PlayStation LifeStyle writes:
There have been numerous comparisons going around comparing Sony's GT5 or GT5: Prologue to Microsoft's Forza 3. Each title looks great in many regards, but the gamers want to know which title is superior. With a brilliantly made comparison video, gamers may finally have an answer to that question.
TheSixthAxis writes: "In a rather excellent display of timing, the English version of the Japanese Gran Turismo site is to close. From September 21st, instead of the English version having all the articles manually translated from the Japanese originals, there'll be one unified site for all the world locales meaning you'll be gain the newest information on the GT games from any region."
Eager to get back on the track, but not so eager to ease up on the sauce? Fret not, our continually inebriated friends, as Logitech has just the answer for your awfully depressing road woes. The long-awaited successor to the original G25 racing wheel is finally on the scenes, as the G27 brings along real metal, real leather and a real taste of driving that can likely only be mimicked whilst seated in some sort of $30k+ sportster. The wheel is designed to function with Sony's PS2 and PS3 as well as Windows-based PCs, and aside from the built-in force feedback mechanism, you'll also find a pair of stainless steel shifter paddles, RPM / shift indicator lights and a clutch that fully supports heel-and-toe downshifting. Is all that realism worth $299.99? Judge with your wallet come September.
Polyphony Digital has always been very open about how their games sell. Similarly with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. GT5P (the predecessor of Gran Turismo 5), has a total of 3,940,000 units sold. That is just a 'half' game. In total, the Gran Turismo series has sold more than 52.73 million units .It is a very popular series and will remain so!
Renault Formula 1 driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. gave lots of Gran Turismo fans something to smile about when he recently posted the above picture to Twitter...
In a case of life imitating a video game, Citroën has confirmed that it will build an extremely low-volume production version of the GT originally created for the PlayStation 3 racing sim Gran Turismo 5.
GTplanet reports:
Gran Turismo 5 publicity starts with Citroën and Polyphony Digital's supercar.
The feature was revealed during an interview at the conference. Kazunori pushed the fact that he wanted the player to feel like they actually owned the car, that it wasn't just a car in a game, which led to the feature. "Whether it be from PSP to GT5, to even future renditions, GT6 and on, you can carry over the cars as YOUR cars, as something you own, even if the system changes, you can keep it."
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, two premier PS3 exclusives, are now on sale for 75% off at the popular North American retail chain, Target. The games' prices have been axed from $60 and $40 to $15 and $10, respectively. It's likely Target is putting these on sale to make way for the Greatest Hits editions, which are due to hit shelves any day now.
PlayStation LifeStyle writes, "The votes are in! The good news is Gran Turismo still holds the crown for best driving simulator on the market. Recently media conglomerate CNET did a readers poll which pitted the driving jauggarnaut, GT5 vs. the 'Johnny come lately' Forza Motorsport 3."
Kotaku Writes:
According to Polyphony Digital, the Prolouge to the upcoming racing simulator,Gran Turismo 5, has now sold more than 3.67 million copies.
SCEA has just announced the next six games to get the Greatest Hits treatment.
The article originally in German translated to English via Google (but verbally corrected here) reveals ~
Lucas Ordonez, winner of the GT Academy contest held by Sony and Polyphony Digital, beat thousands of other contenders to win a spot in a Nissan 350Z at the Dubai 24-hour, where he and his teammates managed to finish ninth in their class.
D4T has created a website that converts data on the fly from the Gran Turismo 5: Prologue website into English.
With thousands of dollars in prizes at stake, GTPlanet calls for increased pressure on Sony to disqualify cheaters in official GT5 Prologue challenge.