<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
( グランツーリスモHDコンセプト	O
Guran	O
Tsūrisumo	O
HD	O
Konseputo	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
racing	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sneak	O
preview	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
Concept	I-Device
,	O
preceding	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
version	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
project	O
was	O
canceled	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
includes	O
external	O
view	O
(	O
or	O
rear	O
view	O
)	O
and	O
bumper	O
view	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
introduces	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
view	O
as	O
seen	O
from	O
the	O
driver	O
's	O
helmet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
track	O
,	O
The	O
Eiger	B-Device
Nordwand	O
(	O
Eiger	B-Device
north	O
face	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
newly	O
created	O
mountain	O
pass	O
track	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Kleine	O
Scheidegg	O
and	O
featuring	O
the	O
Swiss	O
Alps	O
 '	O
famous	O
Mönch	O
and	O
Jungfrau	O
peaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
support	O
online	O
ranking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
area	O
ranking	O
ended	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
with	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
from	O
the	O
local	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2006	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
's	O
opening	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
released	O
details	O
and	O
a	O
screenshot	O
about	O
a	O
new	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
project	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
scheduled	O
from	O
a	O
December	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
unveiled	O
the	O
first	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
teaser	O
and	O
featured	O
HD	O
renders	O
of	O
five	O
cars	O
:	O
Nismo	O
GT-R	O
R-Tune	O
R1	O
'	O
99	O
,	O
Honda	O
S2000	O
'	O
99	O
,	O
TOM	O
'S	O
Castrol	O
Supra	O
JGTC	O
'	O
99	O
,	O
Ford	O
GT	O
'	O
05	O
and	O
the	O
Ferrari	O
599	O
GTB	O
Fiorano	O
'	O
06	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
cars	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
but	O
did	O
n't	O
appear	O
in	O
late	O
GTHD	O
trailers	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Ferrari	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazunori	O
Yamauchi	O
confirmed	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
December	O
2007	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
planned	O
contents	O
he	O
introduced	O
an	O
"	O
iTunes-like	O
"	O
download	O
service	O
and	O
various	O
download	O
packs	O
including	O
additional	O
cars	O
and	O
tracks	O
,	O
advanced	O
AI	B-Application
or	O
car	O
damage	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
being	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
future	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
soon	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
special	O
trailer	O
"	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
featuring	O
Ferrari	O
GT	O
cars	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
former	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
not	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
free	O
playable	O
demo	O
among	O
the	O
non	O
selectable	O
NPC	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
v2.0	O
,	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
director	O
Kazunori	O
Yamauchi	O
officially	O
announced	O
a	O
"	O
revision	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
product	O
strategy	O
"	O
:	O
"	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
will	O
be	O
given	O
priority	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
chose	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
planned	O
full	O
version	O
named	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
announced	O
as	O
Vision	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
2005	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
displayed	O
during	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2006	O
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
2007	O
worldwide	O
release	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazunori	O
Yamauchi	O
stated	O
"	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
will	O
adopt	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
planned	O
features	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
confirmed	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
"	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
x	O
Skyline	O
"	O
trailers	O
based	O
on	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
replay	O
footages	O
and	O
early	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
artworks	O
or	O
replay	O
footages	O
and	O
including	O
the	O
line	O
"	O
Passage	O
to	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Concept	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
