Release date and content of GT Prologue

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As it's presented today, Polyphony Digital has announced that GT4 Prologue Version will be out on 4th December in Japan.

As far as I (and Babelfish) can understand French, the game will cost approx. 24 euros, it will have only one racetrack included and unknown amount of cars. Game modes will be "Time Attack", "Driver Licence" and "Free Ride".

Intresting part is that new wheel GT Force Pro will be released at the same day with Prologue already bundled in case.

Detailed info about Prologue will come shortly, but sadly, there's still no info about European or USA release.

Here's the original news on French, so feel free to translate it:

Soucieuse d'occuper, des heures durant, ses fid?les, au cours de longues soirées d'hiver, la firme Polyphony Digital commercialisera, comme vous le savez sans doute, un curieux GT4 Prologue. Constituant, ? elle seule, une véritable mise en bouche au tant attendu quatri?me opus ; cette galette suscita, d?s son annonce, l'engouement des fans, tout en ne réussissant pas, véritable, ? convaincre l'opinion. ? Curieux paradoxe ? diront certains, tandis que d'autres, la critique aiguisée, dénonceront, sans scrupule, une vaste opération marketing. Qu'importe, les faits sont l?, ? savoir que ledit produit investira, au matin du 4 décembre, les étals bondés des revendeurs nippons, avec, ? la clé, un savoureux cocktail de ce que réserve, aux chauffeurs en herbe, le dernier projet de Yamauchi san. Dit autrement, les joueurs de l'archipel pourront, moyennant 24 de nos euros, s'essayer, sur un m?me circuit, aux modes ? Time Attack ?, ? Driver Licence ? et ? Course Libre ? ; le tout, aux commandes d'un nombre restreint de bolides. L'âme exigeante qui vous habite souhaite profiter pleinement de ces premiers kilom?tres ? Aucun probl?me, sachez simplement que sera également mis en vente, ? la m?me date, un luxueux ? bundle ? comprenant, en plus du jeu, le volant GT Force Pro ; accessoire dont la seule utilisation permettra de tirer, d'apr?s ses géniteurs, la quintessence d'un tel ? gameplay ?.

Bien entendu, et cela va sans dire, cette initiative ne concerne pas, ? l'heure qu'il est, le marché européen, et les plus avides de bitume auront, disons le, vite fait de recourir aux joies de l'import. Les autres, désespérés, devront encore ronger leur frein. Patience...
 
Thanks for the news deus, hopefully they'll be shipping prologue worldwide soon after or at the same time as the JP release.
 
Hmmm.....
Much less content than i expected.
Essentially a one track demo version, and if that is the case, i wouldnt expect much more than 20 cars.
Probably only one license test series.
Seems to be expensive too if 24 euros is correct.

Dont think many people will buy the new Gt force on the back of that limited version.
I bet PD will have to give Logitech free GT4s to be bundled when the full game is finally released.

P.S I note that Amazon have updated to April 4 2004 release date.
 
At least it's a way to discover bugs in the game, like the impossibility to adjust the rear suspension height independently from front height in GT3.

Even if they only bring it out in Japan, I welcome it !
 
I won't buy GT Prologue since it sounds like it will have less content then GTC.

GTC already has some cool cars + better gfx than GT3. I play GTC more than GT3 these days just coz its got more fun cars & I can't be arsed with the rest of the Hard races which send me to sleep. Mmmmm I wonder if the Jag S-Type R handles the same in real life..... :trouble:

GTC also has the same car I'm learning to drive in! even if it is the better 16v sport model
 
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