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Gran Turismo 4 came out on PS2 in 2004. Back then there was no iPhone, free-to-play online Flash games were in their infancy and paying 50 for a new console release was perfectly reasonable. Fast forward to 2007. Nope, scrap that. 2009? No. Try again. Fast forward some more to …
Read More »Sony clarifies GT5 install rumours
Just two hours after parts of the internet went into meltdown amid claims of a colossal, time-consuming mandatory installation for next week’s racer Gran Turismo 5, Sony has already extinguished the fire. At lunchtime today reports emerged claiming that the game would require a compulsory installation of 6.4GB. More so, …
Read More »GT5 to be PS3s best 2010 seller
With a concrete release date now nailed down, retailer ShopTo.net has predicted that Gran Turismo 5 will be the biggest selling PS3 game of 2010. The game is currently the pre-ordered on the site, which is selling it for 34.85. This year’s first party release slate for the console included …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 given final UK release date
Sony has confirmed that Gran Tusimo 5 will, quite definitively, be released in the UK on Wednesday November 24th. The game was for a long time due out on November 3rd of this year, only for a shock last-minute delay to throw a spanner in the works. However, Polyphony Digital …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 is ready
Worried that Gran Turismo 5 was not going to make it to retail in time for Christmas? Worry not, for the game is being pressed onto discs and put into boxes right now. Speaking to Jalopnik, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi confirmed that the discs are being stamped as we …
Read More »Motorbikes hinted for GT5
Developer Polyphony Digital has hinted that motorcycles could be introduced to Gran Turismo 5 at some point down the line. The game will ship with over 800 cars included on the disc, but motorcycles will not be a launch feature. The environment we have right now allows us to drive …
Read More »Yamauchi begs for forgiveness
After apologising just last week for what he described as the new inexcusable” delay to much hyped PS3 racer Gran Turismo 5, series director Kazunori Yamauchi has begged for forgiveness once again – though this time it’s relating to what he sees as possible technical shortcomings of the upcoming game. …
Read More »Polyphony explains GT5 delay
Developer Polyphony Digital has apologised for the most recent delay to PS3 racing simulator Gran Turismo 5. Speaking via Twitter (as translated by Kotaku), the game’s lead developer Kzaunori Yamauchi stated: Apologies for the delay. It’s because time and labour were spent ironing the kinks out of complex system. I’m …
Read More »GT5 gets browser gameplay mode
A new and interesting inclusion in Sony’s Gran Turismo 5 has been revealed that will allow gamers to play some aspects of the game remotely via a web browser. GamePro reports that the B-Spec mode – essentially a management option where gamers don’t race per se but instead control the …
Read More »Driving genre needs Gran Turismo 5
An elongated development cycle can sometimes be the death knell of a highly anticipated title, but Sony has insisted that the five-year wait for Gran Turismo 5 will not lead to critical disappointment. Far from looking dated, it will look state of the art,” SCE Worldwide Studios Europe VP Michael …
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