European Gran Turismo lovers with a glove compartment full of loose cash are no doubt drooling like mad squirrels today as Sony unveiled two special editions of Polyphony Digital’s long-long-long awaited racing title Gran Turismo 5, one of which will net one lucky player a brand new (real) Mercedes.
First up is the 179.99 (around $235) Signature Edition, which includes the following items:
- Metal sculpted box finished in SLS AMG Obsidian Black
- Exclusive GT branded SLS AMG 1:43 model car
- GT leather wallet containing Signature Edition competition entry card
- Branded USB key with Polyphony/Mercedes-Benz trailer
- GT branded metal key fob
- Signature Edition coffee table book featuring the beautiful cars and locations of Gran Turismo 5
- 200 page Apex drivers magazine with hints on driving technique, car tuning, future technologies and more
- Five “ChromeLine” Collector’s Edition cars plus six “Stealth” vehicles, both featuring enhanced performance and liveries and an exclusive dynamic theme
Metal fobs and wallets are nice, but what sets the Signature Edition apart is that gamers who purchase it will have the chance to win an actual Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar. To win, players will have to complete a series of in-game challenges, as well as take the top prize at the AMG Signature Edition driving school. The contest specifics haven’t been reveled just yet, but they should be coming along soon. For now, here's a screenshot of the Mercedes to upset you:
North American GT lovers won’t have a chance to compete for the slick ride, since the Signature Edition isn’t releasing here, but fortunate gamers in the following countries will: UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Greece, Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The far less glamorous Collector’s Edition will be landing stateside November 2 for $100, and will come with these non-Mercedes items:
- Exclusive limited edition 1:43 scale diecast 2009 Nissan GT-R Spec V with custom Gran Turismo livery designed by Polyphony Digital, produced by well-known collectible car maker Kyosho
- In-depth 300-page car-lover’s guide written by the experts at Polyphony Digital, covering everything from the history of the modern automobile to driving techniques and game reference material
- Custom etched Gran Turismo key chain
- Voucher for five (5) exclusive high-end cars with custom Gran Turismo livery and performance upgrades
- Numbered certificate of authenticity
- Custom collector’s packaging
Anyone out there in a country where the Signature Edition will be available think they'll be throwing down the cash for it and competing for the Mercedes? If so, good luck, and we want to hear all about it a few months from now.
Source: PlayStation Blog Europe
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Grishrak
Give the world the same as the Euro's box just mark down the price since the rest of the world can't enter to win the car. IM sad I can't but Im happy to pay $100 instead of almost $200 but the Euro's box looks a lot better then the mental image Imm getting.
CLFresh
whoever buys that must be one hell of a tool. seems pretty darn expensive even w. a chance to win a car. i am so freaking pumped for gt5. and for any1 who even puts forza in the same area as gran turismo... if you have to ask if itll be better you either havent ever heard of gran turismo/or you arent really into cars. gran turismo will crap ALL OVER forza... and yes i own forza 2/3, 3's begining made me never play it again b.c of its garbage "let me hold your hand and show you how to drive a car" intro, and id still play gran turismo 3 on my ps2 over forza. and thats not a knock on forza, its an amazing game. theres no real words for how awesome gran turismo will be. there is no "it might be good". if youve played a gran turismo you know the quality to expect, and its taken so many darn years that if its not amazing ill cut my own weiner off.
XXXSpartan118XXX
But you are winning a Mercedes not a dam formula 1 car. They are more car enthusist in the U.S then in Europe anyway and thats bull to say otherwise because you'll never see hand tuned cars in Europe. They watch racing, they don't live and breathe it.
ImUnderTheBed
i wonder if this will be as good as forza 3 was on the 360. i hope it is as i plan on purchasing it.
horujko
It's because Europe truly goes nuts for racing and America is more focused on stock car racing (i.e. Nascar). The biggest example being Formula 1. I Am a HUGE fan of formula but i know only 3 other of my friends that even car about it in the US. Thus, Formula 1 no longer holds a race here in the States and has I think around 16 of their races in different European countries that draw millions of people over there.
Yes it sucks that we don't get a chance at this prize but i think for every ONE American that bought this super deluxe edition, 5 Europeans would.
PS3_jmanxp
darn it i wanted the wallet, put the wallet in the US GT5
theantigzus
Weak, im tired of the us getting excluded from having certain collectors editions, when clearly europe is composed of lesser quality countries so what gives
PSfanboy
I am very excited for this game and probably will want the $100 collector's edition for the 5 bonus cars, but as far as this goes I don't really feel left out living in the US because I wouldn't have paid that much for a GT5, for that price with a Force feedback steering wheel, sure, not this insignificant extra stuff mainly consisting of a very expensive car voucher that there is an extremely low probability of winning.
To each their own, but its just not for me.
XXXSpartan118XXX
Wow so they give all the crap to the Europeans and leave America out? Thats awesome :) Watch them give them exclusive vehicles in the standard edition or to download and eave us out again. Screw you....
JohnnyBuku
So many great racing games to choose from nowadays. I wonder if the GT name means as much as it once did. I will definitely give it a spin though.
AngelsandDemons ShowHide(4 Replies)
....Forza
AVItalia
I'm not a racing game fan but if this game is truly the definitive racing car experience, it may change that.
Bollocks_2_ya
Sony is putting everything they've got on grand turismo 5. GT5 is to playstation, what halo is to xbox. In fact, the playstion 3 was specifically designed for gt5. Hence the design of the R2 and L2 button. This game has cost so much, I just hope it pays off for them. As for me, I already pre-ordered it!! A thousand cars and 4 years put into creating it. Definitely gonna be worth it.
NikeTatted
i feel so left out over here in america.
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