Rumour: GT5 In Playable Form On PS3 At GamesCom

According to Japanese magazine Express, Polyphony Digital's PlayStation 3 game Gran Turismo 5 will be playable at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany. The article is mostly about Gran Turismo on PSP, but a small box features Gran Turismo 5, titled "PS3 GT5 Playable," and reads:

"GT5 will be playable at Gamescom and next will be at Tokyo Game Show".

Though we'd like to take this as a rumour for now, Sony is expected to announce a release date for the game later today during their conference.

[UPDATE] - The appearance YouTube walkthrough of GamesCom's show floor by Brian Crecente of Kotaku all but confirms GT5 will in deed be in playable form on PS3 - you'll spot a load of GT5 demo pods at 1.30 minutes: