<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
( グランツーリスモ5	O
プロローグ	O
,	O
Guran	O
Tsūrisumo	O
5	O
Purorōgu	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2007	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
is	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
5.09	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
highest-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
title	O
after	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
developer	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
,	O
the	O
NPC	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
has	O
also	O
improved	O
from	O
previous	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
driving	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
control	B-Device
pad	I-Device
or	O
the	O
steering	O
wheel	O
can	O
look	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
in	O
the	O
cockpit	O
of	O
the	O
car	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
-	O
compatible	O
steering	O
wheel	O
works	O
with	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spec	O
II	O
update	O
brings	O
Drift	O
Mode	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
)	O
,	O
car	O
tuning	O
adjustments	O
,	O
and	O
head	O
to	O
head	O
two-player	O
racing	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
mass-produced	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
16	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
online	O
at	O
once	O
in	O
GT5	B-Application
Prologue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
's	O
development	O
cycle	O
was	O
so	O
long	O
,	O
GT5	B-Application
Prologue	I-Application
's	O
servers	O
were	O
online	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
prologue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
intended	O
to	O
contain	O
an	O
online	O
component	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
pulled	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
to	O
avoid	O
further	O
delays	O
;	O
a	O
beta	O
of	O
GT4	O
online	O
was	O
even	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
also	O
contained	O
an	O
online	O
Time	O
Trial	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vehicle	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
Full	O
HD	O
advanced	O
3D	O
environment	O
with	O
a	O
360°	O
camera	O
and	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
's	O
real-time	O
zoom-in	O
function	O
is	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GT-TV	O
:	O
a	O
Video-on-demand	B-Application
service	O
was	O
offering	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
and	O
playable	O
HD	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
:	O
a	O
single	O
race	O
mode	O
is	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
track	O
to	O
race	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
currently	O
selected	O
car	O
and	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
15	O
AI-controlled	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Event	O
:	O
Event	O
Races	O
are	O
championships	O
,	O
time	O
trials	O
and	O
mission	O
races	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
various	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Class	O
A	B-Application
is	I-Application
completed	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
movie	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
in	O
GT-TV	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
class	O
called	O
Class	O
S	O
is	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
begun	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
it	O
stopped	O
applying	O
updates	O
to	O
GT5	B-Application
Prologue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VOD	O
service	O
was	O
activated	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
providing	O
free	O
SD	B-Device
trailers	O
for	O
three	O
upcoming	O
GT-TV	O
programs	O
,	O
Super	O
GT	O
(	O
"	O
Climax	O
Digest	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
D1	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
(	O
"	O
Top	O
of	O
the	O
Drifting	O
World	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
Best	O
Motoring	O
(	O
"	O
Best	O
Motoring	O
Trailer	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
and	O
its	O
online	O
functions	O
ended	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
however	O
all	O
issued	O
VOD	O
videos	O
were	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
retail	O
version	O
through	O
updates	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
trailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
whether	O
the	O
GT-TV	O
service	O
could	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
Yamauchi	O
answered	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
definitely	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
"	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
watching	O
GT-TV	O
on	O
the	O
move	O
could	O
become	O
a	O
reality	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
never	O
happened	O
ultimately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
GT3	B-Application
and	O
GT4	O
did	O
have	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
cars	O
,	O
GT5	B-Application
Prologue	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
fully	O
licensed	O
F1	O
car	O
,	O
the	O
F2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
brought	O
additional	O
stock	O
and	O
tuned	O
cars	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
car	O
list	O
to	O
76	O
credited	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
circuits	O
located	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
plus	O
two	O
fictitious	O
tracks	O
:	O
The	O
High-Speed	O
Ring	O
and	O
Eiger/Eiger	O
Nordwand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
suitable	O
roads	O
in	O
the	O
real-life	O
location	O
around	O
Kleine	O
Scheidegg	O
and	O
the	O
Eiger	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
developers	O
created	O
the	O
track	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
actual	O
hiking	O
trail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
London	O
,	O
High-Speed	O
Ring	O
,	O
and	O
Eiger	B-Device
Nordwand	I-Device
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
forward	O
and	O
reverse	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
free	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
release	O
supporting	O
both	O
Dual	O
Shock	O
3	O
controller	O
vibration	O
and	O
racing	O
wheels	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Logitech	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
official	O
wheel	O
,	O
the	O
Driving	B-Device
Force	I-Device
GT	I-Device
to	O
be	O
launched	O
in	O
May	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
demo	O
replaced	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
that	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
demo	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
booth	O
during	O
the	O
2007	O
SEMA	O
Show	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Nevada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
attraction	O
in	O
the	O
show	O
was	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
running	O
at	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
3840x2160	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
needed	O
four	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
to	O
run	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
projected	O
onto	O
a	O
screen	O
using	O
an	O
expensive	O
Sony	O
projector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
handled	O
the	O
rendering	O
of	O
one-quarter	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
one	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
system	O
,	O
approximately	O
2.1	O
million	O
pixels	O
would	O
be	O
displayed	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
this	O
special	O
high-resolution	O
display	O
,	O
approximately	O
8.3	O
million	O
pixels	O
were	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
Spec	O
III	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
only	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
80GB	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
model	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
the	O
Apex	O
is	O
an	O
18-minute	O
GT-TV	O
documentary	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
SCEE	O
's	O
ThreeSpeech	O
blog	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
reached	O
the	O
one	O
million	O
mark	O
in	O
pre-orders	O
from	O
PAL	O
territories	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
reach	O
Platinum	O
status	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
had	O
shipped	O
2.23	O
million	O
worldwide	O
according	O
to	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
,	O
with	O
270,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
550,000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
1.38	O
million	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
30,000	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
has	O
shipped	O
3.94	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
690,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
820,000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
2.33	O
million	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
100,000	O
in	O
Southeast	O
Asia.Gran	O
Turismo	O
5	O
Prologue	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
had	O
sold	O
5.34	O
million	O
copies	O
;	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
highest-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
title	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
being	O
beaten	O
by	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
5''	O
.	O
</s>
