GT 5: Prologue demo available Oct. 20

by Chris Powell { Oct 14th 2007 at 11:00AM }

Now this could be the first time a demo for a demo has ever been released as GT Channel is reporting Sony will offer the Gran Turismo 5: Prologue demo free directly from the PlayStation Store beginning Oct. 20.

The demo will likely be the same as the one shown at Tokyo Game Show, which featured 16 vehicles and three tracks. You might remember Sony removed Gran Turismo HD from the PS Store in late September, paving the way for GT 5: Prologue.

Unless something else swoops down to unseat it, GT5: Prologue will be the most expensive demo ever at about $43 for the disc version and about $39 from the PS Store.

[Thanks for the tip, Shoaib!]

Tags: demo, gran-turismo, gran-turismo-5-prologue, prologue

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Cory @ Oct 14th 2007 11:04AM

I'm still angry about having to pay for a demo. If this demo does indeed have 16 cars and a couple of tracks then I will just skip Prologue all together.

DownwardMonkey @ Oct 14th 2007 11:05AM

So wait, is it free or not I think I'm misunderstanding something here...

DownwardMonkey @ Oct 14th 2007 11:08AM

"Gran Turismo 5: Prologue demo free directly from the PlayStation Store"...

Am I misunderstanding what you're saying here?

Steven @ Oct 14th 2007 11:14AM

no you arent. this si how it goes

GT 5 Prologue demo (free) is the demo to ---> GT 5 Prologue ($43 bucks) which is the demo to the official Game ---> GT 5 (price unknown)

so basically there are two demos to the official game

Truckondo @ Oct 14th 2007 11:13AM

Demo for the Demo is free. GT5 : Prologue which IMO is a demo for the full version of GT5 is not free. I'm not going to pay for a demo and I'll wait for the full version of GT5.

Ruben @ Oct 14th 2007 11:19AM

0_o wow.

jeffmasson @ Oct 14th 2007 11:32AM

well Gran Turismo 4: Prologue was £20 which is about $40! so what is the big deal if you want to play it first pay if you dont dont

Starfire @ Oct 14th 2007 11:31AM

Hmm we've had the demo (HD concept) for the demo (prologue demo) of the demo (prologue) of the final game (GT5). Confusing as it is, I think I'll stick to free demos- the idea of paying that much for one seems a little crazy, even if it is the best thing since sliced bread. On another note, I'm pleased to hear this (free) demo is coming and hoping they release one for MGS soon, too.

xavier @ Oct 14th 2007 11:46AM

i think the game will have 40 cars and 13 tracks.....i dont know where i heard it from..

Justin @ Oct 14th 2007 11:54AM

GT 5 Prologue DEMO (free) > GT 5 Prologue ($40+) > GT 5 ($59.99)

Ruben @ Oct 14th 2007 11:55AM

Wow Starfire
GTHD demo of GT5 Prologue demo, which is the demo of GT5 prologue, which is the demo of the real game? Damn! Remember the old days where company's would release the game. Good times, good times.

S56 @ Oct 14th 2007 12:06PM

Is there for NA store or JAP?

DownwardMonkey @ Oct 14th 2007 12:06PM

Ah now it all becomes clear, thanks all.

SuperGayParade @ Oct 14th 2007 12:56PM

who says that GT5 will be ONLY $60 considering the amount of production going into it? If Prologue is $40, it seems to me GT5 will be without a doubt higher than $40.

SuperGayParade @ Oct 14th 2007 12:58PM

*than $60

Tim Parsons @ Oct 14th 2007 1:10PM

Makes me glad i'm not interested in GT series

ruibing @ Oct 14th 2007 1:13PM

Reading its wiki, it seems that only release dapes for Japan and Europe has been confirmed. And also, it seems that the Blu Ray version includes damage while the PS Store version does not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo_5_Prologue

Laurens Holst @ Oct 14th 2007 1:27PM

@Cory, “I'm still angry about having to pay for a demo. If this demo does indeed have 16 cars and a couple of tracks then I will just skip Prologue all together.”

Erm, if I understand the article above correctly, those 16 cars and a couple of tracks will be FREE.

I don’t understand all the fuss, there was also a GT4: Prologue. Never played it, because I could care less for GT, but really nothing new is happening here.

You say that it’s ridiculous to pay money for GT5: Prologue, even though you don’t know how big it is and whether it is worth the price (PS Fanboy consistently keeps referring to it as a ‘demo’, but I think they’re just bitter), just that later on there will be another GT game that is more or less a sequel to the prologue.

Well hey, if you’re not going to pay for games that get a sequel that’s bigger and better, then you shouldn’t have bought GTA, Tekken, Need for Speed, Ridge Racer, FIFA, or any other franchise that doesn’t restrict itself to 1 title. Because they’re all essentially the same games, many of them re-use content from previous games, and there’s always a ‘bigger and better’ version coming.

~Grauw

P @ Oct 14th 2007 2:06PM

jeffmasson:
Dont confuse people by making sense ;)
Sense goes out the window when a perfectly good oppertunity arrises for a rant, so whats your problem? ;)

I've bought the Prologue/Concept versions when they've come out, i know its not a full version, and for the £20 they cost (think i paid £18 from Play) they're prefect for filling that long gap that only ever seems to grow longer as time passes by.
Still, that said, if they're actually daft enough to release a Prologue demo with reportedly half the tracks and half the cars for free, rather than £20ish for the full prologue i have to say im leaning towards being a tight sod. If its single player only (which i'd bet it is) then the money is coming out, i'd have no problem with that. I dont mind paying £20 for something i know i'll get my moneys worth from, even when i know in 6 months time the full thing will be available i'd have my moneys worth from it.
I really cant understand what all the fuss and whining is all about, first people moan about having to pay for a demo (Prologue - dont get me started!) and now they're spitting out their dummy because theres going to be a free demo for Prologue for the cheapskates who whined before.

Whats the problem here, one minute people moan about lack of games, and lack of worthwhile PSN content, now its moaning about a free demo everyone previously thought they'd have to pay to try! Poly-D cant please anyone it seems.

ck @ Oct 14th 2007 2:33PM

For god's sake chill out. Every version of Prologue has cost money, and people have always bought it. If you don't like GT enough to pay for Prologue, then don't buy it. There's a stripped-down free version for you lightweights.

It's pretty simple and it doesn't require whining on the internet.

finelicker @ Oct 14th 2007 2:33PM

I wonder if the demo will have online support?

Gunegune @ Oct 14th 2007 2:55PM

It's been on their site for a while. http://www.gran-turismo.com/en/news/d1188.html

"The demo for “Gran Turismo 5 Prologue” will be made available for download on October 20, 2007. The retail version (Blu-ray Disc®/download) will hit stores on December 13, 2007.

Coinciding with the start of the 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007, we will be unveiling new car models as well in the free downloadable demo. Be sure not to miss both these exciting, simultaneous events!" -GranTurismo.com

Gunegune @ Oct 14th 2007 3:04PM

Sorry, that last comment should have been cited as "Gran-Turismo.com". Here's a link to the official GT5 Prologue site http://www.gran-turismo.com/en/gt5p/ and here's a link to Polyphony Digital's "Press Room" site http://www.gran-turismo.com/en/press/download/ though, if you're not registered, you can only view thumbnails.

Andy @ Oct 14th 2007 3:23PM

Prologue games were never intended as demos. This one includes online so it might be worth a look. But then again it will probably be buggy at first so I'll just wait for GT5.

poketali @ Oct 14th 2007 3:49PM

... who cares!!
i have GTHD, will get GT5:Prologue (demo), GT5:Prologue, & GT5... here Polyphony, take all my money... i'll pay for it all if necessary, just give me the GT-R!!

... wahahahahahaha!!

Dahk @ Oct 14th 2007 6:11PM

Not as crazy as the guy up there... but nonetheless.

Mmmmmmm GT-R.

Starfire @ Oct 14th 2007 7:14PM

I think part of the problem here is calling Prologue a demo. Really it's a 'filler game', which is possible here because GT games are unusually vast affairs, featuring loads of cars and tracks. Really, Prologue is a game in it's own right, though I suspect not too many people will buy it knowing a 'fuller version' will come along some time. Maybe they are on the right track- imagine if Heavenly Sword had been a Prologue and the full game much larger. Some people even say demos are a waste of time downloading, I'd say the best ones have a certain replay value of their own.

The fact is, games are getting so vast development costs so huge, that there's going to be demos, trailers, Preludes, upgrades and it's lucky we can get it all through the internet. The GT series has just been unusually forward-looking.

kev @ Oct 16th 2007 5:39AM

they better have more than 40 cars in this game they should have pretty mu h every car that was ever made who the heck wants to playwith only 40 cars if thats the casae i will not buy this game

robert @ Oct 21st 2007 10:07AM

For those who think that paying over the odds for GT5 Prologue is a bit of a joke, why not just make a japanese account and download the demo for free anyways. For anyone who thinks that is not possible, think again coz ive had more than a few laps around Suzuka in a BMW 135, the new skyline and the evo x