Gran Turismo 5 Prologue gains two player split screen, new features, for US release

by Andrew Yoon { Mar 6th 2008 at 9:54AM }

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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, available in retail stores and on the PLAYSTATION Store, next month, is gaining a few new exciting features for its upcoming US release. North American consumers will enjoy features, such as Drift Mode, Car Tuning, and most excitingly, two-player split screen racing and a new set of offline and online Race Events.

Drift Mode -- The player's drifting technique is measured based on drift angles, racing lines, and speeds within evaluation zones located at various turns on the course.
In Depth Car Tuning -- Players have the ability to adjust the vehicle's performance, including power, weight, tires and suspension.
Two-player Split Screen Racing -- Allows players to race head-to-head against friends and foes offline.
New Race Events -- New racing events and time trials are available for players to race both offline and online. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue supports up to 16 players racing online simultaneously.

Check out the complete US track and car list, after the break. Also, check our updated gallery for new high-res screens.

Gallery: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

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Vehicle Roster

Acura NSX '91
Alfa Romeo 147 TI 2.0 TWIN SPARK '06
Alfa Romeo Brera Sky Window 3.2 JTS Q4 '06
Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo
Amuse/Opera Performance Gran Turismo 350Z RS
Art Morrison Corvette'60
Aston Martin DB9 Coupe '06
Audi R8 4.2 FSI R tronic '07
Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro '07
Blitz Dunlop ER34 '07
BMW 135i Coupe '07
BMW 135tii '08
BMW M3 Coupe '07
BMW Z4 '03
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C6) Tuned Car
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 '06
Citroen C4 Coupe 2.0VTS '06
Clio Renault Sport V6 24V Tuned Car
Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02
Daihatsu OFC-1 '07
Dodge Viper GTS
Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe
Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe Tuned Car
Ferrari 512BB '76
Ferrari 599 '06
Ferrari F40 '92
Ferrari F430 '06
Ford Focus ST '06
Ford GT '05
Ford GT Tuned Car
Ford Mustang V8 GT Coupe Premium '07
Honda Integra TYPE R '04
Honda NSX Type R '02
Jaguar XK Coupe '06
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione '91
Lexus IS F '07
Lexus IS F Tuned Car
Lotus Elise 111R '04
Lotus Elise 111R Tuned Car
Lotus Elise '96
Lotus Elise Tuned Car
Mazda Atenza Sport (2007 Tokyo Motor Show reference exhibit)
Mazda RX-7 (FD) Special Tuned Car
Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02
Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) Tuned Car
Mazda RX-8 Type S '03
Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG '02
Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 base '06
Mini Cooper-S '06
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR '05
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR Premium Package '07
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR Tuned Car
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR Tuned Car
Nissan Fairlady Z Version S '07
Nissan GT-R '07
Nissan GT-R Proto '05
Nissan Skyline Coupe (V36) Tuned Car
Nissan Skyline Coupe 370GT Type SP '07
Nissan Skyline Coupe Concept '07
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec II Nur '02
Nissan Skyline Sedan 350GT Type SP '06
Peugeot 207GTI '07
Peugeot 307cc Premium AVN '04
RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7
Renault Clio Renault Sport V6 24V '00
Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STI spec C Type RA '05
Subaru Impreza WRX STI (18inch BBS Wheel Option) '07
Suzuki Cappuccino '95
Suzuki Cappuccino Tuned Car
Suzuki Cervo SR '07
Suzuki Swift Sport '07
Suzuki Swift Sport Tuned Car
TVR Tamora '02
TVR Tuscan Speed 6 '00
Volkswagen Golf GTI '01
Volkswagen Golf V GTI '05

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Track List
(There are 6 tracks, with two variations each. The original GT5: Prologue featured five tracks.)

Suzuka Circuit
Eiger Nordwand
Fuji Speedway
London City Track
Daytona International Speedway
High Speed Ring

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

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Darren Tilley @ Mar 6th 2008 10:01AM

And yet people still keep referring to GT5 Prologue as a "Demo"...

Chris Rah Osiris @ Mar 6th 2008 10:03AM

Well if they want to miss out on this, that is their loss

deaftly @ Mar 7th 2008 5:34PM

Lets see....it has *some* tracks and cars from the full game thats coming out later. Yes i would call that a demo of the final game and for $40, its a quick cash grabbing joke.

Glen @ Mar 6th 2008 10:05AM

Dammit. I imported this from Japan thinking it wasn't coming out in the U.S. When I learned it was I didn't consider re-buying it because English isn't worth $40. But with these new features, I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and support Polyphony here in the states.

Kyrre @ Mar 6th 2008 11:42AM

Japanese version will gain all these features through a software update. Np need to rebuy.

Jove @ Mar 6th 2008 2:52PM

i know u can get the japanese version but do u have to know japanese? how is it when u get the japanese version? is it in english? some parts? care to explain it to me?

Glen @ Mar 6th 2008 4:55PM

Good to know the Japanese version will get patched. Thanks for telling me.

As far as need to know Japanese goes, I don't know any, and I don't have much problems. If you've ever played a GT game before, you should be able to navigate the menus just fine.

All the car names and everything are in Japanese, so it can be kind of hard to figure out which cars qualify for which races.

If you don't want to have to deal with all that, just wait for the U.S. version.

Jove @ Mar 6th 2008 10:06AM

this game is gonna look so badass. graphics cant get any better.

Jove @ Mar 6th 2008 10:14AM

this game is so badass. graphics cant get any better than this.

JerJerBinks @ Mar 6th 2008 11:56AM

Reminds me of the time that Bill Gates said "Nobody will ever need more than 64K of RAM."

PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) @ Mar 6th 2008 2:20PM

lol @ JerJerBinks

reminds me of these:
http://www.thatimagesite.com/retro/171
http://www.thatimagesite.com/image/1687

oh the past is so hilarious.

graphics can and will get better over time. trust me.

Jove @ Mar 6th 2008 2:22PM

it reminds me of when bill gates said people dont need 25 gigs in a cd. lolz

oooh @ Mar 6th 2008 10:17AM

I wasn't really considering buying this but the split screen is making me reconsider...

sparc @ Mar 6th 2008 10:17AM

the european release will be the same? we don't get it that much earlier for these features to be not included.

sibbor @ Mar 6th 2008 10:39AM

Makes me wonder too. Otherwise I'll just buy it from the US (US PSN Store perhaps).

benny boy @ Mar 6th 2008 11:42AM

Can someone clarify if this is just for the Americans or will Europe be getting these features as well? It would be a bit annoying if Europe get shafted once again - especially as the EU version will more than likely cost near twice as much as the US one.

glacier985 @ Mar 6th 2008 10:23AM

omgwtf???? Ferrari F40, can't wait to test it out. April 17th cannot come soon enough.

Popfrogs @ Mar 6th 2008 10:28AM

"Nissan Skyline Sedan 350GT Type SP '06"

Hahaha, awesome, they have my G35 sedan in here!

nflorio @ Mar 6th 2008 10:42AM

I was on the fence about this until now :D

HAAS599 @ Mar 6th 2008 10:44AM

I have the imported version and I'm hoping they update it with the new vehicles and tracks before the U.S. version comes out.

I'll still be buying the english version anyway.

Thank You PD!!!

The Aggie CEO @ Mar 6th 2008 11:00AM

so umm yea......

Gamefly???

and I'll prolly hold onto it until GT5 comes out......lol

not gonna pay $40 for this.........

unless it could be traded in for $40 toward GT5...hell I'd settle for $30......lol

The Chord @ Mar 6th 2008 11:02AM

What the hell dude! I bought the JPN version! this sucks. Guess im gonna have to buy it again

preciousdeath @ Mar 6th 2008 11:06AM

Can someone dig up some pics of the split-screen? I want to know how it will look and if the graphics will take a hit.

Nate @ Mar 6th 2008 11:07AM

Only two player split screen? Sad. I was hoping for 4. Oh well, maybe in the full version?

brettjr @ Mar 6th 2008 11:11AM

Hey Andrew, where's your source for this? You didn't mention.

Andrew Yoon @ Mar 6th 2008 11:55AM

It's a press release.

True_Darknight @ Mar 6th 2008 11:34AM

Ok So damn glad this has split screen. However...
@ brettjr

Did you read the article? you know that little link that takes you to the story?

GT5 PROLOGUE FTW!!!!

bring it!!

I'm gonna drive the
Audi R8 4.2 FSI R tronic '07
Just for the hell of it!

Stodge @ Mar 6th 2008 8:34PM

Does the game finally have AI? How is it?

David @ Mar 6th 2008 12:23PM

Has anyone noticed that everyone in the Gran Turismo world is male. There isn't a single female in this batch of screenshots and the GT HD demo didn't have any either. I always joked with my brother that the HD in GT HD stood for "homosexual debauchery". I thought they would fix that with a later release since HD was early and they maybe hadn't created a female model yet but Prologue still seems to have the same problem.

So...why is this? Have anyone of you who have played the game noticed any sort of woman in the crowd?