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Gran Turismo TV to feature BBC's Top Gear

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Oct 24th 2007 8:30AM

A newly announced collaboration between Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Polyphony Digital and BBC Worldwide will see the broadcaster's popular motoring show, Top Gear, distributed through Gran Turismo TV. The online channel, expected to launch on the PlayStation Network during 2008, will host 40 downloadable episodes of the Jeremy Clarkson vehicle snobbery-fest.

An added bonus resulting from the agreement is an in-game replica of the Top Gear Test Track, bound for the PS3 installment of Sony's driving sim, Gran Turismo 5. You'll be able to experience "every white knuckle, hairpin turn," whether or not you're rambling into a camera about how the unnervingly attractive car makes you feel. If you haven't done so already, you can coax the Japanese PSN into giving you the GT5 Prologue demo while you await the final game's release.

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Tags: Gran-Turismo, Gran-Turismo-5, GranTurismo, GranTurismo5, GT5, GTTV, PS3, PSN, Top-Gear

Reader Comments (42)

Can I drive a reasonably priced car around the Top Gear track with the Stig?

If you can race against the stig's ghost times then I swear I'll buy a PS3 for this.

Gran Turismo makes me want a PS3. It sucks.

O RLY?

What a great Idea! shame they did it on a PS3, would have been nice in PGR4 :o)

Shame your such a flame baiter.

GT > PGR and you know it

GT > PGR, but it would have been cool to have the TG Test Track in Forza 2.

wow thats sad flamebait right there. even xbox fanboys know GT totally owns PGR.

Now THAT would be pure, liquid awesome. Better still is having the Stig as a near unbeatable boss character.

Dammit, this should have been a reply to Karen.

Actually that's an awesome idea. I was thinking they should add his ghost car for the track with the different cars too. Ghost cars for Captain slow, Hamster and Jeremy would be a nice added bonus.

That would be awesome!!! I love Top Gear. It's the only real car show left.

Go Stig!!!

Q: How many hours will be lost trying to beat his power lap times?

A: Lots.

Is this going to cost anything? If it is free I am all over it. If not... Well, I really don't like paying for TV, unless of course it comes in DVD mode.

Hopefully free. I have the Prologue demo from the Japanese PSN store and it has the GT TV there already. Obviously, Top Gear isn't on there, but there are a few videos available and they are free. I'm hoping this will be the same.

I'm only in it for James May.

B-Sides, I didn't know Top Gear was big outside the UK?

Top Gear is the world's most pirated TV program. Because it's not funded by advertising, the fact they can say a car is shit without fear of car ads being pulled. That stuff is refreshing to the likes of Americans who's TV networks have to bend over every time the advertisers snap their fingers.

And oh yeah, Captain Slow FTW!

He's just so awesome and smug and bumbling and eccentric and cosy sounding.

Top Gear is great! If i had a ps3 i would be all over this. Lucky bastards!

Thats a pretty darn cool perk for the game.

Finally!! I was just wondering why there were no DVDs of top gear t be found. I guess this will do.

what's with all these car games? do other people not drive enough irl to be sick of it?

I only like the driving in gta, because of all the acceleration and hills and people to run over :)

I never get sick of driving. I have a 83 Trans Am White V8 with TPI fuel injection, Headers and 3 inch exhaust. My other car I had to give up last year was a 86 Jaguar.

ever get tickets?

Nope, I live 15 Minutes outside the city in Canada. Plenty of empty winding country roads. I don't speed too much anyway. I enjoy the acceleration from a dead stop and perfectly executing corners more.

I'd buy a PS3 just to watch Top Gear. I'd watch it every day when it was on Discovery.

til date this is my favorite racing game.. PS3 is claiming that there new title will pass GT.

http://www.spymac.com/details/?2276113

A picture of a statue is your favorite racing game?

Top Gear is the greatest show in existence. Bring on season 11!

It's being shown on BBC america every monday night

The $399 PS3 and GT5 can't come soon enough..this is great news btw.

Don't worry I am sure Forza or PGR something will get Fifth Gear.

Mission: go burn down Top Gear's warehouse and cool wall.

Damnnn...I already knew GT5 was going to be WAY better than Forza. Now it just solidifies it. The ONLY PS3 game that makes me want to throw my 360 in the garbage and take a dump on it.

And what in this news make GT5 WAY better than Forza?

Well the news itself doesn't make it WAY better than Forza, it always has been. Being able to watch Top Gear on demand, as an American who is constantly left out of the Automotive loop, only makes it taste that much sweeter!

I hope there's a prologue available soon!

Sounds awesome. Too bad I don't care about Gran Tourismo.

*ducks incoming projectiles*

I want the top gear test track.

YOU HEAR ME POLYPHONY?

I swear the BBC is like Sony's bitch. It seems like every other week that the BBC and Sony is working on some type of collaboration to over hype what's already been over hyped. Someone should go to BBC headquarters and tell them that Sony lost this generation and in order to appease the gaming populace who dictated this generation with their pocketbooks to collaborate with Nintendo and Microsoft. Because according to the BBC Sony is the only company that "matters".

GT5 with Top Gear... it's like Jessica Alba showing up at your door naked, and she brought cake with her.

Top Gear episodes in game is just a gimmick, but the Top Gear track, now that is nice. Yeah, that's right a nice PS3 thing.

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