Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is set to release in the US on April 15 and will run you $40. It should serve as a holdover, but it was revealed that the final, full version of GT5 is still over a year away.
Now, Prologue is better than nothing, but that means we'll end up shelling out $100 for the entire GT5 experience.
TechConsumer notes that this could unfortunately lead to a trend of developers releasing partial versions of their games while they work to finish it up.
Let's take a look at this.
How do you feel about paying $40 for a preview of a game that won't be out for another year? Think about this in a general way.
It's decently suited for a game like Gran Turismo because the full version just adds cars, tracks, and other features. Imagine Rockstar releasing Grand Theft Auto IV: Prologue a year before the game comes out. It let's you check out the engine (which might not even be finished) and play the first 10 missions or so.
Would that be a good thing? We realize that something like that probably won't happen, but it's basically what Sony is doing with GT5.
Multiplayer betas are different. Those are useful (and sell copies of Crackdown) for hammering out problems so things work on release day. This is a great way to preview your product before it's ready to ship as well as get useful data on your game.
Would you pay for multiplayer betas? How about if they are bundled with another game like Halo 3/Crackdown? Part of a pre-order bonus like Battlefield: Bad Company or Metal Gear Online?
Leave your comments and we'll read them, honest.
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It would be better if they just finish the game and then release new content that is an option. Really think of the online multiplayer down the line, not everyone will probably buy every little track out there so matchmaking take forever trying to match the content that everyone for that race would have.
Not only that think of the hard drive space being used to store all of that content from the online market. I don't know exactly how much it would take up but it would probably be a lot
Sorry to keep going like this but I just think they should finish the game and release it all on one disk that way everyone has a taste.
For the last time... Metal Gear Online is a separate game.
You get a free preview version included with MGS4. They are giving that to you.
Also, Kojima is nuts and will fill a blu-ray no problem.
why Halo Wars wasnt pack on with Halo 3? its a Separate game idiot!!
its a whole new game!!! It wont have anything to to do with the main story, what the f live got to with that!!!
Also, MGS3 had the online packed in with the original game, but online support was later dropped. Maybe MGS online can include bots or something, just in case online is dropped down the road. I'd love to play some MGS3 Online right now Konami.
I have a feeling they're just releasing a "Prologue" because they know they can't fit all the data on the slow and not-so-big blu-ray disc. So they're just saying.. okay we'll sell this little part and sell the whole part which costs 2.5 times as much so we can get more money and act like the blu-ray disc has a lot of space still.
youre a f idiot!!!
This year is supposed to be the PS3's year, yet we are constantly bombarded with negative information about its games. Gran Turismo, or any game for that matter, is NOT and will NEVER be good enough to shell out 100 bucks for.
I sumarize it again for you slow people
"40 for the Prologue and 60 for the real game equals a $100 dollars not the actual game costing a hundred"
All-new interior dash view, featuring full driver animation and working gauges.
Compete on 6 tracks with 12 total layouts, including Fuji Speedway, Suzuka Circuit, and for the first time ever, Daytona International Speedway.
Online racing with up to 16 players, complete with detailed rankings, plus downloadable ghost cars and race replays of top racers.
New online community features including Gran Turismo TV, featuring worldwide automotive and motorsport programming.
Tune vehicle performance, from suspension and tires to gear ratio and engine modifications.
Rendered in stunning 1080p at 60 frames per second with crisp, realistic lighting and camera effects
"40 for the Prologue and 60 for the real game equals a $100 dollars not the actual game costing a hundred"
Kind of disappointing.
Let me help for the mentally inept...
1. The full GT5 game does not cost $100, if you buy Prologue then you spent $40, and if you buy the full game you spent $60, making the total amount, $100. Thus you don't have to spend $100 dollars.
2. Those dumping on Blu-Ray and saying it's not as big as previosuly thought, are you stupid? The content on Prologue is going to be in the full game. Besides the game can also be downloaded on the PSN, you can get now if you make a Japan account.
3.This is geared twoard die hard fans, and it sounds like the majority of people posting in here are not hardcore fans, so why does this matter to you?
Prologue alone will probably be bigger and better than any other racer on the market, and it's not even the full game.
Besides with graphics that good how much do you think it cost them to make that?
THE PROLOGUE, WHICH IS BASICALLY A BIG DEMO, IS ONLY $40
OMG YOU PEOPLE ARE RETARTED AND THANK YOU G4 FOR CONFUSING THE F%CK OUT OF EVERYONE THANKS.
so instead of waiting a whole year to play the game, you can buy a big demo of the game to hold you off until the full game is complete.
IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE! YOU GUYS ARE SLOW!
They did a "Prologue" for GT4 on the PS2 as well,
and it was really successful,
that's why they're doing it with GT5 too.
NO REGULAR DEMO GIVES YOU:
Unlockables, Online Events, 100+ hours of gameplay, 70 cars, etc.
It's $20 less than the regular price for a game!
P.S.: Why is there a pic of GT4 in this article!?
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PS I know it's only $40 and $60.
Then a year later another 60 greenbacks for the same game and some extras?
No thanks. I'll wait another year.
Buying the same game twice is moronic.
and thinking youre getting 2 different games is lunacy.
anyway the topic at hand; $100 FOR A RACING GAME!?!?
an american publisher would never fleece an honest gammer for $100.
USAUSAUSA!!!!
I see nothing wrong with a having a big vision with a game. As long as the framework is solid, do what you will.
I wish more sports games would do this as having a new game every year is horse crap.
This is just a ploy for Sony to buy more time. The final product sucks, frame rates and jaggies plague it, just like majority of PS3 games. They need to buy more time so what do they do? They sell you an unfinished product.
It's like buying a car without an engine and transmission. They charge you 66% of the full price of the car. Then after a year, they sell you the engine and transmission for 100% of the price of the car. So you paid 166% for a product that may not even be worth it.
Sony is scamming PS3 owners. You gotta wake up.
@ dougdangger:
THIS IS NOT A SCAM you idiot!
IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE!
YOU GUYS ARE SLOW!
They did a "Prologue" for GT4 on the PS2 as well,
and it was really successful,
that's why they're doing it with GT5 too.
NO REGULAR DEMO GIVES YOU:
Unlockables, Online Events, 100+ hours of gameplay, 70 cars, etc.
It's $20 less than the regular price for a game!
If you don't buy Prologue and wait for and buy the full game, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU DIDN'T GET THE FULL PRODUCT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They're 2 separate titles!!!!!!!
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