Next week, Gran Turismo 5 owners will get access to a load of new vehicles, some for money, some for free. More »
During Tokyo Game Show, Sony invited a bunch of reporters to peek around Polphony Digital, the developer of the Gran Turismo series. More »
The Japanese are already enjoying GTTV, Polyphony and Sony’s TV content service for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, which lets users download and watch (some for free, some for a price) stuff like Top Gear & Best Motoring. As for the West, well, Sony announced earlier today that it’ll launch on August 1. It wasn’t made clear whether this was for just the US, or for PAL regions as well.
At the Tokyo Auto Show, Nissan honcho Carlos Ghosn unveiled the GT-R. The car, which hits the US next Spring, features a multifunction dash display that was developed in conjunction with Gran Turismo Polyphony Digital. The display can monitor oil pressure, oil temp, engine coolant temp, transmission oil pressure, turbocharger boost pressure, throttle position, torque split, steering angle and lateral G-froce. The Polyphony Digital display can also log data that helps improve driving technique and can help with fuel economy. In other Polyphony Digital news, the GT-R has already popped up on Gran Turismo Prologue. There’s more! Polyphony has also struck a deal with the BBC to offer episodes of car show Top Gear for download via Gran Turismo TV. Nice to see that the developer responsible for the “World’s Most Realistic Driving Simulator” isn’t kinda serious about cars, but DEAD SERIOUS about them. Warms the heart, don’t it?
BBC Deal [Hexus, Thanks Silent_Shark!] First Look GT-R [Edmunds, Thanks Daniel!] GT-R [Famitsu] More »
