PS3 Crew: full GT5 not until 2010 (maybe), PSP GT4 Mobile in 2011

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Kazunori Yamauchi: More Prologue, no GT5 soon, GT PSP still coming

We somehow managed to get Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi to slam on his brakes for a moment today and talk to us about his flagship racing franchise. According to the Polyphony Digital boss, his studio is focusing a majority of its efforts on Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. In fact, he confirmed that the proper, disc-based Gran Turismo 5 might not even roll out before 2010.

In the meantime, Polyphony will continue to expand Prologue with additional cars, tracks, and features. Yamauchi couldn’t speak to specific plans, but mentioned that an new update is planned for the near future.

With all of the work his company is putting into the next console GT installment, Yamauchi tells us that it hasn’t forgotten the long-delayed Gran Turismo 4 Mobile for PSP. He confirms that the game – originally announced at E3 2004 – is still actively in development, although it isn’t planned for release until after GT5. That would be 2011 for those with pen and calendar in hand.

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long enough title?

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I bought a PSP JUST FOR gt4. i’ve played it prob. 5 times total. I will keep it until the game comes out.

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I feel really unenvolved with the grand turismo series, its awesome but lacking.
It needs to have engine swaps, proper upgrades and damage.

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so wait…what if sony has a new handheld by 2011? I find it hard to believe the psp will be in style for that long.

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As long as they update prologue I don’t care, let them take their time. Come on it’s got like 5 freaking tracks for $40 bucks.

I still play that at least a couple times a week, the f2007 f1 car owns.