Prologue is a game in itself ,with the amount of tracks and vehicles, admittedly, I would never purchase it, I would rather wait for the final product.

But, the millions and millllllions of fans out there can’t WAIT for the prologue to come out so they can get a taste of the next GT.

Plus, it provides them with some more funding to not only model all 400+ cars to perfection, but also the handling of each vehicle, the noise engine from outside the car, from inside the car, from 20m away from the car.

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GT5 Prologue has about has nearly much content as PGR3 and more than Motorstorm, which both retailed at full price.

I’m probably not getting it because I’ve had enough racing games for a while, though.

I’m not sure I ever heard of GT5 being expected before 2008, either.

“So should we as consumers allow developers who can’t get their titles out to rather just sell us gimped versions early to help with their budget or should we just refuse.”

It’s not like Sony is forcing anyone to buy this game, which has already shipped one million copies to PAL territories.

In an ideal world they would offer people who buy Prologue a discount on the full version, but all the die-hard GT fans are loving the game, and PS3-only owners don’t have access to Forza, so why shouldn’t they enjoy early access to the title if they want it?

The actual demo actually costs more. R350 for the disc + the 400mb update (Bandwidth).

The game is a glorified demo, but as many reviewers have stated and Jimbob, its one of the most in depth “demos” out there, boasting more features than some full version games.

Normally Prologue gets released a year before the full game. So 2009 is more realistic for the full version.

There are also talks that if you own Prologue you will just need to buy an update. I think the idea is that it works similar to WoW. The full version will be similar to buying Burning Crusade, and before the Full version comes out there are major updates to gameplay and content.

Lets hope

I suspect it’s more likely if you have prologue you may get some early unlocks as a bonus, but I don’t know.

I was pretty critical of Prologue initially, but in fairness it doesn’t seem that bad a deal. The online alone may be worth the novelty.

From the PS3′s perspective, lets be honest, it’s a bit short of exclusive racing games, GT is a fantastic brand (I believe the most successful title on the platform) and it makes sense to try and leverage it.

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I’m one of those sods that just cant wait for the full game, so i had to go out and buy it. And yes, it’s a glorified demo, but it looks and plays amazingly! Just wish they’d release those Dualshock3′s already – miss the rumble on my pad. I agree that they should rather just release the full game, or significantly drop the price, but if youre insatiable and a GT fan (as i am), they’ll keep on making bundles out of guys like me. GOt mine for R400.00, but as was mentioned above, has more content than games like Motorstorm, so i feel kind of cheated, but also not, if that makes sense. Just tested one online match so far and it was lagless, so at least the online portion works from the word go.

@Fox: because they can
It’s way too expensive IMO, but with the legions of fans the GT series has, it was always going to be a big seller, glorified demo or not. They will def try to make as much as they can off this game. And chances are that most who buy Prologue will get the full game as well, plus the dudes who were sitting on the fence waiting for the full game, so expect craxy sales when the full game drops. GT carries a lot of weight, and it’s prevalent if you look at it’s pre-order sales.

With game prices going up, we’ll expect the full game to hit us for R700. So you’re paying half the price to play some of the game now.

“The actual demo actually costs more. R350 for the disc + the 400mb update (Bandwidth).”
PS3Fanboy, you got a source for this ?
If it’s true, then that’s a little unneccessary. A demo where you still have to download 400MB! WTF?

@doobiwan, that’s correct. If you play prologue and finish all the licences, then you don’t have to redo it in GT5.

I just can’t understand why they charge for a demo? Hell, that has got sucker consumer written all over it. Demo’s should be free imo.

@Milesh, There is an update, you don’t have to download it. But it adds a lot more online content, and like the PS3, if you want to access online features, you need the update.

When has anyone ever released a demo with more than 70 cars, six tracks and online play? Seriously, it’s far from a full length game, and maybe $20 would have been a fairer price, but every racing game demo I’ve ever played (Colin McRae, Forza, PGR) has only had a couple of cars and a single track.

If you can show me where I can find more demos with as much meat as GT5: Prologue, I’ll never need to actually buy another retail game in my life.

@Fox, yes, there is, i think it’s a Logitech, selling for +-R1200.00

GT Prologue became a demo when Sony didnt deliver GT5 in the promised time slot. Like LG said, a 30 month delay is seriously bad.

Besides, when the new Codemasters game ( GRiD ) is out it will make GT5 look like another demo.

It was never the promised time slot…
Gran Turismo has ALWAYS had a Prologue version… from GT2 onwards.

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Add Killzone 2 to the list of delayed titles.

PGR 5 might even be out by the time GT5 will be out.

Chase, you’re probably right. I don’t think the question is whether Prologue is worth R400. I think it probably is. I think the question, or the challenge at least is that the developers are double charging.

If you’re a fan you’ll by Prologue now and GT5 next year, and will basically be double billed for the same content.

I make no value judgement, it’s up to the buyer to decide if that’s worth it.

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So there are quite a few reviews in for this game and its only averaging 82 on metacritic. Thats quite average and even though its only a demo it does cost R400, which seems a bit dissapponting.

Yes most people most likely bought crackdown because
it contained the halo3 beta, but hell cracdown was one of the sleeper hits of last year.
very good marketing on microsoft’s part to get a new franchise and game developer on the map. and now everyone is looking
forward to the next game by the developers, a type of cops and robbers mmo which I am getting.
Most game sites have it as one of the better games last year.