Revealed late last month, the Gran Turismo clothing range is now available to purchase in the UK. The launch of the Gran Turismo Boutique marks the arrival of a sleek range of clothing inspired by the Real Driving Simulator, with a unique collecting of t-shirts, jumpers, jackets and more priced from £20 - £169.
Polyphony Digital, the Japan-based studio behind Gran Turismo, has just released the latest sales numbers of the franchise.
Kotaku writes: When we visited Gran Turismo creators Polyphony Digital in 2006, president Kazunori Yamauchi previewed what would become Gran Turismo HD, the first real driving simulation for the PlayStation 3 that would offer 770 cars and 50 tracks for download. At the time, Yamauchi called it the GT version of iTunes, letting players buy the barebones Gran Turismo HD Classic, the download more than 5,000 pieces of content to expand upon the game. That idea was scrapped in favor of a freely downloadable Gran Turismo HD and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
MODELLISMO HOBBY MEDIA writes: Last weekend, during the Spielwarenmesse (the world biggest Toy Fair), we found a super cool electric RC car fully-detailed and officially licensed replica of the iconic race car symbol from the Gran Turismo Polyphony Digital game series.
PCN writes: Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi spoke about his company a bit in this ever changing industry. Of course, he talked quite a bit about Gran Turismo. He then lets loose a bombshell. He says that while Polyphony is exclusively in charge of car games, the company wants to make a new, distinctly different game.
Play.com are reporting that GT5 orders placed after the 25th of March can not be sent on time - due to the game being completely sold out! As one of the biggest Sony franchises there is, GT5 can only mean good things for the PS3 going forward.
Kazunori Yamauchi talks about car damage (some cars will have it, some won't), Xmas 2008 release for GT5 (not GT5 Prologue), how he would be frustrated with the Wii, and that the 360 to him is not a true full HD console. Regarding Damage: -They are testing car damage, but they have to reach a compromise. He put as example after the curve in Daytona, touching with the back of the car against the laterals can literally destroy the car, because it reaches a force of 150G! Yamauchi doesn't want to destroy cars like that, but he understands that fans want car damage, because it's part of reality. Some car makers don't mind car damage, others forbid it, so there will be cars with damage and cars without damage.
An official Gran Turismo page showing-off all of the product collaborations between Polyphony Digital and car manufacturers over the years in the various Gran Turismo series.
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