Next Gen NSX Makes its Way to GT5
Did all of you catch Acura's triple whammy yesterday? The RDX gets a cleaner design and ditches its turbo for a V6, the Civic matures into the all new ILX, and the 2nd generation NSX was announced. No one ever expected Honda/Acura to pull such an impressive 180 after such shortfalls of killing off the Integra/RSX, letting the RL stagnate for what seems like decades, and shoe horning a carrot peeler onto every Acura nose. Granted the NSX will feature a hybrid powertrain, but if "Earth Dreams" is as good as Honda has led on then we can expect a decent competitor to Nissan's GT-R or Lexus' LF-A. We can only look back and be somewhat relieved we didn't get the front engine, RWD, V10 batmobile. This concept keeps the mid engine, low slung look we all expect out of the NSX without compromising too much to price/packaging. Even more surprising is that Acura is confident in its Ohio team to develop and produce this car within the next 3 years. That's quite impressive and shows Honda/Acura means business with this NSX - tailored for us by us. So until we get to sit in one of these and dream of a exotic sports car lifestyle at an affordable budget, let's watch it virtually spin around the tracks of GT5! Pretty....
GT5 Pre-Order Bonus Round
Gran Turismo 5 is slated to hit the PS3 on November 2nd and you thought you had it easy with putting up some hard earned cash for the Standard Edition or a little more on the Collector's Edition chock full of GT5 goodness. Well if it were only that simple: the major stores out there are out to get your hard earned cash by offering bonus DLC for your GT5 garage. There is always the possibility that these cars will become available to everyone later on, but if you can't wait to get your hands on Joey Logano's NASCAR you might want to pay attention where you are pre-ordering!
GAMESTOP - Standard/Collector's Edition. DLC Extra: McLaren F1 Stealth & Joey Logano's #20 NASCAR
BEST BUY - Standard/Collector's Edition. DLC Extra: Nissan GT-R GT500 Stealth
AMAZON - Standard/Collector's Edition. DLC Extra: Mercedes SLS AMG Stealth. Bonus: $1o Amazon Gift Card.
WALMART - Standard Edition. DLC Extra: Honda NSX GT500 Stealth. Bonus: $10 Walmart Gift Card.
TRU - Standard Edition. DLC Extra: ???
TARGET - Standard Editon. DLC Extra: ???
So 4 out of the 6 stealth models are being offered as pre-order DLC in America. Does that leave Target and TRU to fight over the Mazda 787B and the Audi R10 TDI? One can only hope.
Waiting Patiently…
So for those of you who own a PS3 and still waiting for the GT5 Prologue to drop, you'll still have to wait. In the meantime tho, Polyphony Studios debuted a new trailer for the Prologue during Spike's Video Game Awards show. I have a feeling we'll be seeing the demo drop sometime next year... 
GT5 vs. Reality
Devastating weekend for the Trojans indeed...other than that it was a dead weekend for me. I've been pulling mad OT to the point when I get home I'm just sleeping. Maybe in two weeks things will get back to normal...I HOPE.
So how good are Gran Turismo's graphics? Well photo-realistic good! Now, granted some of the shots in this quiz are quite obvious, especially if you sit and breath GT5 trailers whenever Sony releases them. So take the quiz...and maybe consider picking up a PS3 for this game. I am. Although, you might want to wait for the rumored price drop to $399.
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Synergy: From TGS to TMS
Sony had announced at the Tokyo Game Show, which is occuring as I write this, that the Nissan GT-R will make its debut not only next week at the Tokyo Motor Show, but also on PS3's GT5 Prologue. So it's alright, if you can't make it the show next month...you'll be able to download the GTR and take it for a virtual test drive against your built Honda Civic. lol. What's more interesting than real car damage, better AI, or real car interiors? The fact that the GTR also comes with the body cladding that we all saw in spyshots while testing. Attention to details...got to love it.
[Source: Jalopnik]
GT5 Prologue by End of Year
Dude it's freakin' hot right now. It's 945 at night and my room is a freakin' sauna. I think I'd rather steal my neighbor's A/C than internet at this point. Summer may be over in a couple days, but it'll only just get hotter from here until October =(... Just thought I toss that in there before gettin' into what I really wanted to post:
It looks like Sony will be throwing the handful of PS3-owning GT fans out there a bone: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be released sometime before the end of this year. Exactly when, who knows, but it's sooner than the release date for the actual GT5, which is next year. What can we expect from this downloadable demo (also available on disc)? 40 cars, 16 player online, a dedicated PSN channel, and graphics that'll send Forza 2 crying...lol.
*sigh* Can't wait for this one to come out...cause you know I've been waiting for GT4 Mobile on the PSP for I don't know how long now...3 years? >=(
[Source: KOTAKU]