Gran Turismo 5 Packaging Reveals Three Discs
Sometimes, you’ll come across the most pleasant surprises when you least expect them, and this situation is no exception. Today, we get our first look at the Gran Turismo 5 box art and packaging, in the hands of Kazunori Yamauchi himself. Our own sharp-eyed reader, GON, was first to notice the revelation in this new video from Mercedes-Benz and immediately sent it my way. Sure enough, at 0:42, we get to spy on a Polyphony Digital meeting as Yamauchi inspects a thick Blu-Ray box, complete with the obligatory small text, Sony Computer Entertainment stamp, and the new PS3 logo. Although it may not be the ultimate final product, it’s very likely this is exactly what you’ll find on store shelves next year.
The most curious thing, of course, is the fact that the packaging clearly contains three separate Blu-Ray cases – one black, one red, and one blue. What could they be? While the conspiracy theorists get to work, here’s a list of other interesting tidbits from the clip:
- Gran Turismo uses one single physics calculation model, so they simply enter the parameters for each car, and the handling characteristics play themselves out within the game. As Yamauchi says, “If the original car is made well, it’ll drive well.”
- We get a closer look at the 3D model of the SLS AMG in Gran Turismo 5, along with a corner from the Nurburgring Nordschleife.
- Mercedes’ narrarator suggests that Yamauchi is “considering” putting the new SLS AMG on the cover, but Yamauchi’s following comments (along with the box art seen earlier) all but confirm it will be the star of the show. As he explains, it “will probably be the most exciting car in the world when GT5 is released”. He also was sure to mention: “Fans of Gran Turismo 5 really have something to be excited about”.
If you’d like to grab the original, slightly-higher-quality version of this clip, download it here (.mov, 57.6 MB) – thanks to those who managed to track it down!
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October 25th, 2009 at 8:47 am - #Jipi
you can easely change the hard drive of the ps3 for a bigger one, it’s the same hard drive in a laptop.
I buy a 320gb on ebay for 70$, and it works great I’m ready… -
October 24th, 2009 at 6:54 pm - #Luke
Do some of you guys think about the stuff you post here ? Why should 1 BD be for Online playing ? The Online Mode uses the same cars, the same tracks and the same physics. So the BD for online and the one for offline would be 99,9% the same.
I seriously doubt the game will have more than one disc, we are still months away from the release and it`s way to soon to tell what is on the other two. And to be honest, i don`t care. If there will be a special edition to preorder i will start to care ;) -
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:31 pm - #Tim
Looking at the video the black BD box in the 3 Disc package actually looks like it could be the actual disc because Using my high defintion Graphics card etc I can just about make out the logo and I think it’s the CERO Ratings logo from Japan and the text I think is the Gamecode add to this like others have said the Black case looks like it is following the style of the GT PSP collectors edition box art.
I am certainly intrested to see any more infomation on this
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October 23rd, 2009 at 2:06 pm - #PeterWRC
Hi. I think, 1 disc is the game itself, with tracks, cars, etc…the 2 could be “creator” what means, if we can do any changes with the cars, painting, bodykit, that’s take many Gb’s, and include the real-time damage and real physics for the cars, what need to save on the HDD, if Kaz want to do a real simulator. And maybe a Sony Vegas kind software for the Youtube, because everyone will load up same kind of replays, that would be boring for us. And the 3. disc is for the online gaming, because if the game will be real, the tuning all around the car will be real, that’s take lots of Gb’s again. So sorry about my bad language!
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October 23rd, 2009 at 7:59 am - #Stevo
My moneys on 1 disk and the others booklets or perhaps 1 being a making of and bonus stuff. unless its some sort of press kit. 3 disks seems like a waste of resources. Also an installation disk doesnt seem right, if we’re talking about huge amounts of space for installation it rules out owners with smaller consoles, not gonna happen.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 2:35 am - #Praggia
3 discs????
Makes you wonder what the pricing structure looks like????
I don’t think GT5 is going to come cheap. This is a huge title for Sony and they will be looking to cash in so I kinda think we’re looking at one pricey title.
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October 21st, 2009 at 6:30 pm - #Corbin
Im just happy that this is more or less proof there WILL be a collectors edition (or this is standard and SE will be even crazier!!! maybe a cool driving helmet haha) I have to say, theres no way that the SLS AMG is sexier than the Toyota FT-86, id mush rather it be on the cover. My theory is like most as well, I think Disc 1 will be GT (career mode) Disc 2 Arcade/ Online disc and Disc 3 massive amounts of bonus content. I have a strong feeling they will have an hour+ Doc on making the game.
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October 21st, 2009 at 4:38 pm - #FlareKR
tameem is probably right. First disc is installer, second is the career mode, the third is the arcade, online, and bonus. Just like GT2, mind the first disc, which is fine, cause I still have both GT2 discs for all these years (miraculously).
NOW WE KNOW WHY IT’S RELEASING IN MARCH, FOR THAT STUPID MERC! It’s a d*ck on 4 wheels, get over it Kaz! Put a Veyron (no, it’s not an oversized roach), or the Ferrari California, or better yet the CCX! -
October 21st, 2009 at 2:22 pm - #Hi_Jordan
Hey Hoffy
I don’t think it’s like PD don’t ask car makers for data/models, IIRC in a recent interview/article there was mention that Ferrari, amongst others I guess, had provided such models, there wasn’t any makers named who hadn’t been as helpful though.
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October 21st, 2009 at 9:48 am - #HoffY
One thing that i find really strange is that PD seem to want to re-invent the wheel all the time. Why don’t they approach the car manufactures for at least the modern day vehicles and get at LEAST a body export directly from them of SOME cars at least? Hell even if it takes a small “we’ll take it as a sponsorship and you’ll get some advertisement”. There was an advertisment firm in Australia that did this very thing with a HOlden Monaro a few years back! Saved them shit loads of time.. and gave them an EXACT form of the vehicles. No guess work or reverse engineering and so much time saved its just not funny!
6 months to model that… i’ve seen fellow modelers model equally detailed vehicles in less time working by themselves… WITHOUT sneak previews and laps around nurb!
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October 21st, 2009 at 8:34 am - #Mustangmiha
You guys are totaly blind/stupid. Just read at least once what I said last time.
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October 21st, 2009 at 4:51 am - #aleksandar SRB
I think that different box”s are for different regions!!!
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October 21st, 2009 at 4:09 am - #haydenmc14
MORE GOOD NEWS FOR SONY!
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aHiC1WgkiiqA
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii console for the first time following a $100 price cut, helping the U.S. video-game market end six consecutive months of declining revenue.
Hardware, software and accessory sales in the world’s largest video-game market rose 1 percent to $1.28 billion last month, researcher NPD Group Inc. said yesterday in an e-mailed statement. Sales of Tokyo-based Sony’s PS3 more than doubled to 491,800, while those of the Wii fell 33 percent to 462,800. Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 sales gained 1.6 percent to 352,600.
Leading the sales, thats great for every ps3 owner new and old. new owners means new PSN users.
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October 21st, 2009 at 4:08 am - #name
who says there bluray disks?
one will be the game, obviously, but the other 2 are probably just DVDs one for soundtracks and additional booklet stuff.
and the other will probably be a DVD for making of scenes. -
October 21st, 2009 at 4:05 am - #haydenmc14
look at it this way. Forza will sell alot because every car fan who owns a 360 will get it. GT5 though….. Every playstaiton 3 owner will most likely rush to buy it and then some. The sales figures will tell the end story. PlayStation has a massive year ahead in australia with PlayTV, GT5, PSP Go & more, sony will be swimming in profit soner rather then later. P.S. Found on wikipedia that kaz said all cars will feature damage of some kind or another. Sounds good to me. as for the box the black one deffineteley is a game cover & the other two are the same as each other except for the colour of their spines. to me that finishes ruling out an installation disk. As for a cover car an sls will do but a Lamborghini Murcielago SV, Dodge Viper ACR, a Buggati Veyron or a Ferrari Enzo would suit me better. 950+ cars is great and i cant wait…… (remember that south park episode where cartman freezes himself rather then waiting for the wii i may replicate that…. maybe)
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October 21st, 2009 at 2:40 am - #Xbot
This game is gonna be amazing.
still loving Prologue though, best racing series or all time.
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October 21st, 2009 at 12:53 am - #midnighteggs
Look at the video at 53 seconds, the same shot from one of the pictures in the post. It looks like the black, red and blue “cases” have slid slightly out of the box. Look at the difference in the colors of the bottom of each of the three. The red and blue ones are clearly white on the bottom. I think that indicates that we’re looking at paper, and not plastic cases.
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October 21st, 2009 at 12:52 am - #Hi_Jordan
Does no one else think that’s prolly just a retail dummy box or something?
I’d be really surprised if that’s actually the box everyone will be picking up come release day.
As for the people saying the black case has “Gran Turismo” on the spine, I think it’s too blurred to tell, but looking at it, you can kinda see that one letter near the end of the word is raised above the others, like a lower case L or B or something … I don’t think it says “Gran Turismo” TBH.
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October 20th, 2009 at 10:58 pm - #Mike
There is no way Forza will match GT5. No way…
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@ Sam__NY Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 8:08 am
“This is probably just a way to jack the price up. 3 discs, $24.99 each.”
Exactly what my thoughts are…stuff it with more bonus content and charge $20 more.
That would probably be the “Fanboy” Special Edition. I don’t want pretty cut scenes or car videos, I want a game to drive/play!