It seems like forever since Gran Turismo 4 was announced for PSP release back when the machine first showed its face in 2004. Five years later the company is finally ready to release the game, which is now titled Gran Turismo PSP. The game features over 800 models of car and more than 30 different tracks which have a combined total of around 60 different layouts. Action is presented at 60fps and the normal career (known as “challenge” in this one) and arcade modes make a return.

In a first for the series, players will be able to share and trade cars that they own in the game. Unfortunately there doesn’t appear to be online play, so this will have to take place within the ad-hoc mode. The title will be one of the first to be part of Sony’s decision to distribute all future PSP titles digitally as well as on UMD when it arrives on October 1st (North America). First screenshots:

E3 2009 trailer: