After seeing the images on the E3 of Gran Turismo 5, we became very enthusiastic about Polyphony Digital's upcoming game. The cars are very detailed and the environments around the tracks has paid much attention by Polyphony Digital. Polyphony Digital has also shown that we can race in the NASCAR-league and there is an official license of the World Rally Championship. There is also added a damage model to the game. It's all very promising and Polyphony Digital has more stuff for us.

If the ideas are going to be implemented, it seems that customizing your car is further extended. The exclusive PlayStation 3 title has a web browser where you can buy parts for your car. Think about engines, exhaust valves and other similar components. These components can be put in any car, if you have a Ferrari, you can also put an Audi engine to that car. You will have the full freedom to customize your car which meet your needs. And the prices of the components are the same as in real life and with this you get the feeling like you are buying genuine parts for your ultimate racing. You can buy these components with the money you earned with racing in the game.
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Kotaku Writes:
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto wasn't the only game developer checking out the competition, the folks behind Gran Turismo did as well - getting up close and personal with Forza 3.

According to Forza 3's Turn 10 Studios Blog:

Perhaps the most surprising to me was when a couple developers from Gran Turismo makers Polyphony Digital came by to personally get hands-on with Forza 3, all the while taking careful notes, examining our UI system, shooting photos, and directly asking us some pretty interesting questions. The reason I say I was personally surprised was because PD aren't generally known as a studio to acknowledge that there are racing games that exist beyond their own. Which could explain why the GT franchise has been so stagnant in the racing genre since GT3. So it seems competition is good for the consumer after all.

And good for Polyphony Digital and Gran Turismo, too.
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SONY and Polyphony Digital showed Grand Turismo 5 at the E3 2009 SONY Press Conference and it looked amazing.
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You're gonna love GT5 Home Space.
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According to the article: "I want to release it as fast as I can," Yamauchi told us, "but GT5 for us, when you talk about its status, it's at a point we can release it any time we want, but we can always keep working on it. It's very important for us to make sure everything is done perfectly and everything is done in detail."
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Microsoft-owned Turn 10's upcoming racing game Forza Motorsport 3 is looking sharp, and the studio knows it. The term "definitive racing game of the current generation" popped up no less than four times during the debut of the game at Microsoft's flashy pre-E3 briefing.

It was more or less a direct go at Sony and Polyphony Digital's long-awaited PlayStation 3 simulation racer Gran Turismo 5, whose release date is still to be determined.

But was it really necessary to repeat again and again with such fervor the opinion that Forza 3 will be the "definitive racing game of the current generation," particularly when the originator of great console racing simulation games has yet to show its full hand?

"Well, we just wanted to be clear," Turn 10 studio manager Alan Hartman told Gamasutra from the E3 show floor. "We came in feeling very, very bullish about what we've got here. We're ready to go at it, to go in the ring and have a fight. I can't help it if the other guy doesn't show up for the fight. So I'm only really going to fight with the guys that come to market."
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Sony confirmed during their press conference yesterday that Gran Turismo 5 will feature crash damage on cars and will also play host to other racing disciplines including Nascar and off-road Rallying.
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Do you really want to see it? Head over to PSInsider for the proof pic, straight from Polyphony Digitals newest Trailer!
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Since the newest E3 trailer didn't show any date, I guess many people, including me, were let down. But this could actually mean it is MUCH closer to a release than we thought. And, I guess, Sony needed some ammo left for either GC Cologne or TGS.
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Well, even though Sony focused on GT Mobile during their E3 briefing, they did show a new trailer for the ucoming GT5. However, possibly the most interesting part of this video was the inclusion of the World Rally Championship and NASCAR logos during the clip.
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Multiplatform:

* Assassin's Creed 2
* Final Fantasy XIII

PlayStation 3 Exclusives:

* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
* MAG
* Agent
* Final Fantasy XIV Online
* Motion Controller
* ModNation Racers
* The Last Guardian
* Gran Turismo 5
* God of War III

PSP:

* Gran Turismo
* Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
* Resident Evil: Portable
* Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

PSN:

* Final Fantasy VII
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Amidst all the rumors, gran Turismo 5 has been announced at E3.
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VG247: Those interviewing Polyphony Digital legend Kazanori Yamauchi at E3 tomorrow have been told not to ask questions about Gran Turismo 5, VG247 has learned.

Meaning? Well, presumably that the game du jour for the Sony car kids is going to be GT PSP only.
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According to Polyphony Digital, the Prolouge to the upcoming racing simulator,Gran Turismo 5, has now sold more than 3.67 million copies.

GT 5:Prologue is availible on Blu-ray disc as well as via Playstation Network. However, there is no mention on Polyphony's page if the salesnumbers include downloads from PSN or not.

The question still remains if Gran Turismo 5 (the full game) can become the best selling of the Gran Turismo series.

According to the list Gren Turismo 3: A-Spec has sold 14.89 million copies on the Playstation 2.

Here's a rundown on the sales according to different regions:

United States - 760,000
Europe - 2,160,000
Japan - 650,000
Asia - 100,000
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French gaming mag confirms Gran Turismo 5 to appear at E3.
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Sony/Gran Turismo once again are the official sponsors of the Pescarolo Peugeot 908 Le Mans race cars. The 908 features a pretty paint scheme blue/black with hints of green silk screened with the Playstation and Gran Turismo logo.
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Hilarious. Gran Turismo series creator (and professional procrastinator) Kaz Yamauchi has said that car damage - whose absence has long been the achilles heel of the venerable racing series - will be introduced "soon".

- Kotaku
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Straight from Kazunori Yamauchi himself, weather changes and night racing are coming to a GT game near you...
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I't appears that Polyphony Digital has put down Gran Turismo 5 on the E32009 list.
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GTA V announced via Twitter? New Gran Turismo 5 info? An HD Zune coming?
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