As quoted from the article over at GTPlanet.net ~
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."
There is a rumor going on that BMW ( Bayerische Motoren Werke) the German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company that is known for its performance and luxury vehicles will feature every series from past, present, and future in Gran Turismo 5 including prototypes and concepts. So does the Vision Efficientdynamics count? We hope so.
Over at GTPlanet.net some more info has sprung up that looks to further support that GT5 will have a 2009 release date ~
Examiner: "Gran Turismo 5 is one of the most anticipated games on the Playstation 3. Although the game still has no official release date, Sony is already planning a commercial for the upcoming title."
Eurogamer writes: "A trusted retail source has corroborated earlier reports and told Eurogamer that a 250GB PS3 Slim will arrive here as early as October, as part of three console-plus-game bundles."
Spong reports that Gran Turismo 5 is NOT due to be released in the UK on the 25th of September.
Slightly Mad Studios' Andy Tudor has suggested that Gran Turismo 5's damage modelling isn't "quite so realistic" as Need For Speed: Shift's.
For all IFA visitors it is possible to play Gran Turismo 5 and MotorStorm Pacific in 3D, this writes the magazine videogameszone. You can play these games at the Sony booth - with special shutter glasses. Also, Sony confirmed new Bravia TV's, Vaio Laptops and Blu-rays, using the new 3D technology, for the next year.
Butcherboy of FatWallet.com writes:
GTPlanet Writes : "Despite spending the majority of his driving career in front of Gran Turismo, GT Academy winner Lucas Ordonez and teammate Alex Buncombe scored their first race victory at the Zolder circuit in Belgium last week, behind the wheel of the RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z."
Nick @ PS3Center writes:
Realism is a keystone of the Gran Turismo franchise. Those in-game cars are so close to the actual machines that GT is more driving simulator, less driving game. But how do the real life locations stack up?
PlayStation LifeStyle:
Gran Turismo 5's damage modelling is currently unfinished, according to Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi.
For those of you out there who still aren't convinced of Gran Turismo 5's pending 2009 release date, take a look at the game's official brochure handed out at last week's GamesCom convention...
SCEE president Andrew House has told VG247 that anybody wondering why Gran Turismo 5 wasn't shown during the company's massive GamesCom presser should look forward to seeing something "very soon".
Joystiq Writes: "On the official Gran Turismo 5 site, the latest spec sheet for the game touts that its physics model "completely renders deformation from crash." Not scratches, not scuffs, but deformation. (Backing up what we saw in the E3 trailer for the game.)"