Gran Turismo 5 Is Here!

I can’t tell you how good it feels to finally write that headline. The latest Real Driver Simulator is out now and I know that many of you have your hands on it already, whether you queued up at a midnight launch with the other hardcore racers or ordered from a particularly kind online retailer.
If you’ve already spent some time with GT5 or are planning a good old-fashioned all-nighter, feel free to share your first impressions here in the comments.

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My hands are still a bit shaky after gripping my Logitech Driving Force GT for several hours straight, but I’ll need to keep them steady tomorrow. That’s because I’m going to be in Madrid for a lavish launch event which you can follow here on the blog via a live photo gallery that will be updated throughout the evening. I’ll also be keeping you up to speed in the comments and furiously tweeting from @PlayStationEU.
If that’s not enough GT5 discussion for you, there’s always the Official PlayStation forums. Here’s a list of current topics, courtesy of MusterBuster and the team:

• First Impressions
• The “My copy has been dispatched” thread
• “She’s my baby and I’ll always love her!”
• How to take a photo and export it to a USB stick in GT5
• Installing GT5 – the options