GT5 Prologue is most expensive demo ever

[Scott]

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Hidden away in Sony's TGS catalog was a shocking revelation: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue's Japanese release date and price. Scheduled for December 13th, the game sample (demo, as we used to call) will retail for a whopping ?4,980 ($43.10) on Blu-ray and ?4,500 ($38.95) when downloaded through the PlayStation Store. Although the game will feature stunning graphics and many features of the final game, this seems as much too high for a game that has a limited track and vehicle selection. We hope that this kind of sticker shock doesn't come across the Pacific into other territories.

[jakncoke]

Anyone that buys the prologue is stupid, GT5 comes fall 08' and well I'm more than happy to wait instead of getting milked.

[Jasperking]

there is alot of stupid people so you cant do anything about that lol. But ye thats stupidly expensive

[lonewolfxix]

$48 to get a demo? does it entitle you to anything special atall? that seems a bit steep.. must have something special... a car with a little more power than usual? limited edition paintwork for your cars to use online to say "I BOUGHT THE DEMO! I LOVE GT MORE THAN YOU!" or something? anything?

[Jasperking]

"I BOUGHT THE DEMO! I LOVE GT MORE THAN YOU!"

yeah... thats probably about it . I really do wonder why they gave that price for a demo when the release of the game isn't far off

[lonewolfxix]

release not far off? fall of 2008 is one year away, don't suppose you realise that but.. that is pretty far away. didnt they release like GT HD? alot of people loved that despite their only being 2 cars and 1 track, a lot of people loved drifting on it.

[Riku-Nara]

50= cars and 5 tracks.
wayyy to overpriced.
that's like a $20 game at best, and it'd still wouldn't be worth it.

[lonewolfxix]

is that in the demo? 50 cars and 50 tracks? damn i can get forza 2 cheaper than that and you can get 360's for as little as $200 here plus a $60 fix in the uk, not all that bad of a price to pay in the uk:P

[Scott]

lol er no? 5 tracks and 50 cars. And damage effects (but no changing weather). What a bad deal

[Jasperking]

hmm... i wonder what they were thinking when they brought out this. Do you think anyone will actually buy it :/