Tag Archives: Kazunori Yamauchi

Thu, May 16, 2013 | 21:58 BST

Gran Turismo 6 could hit PS4, suggests Yamauchi.

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Gran Turismo 6 was announced for a holiday 2013 release on PS3 yesterday, but it may yet get a dedicated PS4 release, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has suggested.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 00:20 BST

Gran Turismo 6: a commitment to PS3′s installed base

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During the Gran Turismo 15th anniversary event at Silverstone Circuit today, VG247′s Sam Clay posed a few questions to SCEE president Jim Ryan, such as why the Polyphony racer is heading to PS3 when PS4 is just around the bend.

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Wed, May 08, 2013 | 17:15 BST

Sony celebrates 15 years of Gran Turismo

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SCEE is celebrating the 15th anniversary Gran Turismo by hosting an event at Silverstone Circuit in the UK, where Kazunori Yamauchi is set to discuss the future of the series.

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Fri, Jul 27, 2012 | 07:10 BST

Gran Turismo lead talks Vita, GT6 and mods

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Speaking at an event in China, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi gave Gran Turismo fans a few clues as to the franchise’s future.

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Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 08:28 BST

36.4 billion miles racked up in GT5′s online

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36.4 billion miles have been driven online on Gran Turismo 5 since the Polyphony racer’s launch in late 2010, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has tweeted.

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Mon, Apr 16, 2012 | 14:58 BST

GT Academy 2012 to start on May 1

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Sony’s announced it’ll beginning GT Academy 2012 on May 1, kicking off with the release of a special Gran Turismo demo just for the event.

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Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 07:36 GMT

GT5 gets update 2.05 this week

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Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed Polyphony will release version 2.05 of Gran Turismo 5 this week, beginning from Japan tomorrow. The update, which will spread to Europe on Thursday following the Asian release, will stablise gameplay and fix bugs for online.

Thanks, Andriasang.

Mon, Feb 06, 2012 | 01:58 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 patch due February 7

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Producer Kazunori Yamauchi has announced via Twitter , as translated by Andriasang, that the next title update for Gran Turismo 5 is due on February 7. No details have emerged regarding the patch, which will likely bring the racer to version 2.04. the PlayStation 3 exclusive launched in November 2010 and has continued to evolve through patches and DLC.

Thanks, CVG.

Thu, Nov 10, 2011 | 21:48 GMT

“Of course we’re working on GT6 already,” says Yamauchi

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Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed the inevitable: Gran Turismo 6 is in development. Start warming your engines now.

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Wed, Oct 05, 2011 | 17:00 BST

GT5 Functionality Update 2.0 detailed, releasing October 11

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The contents of Functionality Update 2.0 to Gran Turismo 5 have been detailed by Sony and Polyphony Digital, and it looks as though the free update will include interior views in standard cars, and the ability to save progress during endurance races.

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Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 12:02 BST

Kazunori confirms GT5 Spec 2.0 update for third week of October

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Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has tweeted that the Spec 2.0 update of Gran Turismo 5 will arrive in the third week of October, further promising that DLC will launch “a week later.” And that’s it. No exact date for the update, what’s in it or even details on the DLC.

Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 08:22 GMT

GT5 to get mid-race save feature, says Yamauchi

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Polyphony boss Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will get a mid-race save feature.

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Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 17:19 GMT

Gran Turismo Anywhere coming next month

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Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed via Twitter that Gran Turismo Anywhere will be available in “early February.”

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Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 12:29 GMT

Official GT5 wheel detailed further, out now for £450/€500

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Sony’s gone into detail overload on the Thrustmaster T500 RS, the second steering wheel to be officially supported for Gran Turismo 5.

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Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 08:41 GMT

GT5 gets save back-up update this month

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Polyphony boss Kazunori Yamauchi wants to patchify your asses on Gran Turismo 5. Seriously.

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Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 09:18 GMT

Kazunori: GT5 to get mechanical damage update this month

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Polyphony boss Kazunori Yamauchi has said Gran Turismo 5 will be getting a patch this month that will see mechanical damage added to the game.

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Thu, Nov 25, 2010 | 15:03 GMT

Polyphony confirms GT5 online update for this weekend

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Polyphony boss Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed an update to Gran Turismo 5′s online will go live this weekend.

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Thu, Nov 25, 2010 | 09:46 GMT

Kazunori “doesn’t know” if GT6 will hit PS3

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GT6 on PS4 confirmed. Possibly. Maybe.

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Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 18:01 GMT

GT5 confirmed for November 24 release, will include 1,031 cars, 71 tracks

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Sony’s just confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will release both in PAL territories and the US on November 24.

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Thu, Nov 04, 2010 | 20:20 GMT

Rumor: GT5 listed for US release on November 30

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Sony’s official store, Sony Style, has listed Gran Turismo 5 for “possible” release date of November 30.

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