Gran Turismo 5 is a developed by and published by . It was released for the on November 24, 2010 in Europe and North America, and November 25, 2010 in Japan and Australasia, and is the fifth main installment and the tenth overall in the video game series. It was preceded by the version and is the first main entry of the series to be released for the PlayStation 3.
The game marks the first entry in the series with online races with support for up to 16 players. A damage model has been included with variations of damage depending on the car. Over 1,000 cars, 29 different locations, 77 different tracks, and a track generator are available in the game. Dynamic time and weather effects make their debut in the series. , and licenses are utilized for the first time in the Gran Turismo series.
Gran Turismo 5 was well-received critically and a commercial success, becoming , the best-selling PlayStation 3 exclusive and the second best-selling game in the series with over 10 million copies sold. The game also won multiple awards, and turned some players into real-life professional racing drivers with the competition.