GT5 Prologue priced: �4,980 on Blu-ray and �4,500 download

by Christopher Grant { Sep 21st 2007 at 2:25PM }

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Tucked away, quietly, within the pages of Sony's TGS press catalog, is the final pricing for the Japanese release of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Now scheduled for December 13 (as indicated by Famitsu earlier this week) the game is listed as ¥4,980 ($43.10) on Blu-ray and ¥4,500 ($38.95) for the downloadable variant. Though the game features many of the functions of the full product – scheduled for a 2008 release – it's still considered to be a sampling, in part intended to "keep people aware [Polyphony Digital is] still around" (as told to us by the game's designer, Kazunori Yamauchi). We're not sure if this price will extend to the European and North American releases of GT5 Prologue, but we've asked Sony for clarification.

Tags: Gran-Turismo, GranTurismo, GT5, TGS07

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Bidoof Protection Military @ Sep 21st 2007 2:29PM

Yay, a savings of $5 when there's no manufacturing costs!

And $40 for a game that is just a "sample?" I can't remember, but were previous Prologues so pricey when not even the full game?

Zootittles @ Sep 21st 2007 2:44PM

This is living!

Anonim @ Sep 21st 2007 7:52PM

This is living. Live is bit@h. Get used to it.

Bidoof Protection Military @ Sep 21st 2007 8:04PM

Dude, you can say "bitch" here, ya know. You can pretty much curse all you want. They don't censor replies.

And you meant to say "life is a bitch." :P

Mr. P @ Sep 21st 2007 9:34PM

It's pretty fucking ridiculous, indeed. I planned to buy it until hearing the price. It'll probably be lower in the US, but there's no way I'll ever pay $30 for a glorified demo, as much as I love Gran Turismo.

Anonim @ Sep 21st 2007 10:28PM

Actually I was trying to parody line from "Long kiss goodnight" : "Life is pain. Get used to it"

john @ Sep 21st 2007 2:32PM

So we spend 40dollars on a glorified demo and then 60 dollars on the full game. WTF is up with that that. I mean sure i got GTHD just because it was free but who hasn't downloaded that.

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Sep 21st 2007 2:36PM

Its the cost of having the lowest instal base.

losttoys @ Sep 21st 2007 2:44PM

There will be a demo of Prologue in Ocotober which will cost you nothing. Prologue is for the people who want a miniature GT5 now.

Exo @ Sep 21st 2007 2:36PM

No way am I ever buying a GT game again.

GRANTED @ Sep 21st 2007 2:49PM

that would make sense since it would require purchasing a ps3

vidGuy @ Sep 21st 2007 2:38PM

So have they released any information on car and track downloads and prices? Last I heard it would cost about USD$400 to buy all of the cars for the final game.

Oreo @ Sep 21st 2007 2:42PM

Why would always spend $40 for a demo?

Is it possible for Sony to get dumber? They are like a disease, spreading their ignorance to anyone who makes a PS3 game.

FrankTheCrank @ Sep 21st 2007 4:28PM

Dude...I would. Hell's yeah.

We're talking Gran Turismo....not some half ass racer.

But I will always buy the media, so if I need to sell it...I have the option.

Jitty @ Sep 21st 2007 8:03PM

Listen up you ignorant idiots. Its not just a freaking demo! It has many tracks, many cars and an online racing mode. It's half a game. It has a lot more than a demo but not nearly how much the full GT5 will have. It's basically for GT5 lovers. Who want a piece a little while before the actual GT5 comes out. $39 is very reasonable!

losttoys @ Sep 21st 2007 2:42PM

Fernando -

You do realize that the Prologue series has been around since the PS2 (GT3, GT4), right? This has nothing to do with "lowest install base".

0ldb0y @ Sep 21st 2007 2:43PM

Wow, and you thought you were being milked by DLC add-ons.

Evolution:
Screenshots-->Trailers-->Free demos-->Buy to try

Somehow, that progression looks off...

ThornedVenom @ Sep 21st 2007 6:00PM

That is a very sad reality. Very observant.

Next step, pay for internet gaming access, pay for electrical input for your game console, pay for disc-reading capabilities for your console, etc.....

Cyrix_0 @ Sep 21st 2007 2:44PM

Gran Turismo has Prologues, this is another one, the previous one was also priced at around $40.

Stop ya whining if you not getting it then STFU....

Taken from PS3FANBOY.COM

"GT5 Prologue really is a full game, with over three dozen cars, five tracks and online play with up to 16 people. Also just announced was a cool new feature called GT TV, where gamers can download auto-enthusiast TV programs along the lines of Top Gear. According to PS3 Only, the programs will also be tailored for different regions -- so Japanese, American, and European gamers will all get localized content."

FINALLY Gran Turismo ONLINE PLAY VS 15 others for the Very First TIME!!!...

vidGuy @ Sep 21st 2007 2:55PM

Somehow I don't think ~40 cars and 5 tracks cuts it as a "full game" anymore.

Slaziman @ Sep 21st 2007 3:25PM

If we are going to call that a full game then let's go ahead and call Bomberman Live a full game as well shall we? ^.-

Jake @ Sep 21st 2007 2:56PM

Prologues are nothing new to the series. I still think it is lame. You just have to be strong and wait for the actual game. Don't reward them for taking advantage of fans of the series.

The Surf n' Turf of consoles. This is living. ;)

tcc3 @ Sep 21st 2007 2:56PM

Wow, Polyphony Digital is the best demo manufacturer ever!

The True Gamer @ Sep 21st 2007 3:05PM

And you Sony fanboys whine about paying $50 a year for an online service. At least we don't have to pay for demos.

donker @ Sep 21st 2007 3:41PM

I have to agree with you. It's fanboy taken to the extreme when anyone criticizes the $50 that people pay for live. I myself don't subscribe but only because I am not a big online gamer. Late 30's and don't get alot of playing time anymore. However if I was back in my 20's this would be one of the best purchases I would be able to make. Less than $5 per month for a whole months worth of fun. Sony's crappy service had to be free because its crap. Home will be free only because it will be saturated with advertising. Meanwhile they justify paying $100 for one full game. Sad.

Egster @ Sep 21st 2007 3:08PM

Prologue is not a demo!

40 cars, 5 tracks, 16 player online racing goodness in 1080p @ 60 fps will provide me with hours of fun. Definately beats having to wait untill Christmas 2008 for GT5 to arrive.

You can't get everything for free.

donker @ Sep 21st 2007 3:22PM

Well then your stupid. I don't care what they call it but they finish half a game. Charge you 2/3 price. Finish the game and charge you full price and you don't see anything wrong with that. Just because they have done it before doesn't make it right. They are milking their customer base making the losers who buy both fork out over $100 for one game. Sounds pretty stupid to me but then again it seems pretty stupid to pay $150 for a Master Chief Helmet that probably costs less than $2 to injection mould in some sweat shop in Mongolia.

Snukadaman @ Sep 21st 2007 3:23PM

sorry prologue is a "taste" of whats too come...from playing games for awhile now i conclude thats a demo...no matter how you spin it its not the whole games...the whole game comes later..which makes this a demo.

Slaziman @ Sep 21st 2007 3:26PM

You mean like FIVE FULL TRACKS? Jesus, someone get the defibrillator!

Noshino @ Sep 21st 2007 4:00PM

Isn't that what is acutally happening with the 360? where the games are being half-assed and sold at FULL PRICE and then they sell the COMPLETE game for PC? and off the top of my head, the first game that comes to my mind that does this is Gears of War...

Egster @ Sep 21st 2007 4:39PM

So people spend 40 dollar now and 60 dollar at the end of next year for a game that will provide countless hours of fun are stupid? I thought those people were called gamers. My bad.

Slaziman @ Sep 21st 2007 6:16PM

Gears came on the PC with bonus content because it was released a year later, not because it was half assed on the 360.

megaStryke @ Sep 21st 2007 3:09PM

Wasn't this supposed to be free?

megaStryke @ Sep 21st 2007 3:15PM

http://www.psu.com/Gran-Turismo-5-Prologue-will-be-free-News--a1105-p0.php

http://www.gamernode.com/News/3892-Gran-Turismo-5-Prologue-will-be-free/index.html

Yes... yes it WAS supposed to be free. I dunno, but $40 seems like quite a ways away from free.

Bidoof Protection Military @ Sep 21st 2007 4:03PM

MegaStryke gets a heart for doing research, Sony takes massive damage for changing their mind.

Egster @ Sep 21st 2007 4:43PM

Not really any proof. I saw the same fud posted on IGN. Where is a direct link/quote?

Night Elve @ Sep 21st 2007 3:17PM

Exactly! Prologue is not a DEMO at all. Geez

Akamaru @ Sep 21st 2007 3:29PM

PROLOGUES WERE NEVER FREE. They are a separate part of the game. Like an expansion pack only you don't need the full game to play it. This has been around since the PS2 so It's nothing new.

Why are people too stupid to understand that (the blogger who posted this included)? Gaming didn't start with the Xbox.

megaStryke @ Sep 21st 2007 3:30PM

Please check the links I posted above stating that GT5 Prologue was SUPPOSED to be free.

megaStryke @ Sep 21st 2007 3:29PM

After doing some searching, I have discovered that Europeans will get a free demo of GT5 Prologue:

http://www.gran-turismo.com/en/news/d1188.html

In other words, a demo of a demo.

jsn @ Sep 21st 2007 3:33PM

yes, grab those ankles SDF'ers. If you're not used to it by now, you will be eventually....

Vidikron (FU) @ Sep 21st 2007 3:39PM

But, of course, Nintendo selling Wii Sports as a full stand-alone game in Japan is OK? Right?

megaStryke @ Sep 21st 2007 3:57PM

Then again, the Wii in Japan IS cheaper than it is in the States.

Price of Japanese Wii: ¥25,000 = about US $213
Price of Japanese Wii Sports: ¥4800 = about US $40
Price of combo: around US $253

In the US, the Wii with pack-in is $250. Sounds fair to me.