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After much speculation earlier this week with the celebration of 15th years for their racing franchise, Sony has official unveiled Gran Turismo 6. Legendary GT creator, Kazunori Yamauchi revealed the news earlier at a Silverstone to celebrate the game’s success since 1998 with over 70-million copies sold.
Unfortunately for those of you who were wanting GT6 as a PS4 launch title will have to play it on your PS3, which the real driving simulator will be releasing this holiday. New to the game will be an all new engine (we’re wondering if this is a good thing), “updated” graphics with the most exotic cars and tracks and an overhauled user interface.
We expect to see a demo next month at e3 in Los Angeles, as those of you who won’t be able make the event will see the official launch of the annual GT Academy kicking off in July with a Gran Turismo 6 demo being the main focus this year. Check after the jump to watch the official teaser trailer showcasing the game’s theme of blurring the lines between virtual and reality for the most compete driving simulator experience a game has to offer.
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Cars featured on the GT6 Silverstone demo (* denotes new to Gran Turismo):
Acura NSX ’91
*Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale ’11
*Alpine A110 1600S ’68
*Audi Sport quattro S1 Rally Car ’86
Ferrari 458 Italia ’09
*Ferrari Dino 246 GT ’71
Ford GT ’06
*KTM X-BOW R ’12
Lamborghini Countach LP400 ’74
*Light Car Company Rocket ’07
McLaren MP4-12C ’10
*Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 ’11
Nissan 370Z (Z34) (GT Academy Version) ’08
Nissan 370Z Tuned Car (GT Academy Version) ’08
Nissan GT-R Black edition (GT Academy Version) ’12
*Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 N24 Schulze Motorsport
Nissan Leaf G (GT Academy Version)
*Tesla Motors Model S Signature Performance ’12
Toyota 86 GT ‘12Summary of new Gran Turismo 6 features announced by Kazunori Yamauchi:
New Game Engine
• Refactoring
• Compact, nimble operation
• Flexible expandability
• A new rendering engine that pushes the limits of the PS3New Physics Engine
• New suspension and kinematics model
• New tire model
• New aerodynamics model
• Technical partnership with Yokohama Rubber and KW Automotive1200 Cars, abundant custom parts, and on-going DLC
• From historic cars to the latest racing cars, the game contains a total of 1200 cars.
• Multiple aerodynamic parts and custom wheels will be available for almost all cars.
• Players can create their own personalized custom car in the game.
• Cars will be continually added online33 locations, 71 layouts
• 33 Locations and 71 layouts will be provided from day1 (7 more locations and 19 more layouts than GT5)
• More new tracks will continue to be provided onlineNew Course Maker
• Massive scenery spanning several tens of square kilometers
• A new course generation algorithmCommunity/Club/Race Organizer
• Players can form their own communities
• Various community levels from local and domestic to global
• Players themselves can create and manage their own online eventsNew User Interface
• Balancing directional key operation and touch operation
• Quick response
• Shortening of loading timesMulti Device Compatibility
• PlayStation®
• Smart Phone
• Tablet
• PCAt the same time as the PS3 version of GT6 the “Real Driving Simulator” launches, a mobile version and web application version of GT6, will be created to enjoy Gran Turismo’s massive community space.
Real/Virtual “Edge Effect” Activity
A variety of “Edge Effects”, the chemical reactions between the real world and the virtual world for which the Gran Turismo series is famous, are also planned for GT6. Exciting collaborations between various automotive manufacturers and collaborations with brands crossing different industries will be revealed gradually across the next six months.