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• Gran Turismo 7 is coming to PS4 in 2015 or 2016

  Gran Turismo developer Polyphony Digital has gone quiet following the announcement that a new Gran Turismo game will be coming to PlayStation 4 in 2014. Studio head Kazunori Yamauchi has broken the silence and talked a little bit about the next game in series in a recent interview.

  6 years ago

• Gran Turismo documentary now freely available - watch here

  Gran Turismo documentary KAZ: Pushing The Virtual Divide has finally been made available to the public following a limited Hulu release last month. The 84 minute feature is available through YouTube, Vimeo and Reel House, including en embed through the break, for your convenience.

  7 years ago

• Gran Turismo 6 boss details development process for the game's lunar circuits

  Gran Turismo 6 is out today, and Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has described teams thought process when developing the racing circuits for the Moon.

  7 years ago

• Gran Turismo Drive is Bathurst's newest street

  The City of Bathurst has named an internal road on the Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit after Polyphony Digital’s racing sim.

  7 years ago

• Gran Turismo 7 to release on PS4 in 2014 in "best case" scenario, says Yamauchi

  Gran Turismo developer Polyphony Digital is aiming for a 2014 release for the next entry in the series, although the sixth game is just around the corner.

  7 years ago

• Gran Turismo 6 to receive significant day-one patch, Yamauchi confirms

  Gran Turismo 6 will receive a large launch day patch, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed.

  7 years ago

• Gran Turismo 6 audio enhancements may not be ready in time for launch, says Yamauchi

  Gran Turismo 6 was set to come with new engine audio enhancements Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi has stressed that the changes may not be ready in time for launch. They could come as a post-launch patch, he says.

  7 years ago

• Gran Turismo 7 probably out in a year or two for the PlayStation 4 says producer Yamauchi

  Speaking with Famitsu , the producer of Gran Turismo 6 Kazunori Yamauchi said that since the game is already “80%” finished, it should only be another year or two’s wait until a Gran Turismo 7 lands on the PlayStation 4. Check the quote after the break.

  7 years ago

• Vision Gran Turismo to include free, playable concept car designs through GT6

  Gran Turismo 6’s Vision project has been given a few more details. Basically, as mentioned yesterday, Vision contains different concept vehicles as part of a collaboration with manufacturers, and in some cases, the vehicles will be manufactured in the real world.

  7 years ago

• Gran Turismo 6 is a blend of ‘real’ and ‘virtual’, says Yamauchi

  Sony has posted an interview with Gran Turismo 6 maestro Kazunori Yamauchi and SCEE CEO Jim Ryan, discussing the racer along with the series’ 15 year history and how it kept the development team in tact for the duration.

  8 years ago

• Gran Turismo 6 could hit PS4, suggests Yamauchi.

  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.

  8 years ago

• Gran Turismo 6: a commitment to PS3's installed base

  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.

  8 years ago

• Sony celebrates 15 years of Gran Turismo

  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.

  8 years ago

• Gran Turismo lead talks Vita, GT6 and mods

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

  8 years ago

• 36.4 billion miles racked up in GT5's online

  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.

  9 years ago

• GT Academy 2012 to start on May 1

  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.

  9 years ago

• GT5 gets update 2.05 this week

  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.

  9 years ago

• Gran Turismo 5 patch due February 7

  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 […]

  9 years ago

• "Of course we're working on GT6 already," says Yamauchi

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

  9 years ago