Gran Turismo 5 Screenshots Go Nurburgring

May 13, 2010 3:10 PM

All three courses of the Nurburgring, "Europe's most iconic racetrack," will be included in Gran Turismo 5, publisher Sony Computer Entertainment and developer Polyphony Digital have announced--a revelation celebrated in the form of eight new screenshots.

There's still no word as to exactly when the PlayStation 3 exclusive simulation racer will arrive, though Sony has previously pledged that it'll be out before the year's end.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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May 13, 2010 3:13 PM

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- shurcool
  
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  May 13, 2010 3:24 PM
  
  Do you mean that in a good way or a bad way?
- [deleted] 429691651
  
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  May 13, 2010 3:27 PM
  
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- v1ctoly
  
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  May 13, 2010 3:27 PM
  
  it's cuz that lead designer guy isn't happy with his game yet, and is probably contemplating starting over from scratch.
  - Yabrodan
    
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    May 13, 2010 3:38 PM
    
    DNF syndrome
    - Khakimon
      
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      May 13, 2010 3:49 PM
      
      It is strange. However, I have always felt that Forza controls better, but everything else is better on GT. The car selection has always been better, the career was really cool with the applying for licences, and it was just really cool. I remeber from GT4 that you could wash your car, which was cool. I hope that all these delays will make this the best GT there has ever been. Period.
      - Khakimon
        
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        May 13, 2010 3:50 PM
        
        P.S Most likely, though, my next vehicle-based game purchase will be TDU2 (Test Drive Unlimited 2).
- dlr(2)
  
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  May 13, 2010 4:15 PM
  
  Ten times the ego.
- zuff
  
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  May 13, 2010 4:46 PM
  
  Forza 4 will probably launch before GTV
  - MeestaNob
    
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    May 13, 2010 4:48 PM
    
    Xbox 720 will come out before GT5...
    - Bill32399
      
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      May 13, 2010 5:29 PM
      
      I would'nt count on that. MS has said they have a lot of life left in the 360.
- om9zer
  
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  May 13, 2010 6:29 PM
  
  Well, Polyphony did invent the genre as we know it nearly eight years before Forza (1) even showed up to the table, so I think that counts for something. It is bewildering that there wasn't a GT available at launch for the PS3, though.
  - kapellen421
    
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    May 13, 2010 8:48 PM
    
    UMMM NO. Need For Speed was first.
    - NuMMnUtZ
      
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      May 13, 2010 9:30 PM
      
      Road and Track Presents.. Still think about playing that some more must for nostalgia, but then I just play more Forza.
  - boarder2
    
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    May 13, 2010 8:58 PM
    
    The genre? What genre? Racing sims? Definitely not. There were racing simulators long before the PSOne was even a twinkle in someones eye.
    - code-e255
      
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      May 14, 2010 2:01 AM
      
      I think Gran Turismo was the first racing sim featuring hundreds of street-legal production cars. Before that, there were Formula 1 sims, NASCAR sims, and maybe some other types, but nothing with "normal" cars, afaik.
- Landrosradick
  
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  May 13, 2010 10:12 PM
  
  Turn10 use 3D artist contracting studios... plus lesser atmospheric and graphical quality. GT5 does it all in-house and tries to make things damn near perfect looking. I absolutely love Forza, but they could work on a lot of areas....
- Pettytheft
  
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  May 14, 2010 12:51 AM
  
  In a nutshell GT would have been out. After seeing what Forza did they had to go back to the drawing board. Couldn't just do GT4 with prettier graphics
- yAak
  
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  May 14, 2010 9:28 AM
  
  Probably a number of reasons, and from the sounds of it, "feature creep" is a huge one. I think they keep wanting to make "THE PERFECT RACING GAME" for PS3, and it's hurt them more than it's helped. Forza devs were probably a little bit more sane in their goals...