Gran Turismo 5 is easily among the most anticipated games in the PS3 lineup. To whet the appetite of eager racing fans, Sony released Gran Turismo HD Concept for free on PlayStation Network in late 2006 and will release Gran Turismo 5 Prologue to retail in April 2008 in North America. While some fans may be reluctant to pay $40 for what equates to an extended demo, Associate Producer for SCEA Chris Hinojosa-Miranda has confirmed that it's all they're going to get until 2009.

"Also, to further clarify, GT5 is still about a year away," said Hinojosa-Miranda in a post on the to PlayStation Blog. "You should just decide now to buy it, enjoy it, go online and race against anyone and everyone, rank number one worldwide, get the girl (or guy) and become the most popular kid in town."