Guitar Hero: Clarkson might sue.

  • Raziel #14 2 years ago

    Guess I still might buy Forza 3 then, to make the wait a little less.
    In the time between GT4 and GT5, there will have been 3 Forza's released...

  • Arwin #15 2 years ago

    The 170 thing related to extensive damage modelling, not the car interior. During this talk Kaz mentioned that damage would be available on all cars. May well be the reason why it's announced for March, maybe all the complaints about the damage shown at gamescom worried them. :p

    Still disappointed though - basically this means I'll be unlocking all cars using the PSP in advance (which is also confirmed, and the 'some form of PSP interaction' that the article vagues up). And it's very likely I'll get a Gold subscription again and play some Forza 3 in the meantime. Turn10 must have been popping champagne last night. :D
    Edited by 1 at 24/09/09 @ 09:18

  • Steroyd #16 2 years ago

    NoooOOOooOOOooOOO!!! T_T

  • Xerx3s #17 2 years ago

    What? I thought that this was supposed to be this Christmas, wasn't this one of the two things that everybody was banging on about?

  • cianchristopher #18 2 years ago

    I hate the fact that only 17% of the cars will have interior modelling! That's really shit! So much for Polyphony's "perfectionism", eh? This looks about as half-assed as their PSP "effort".

    This series is dead and gone, I hope this is the last Gran Turismo game and the studio either does something different or fucks off for good!

    Forza is a far better game, it is a far better series, it is far better managed, its fans are treated with far more respect, it is moving in the right direction, it is the better driving experience.......... and it's actually out next month!

  • degville #19 2 years ago

    Does this mean we can add a couple of points to Supercar challenge ? by virtue of it being out this century.

  • Mkwone #20 2 years ago

    Such a disapointment, potentially another year of waiting for GT5. it's going to have to absoultly wipe the floor with forza to justify the development time who speaking of which must be very happy knowing have the simulation market to themselves for the all important christmas market. (Well apart from need for speed shift but is that really considered a threat?)

  • Darren #21 2 years ago

    Ha... I just KNEW the game would not come out before Christmas despite people claiming it would. Unless the game is quickly released after the Japanese version then I suspect we're looking at the best part of a year before we'll see it in the U.S. (to import) or Europe. Polyphony Digital have NEVER been able to meet a deadline yet so it should come as no surprise to ANYONE really. But as the saying goes... good things come to those who wait... and wait... and wait... ;)

  • Darren #22 2 years ago

    P.S. I thought the 170 figure referred to the fact that that number of cars would have interior DAMAGE modelling, not that only 170 cars would have modelled interiors. Am I wrong? :?

  • code601 #23 2 years ago

    Screw how many cars thier are, is the ai still 10 years old?

  • El-Dev #24 2 years ago

    Quality over quantity Donnie.

  • Rodchenko #25 2 years ago

    Forza now, GT5 March next year. Quite ok with me.

  • degville #26 2 years ago

    Ok it may be 6 months from now but in reality if it had been released this year it would have been in December so its only a delay of 3 months still annoying though and while it looks stunning there has been no hint of daytime/night time transitions or weather or anything that means it should take so long to produce.

  • NeoVDR #27 2 years ago

    Well actually it aint 6 months. Its 6 months if you live in Japan. Probably you are looking at Christmas 2010. Remember how long was before GT5: Prologue went outside of Japan?

  • theiceman #28 2 years ago

    @ Darren

    I too knew there was no way in hell GT5 would come out over here for christmas.
    To tell you the truth i've gone passed caring about it.
    Instead i'm looking forward to MW2. Can't wait
    /Hopes ps3 no.4 lasts.....

  • Darren #29 2 years ago

    Personally, I can wait. I'd rather have a polished, finished game than one than was rushed to meet a Christmas deadline. I know console games can be easily patched these days but it is still better to release it as near-complete as possible.

  • Spekingur #30 2 years ago

    Turn10 just need to put the Top Gear track as a free DLC with Forza 3. That is, if they have ever heard of Top Gear - if they haven't then I have lost all faith in them.

  • Miths #31 2 years ago

    It looks like I'll be getting Forza 3 then after all. My 360 is really seeing a lot of action this year - I think I've already had it turned on more than six or seven times :p.

  • RobotRocker #32 2 years ago

    @ Spekingur

    Did you see the new Italian coast track? It's blatantly inspired by the "Best Road in Europe" episode.

    Might be interested in GT5 next year if the PS3 goes down another bit in price though.

  • youhavenomail #33 2 years ago

    "i now think the 360 with forza3,l4d2,HALO ODST ETC.. has the stronger line up."

    What's the et cetera?

  • bad09 #34 2 years ago

    FYI Forza 3 demo is out today and you don't have to pay £19.99 to try it :)

  • Miths #35 2 years ago

    "What's the et cetera?"

    That's what people write when they can't think of anything else to add to a list that turned out to be a whole lot shorter than initially intended :p.

  • oupe #36 2 years ago

    What's the et cetera?

    Why, Snoopy Flying Ace of course.

    It will utterly destroy all future canine-based games for PS3.

  • Miths #37 2 years ago

    Damn MS and their gold member exclusive demos. I haven't had a gold XBL membership for over a year as I barely use my 360 anymore, but now that FM3 demo was looking so tempting that I ended up paying for it.
    But I guess I'll need that gold membership anyway if I plan on getting Forza 3 and playing online.

  • SAH1977 #38 2 years ago

    170 refers to interior damage modelling, GT5P already has 40-50+ cars with regular interiors. Dissapointing as it is, a 3 month delay will be worth it judging by the new features and graphical perfection shown in the Ferrari 458 Italia trailer.

  • coomber #39 2 years ago

    No surprise. Like a lot of others, I never thought for a moment this game would be out in 2009.

    I think this is a smart move by PD. They have clearly decided to react to all the negative feedback they have been getting due to the poor implementation of damage. Ironically, the damage has already been done - to the hype surrounding this game.

  • Alkeno #40 2 years ago

    This is going to be a big blow in the jaw for GT fans across the globe. Sony had to know this so, what was the point in lying? Either the game was almost ready some time ago and they decided to give it some mayor improvements (say damage) o it has never been so advanced in development as they have claimed lately...

    Many champagne bottles will have been opened by now in Turn10 and Microsoft's headquarters, their sales expectations for Forza 3 and 360 have just risen a lot, to them it means no direct competence for at least 5 months (and those are critical months!). 360 is quite cheap by now and many GT followers may jump in to lessen the wait and to have a taster of that Forza thing that has been hyped about for so long.

    PS: I pity poor guys at Bizarre Creations, terrible timing again, their release window for Blur may have been shattered for good (or released to 2010 Q3...).

  • des #41 2 years ago

    It should be delayed to 2015,2000 cars included...zzz

  • RedSparrows #42 2 years ago

    2010 seems to be shaping up to be the most stupidly incredible year of games. Maybe MW2 will actually be a force for good? ;p

  • Corben_Dallas #43 2 years ago

    EUROPE DATE PLEASE.

    AND MAKE GT5 a WORLDWIDE RELEASE

    FFS.

  • MARKIV #44 2 years ago

    What with Blur delayed till next year, what next..! This is seriously bad news..

  • [maven] #45 2 years ago

    News article from 2005 talking about GT5's release in 2007. =)

  • Ryze #46 2 years ago

    /chortle