Gran Turismo 5 trailer reveals damage system, amongst other features
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Jun 9th 2009 at 3:15PM }
- Damage!
We captured this still frame from the trailer, showing off what appears to be a new damage model for vehicles. Look at the bent hood, the crack on the car's side. Are those scratches in the car's paint? We think so. - FIA World Rally Championship
The off-road challenges in Gran Turismo 5 look absolutely gorgeous, showcasing the engine's impressive ability to render particles. - NASCAR
This is a huge license for GT5 to feature as NASCAR fans are as hardcore as they come. With EA Sports slowly pulling away from the franchise, hardcore racing enthusiasts will turn to GT for their fix. The vehicle liveries look accurate -- important for the NASCAR fan. - New cockpit view
Finally, we were treated to a second of footage from what appears to be a new cockpit view. The camera seems to be pulled farther back, revealing more of the drivers inside. It doesn't seem practical for races, but it is very dramatic.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Autobot @ Jun 9th 2009 3:20PM
NASCAR YES!!!
GT5: 1, F3: 0.
Jay [psn: jayrockslife] @ Jun 10th 2009 12:51PM
I was already planning on buying this, but that just sold me on day 1 purchase.
Emyrs @ Jun 10th 2009 2:07PM
ugh.. nascar...
"they're making a left turn! they're making another left turn! and another left turn!"
you want racing.. show me some laps of the Nürburgring..
now thats racing.
Tired of your BS @ Jun 10th 2009 6:53PM
Nascar is a bout more than just making left turns. turning vectors and tuning play a huge part of it too. Knowing when to get underneath a car you're trying to pass so that you come into the straight away ahead of him. knowing when your car has the grip that you can stay high and still pass someone because you have a superior tuned engine. Or even desideing when you should pit because you want to be the only car in first place when they leader goes for fuel. It's a very strategic race.
Kenny Powers Fastball (PSN johnnynumber5) @ Jun 9th 2009 3:26PM
This trailer gives me goosebumps every time I see it. Can't wait but I have to say I wish we could have seen a real time demonstration of the game or at least a concrete release date. With the long development cycle and features packed into the game there is no doubt in my mind when it releases it will be the best racing game ever created with the most varied and unique content.
Fyshokid @ Jun 9th 2009 3:30PM
There's also dust on the side of the Rally car! That's also a first :D
lawlersauce @ Jun 9th 2009 7:27PM
Cars would always get dirty in GT and it would affect aerodynamics - that's why there was a car wash :P
I pointed out car damage day 1 on these threads!!! Nobody listened!
jacob @ Jun 9th 2009 3:30PM
Only what a week late?
skyzbig @ Jun 9th 2009 3:38PM
Lol, was just gonna say the same thing.
Andrew Yoon @ Jun 9th 2009 3:40PM
We were pretty busy bringing a ton of content to you all week! I think we did the best we could with the number of people we had.
Game_playa @ Jun 9th 2009 4:42PM
RIGHT ON JACOB!
I mean your website did it BEFORE the trailer even freaking AIRED, so you have all the right to NOT appreciate their hard work.
Oh wait..
Tired of your BS @ Jun 10th 2009 6:39PM
How did you miss this to begin with??? I was watching E3 just like you guys with not only your constantly refreshed web page but the automatic feed live blog that PSU.com had and the second I saw it was was like: Damage in GT5?! put that down, put that down! WTF PUT IT DOWN. it seriously dissapointed me that your reaction was "did it have damage it went by to fast" Dude it was practically slow damn motion!!
Lambrick @ Jun 9th 2009 3:48PM
i think that stylized cockpit view was just a replay effect. polyphony knows better than to give us a feature we won't use.
Colby Martin @ Jun 9th 2009 3:49PM
Umm, why in the world did the Indianapolis Motor Speedway give them the track liscense but not try and get them to have the IndyCar Series liscense as well? That doesn't make any sense to me. It makes me want to go up to 16th and Georgetown (about 30 mins or less from me) and have a serious discussion with Tony George. That's an egghead move. You realize how many IndyCar Fans would have been made with GT5??? Oh...well.
As...for the game...it looks really good. I'm refusing to buy GT5 Prologue since I am waiting on this and will only be buying this unless I find a really great deal on Prologue. I'm a huge fan of the GT series, and I'm tired of waiting. Is Forza going to drop 2 full games on the next gen before GT5 drops??? I hope not, but sure am happy to see the competition growing. Both games look equally impressive.
Earandir @ Jun 9th 2009 3:51PM
dust for the first time... damage for the first time... scratches for the first time... and this is suposed to be the best racing game ever???
:facepalm:
Blackmagic1o0 @ Jun 9th 2009 4:00PM
lol i know thats what im saying, this has alll been stuff that was already included with forza. People just love grand turismo for its pretty cars, thats prett much it ando oh and its 3/4 realistic simulation
SP @ Jun 9th 2009 4:14PM
Faceplam yourself clown
tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 9th 2009 4:07PM
The damage in Forza 2 is not very realistic or good, so I don't think that's worth bragging about. If damage in GT 5 looks like it does in that trailer, then it looks like the wait will be worth it because like everything that Polyphony does...they get it right.
lennygundam14 @ Jun 9th 2009 4:08PM
heres the thing sir, GT5 is bringing Realistic car damage, not that arcade Damage that Forza has.
"its 3/4 realistic simulation"
yes, that's why Race Car Drivers use this Sim, correct?
P @ Jun 9th 2009 4:11PM
Yeah, doesnt everyone realise racing simulators are judged by the graphics and their developers rush to just include as many features as possible because that instantly makes it a better game.
Look at Danica Patrick, she's only fast because she's hot and has additional 'features' the other drivers dont have!
Shallowness != Greatness
Oh yey for arcade racers like Forza, adding some shiney shiney so all the little nub kiddies go running off to play with it. Racing games have had damage for over a decade, but not have come close to acheiving what GT has, and now they've added visual effects, but its always had what matters.
I'll settle for the mediocre GT series which implements the meaningful things first, and adds afterthoughts later on.
PUNKUHR @ Jun 9th 2009 4:35PM
I wonder if it's a possibility that the damage is only in rally car mode, or something like that...
Maybe polyphony was able to get the manufacturers go ahead on cars that regularly show damage (rally car), and not on the expensive super cars, luxury cars and exotics.
Just a thought...
Tired of your BS @ Jun 10th 2009 6:44PM
A long time ago they commented that thered be damage for things like rally cars and racing cars specifically but they had a rough time convincing the regular automakers to agree to it. It's been almost a year since they said that so there's a chance that's changed by now.
Josh @ Jun 10th 2009 10:45PM
Yes, I was just going to post that I, too, thought it was only going to be for rallying.
At it's least a step forward, I guess. =/
Maybe it's inclusion has something to do with DiRT...
Marky264 @ Jun 9th 2009 4:47PM
Jeez Joystiq how late do you receive news nearly a week old? I find it quite ridiculas how late you guys have left it to document this. It's been on GTPlanet the minute the Trailer went live. Get your act together guys. I can honestly say I could have done a better job myself documenting this.
Ashitaka @ Jun 9th 2009 5:12PM
Good for you.
Josh @ Jun 10th 2009 10:47PM
"While perusing through the Joystiq Pile o' E3 Trailers™, ***we realized we had forgotten to post this*** gorgeous direct-feed footage of Gran Turismo 5."
bluesky_v2.01 @ Jun 9th 2009 5:06PM
Must change my pants now.
Hopefully it comes out this year.
AutopsySoldier @ Jun 9th 2009 5:52PM
At 1:43 is that a drag race? I know I've been wanting a drag strip in GT for the longest time, hopefully they'll have it here.
Forlourned @ Jun 9th 2009 6:17PM
At frame 00:27~ .., you'll also notice how humans have learned the magic of no-clipping in this game!
Chillski @ Jun 9th 2009 6:18PM
I'm not even looking for a concrete release date, i just want to know if they think its gonna release in 09 or not.....
WallRunner @ Jun 9th 2009 7:08PM
Bah, they used stroke for the yellow in Gordon's flames and it disappears when you save it as a compressed filetype (.tga or .dds), I could've done better then that! :p
Buhnanah @ Jun 9th 2009 8:24PM
Tires screetching when you accelerate? It's on the NASCAR one when he pulls out of the cockpit.
sibbe @ Jun 9th 2009 10:25PM
it also includes the le mans series...
sibbe @ Jun 9th 2009 10:31PM
you can see the audi r10 at 1:45min
Boggy20 @ Jun 10th 2009 11:18PM
Hate to break it to you guys, but Forza 2 had the dust on the side of the cars. I CANNOT wait for GT5 AND Forza 3 to come out. GT5 will, in fact, be the greatest racing simulation game of this decade, if not ever.
SavageBeagle @ Jun 10th 2009 7:17AM
Noticed the RBS logo at 45 secs. Wonder if they're allowed to spend money on such things now the British people own their sorry arses.
LegendaryRedass @ Jun 10th 2009 9:12AM
I can't help but wonder if Sony is purposly delaying certain games to help extend the life of the ps3. After all, they had time to release prologue.
wintermute2039 @ Jun 10th 2009 9:17AM
GT5 Prologue looked amazing but was a meh kinda game, mainly because of how it was structured. It FORCED you to buy certain cars to do certain races before you could unlock the next set of challenges. Also, even though you raced against 15 other cars it alays felt kinda fixed, there was no qualifying, so you always had to start at the back and fight your way to the front by way of a nigh on perfect race, which was extremely dull and often frustrating.
The joy of GT has always been building up your garage and tackling the myriad of race events how YOU want to, and that's why despite my apathy at GT5P I am literally wetting myself in anticipation for this new one, especially after that E3 trailer. Car damage (at least in the licensed WRC and NASCAR events) 16 player online racing, X number of cars (at least 800, if GT PSP is anything to go by), tons of new tracks (and old favourites, AND the Top Gear test track!) jaw dropping HD graphics (GT5P was just a showcase, this will be the real deal) and of course a good old fashioned GT career mode. Could this bethe perfect racing game?
Maybe, now just confirm a damn release date already! :)
pigeonreaper @ Jun 10th 2009 1:10PM
Looks like the Nordschleife returns at the end- that track was epic in GT4.
muir666 @ Jun 10th 2009 2:45PM
Im sure that article says showing "more of the drivers insides." that really would be impressive damage.
Do we have any ideas when this game is out? or are we still on the rough before april 2010
razer922 @ Jun 11th 2009 4:12AM
I'm so excited for this game. I'm going to hold off on Prologue because as much as I love this series, I don't like $30 demos. >____>
One thing I really, REALLY hope GT5 does: create a complete back catalog of tracks from previous games. GT4's selection was great, but there was one track that i really missed from GT3- Special Stage Route 11. While not as good as SSR5, it's still one of my favorite tracks. Overall, though, if they gave me the GT4 back catalog I'd be happy.
From the looks of this trailer:
Ohhhh my. They have outdone themselves.
Someone said it earlier, but I'll echo it- everything that Polyphony Digital does, they get right. So ready for this game.
nat2niel @ Jun 16th 2009 3:13PM
hmm looks like a drag race at 1:43 cool
uivbfv @ Jul 14th 2009 5:06PM
its the leman sereis 24 hours of leman hopefully theyll put the peogout 908 in there like grid didnt
christian @ Jul 9th 2009 2:18PM
in an interview about need for speed shift a member working on the title said that they were allowed to incorarate damage eg. stratches and dents on the car but some body parts had to stay on the car eg. bonnet,doors and bumpers
vince @ Jul 28th 2009 8:12PM
looks like real-time tire deformation as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is fricking awesome. a feature i have up till now only seen in Live for Speed. i have urinated and defecated on myself a few times now....
noffsin6 @ Aug 4th 2009 4:35PM
Looks pretty sweet. Had this come out two years ago I would probably have a PS3 instead of a 360. Actually, I might get even a PS3 when this finally comes out four years from now. In the meantime I'll just was another month for Forza 3.