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Gamezine have dug up a forum post by an allegedly trustworthy member of the GTPlanet community, a large Gran Turismo forum and website. There are some cryptic whisperings on the forum post which you can see after the jump, as well as their interpretations, which include such things as a 2009 release, a track editor, and over 600 cars and 90+ tracks.
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GTPlanet report that Sony’s chief executive in Southern Europe, James Armstrong, has stated that the release of Gran Turismo 5, the latest installment of the acclaimed series, is set for Christmas ‘09. In a statement to Spainish newspaper El Financiero, Armstrong said that he is in the process of developing “the new version of Gran Turismo, which will arrive at Christmas [2009].” He also mentions a new “thriller” game, adding “the player may be designing their own history.” A little early to speculate on that, perhaps.

Either way, it looks like Gran Turismo 5 is set for next winter, in time for the Christmas rush. Makes sense; it is one of the PlayStation’s bigger franchises, after all. The prestige around the series means that GT5 is certain to be highly realistic and a treat for fans of the series, so whenever it comes out, I’m sure plenty of people will be happy. Any thoughts? Will you be buying the game on release? Let us know in the comments.

The Playstation blog reports that a Gran Turismo 5: Prologue update has been released, ready for download right now. The update brings some performance updates as well as three shiny new cars. While the cars cost up to a million credits in-game, for those of us in real life the update is completely free. Hit the jump for details on the four-wheeled boxes of metal.

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So you like driving games, eh? Well, then you’ll probably find the images here are causing a strange sensation deep inside you. That, my friend, is want.

You see, this slick little aracade-style setup is the ultimate in Grand Turismo 5 Prologue gaming. It comes will all the extras and features you could ever want for a racing game except for tires and lots of open road.

A 40 inch screen flanked by a surround-sound set up is hooked up to a built-in PS3 with Logitech G25 wheel including pedals. Throw in a bucket seat and wrap the whole thing in a slick Plexiglas case and you’ve got yourself the most expensive gaming set up you can buy for a game that isn’t even out.

But you can be sure that when the game drops, this will be on every racers wish list. Right up there with a 2009 (insert fancy car name here). And it costs a measly $15,000!… which is considerably more than my 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra. I wonder why that’s not in GT5?

Now all they need to do is hook up a toaster to drop rubber bands into and you’ll even be able to smell the burning rubber! Now that’s immersion.

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