Gran Turismo 5 was the first main Gran Turismo entry for which console?

Gran Turismo 5 was the first main Gran Turismo entry released for the PlayStation 3.

Developed by Polyphony Digital, GT5 followed the PlayStation 2 era of Gran Turismo 3 and Gran Turismo 4. It was released in 2010 after a lengthy development period and became the series’ fifth main installment. Although the PlayStation 3 had already received Gran Turismo HD Concept and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, those were preliminary or abbreviated releases rather than a numbered main entry.

GT5 expanded the series substantially with more than 1,000 cars, dynamic weather and time-of-day effects, damage modeling and online races for up to 16 players. It also introduced official World Rally Championship, NASCAR and Super GT content to the series.

The game’s long development was partly connected to the challenge of programming for the PlayStation 3’s Cell processor. Its eventual release established the platform as the home of the mainline series before Gran Turismo 6 also arrived on PS3 in 2013.