Even though the PS3 wasn't the main Console at the Firstlook Event, it still was the Console with the best Game line-up.
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ConnectedConsoles: Many people were disappointed when they heard that Gran Turismo 5 would be first released in Japan next year. Now, Polyphony Digital Head Kazunori Yamauchi has said that they could release the game "any time we want". The reason this hasn't happened however, is because Polyphony Digital want to take the game "beyond gamer expectations."
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Kazunori Yamauchi emphasizes the size and progress of his next big racing game.
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Sony Corp.'s Gran Turismo 5 for the Playstation 3 will be sold at U.S. retail in Mar. 2010 according to an updated retail listing.
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When he isn't busy winning auto races over in Germany, Polyphony Studio head Kazunori Yamauchi spends his days polishing up Gran Turismo 5, his team's latest auto-sim magnum opus.

"Naturally, my attention is focused purely on Gran Turismo 5 right now," he told Famitsu magazine in an interview published this week. "The scale of this title is just dizzying, so daily progress is slow, but it's still going forward at a steady clip. All the basic stuff is complete, but we're trying to give everything that little bit extra at present. We could release it any time we want, really, but I want to have that classic GT-style 'did we really have to go this far?' feel going. I want to go way beyond gamer expectations."
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With Forza fans eagerly awaiting the arrival of their latest racing iteration, PlayStation fans are looking on with a very deep shade of green.

Perhaps aware of this Sony has decided to ease the pain just a little by releasing a fresh batch of Gran Turismo 5 shots.

Last week we spoke exclusively to GT series creator Kazunori Yamauchi and he confessed that he keeps a keen eye on the competition and when asked what he thought of the gaming rivals said: "Well, of course, I keep my eye on them from a distance…
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gtplanet.net : We've got another new interview with Kazunori Yamauchi via GameBlog.fr, and while it's not as personal or as thorough as Xavier Ocampo's, it does produce two interesting and encouraging statements. First, he reiterates the updated damange modeling in Gran Turismo 5 - reinforcing my personal suspicion that negative reactions to the damage shown off at GamesCom was the primary decision for a 2010 release. On the subject of release dates, Yamauchi confirms that is a decision in the hands of Sony Computer Entertainment, since "both versions [PAL and NTSC, presumably] will be finished at the same time".
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NowGamer: With Forza 3 Motorsport reviews out today, we felt it was only fair to give Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of its main competitor Gran Turismo 5, a chance to talk about his game and he didn't hold back.

In an exclusive interview with NowGamer, the man from Polyphony Digital asserted that Gran Turismo 5 not only looks good but it looks 'better than reality'.
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The head of Microsoft's worldwide studios seemingly takes a jab at Polyphony Digital's development schedule.

Between the release of Gran Turismo 4 and Gran Turismo 5, all three Forza Motorsports will have seen a release on Microsoft's Xbox platforms.

Although we've enjoyed GT: HD, GT5: Prologue and GT PSP, PlayStation 3 gamers have yet to see a fully numbered iteration of their much loved racing simulator.

Phil Spencer, corporate VP and head of Microsoft's worldwide studios, is apparently keen to take a jab at Sony and Polyphony Digital while promoting Turn 10's Forza Motorsport 3.
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GZ: Polyphony Digital desperately feels the pressure from Sony to release Gran Turismo 5.

Gran Turismo 5 has been in development for five years now, and although Polyphony Digital has released GT:HD, GT5 Prologue and GT PSP in that time, it's still been a hell of a wait for what many expect to be the definitive racing game of this generation.

We had expected the game to release at the end of 2009, since all the signs were pointing to that release period. However, at the Tokyo Games Show, Sony announced that the game would be getting a March 2010 release in Japan, and a slightly later release in the US and Europe.

In an interview the studio's head Kazunori Yamauchi reveals that the pressure from Sony to release the game has at times been unbearable.
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PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"Yesterday, Gran Turismo was released for the PSP both on UMD and as a digital download from the PlayStation Store to coincide with the launch of the PSPgo. If there weren't already enough reason to pick up Polyphony Digital's first attempt on the PSP, Gran Turismo will help rev your engines for Gran Turismo 5."
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Polyphony's Kazunori Yamauchi states that gamers should expect perfection for Gran Turismo 5's damage system.

Polyphony Digital had already made it clear that the Gran Turismo 5 damage system on show at GamesCom and the Tokyo Games Show was unfinished, but many still felt disappointed by the limited nature of the damage.

It's of course true that not all car models will feature realistic damage, with many of the road cars only being subjected to light scuffs and scrapes. But when it comes to the rally and NASCAR racing cars, the PlayStation 3 studio is keen to implement full damage. What that means, has previously been unclear.

However, the studio's head is confident enough to state his desire to achieve perfection.
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Press members get to see an unpublished Gran Turismo 5 trailer showcasing an apparently more impressive damage model.
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DualShockers Writes:

"Racing fans everywhere unite and behold the latest screens of Polyphony Digital's opus, Gran Turismo 5. The game has been in development for about 4 years now, and dammit it shows. Some of these pics will make you question whether they are in game or real life, and the answer is: I dunno. I mean we know they're shots of the game but it's still a little hard to believe. To say any other racer can rival these visuals would be blasphemous, and that's not even an attempt to strike up controversy or to have fans of Forza attack me with pitchforks. The proof is in the pudding, just take a look at this outrageous screenshots below..."
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Polyphony Digital reveals that a weather system may not be guaranteed for Gran Turismo 5.

We thought French website JVN.com may have been a little bit snap happy with their exclusive GT5 reveals yesterday. After their visit to Polyphony Digital, they wrote that GT5 would be getting a day & night cycle, and rain.

Well, in an interview Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi responded to a question about a weather system being included in the PlayStation 3 game.
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The BitBag: I got this tip from Bitbag fan Pixelsword. If you haven't heard, someone from Microsoft was posting on Neogaf about Forza 3. A Neogaf admin pointed out that the poster had a Microsoft email address (I didn't agree with this tactic as information on users is supposed to remain private). Pixelsword posted in his N4G blog some info that leads back to this poster actually being a Turn 10 employee. You can follow the email after the jump. I find it funny that devs are using shills in forums. Nothing wrong with that.
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Gran Turismo creator, Kazunori Yamauchi has said that the UK and US releases of GT5 are still up in the air, but shouldn't stray too far from the now-confirmed March 2010 Japanese release.

Sony nailed down the far eastern release of its latest racing sim at the Tokyo Game Show last week, but left out details of its release in the rest of the world. A Sony UK rep told us to expect UK and US details "soon".
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ConnectedConsoles: The CEO of Polyphony Digital has said the development time of Gran Turismo 6 will not be as lengthy as that of Gran Turismo 5.
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GT Planet writes: "Last weekend's interviews with Kazunori Yamauchi are finally hitting the web. While most reveal nothing that readers don't already know, if we add up the bits and pieces of new information, we can get a better idea of what he is trying to tell us (or not). With so many interviews out at once, it's easy to feel a bit overwhelmed. To help out, I've organized Yamauchi's comments for you, dividing them up by topic."
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Gamespot says: Series creator Kazunori Yamauchi says global rollout of anticipated PS3-exclusive racer won't trail March Japanese launch by much.
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