With more than 47 million units shipped worldwide, the award-winning Gran
Turismo™ franchise has raced far beyond a driving simulator experience; it is a
global lifestyle. Setting the bar to unprecedented heights of realism, quality
of design and physics technology with every product release, famed developer
Polyphony Digital, Inc. continues to obscure the line between simulation and
reality with the newest iteration of its blockbuster franchise, Gran Turismo™ 5
Prologue, exclusively for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™).
Available on Blu-ray Disc and as a download via PLAYSTATION®Network, Gran
Turismo 5 Prologue showcases the automotive experience that is imminent with
Gran Turismo 5. Featuring over 60 meticulously detailed cars -- including
vehicles by Ferrari, Audi and Nissan -- for users to race on five beautifully
rendered reversible tracks from around the globe, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue runs
in stunning1080p High Definition. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will also introduce to
the franchise an in-cockpit view, providing a unique perspective for racers and
featuring real-time gauges and human animations that accurately represent the
true performance and handling of each vehicle. Additionally, in conjunction with
a robust offline experience, for the first time in the history of the franchise
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will support up to 16 players racing head-to-head
online, complete with community events and leaderboards, to quell any question
of who is the best driver in the “World of GT.”
Dedicated to expanding the user’s immersion in automotive culture, Gran
Turismo 5 Prologue will feature access to Gran Turismo™ TV, a dedicated online
channel available exclusively from PLAYSTATION Network that delivers some of the
greatest motorsport and manufacturer content that television has to offer.
