Gran Turismo 5 prologue dated for Europe

by Jem Alexander { Feb 20th 2008 at 2:30PM }

In a press release regarding the Logitech Driving Force GT (more info on that here) the Gran Turismo 5: Prologue release date for Europe has finally been nailed down. The driving simulator will be available on both a Blu-Ray disc at retail and as a PlayStation Network download on March 28th. That's just under three weeks before America receives it on April 17th. Sometimes being a European gamer is a complete drag, but every once in while we get thrown a bone. This is certainly one of those times.

Seeing as how March 28th is a Friday, and considering how loathe Sony are to release content on the PSN on any day other than Thursday, we wouldn't be surprised to see the downloadable version available on the 27th. Warhawk was released this way - though the retail version wasn't made available until almost a month later. Whatever happens, you can expect to be experiencing the latest, greatest car simulator before April hits. Brummm brummm!

Tags: gran-turismo, gran-turismo-5, gran-turismo-5-prologue, gt5

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

DrunkRaba @ Feb 20th 2008 3:06PM

damn! sucks to be in the us on this one, good for you europeans out there!

Cantona53 @ Feb 20th 2008 3:13PM

Seriously, we get it first? Will it be an early April Fools joke or something?
I can't wait though, I haven't played GT since the first two games, so am properly excited about this one. Not sure whether to buy the disc or get the download... Any ideas on what size the download would be, I've got 60gb HD and am running out of space already!
1 happy euro PS3 owner!

DelSource @ Feb 20th 2008 3:22PM

We get Patapon ahead of the US too.

I say "get"; I GOT mine today - two days ahead of the official release date. Naughty game seller......

:o)

DelSource @ Feb 20th 2008 3:23PM

BTW, get the disc. Then, no less than a month before the full game is released, sell it to help finance the new purchase.

That's what I did with GT4Prologue.

EvilWalksWithMe @ Feb 22nd 2008 9:05PM

It's not the greatest racing simulator, nor will it ever be. It's a overpriced and overweight DEMO designed to nip more cash from Playstation owners pockets. Unless there is an amazing change in the handling physics this game will never be as fun to play as Forza 2. Yeah, It's going to look stunning, and the full final game should have a ton of tracks and cars. But it's a racing simulator, so they better get that handling physics downpat!