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I cant wait for this game. Puts the other racing games to bed...Well, except BurnOut. I cant wait for that game neither!

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I've never been into GT so somebody help me out. So I buy the Prologue, which is already a reasonably sized game, then I buy the game again when the full version is out? Is there some deal where the Prologue is cheaper or having the Prologue gives you some deal on buying the full version later on? I'm all for transferring in-game money between GT5P and GT5, but how about letting me transfer the real money I spent between the two also?

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@upz

Prologue is Free lolz

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Seriously? If so, that is some great news. I'm still uncertain on it though, since every Sony exec shouted from the top of every hill that GTHD was going to be Sony's free gift to PS3 owners last Christmas - special emphasis on the "free." This time around though, we haven't heard Phil, Jack, or any of the other talking heads mention whether this will be a free download. Was GT4 Prologue free? If so, we might be able to assume the same for this one.

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NICEEE!

All this is good news to me. I like how your efforts in Prologue are credited in the full game. The cockpit features are very nice to have. Maybe the game could at least be on level for my expectations.

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Nope Prologue was not free when it was released, and I believe it was only a Japan release and was not offered stateside

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Please start deleting all the bullshit FIRST threads and ban them from making comments. Their childish contest crap has no place here.

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You know what would be a nice touch for the in car camera, every once in a while a bug gets smeared on the windshield and you can use wipers to scrape it off.

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@Andy

That would be a funny addition, like in 'Carmageddon' and 'Die Hard 3' where you wipe the blood and corpses off the windscreen. Classic.

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the in car view with the steering wheel is definitely a nice feature.

i wonder if it can be added to the regular controller like hold r2 trigger so you can look around with the stick or d-pad. this would take control off steering for a moment, but in real life we don't switch lanes while looking around anyway...

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They already said that its not going to be free and it is coming to the states.

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"In the full game of Gran Turismo 5, you can fully customize the interior of the car."

This is the kind of stupid needless feature that gets me excited lol.

*Im not being sarcastic, I really do think its cool to allow that level of customization.

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I still want to wreck the cars! GT5 has gotta have the damage modeling for me to invest in it, or else I'll just keep playing my GT4.
Gotta have something new in each generation - HD is nice, but I wanna crash and burn. ='(

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So you're telling me you'll stick to a SD, last generation game with no online mode and crappier physics, no in car view and a bunch of other new stuff they're adding to the game just because there's no damage?

That didn't seem to stop you from buying GT4, seems idiotic not to buy GT5. Damage would be nice, but I don't think it's the make or break people are sensationalizing it to be.

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I'm glad that there's no damage. i don't want every race to feel like a license test.

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I just hope they focus on the racing experience. GT4 was just such a let down, and no I'm not saying it was bad, but it was very lacking. I mean what’s the point of winning a DTM car when there are no DTM races? The rolling starts are just a lame way to give the worthless computer controlled cars a helping hand. The dirt rally tracks felt like you were driving on a frozen lake covered in an oil spill...and please oh please tell me what's the point winning cars....ah I mean horseless carriages?

Gran Turismo and Metal Gear are the two main reasons why I bought a PS3 over the 360 and I'm really hoping GT5 will be awesome, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried.

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why by a sim if you just want to crash and burn thats what burnouts for. also why would they sell a demo?

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@DarkJC: Yep. My friend actually swapped me the game after he got sick of GT4. I swapped him the Shadow King game after beating it twice, so it was a good deal. I promised myself I wouldn't get another GT game unless it was capable of doing some of the same things that the old Papyrus racing sims used to do - like damage modeling. I'd even buy it if they allowed decal/skinning cars, but it seems that damage modeling would (should) be the next step in my favorite racing series. As far as the online mode goes - I can deal without having it for now. Physics, on the other hand, I would like - but not for $60...

@UltimateNinja9: Having played the old Papyrus racing sims on the PC, I can tell you that changes in handling over long races is one of the things that GT lacks - as well as needed pitstops. Tire wear, panel damage, and fuel consumption made that game a strategic racer. GT claims to be a sim, and I love sims - especially trying to plan a race out and making race making/breaking decisions on the fly. It's one of the reasons why I bought GT1, 2, and 3 - it was the best sim on the market for a console at the time. Now, unfortunately, GT seems to be about the amount of cars in the game instead of the simulation aspect (re: GT4). =( I love the GT series, but I am needing more!

@Neil: You're right. I bought a PS3 for MGS4. FF13, AND GT5. I'm just disappointed with the feature set in the series. It DEFINATELY needs more racing options and simualtion aspects to remain as the PREMIER console racing sim. Pretty HD graphics notwithstanding.

@MYPS3KilledMy360: Yes, but Burnout isn't a simulation. It's an arcade racer/crash tester. =D I love my Burnout, but I would like the simulation aspects of racing to be more honest and realistic, especially on the strategic side. Crashing and burning is just one aspect of racing - making that kind of fatal mistake would be a set back (and rightfully so), but would make the player drive more carefully and use the damage modeling to one's advantage, particularly rubbing and nudging to get past the leader! I've loved GT in the past, but it needs to LEAD the crowded racing field again, not just be one of many in the pack.

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what is up with the mirrors on that pic D:

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I wouldn't worry about it guys... GT5 will be good, I mean, it better be, they're taking long enough to make it. Not that I'm complaining about the time, but it better be good, polished, control nicely and please us in all other aspects of what we expect from GT5...

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