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Yamauchi Talks Gran Turismo 6, Gran Turismo Vita in China

Sony Computer Entertainment is displaying product at the China Joy game event in Beijing this week. On the event's first day yesterday, the company held a Gran Turismo 5 event, and even flew in series producer Kazunori Yamauchi for a signing and press Q&A session.

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Morrigan-Aensland4284d ago

I would love a gran turismo title in vita with 3g multiplayer option.

tachy0n4284d ago (Edited 4284d ago )

and also with more stuff, i remember, if you had your psp hacked you could unlock many hidden stuff within GTPSP like boost or nitro(from GT4), performance modifications, tracks(smokey mountain,Tahiti Dirt R3 (GT2), test track driving park(GT4) and a whole bunch of features in the game which would make the game alot better! i wonder why polyphony didnt integrated all that into the game even though its in the game files...
The reason its only playable with CFW is because you need to be able to run a homebrew Hex editor to manipulate the coding in the game and activate the tracks. It is doable on OFW with Action Replay.

check out the related videos to see for yourself!

zeeshan4284d ago

By the time he's done with VITA version, we'd be seeing VITA 2 :) Nahh, all jokes aside, I can't imagine what GT6 will look on like PS4 if they were to release it as one of the launch titles?

I mean, some of the games that Sony first party devs made were awesome! Killzone 2 for example. It set the bar so high that I believe no other FPS comes close to it when it comes to graphics. Uncharted 2 and 3 are also in the same league.

Up next, THE LAST OF US and BEYOND look crazy! Every time I see videos of The Last of Us, I always question if it's really PS3 in action. I mean that game looks amazing!

All these gorgeous games are making me work an appetite for the next gen. I say bring on PS4/Nextbox!

mcstorm4284d ago

Ide love this for the PSV so fingers crossed.

DigitalAnalog4284d ago (Edited 4284d ago )

Get Evolution Studios to do the Vita port with Kaz as director. GT PSP should not be repeated again due to the lack of manpower and resources.

Larry L4284d ago

Well, to be fair to GT PSP.......I understand it's shortcomings.....no tuning, no proper dealerships, and no real A-Spec. BUT.....regardless of those shortcomings, GT PSP is actually pretty great. Probably the best graphics ever on PSP, and if not, at least among the best. Everything looks great. The game has a decent amount and a good range of cars.

But to me the most amazing part of GT PSP is the rediculous number of tracks. I believe it's every GT track ever up to that point. I remember counting one time, and if I recall it is something like 70 unique tracks, it may have even been alot more than that, and the count wasn't including the reverse of all the tracks.

Considering PSP's hardware, I think GT PSP was about as good as it could have been discounting no proper dealerships or A-Spec. I've not played a portable racer that's better in terms of graphics and racing quality (handling, physics).

One of the major reasons I can't wait to get a Vita is so I can put GT PSP on it and see how much better it looks on that OLED screen and Vita's ability to make PSP games look better. I've seen comparisons on quite a few games (and it's awesome), but not GT PSP yet.

SandWitch4284d ago (Edited 4284d ago )

Quality of GT PSP was impressive. Huge amount of cars, many tracks, great graphics, attention to the details. The only thing I missed was career mode.

I'll be waiting for GT PS Vita no matter how long it takes. Because it will be an amazing game I believe, maybe the most amazing ever put on a handheld.

PirateThom4284d ago

I understand what they tried with GT PSP, but it wasn't what anyone really wanted. People wanted A-Spec, Tuning, all the features of a FULL GT game... but it was never a full GT and never presented as such and it delivered on what it set out to do, to be a portable friendly driving game.

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Gran Turismo 7 Has a "Really High Number of Active Users", Says Kazunori Yamauchi

The biggest surge in player numbers came after the release of Gran Turismo 7 Spec II in November, the game’s largest and most significant content update since it was released in March of 2022.

“When we released the Spec II update, the number of active users jumped up to double of what it was before that,” Yamauchi-san revealed. “I’ve heard in the video game industry that is quite rare.”

Spec II introduced seven new cars, an all-new snowy rally track, new single-player content, a new rotating set of “Weekly Challenges”, new license tests, four-player split screen, Photomode and Scapes enhancements, and the introduction of the all-new AI system, Gran Turismo Sophy 2.0, as a special mode in the game.

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Crows90125d ago

That's Xbox language right there....quick...let's make a dozen articles about how the game is super duper successful

darthv72125d ago

It does seem rather odd choice of wording. Usually they tout specific numbers, or something to that effect.

Babadook7124d ago (Edited 124d ago )

I think the point he is making is that even though the game is old (likely sold very well) it's still making records for active users. I can see two reasons why; PSVR2 is now by far the best way to play the game as of this year, and Spec II just launched which brings a lot more stuff to do, expending peoples play time. I can see why he's interested in the reaction here. Deserved IMO.

Einhander1972125d ago

They don't reveal sales directly, but the series sold over 90m in March of 2022. It was estimated that the game had sold 5.5 million at that time, but the series has historically had long legs. When Spec II launched it was pulled back into the top 20 for example.

Crows90125d ago

Dont think you got my point.

If this was an xbox game it would receive so many articles about its success based purely on active user.

No insulting the game just pointing out the hypocrisy.

PhillyDonJawn125d ago (Edited 125d ago )

"But what are the sales!!!" Lol

VariantAEC124d ago

More than 5 million units. That was announced late last year or early this year (2023).

Stanjara125d ago

No surprise, ps5 selling and the game is most beautiful and approachable racing sim today.

Nacho_Z125d ago

I think people are probably enjoying Sophy, if they release their next game with it featuring as a core component they're on to a winner imo.

Offline racing against an AI that acts like an intelligent human is perfection for a lot of people.

Lightning77125d ago

Player counts are important for a game with LS elements. This much is known even Sony knows this. Of course it's important for a game like this.

Einhander1972125d ago

Yea, it's especially nice when your player counts are high because you were able to sell millions of copies of your game.

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Yamauchi: Gran Turismo 7’s Spec II Update ‘Doubled Active Users’

The latest free update for Sony’s idiosyncratic racing game has helped the Gran Turismo series continue its popularity, according to its lead, Kazunori Yamauchi.

eagle21138d ago (Edited 138d ago )

Love it, love it, love it. (Did I say I love it?) :)

Babadook7137d ago (Edited 137d ago )

Sophy is wonderful. I hope they can just turn it on for all races though.

Plague-Doctor27138d ago

This is somehow the game I have put the most time into on my ps5 so far. It also convinced me to add a psvr2 and wheel, which I am both happy I have and angry I bought at the same time lol

outsider1624137d ago

Same here. Just finished a race a few mins ago and came here lol. I came 6th and even then such a fantastic race. Except for 1 or 2 most racers were really clean and respectful.
Planning to get the wheel (sold it to a friend) again along with psvr2.

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The seven new cars in Gran Turismo 7's next 'big' update

Series Producer Kazunori Yamauchi has let slip that Gran Turismo 7's next update will arrive the week commencing 30th November 2023. Here are the seven cars, revealed, set to be included.

Abear21171d ago

Agreed but so hard to complain when every update is free! Also, what tracks? Basically every great track is already in there.

RaiderNation171d ago

I want more city/urban tracks. Seattle and Rome would both be great starts!

And it doesn't need to be free! I'd GLADLY pay for a DLC track pack!

EazyC171d ago

I would be highly surprised if this update doesn't have at least one track in it.

S2Killinit172d ago (Edited 172d ago )

I see at least one dodge challenger. One Renault. One Porsche 911 of some sort, And one possible Skyline

EazyC171d ago

This one is gonna be good, I think GT fans have been waiting for this one for months now... fully expect a new track in here, and hopefully some significant single player events/missions.

Some new configurations to Sport Mode would be awesome too. Give us a reason to use these amazing new cars!

The 190E Evo 2 is such a cool addition... with the Alfa and BMW E30 M3, we can now do full-blown 1992 DTM races.

And the LFA....for obvious reasons....awesome.

purple101170d ago

4 daily races (weekly races in fact) please. Or keep the 3. And have 1 rotating one daily.