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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be free

August 26, 2007 in News comments 12

PSU talked to a SCEI and they said that Gran Turismo 5: prologue will be a free download off PSN this holiday season. This is not the full game but a mere sample of what to expect. It will have online play, dozens of different cars and will be integrated with Home.

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will apparently be a free download on the PlayStation Network when it is released. According to Yamauchi in a Gamespot Hands on, the game will be released as a free experience on the PSN later this year. We contacted SCEI, and they said

"Yes, it will be free for download on the PSN, and we are thinking of charging---but doubt it. For now it is free."

Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 promises to possibly be the most exacting and detailed racing video game ever. The Gran Turismo 5 Prologue gives you an online-enabled sampler of the GT5 experience. In the Prologue, will be dozens of different cars, and a few variety of environments to explore before the official games grand debut.
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    volacide Aug 26, 07
    That's surprising... for some reason I don't think it'll end up actually being free.
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    Jeterocks* Aug 26, 07
    That is very surprising...The quality of this game, with an online experience...for it to be free will be amazing
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    Sayyed Aug 26, 07
    They probably will do microtransactions.

    Can any one else get on neo? cause I can't.
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    joshthegreat Aug 26, 07
    No I can't get on neo...

    I can't see them doing Microtransactions... it was for that reason that they cancelled GT:HD, remember?

    I can see the game being a £4.99 title, which they could get away with quite comfortably.
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    Sayyed Aug 26, 07
    No I never knew thats why they cancalled GTHD for. Hell for around 8 bucks I'll buy it. I won't buy the full game because im not that big of a GT fan but Prologue would be fun.

    Dammit, the internet is so boring without neo. Glad to see im not the only one.
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    Warsun Aug 26, 07
    My blinking PM icon is driving me crazy right now!

    If it is free I will be surprised too. I can only see them doing it because they expect sales for GT5 to be boosted considerably.
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    Storm Aug 26, 07
    Nice =D This would please fans, and give newcomers to GT a feel of the game...to try it out and see if they like it.
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    iLLmatic Aug 26, 07
    Its just the Prologue. Why is this so surprising? Its like a demo.
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    Sayyed Aug 26, 07
    Yeah but it has a online, dozens of cars and tracks with inetegrated with Home. Its more like a arcade game actually.
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    iLLmatic Aug 26, 07
    I guess thats somewhat true too. I just can't see them charging twice for the same game, even though this isn't the full version. It would be like charging beta testers.
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    Existenz Aug 27, 07
    And the last Prologue i think for Gran Turismo 3 on the PS2 was a full priced game despite only being like a quarter of the full game, and considering the work that goes into each car, 6 months of work per car it is surprising that this is free.
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    Mnmfan Aug 27, 07
    Actually GT3 didn't have a prologue. You're thinking of GT4 Prologue which was'nt priced as a full game. It was 20 Euros cheaper if I'm not mistaken.

    This is a clever move though. None racing fans now have literally no excuse not to try it out. After seeing the graphics many will buy the full game.

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