GT5 Prologue demo hanging on

By Tom Bramwell Published 1 November, 2007

Sony extends lifespan.

Sony has decided to keep the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue demo on the Japanese PlayStation Store until the end of the month, instead of yanking it down on the 11th.

In hindsight, we should have followed its example and dragged this information out a bit, because there isn't all that much to say besides that and this is only covering four lines so far. Five.

Fortunately there are some new shots to go with the announcement, picked up on by Kotaku after it surfaced on Game Watch. So look at them.

To download the demo, you'll need to make a fake Japanese account, which obviously we have no idea how to do and is very naughty Google Google Google.

GT5 Prologue, which consists of 50 cars and five tracks in 1080p, is due out in Japan on 13th December in Blu-ray and PlayStation Network download format, and should arrive here at some point too. We'll keep you updated.

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About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (12) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • ecureuil #1 4 years ago

    I love this article. :)

  • mkreku #2 4 years ago

    Google google google

  • Steroyd #3 4 years ago

    lolz, I love EG at times like this.

  • homerramone #4 4 years ago

    So currently on the Jap PSŁ store is a demo.. of a demo....

    Fortunatley this first demo demo is free, but no doubt they will want to charge for the demo itself.

    Sigh.

  • myiagros #5 4 years ago

    is anyone on here importing the Japanese version of GT5:prologue.

    I am really tempted, but should probably wait for the English language version.

  • Les #6 4 years ago

    "lolz, I love EG at times like this."

    They definitely can be funny when they're not trying to stir up the fanboy flame wars.

  • GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #7 4 years ago

    @myiagros

    if there making the saves compatible with the main game like they did with prologue 4 you might want to wait for the euro version, cos there will probably me a save mismatch between regions maybe.

  • myiagros #8 4 years ago

    @-GamesProgrammer

    yeah good point, i forgot about that.
    Hopefully the release over here will be early in the new year.

  • Hughes. #9 4 years ago

    GT Concept and GT4 Prologue were a rip-off, but dare I slip behind in online experience against those who'll buy this?

    Probably. I'll ideally try to pick up the Blu-Ray version second hand a month or so after release. Bound to be plenty, as there was with the previous in-between "games".

    And the next person to say "a demo of a demo!", I'm going to hit them in the testicles.

    Seven times.

    With a car.

  • belziah #10 4 years ago

    Hughes

    GT Concept and GT4 Prologue were a rip-off, but dare I slip behind in online experience against those who'll buy this?

    Probably. I'll ideally try to pick up the Blu-Ray version second hand a month or so after release. Bound to be plenty, as there was with the previous in-between "games".

    And the next person to say "a demo of a demo!", I'm going to hit them in the testicles.

    Seven times.

    With a car.

    And me, riding shotgun.

    Not because its not a demo of a demo, I just want to see that shit up close and personal.

    I is a bit funny like that.

  • citizenHUNTER #11 4 years ago

    Some of those pics are verging on photo real (the REAL photo real after many many years of PR nonsense by everyone in the games industry. So yeah, not bad. Something with the GT games they always get right which seems to be overlooked a lot is the lighting, it looks far more natural than most other games. Woo.

  • Hughes. #12 4 years ago

    OMFG!

    New pnats plz.