Gran Turismo 5 confirmed to be a year from release

Producer says fans should buy Prologue rather than wait for the full game in 2009.

Responding to questions over on the official Sony blog, Chris Hinojosa-Miranda, Associate Producer at SCEA has confirmed that the full version of Gran Turismo 5 is quite some way off. Fans will be waiting for "around a year" according to the producer.

He also makes it clear that Gran Turismo fans should not hold off buying Prologue because they want to wait for GT5.

"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," said Hinojosa-Miranda.

We're not sure if GT5 Prologue will make you the most popular kid in town, but it should provide you with some solid, online enabled racing fun. Look out for our full verdict soon.