April 15th has long been notoriously associated with tax deadlines, but thanks to
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue being released on that day, gamers at least have something positive to look forward to. Many of you are still on the fence about spending money on it, just to go back and purchase the full game later on down the road, and that's understandable.
However, Associate Producer of SCEA Chris Hinojosa-Miranda wants to remind you that the full fledged game is still at least a year away, and that by skipping Prologue, you're only doing yourself a great disservice. Also, ice cream:
You could borrow it from someone, but that’s like licking the bowl after someone’s finished the ice cream…
Also, to further clarify, GT5 is still about a year away. You should just decide now to buy it, enjoy it, go online and race against anyone and everyone, rank number one worldwide, get the girl (or guy) and become the most popular kid in town. The end.
I can't say that I'm buying that whole ice cream bit, but Gran Turismo has never let us down in the past (except the whole damage model thing for crashes), and as far as many are concerned, even a little Prologue now is better than having to suffer through another year without any GT fix.
[Via GameSpot -- Thanks, Justin!]
Contest:
2:20 PM on 03.26.2008
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Failing that I'll play GT4 or even Forza 2 if I have to.
Just buy a game cause its good.
GT5 looks like an HD GT4 with more cars and tracks.
I'll buy the next Gran Turismo when it has damage and is truly next gen by keeping up with Forza and other racers.
I've been happier ever since.
Stop putting that extra polish on Toyota Corollas and just release the game already.
Haha, that is so awesome.
I wonder, do you have to be a big "car guy" to maybe like these games? Cause when it comes to racing games, I want them to be fun... not realistic.
Madden does more every year....
PS3 is becoming a blue ray player that plays games, shame.
NOTWITHSTANDING: The tone taken by Hinojosa-Miranda reminds me of the early Sony quotes about putting in overtime to buy a PS3.
I don't want GT to become a Burnout in terms of crashing. You have BURNOUT for that. Why compete with Burnout when that game was set up from the ground to trash cars and stuff?
GT is a pure driving simulator, so keep it that way. And for what it is, with the perfectly matching interiors and absolutely amazing extras included within Prologue, in my mind it's already surpassed FULL GAME status.
Rigging up two cockpits with Driving Force Pro + G25, and picking this up on day 1 =D.
Also, bowls.
Also, if that's a screenshot of the game that's incredibly fucking impressive. They've got the light reflections on the car just right, I had to examine it for a while to see if it wasn't' a real picture (the guy on the right looks digital :P). I wouldn't be surprised if I made the wrong assumption.
That being said, I'm glad they didn't include damage.
I tasted the batter with the GT HD demo and found it lacking. If GT5 doesn't have car damage, I'm not wasting my money on it. It's like watching softcore on Cinemax.
People say it'd be more realistic but more realistic would be instant restart at the first slight crash.
(BTW, I will be picking this up to race online)
Also, I second Zer0 H0ur’s and Crapsh00t’s comments...what was this guy, Ken Kutaragi’s understudy or something? Sheesh. Keep your damn mouth shut. I still refuse to pay $40 for half a game, only to have to pay another $60 later on for the full thing.
Which seems more like a online beta for the full version.
Maybe if it was $20-30 I would snatch it up in an instant.
Are you cereal? In real life if you tap a wall going 80 MPH, it will not end well.
i love GT 1-3 but like osmeone else said they just bore now especially when they take so long to come out!!
Damage is a good thing to have, doesnt have to be major damage, just a few kinks and dents just to add some flavour to a tired genre.
Take pgr4 for example, looks lovely and made better with slight damage, much more exciting game! Its not a driving sim but nor is GT without damage!!
It should strip the title from its name otherwise im gonna drive my car into the wall and sue them as it didnt happen like that in the game....haha
Anysways sucky move from SONY another reason i left them for xbox360.
Saying that might get another PSP for Crisis Core!