Sony's top brass must be rubbing their hands together right now. Gran Turismo's always been a popular property in Europe, but it just so happens that the PlayStation 4 is selling like gangbusters in these parts of late. The next entry in Polyphony Digital's simulation racing series has the potential to practically print Euros, then – and a lot of them.
The only problem is that Kazunori Yamauchi and his team tend to take their time, and it wasn't that long ago that Gran Turismo 6 deployed. Fortunately, the obsessive auteur seems to understand that he's got to try and get the game done sooner rather than later. "People will not wait so much," he told Italian website Spazio Games. "We are talking about Gran Turismo... We must not wait so long."
But when exactly will the release be ready? Well, there's no word on that just yet – but the studio appears to be aiming for some time in 2016, as the luminary admitted that 2017 would be too late. Considering that its predecessor launched in late 2013, a holiday release next year would seem somewhat reasonable we suppose.
As for the game itself, we already know that the developer's aiming to make the "best" edition of the series ever, but Yamauchi hinted that this will include more premium cars and better collision physics, which have been a problem in previous entries. You can probably expect it to look utterly insane visually, too – after all, the PlayStation 3 releases were extraordinary considering the technical limitations of the machine.
What are the odds on this pulling into the E3 2015 pits next week? It's a long shot, but with Microsoft pumping out Forza games like they're going out of fashion, it's possible that Sony will want to join the conversation.
[source spaziogames.it, via gamespot.com]
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YES. Finally some news on this. STILL wish they'd do SOME kind of GT for Vita ToT
"The developer is aiming to make the best edition of the series ever" well I would hope so. Would be pretty daft to try and make it less than. The GT I loved and played the most was back on the PS2. Since then I've been enjoying the Forza series, Grid 1 and now Driveclub. I really hope GT7 is the best in the series.
Oh no, not do that again. Such as Gran Turismo5 that take 5 years under developing.
I really don't understand why it takes so long to do racing games. Microsoft releases quality Forza games every year.
Every car has to be "Premium", importing crap from the PS3 is unacceptable.
@XFsWorld Because they have to test the cars and physics to get it As close to the real thing as possible. Forza just scans the shell of the car, and uses a generic physics category for the car type. Which is why GT cars feel much closer to the real thing. In short, its because one is a simulator, and one is a well-made "simulatorish" game.
@WARDIE
GT 3 is still my favorite, I liked 5 and 6 as well but it's been a while since I truly obsessed over a Gran Turismo, I'd also hope with the power of PS4 Polyphony could deliver its best effort yet. I'd be shocked if it's a 2016 release, however. These games always take a long time, the last one came out in 2013 so I'm saying October 2017 at the very earliest. It'll be an awesome game, whenever we get it, but saying anything about even a possibility of a 2016 release is just a cruel tease.
@Fenriswolf- Lol ohh ok
If every car isn't premium and we get cars were it looks like someone threw a bucket of midnight black paint on a dark stormy night, all over the interior, count me out, honestly, how many people have driven all 1200 cars? Way to many and it's ridiculous, lower the count and go ALL premium, quality over quantity would be a real good racer
@Fenriswolf- That's not true - you can pull all the physics information up on the fly and everything in forza is accounted for. Unlike the gts I played the customisation is worlds apart - but I never played gt6. You can adjust everything gear ratios, camber, downforce, tyre heat, coolant, turbo, turning circle everything.
Cool, I've not played a GT since 3 so looking forward to getting back behind the wheel!
@themcnoisy @XFsWorld I don't mean customization options. I'm talking about the car models themselves and how they are created. Much more involved for GT than for Forza. Project CARS for example did similar thing but wnt a step further and modeled every structural component, panel etc. so tht the model reacted as it should in terms of structural rigidity, driving behavior etc.
I've always been a massive GT fan, but I didn't bother with 6, and unless they inject something new and meaningful, I won't bother with the next either.
Visually, GT has always been king, but on the new hardware it's got tough competition. DriveClub, though not a sim, is absolutely stunning - it's hard to imagine it being bettered. Handling in GT is similarly perfect, as several actual race drivers have said over the years.
The structure of GT needs to change, though. I'm not bothered about customisation that much, but more of the same is not really an option. It's too 'sterile'. AI needs huge improvements, sounds need improving, and while it hasn't been an issue for me in the past, I'd have to say now that some form of damage needs to be implemented (even if only cosmetic), otherwise it has no business calling itself "the real driving simulator". There can be no excuses about difficult hardware or hardware limitations any more.
Wondering if they will be able to give the cars proper sounds like they promised for GT5 allready. I would not be surprised if the cars in GT7 still sounds like a vacuumcleaner with the promise that the sound will be improved by a patch.
To me GT is the Pokemon of car games. A car collectors dream mixed with a bit of fantasy. While it's been hogging the limelight with its graphical prowess on previous systems it now has some tough competition from driving games with more depth. As @Paranoimia said it needs a lot of improvements to make it less sterile. As for me, doubt I will get it now anyway. I've been wanting a racing sim for years, as it is something that has always been lacking on the PlayStation, and Project Cars has finally filled that spot. I'll leave GT to those who want to drool and tinker rather than race.
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