Dit najaar komen er heel wat racegames uit. Zo zal je binnenkort met Need for Speed: Shift, Dirt 2 en de langverwachte Gran Turismo 5 aan de slag kunnen. Vandaag zijn er nieuwe details van GT5 opgedoken. Volgens verschillende bronnen zou Gran Turismo 5 op 11 december uitkomen. Dit zou een logische release zijn aangezien de game dan nog onder veel kerstbomen terecht kan komen. In Keulen vindt nu de GamesCom 2009 plaats. Daar kan je veel nieuwe games spelen waaronder Gran Turismo 5. Iemand is zo vriendelijk geweest om beelden hiervan op te nemen. De details en de beelden kan je hieronder bekijken.

August 18, GamesCom, held in Cologne, Germany:
Gran Turismo 5 has been announced! Here is the latest information on the game design:

? models included
1,000 vehicles
170 Premium new models (full interior modeling, the interior corresponds to vehicle damage)
830 kinds of standard model (some are from Gran Turismo 4 that have been carried over to GT5) [Read: Cars we have seen in GT4 before ]

? Courses
60 courses confirmed with 20 or more to be revealed

? physical simulation of vehicles
Physics system simulation is brand new
Represented is full fall in vehicles [possibly rollover]
Damage representation (reproduced in full by real-time collision deformation)
faithfully reproducing the behavior of electric cars, i.e. Prius, Insight, hybrid cars and the latest Tesla model

? Arcade Mode
Single Race
2 player battle

? GT Mode
World Map
My Garage
Car Dealer
Tuning Shop (parts, tires)
Car Washes/Oil Change
Race Championship (Series system, point system)
License Test

? Online
Open Lobby
Text / Voice Chat
Private rooms
Online Photo Album
Online Replay Album
YouTube replay output

? Photo Mode
Photo Drive (Circuit)
Photo stage (Stage Photo mode only)

? Gran Turismo TV
Video output to a PSP or PSP Go®
Progressive Download
Improved
user interface
Continuous Play for videos

? Museums
The
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue version, + more information at TGS

? Sound
Custom soundtracks (Use songs from your PS3 hard-drive)
Dolby Digital 5.1 and 7.1

?User Interface
The Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, and the same design concept. The icons change color
Able to track the movement of Cockpit Camera interface (confirmed in full 3-D. The camera can be fully manipulated and you can opt to have your head tracked by the PSEye)