I'll assume you're keep this one, but I say no, I don't feel it's as big as it was, partly because it's taken so long to come out.

I think so.

i think its hard to say, you have to assume that the hardcore PS2 fans moved too PS3 along time ago, so is there still a huge group that has been waiting to move to PS3 just because of GT 5? once again hard too say. will it sell some systems oh for sure it will but huge numbers,  only time will tell.

i don't think so. maybe, i don't really know. i have a ps3 for other great games and blurrays also.

Not exactly. It'll be a motivation for people to buy a PS3 but at this stage the PS3 already has a lot of great exclusives and multi-platform games for it so there's still plenty of reasons to get a PS3 whether or not this game came out.

Probably not as much in the U.S., but I could see it selling a decent amount of systems in Europe.

Just about every game released has probably sold 1 system at one point or another.  But yea, GT5 will sell systems with the best of em, it's not like you'll see 1 million PS3s sold because of it alone.

It'll absolutely be a system seller.  It's probably the most obvious system seller they have left nowadays after losing exclusivity on GTA and Final Fantasy.  Do not underestimate the global appeal of Gran Turismo, and especially to people that might not even care about other types of games - ie. exactly the audience who won't already own a PS3.
 
It's fine to say that all of the Forza games have come out since the last Gran Turismo, but it's pretty likely that GT5 will go on to outsell Forza 1, 2 & 3 combined, plus shift a ton of consoles along the way.

Of course anyone that says otherwise, just flatout doesn't know what there talking about.

at this point? it might sell some, but not nearly as much as, say, GT3 did (that was the first PS2 one, right?) it's too far gone from the launch.

" at this point? it might sell some, but not nearly as much as, say, GT3 did (that was the first PS2 one, right?) it's too far gone from the launch. "

Personally, I voted yes, since I just went out and bought a PS3 for this game. I would've waited for the GT5 bundle, but there was quite a good deal on Amazon.co.uk for the vanilla 320gb console, with two extra games.
 
I'd imagine the GT5 bundles will sell pretty well, here in Europe.

Definitely will. I think everyone's become numb to GT5 since we've been waiting for so long  but once it's released it will have a big impact. I think there are a lot of people out there who don't really game much (or at all) who will be interested in this. Add to that the amount of people who don't have Bluray and this could be a tipping point for many people. Also I wouldn't count it's success on first month sales. I'm sure this will have a long burn because a lot of people that get this probably don't even follow video games and might not even now it's out for a while.

I dunno... 
 
I think a lot of us already bought the system with the promises of GT5... 
 
Except we didn't expect it to take this long for it to finish..

I don't know about in the US, but definitely in the UK it is. I had a friend who bought a PS3 for GT5 prologue. Not the main game, the prologue. And another guy I know is buying a PS3 for GT5.

We'll see. I doubt a whole bunch of people waited so long for GT5 to come out to finally buy the PS3. Most people either have already done so or completely lost interest.
Sure, for those still saying to themselves: "If there only would be another strong exclusive or two" it might be the final pinch in that direction.
Again, we'll see.

I don't know really. I already have a PS3 so it won't sell me on the thing. As far as other people go,  I know that most of my friends will buy a new TV before they buy a second console, and I am the only person in my circle with a PS3.
That said, I think the game will sell. I'm not much of a car fan, so Forza didn't hold my attention that well (I like GT because it is more of an RPG with driving instead of combat).

I'd like to think so, but this GT is hardly getting any sort of marketing and the release dates have been shuffled around so many times, some people might not even know what to think anymore.  
 
I mean as of 5 minutes ago I was looking through the Christmas flyers from Future Shop and Wal Mart and neither of them even had GT5 listed as being a new release, even though it's coming out in 6 days. What the hell is that? The only game shown alongside the PS3 was NBA 2K11. The rest of the page was full of Donkey Kong Country Returns, and the next page was FULL of Xbox stuff. 
 
Come on Sony, where the hell is your advertising? Do they even know it's the Holidays? I want GT5 to do well.

"I mean as of 5 minutes ago I was looking through the Christmas flyers from Future Shop and Wal Mart and neither of them even had GT5 listed as being a new release, even though it's coming out in 6 days. What the hell is that? The only game shown alongside the PS3 was NBA 2K11. The rest of the page was full of Donkey Kong Country Returns, and the next page was FULL of Xbox stuff.  Come on Sony, where the hell is your advertising? Do they even know it's the Holidays? I want GT5 to do well. "

Myself and two of my friends bought PS3s years ago for GT, a bit preemptive I suppose.  
I personally had to get one before GTHD went off the market and before the 60gig was gone.

As far as PS3 goes - probably the most significant release ever since PS3 launched, so yes - I would say so. 
Pre-oredered mine with release date delivery from Amazon. 
I'm curious how will fare against Forza 3 but I'm sure it will be spectacular, six years in the making and it shows.

You would think they would have already gotten a system for Prologue.

I've already heard a lot of people talking about buying a PS3 for Gran Turismo 5.  I think it's the biggest system seller this side of Mario.

Simply no. Anyone who really thinks it is the big system seller that it used to be is deluding themselves, it's been way way WAY too long. General population doesn't even know GT still exists for the most part. Kaos and the other fanboys can post sales figures for decade old games as much as they want but it doesn't mean a thing here at the dawn of 2011.

" I don't know about in the US, but definitely in the UK it is. I had a friend who bought a PS3 for GT5 prologue. Not the main game, the prologue. And another guy I know is buying a PS3 for GT5. "

" Simply no. Anyone who really thinks it is the big system seller that it used to be is deluding themselves, it's been way way WAY too long. General population doesn't even know GT still exists for the most part. Kaos and the other fanboys can post sales figures for decade old games as much as they want but it doesn't mean a thing here at the dawn of 2011. "

" @Raymayne said:

" Simply no. Anyone who really thinks it is the big system seller that it used to be is deluding themselves, it's been way way WAY too long. General population doesn't even know GT still exists for the most part. Kaos and the other fanboys can post sales figures for decade old games as much as they want but it doesn't mean a thing here at the dawn of 2011. "

I think you're deluding yourself to think that GT holds no appeal. Gran Turismo is bigger than Halo (worldwide), believe it or not. "

I got my PS3 back in 2008. Since then, I've still been mostly a PC gamer, really  never being excited about ps3 releases. I've only played madden and prolouge for the last couple of months.  But prolouge is the only game I've kept playing since I got my ps3. 
 
 
I'm kind of starting to realize that I subconsiously bought a ps3 for GT5(6)

I'm not sure if there are people who didn't buy a PlayStation this generation that care enough about Gran Turismo to go out and buy a PS3 just for this - and for those that just like racing sims, almost all platforms have their own excellent titles.
 
Combined with various other compelling exclusives, however, I think it's probably a tipping point for those of us waiting for enough exclusive content to make buying a PS3 'worth it', myself included - going to see what Amazon UK have in their Black Friday deals!

I think any big name exclusive is a system seller. I just think that a driving sim is to niche to be a big system seller. I intend on buying a PS3 (again) once they bundle the console and game together, and assuming the game is actually any good.

Within 24 hours of Gran Turismo 5's official release date announcement, this happened:
 

Now that it's actually coming out, I kinda really want a PS3. Thing is, I don't want to buy a system for just it a handful of other games. Sadness... :/

Not at all.  If people are waiting to buy a ps3 just because of GT5 that says something really bad about the PS3.  Im sure it will sell some but it will be insignificant.  PS3 has already had some very good AAA titles that people would have already made a purchase of the system to play.

" @Raymayne: LOL its like you're crazy. "

" @Devil240Z said:

" @Raymayne: LOL its like you're crazy. "

He's trolling.  He can't explain how GT5 Prologue outsold every Forza game. "

I was planning to upgrade my PC at christmas, now Im torn between doing that or getting a PS3 with GT5. I was tempted by Uncharted 2 but GT5 is really making me consider the PS3. Not really interested in any of the other franchises but Gran Turismo has had me since the beginning, plus it'd be nice to have a bluray player :p.

no

" @KaosAngel said:

" @Devil240Z said:

" @Raymayne: LOL its like you're crazy. "

He's trolling.  He can't explain how GT5 Prologue outsold every Forza game. "

I like to think of myself as a troll. He is just a douche.  
 

Heres this. Been holding onto it for awhile. Anyone have an up to date version? "