Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is a taste of GT5 with a selection of cars and circuits. Impressive technological showcase for the time, exemplary GT gameplay. Frustrating for its limited content but maximum quality.
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Category
Racing2 players3+
Split screen
Description
Prologue version of Gran Turismo 5 serving as a standalone taster of Polyphony Digital's simulation. Published by Sony, released in Europe in March 2008. Over 70 licensed cars, six circuits, early-access Online mode, reworked race AI, and demonstration of PS3 HD capabilities for the series.
Gran Turismo 5 - Prologue review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
A polished foretaste of GT5, this Prologue serves as a technological showcase for the PS3: a handful of circuits and some seventy cars, all modelled with dazzling refinement. Reflections, bodywork and cockpits show a uniformly high-end finish. The visual offering is limited, but its clinical cleanliness already heralded the benchmark to come.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾2,8 GB📅17/04/2008
Published by Sony
Gran Turismo 5 - Prologue (PS3) price, value & rarity
The Asian edition of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, a standalone, fleshed-out version serving as a foretaste of Gran Turismo 5, by Polyphony Digital. More than a mere demo, this commercialized product documents a singular step in GT5's long gestation and fixes a snapshot of the simulation in progress. Desirability blends the prestige of the Gran Turismo series with the relative scarcity of this Asian run.
Is Gran Turismo 5 - Prologue still worth playing in 2026?
A taster of Gran Turismo 5 from Polyphony Digital, GT5 Prologue offers an early version of the flagship racing simulation, with a reduced car roster but sumptuous modelling and a driving physics of remarkable finesse for its time. The realism of the driving, the beauty of the circuits and the demanding handling win over motorsport purists. The deliberately limited content of this stopgap version tempers the whole. An excellent simulation for fans of realistic driving and of the Gran Turismo saga.
