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Frankenreview, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
There are people, reading this right now, who bought a $600 PlayStation 3 at launch for one game: Gran Turismo 5. Why? Because despite the recent advancement of other racing franchises, Polyphony Digital's near religious devotion to automobiles has offered hardcore racing/racing game fans an unparalleled driving simulation for a decade.
But until Gran Turismo 5 actually comes out, we can only get a taste of things to come through Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. So is that taste making reviewers hungry for more? Hit the jump for our Frankenreview to find out—a buncha reviews with the crust cut off because we know you like it that way.
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PlayStation Games To Be Ported To The PC?
Maybe. Maybe. Speaking with Austrian site derStandard, Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has hinted that in order to take some money from the Chinese market, Sony may look at...unique ways of releasing GT:Es ist sehr sehr unwahrscheinlich, dass GT auf einer anderen Konsole herauskommt. Aber vielleicht kommt es auf den PC. Vor allem am chinesischen Markt könnten wir so die Verbreitung fördern. [It's very, very unlikely that GT will be appearing on another console. But maybe it'll be released on PC. Particularly for the Chinese market.]PC, huh? Good for them. Maybe on PC the online would actually work!
"Schadensmodell von Gran Turismo soll unvergleichbar sein" [derStandard]
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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Review: Quality, Yes, Quantity, Hrm...
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is a demo. A big one, yes, but a demo it remains, one that gives us but a taste of what we can expect from the full, final Gran Turismo 5 when it ships on the PS3 sometime next year. Serious fans of the series will no doubt already know what they're getting themselves into with this whole "Prologue" business, then, and won't give a monkey's brass balls what I say from here on in.
But if you're still on the fence over whether it's worth shelling out 60% of the full game's asking price for what's probably less than 10% of its content, read on, dear readers, read on.
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Yamauchi Still Fibbing About GT Car Damage
Gran Turismo creator Kazanori Yamauchi? Total liar. K, maybe not, but...at least a total fibber. Speaking about Gran Turismo's continued lack of damage-modelling, he says:We've had a lot of discussions with the manufacturers and although at the beginning they hated the idea of deformation, now they're slowly coming around to it. We've still got a few to convince, but we will. Expect deformation in the very near future: very, very soon.Rubbish. If I can smash an exquisitely-modelled Ferrari into a wall Project Gotham Racing (and have it both look and, most importantly, feel like I've smashed it), I can do it in Gran Turismo, and should have been able to do so for years, not "soon". Quit being such a ninny over scratching your lovely, shiny car models and bring that extra dash of realism to the series, will you? This excuse is as wafer-thin as the arse-end of my favourite jeans.
Yamauchi: Expect GT deformation "very, very soon" [VG247]
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Gran Turismo PSP May Have Been Canceled, Like It Ever Existed
It appears that the perfectly manicured pair of hands in the shot above may be the only ones to have ever gone hands-on with the PSP port of Gran Turismo 4. IGN is reporting that Gran Turismo 4 Portable has been canceled "by the vendor," a fact learned when a staffer received a call from retailer GameStop on the matter. The game, which was announced in 2004 by way of simulated screenshots and UMD and box mock-ups, was delayed into 2006. It was pretty much never heard from again, despite Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi say that the team was still working on it.
There hasn't been confirmation yet from Sony Computer Entertainment, but we plan to bug them until we get a solid non-confirmation that the game does or does not exist in some form. Yeah, we're looking for something as substantive as GT4 PSP itself!
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A Sleigh is so Old Fashioned...
Jeff Rubenstein, Social Media Manager for SCEA has posted a little holiday video greeting from Polyphony Digital, the folks who created the Gran Turismo. It features Santa who has turned in his sleigh for a fancy sports car. Is it an attempt to make his Christmas duties faster or just a sad mid-life crisis? You be the judge! More »
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Seasons Greetings From Polyphony Digital
The team at Polyphony Digital have created a video Christmas card for Gran Turismo fans, which they say celebrates "10 years of passion and enthusiasm for cars." It features the stock smooth jazz soundtrack of any Gran Turismo game, this time with a finger-snappin', mute-button reachin' cover of "Jingle Bells." The rest of it is the typical car smut, with plenty of motionless bystanders that have become a staple in GT over the past decade and a guest appearance from Santa. Good times.
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Sony Announces Winners of Gran Turismo Awards
The godly hand of Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi has once again touched mere mortals in PlayStation's fifth annual Gran Turismo Awards at the 2007 SEMA. "Best In Show" went to the badass 2007 Audi TT, which will be featured in the upcoming Gran Turismo Prologue. Winning designer Marcel Horn walks away with a sweet custom-lasered PS3...and eternal pride.
"Best European Import" - Marcel Horn; 2007 Audi TTWhile Horn was checking out the new PS3, a couple of Polyphony guys hopped in his Audi and were never seen again.
"Best Domestic Automobile" - Gary Cheney; 2007 Factory Five GTM
"Best Hot Rod" - Jim and Mike Ring; 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
"Best Japanese Import" - Michael Chung; 2007 Nissan 350Z
"Best Truck / SUV" - Mike DeFord; 2007 Dodge Ram
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Polyphony Digital's main man Kazunori Yamauchi dished plenty of details about Gran Turismo 5 Prologue recently, telling Famitsu about the networking features the driving sim is expected to ship with this fall. For the early look at the real Gran Turismo 5, Yamauchi is planning for 40 cars, 4 tracks, 12-player online races, friends list support and an online mode with chat.
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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Details Peel Out
Polyphony Digital's main man Kazunori Yamauchi dished plenty of details about Gran Turismo 5 Prologue recently, telling Famitsu about the networking features the driving sim is expected to ship with this fall. For the early look at the real Gran Turismo 5, Yamauchi is planning for 40 cars, 4 tracks, 12-player online races, friends list support and an online mode with chat.
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Polyphony Digital announced at the PlayStation Premiere 2007 event in Japan that the teaser version of Gran Turismo 5, dubbed Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, will arrive in Japan this October, giving gamers a sneak preview of the full game. The release will coincide with the Tokyo Motor Show, scheduled for October 26, but further details on the delivery method, the number of included cars and price were not given.
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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Hits Japan In October
Polyphony Digital announced at the PlayStation Premiere 2007 event in Japan that the teaser version of Gran Turismo 5, dubbed Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, will arrive in Japan this October, giving gamers a sneak preview of the full game. The release will coincide with the Tokyo Motor Show, scheduled for October 26, but further details on the delivery method, the number of included cars and price were not given.
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Gran Turismo Creator Makes Motor Trend List
According to IGN, Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi has, for the third year in a row, made Motor Trend's top 50 Power List. The president of Polyphony Digital beat out the CEO's of two major car manufacturers (Ferrari and Honda) to secure his spot at #27. More »
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Gran Turismo HD Concept Details Emerge
Japan gets the freely downloadable Gran Turismo HD concept demo on Christmas Eve and here's what they'll be getting: one course, in the form of Eiger Nordwand, and ten cars. Here's the roster: More »
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Gallery: Gran Turismo HD
To be honest, I'm not the best person to ask about Gran Turismo. Even though I've been to Polyphony Digital, played Gran Turismo HD for hours, and like shiny, pretty things... this game just isn't for me. It's like work. And I already have a job. This latest batch of screens... I don't know. What do you guys think? Some of those cars look fugly. Some look great. I'm so conflicted! More »
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TGS06: We Visit Polyphony Digital, Touch Their Stuff
Sony invited us over to the Polyphony Digital studios today to tour the office and mess about with Gran Turismo HD. After being welcomed by a table full of fatty, salty snacks, we were guided through the development area cubicles to see how the Gran Turismo grunts spend their 60 hour work week. More »
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Liveblogging The Gran Turismo HD Press Event
We've just sat down with Kazunori Yamauchi in a room with about 40 or so press types to get an inside look at the upcoming PlayStation 3 title, Gran Turismo HD. After walking through the studio, checking out the relaxation room, the dorm rooms, the weekend staff plugging away at car models, we've been brought into the conference room to see what GT:HD is all about. More »
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