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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Free Demo Confirmed

Hopefully it'll give gamers a taste of Ferrari and the new damage system

Oct 15, 2007 12:54 GMT  ·  By
Pit stop featuring headless team member with gear in his hands, to the right (no actually he's just leaning to see the tyre from another angle)
   Pit stop featuring headless team member with gear in his hands, to the right (no actually he's just leaning to see the tyre from another angle)

If you're still mad at Sony for announcing a Gran Turismo 5 Prologue that you'll have to buy when it hits stores and PlayStation Network in December, don't be, as the 20th of this month will see you downloading a free demo of the much awaited latest installment of Gran Turismo, straight onto your PlayStation 3's hard drive.

Autoblog.com posts: "For those of you who worship at the alter of Playstation, life is about to get more bearable. Its name is Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (demo), and it will be available to download for free on October 20th."

Those who have been paying attention to the latest Gran Turismo news already know that Poliphony Digital is working on implementing damage to the cars in the game, while an even earlier announcement has confirmed Ferrari as one of the featured car manufacturers, this being a first in the series. Another first would be the online game modes, supporting up to 16 drivers, but you'll see more details on every aspect concerning GT5 Prologue within the lines below:

Key Features

￭ A first for the franchise, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue supports online racing with up to 16 drivers racing simultaneously on a beautifully rendered race track. ￭ Race 30 high-performance and exhaustively detailed cars, including vehicles from Ferrari, Lotus, Nissan and Mitsubishi. ￭ Race on five stunningly realistic tracks, including the Eiger Nordwand, the London City Track and Suzuka - then race them in reverse and with alternative routes. ￭ A new physics engine delivers next-generation vehicle handling. True to the heritage of the Gran Turismo franchise, this new physics engine provides unprecedented realism and authentic handling specific to each car. ￭ A new in-cockpit view provides a unique perspective for racers and features a customized dashboard for each of the cars in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue ￭ All-new and improved opponent AI for a nail-biting race experience ￭ Access to Gran Turismo TV: a world of great motoring TV programming online through PLAYSTATION Network. ￭ My Garage is a personalized homepage feature with a friends list, chat functionality and personal game records to expand the interaction between car enthusiasts in the world of GT. ￭ Quick Tune facility allows you to adjust power, tires, suspension and much more. ￭ All in stunning High Definition at 1080p (race: 1080p-60fps, replay: 1080p-30fps) ￭ Photo Mode gives players the opportunity to photograph their car during the race where they can take advantage of zoom, depth of field and motion blur.

So just remember that the demo of Prologue launches October 20th as a free download via PlayStation Network, hopefully featuring the newly implemented damage system which Kazunori Yamauchi, the head of Polyphony Digital and developer of the Gran Turismo series noted as working for "hitting opponents or objects on the side of the courses" leaving "a visible impact on the players' car."