Gran Turismo 6 coming Holiday 2013

[SnapOv3st3r]

The 15th Anniversary is going on right now and I'm trying to follow the abundance of post over on GTplanet.

This was quoted from IGN:

Sony has announced that Gran Turismo 6 is in development for the PlayStation 3 with a targeted released window of 'Holiday 2013'.
The President of Polphony Digital and creator of the franchise, Kazunori Yamauchi, made the announcement today at an event celebrating 15 years of Gran Turismo at Silverstone in the UK.
"I'd like to announce today that we are developing GT 6 for the holiday season this year on the PlayStation 3," he revealed. "The game engine will be renewed for GT6, we'll be cleaning it up, making it smoother for the future.
"The rendering engine will be completely renewed for GT 6, there will be a revamped Physics Engine, new suspension, tyre and aerodynamics modelling."
Developing...

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 ‘12

Summary 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 PS3

New Physics Engine
• New suspension and kinematics model
• New tyre model
• New aerodynamics model
• Technical partnership with Yokohama Rubber and KW Automotive

1200 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 personalised custom car in the game.
• Cars will be continually added online

33 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 online

New Course Maker
• Massive scenery spanning several tens of square kilometers
• A new course generation algorithm

Community/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 events

New User Interface
• Balancing directional key operation and touch operation
• Quick response
• Shortening of loading times

Multi Device Compatibility
• PlayStation®
• Smart Phone
• Tablet
• PC

At 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.

[SnapOv3st3r]

Audi Sport quattro S1 Rally Car ’86.

[SnapOv3st3r]

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[OrbitalEllipses]

Targeted release window: date they're going to miss.

[SnapOv3st3r]

[xero404]

yeah i'm sure this will be delayed and the next 2 forza iterations will come out before then.

[R_E_L]

Looks like they're gunning for Forza with the new customization features. I'm just glad you can now get a bigger variety of aero features on most of the cars instead of just an ugly spoiler like in GT5.

[Carlitoz3]

Should be a good one!

[turbo_jimbo]

I dont think they've ever made their targeted release date. Just add about 40 months and should be about right.

[SnapOv3st3r]

Originally Posted by xero404

yeah i'm sure this will be delayed and the next 2 forza iterations will come out before then.

Originally Posted by turbo_jimbo

I dont think they've ever made their targeted release date. Just add about 40 months and should be about right.

A bit absurd to think that. GT5 was the evolution from GT4. GT6 is not an evolution from GT5, so it's not going to take no where near as long. They have been working on it since before GT5 was even released.


The physics changes should be interesting. And looking forward to additional Aero/wheel packages. Think it's time I finally got a new wheel. Ever since mine crapped out, the controller just blows.

[OldSkoolToys]

Multiple aerodynamic parts and custom wheels will be available for almost all cars.

Uhm, no. Come on Polyphony. You had your best wheel selection in GT4 and then completely butchered it in GT5 with a terrible selection AND limiting it (for the majority of its release) to premium cars. Not a single old school Japanese wheel was included in GT5. GT4, from memory, had SSR longchamps, SSR MK2, and Watanabe R8.

I can understand not having an in-dash view for EVERY car in the game, but exterior customization is basically a necessity in todays racing simulators. Hell, YOU pioneered it. So stop fooling around and finally step into Forza's territory of car customization. If you did that, GT would be the hands down no bullshit better game. Right now, its a little better.

GT4: Awesome when it came out for the photo-mode with how you could make your car look, TERRIBLE physics (LSD on a RWD car, try do a donut...couldn't)
GT5: Way better physics, but your car isn't a premium? Tough luck, hope the manufacturer gave the car passable wheels from the factory or your SOL.

• Players can create their own personalised custom car in the game.

....reallllyyyy? I am....intrigued.

New Course Maker
• Massive scenery spanning several tens of square kilometers
• A new course generation algorithm

Scenery wasn't really the problem with this, it was the fact that you had little input on exactly how the track came out. However, more scenery options is never a bad thing. I REALLY hope they expand on this part of the game much further in GT6. Lots of potential for fun.

Originally Posted by SnapOv3st3r

The physics changes should be interesting.

Your name with that quote made me snicker a bit. See also: GT4.

[Zaku]

I rather them take a moderate amount of time like another year, then release fast and have a game full of bugs.

[OldSkoolToys]

depends on how long its actually been in development since they announced its release. If what snap says is true, then they've had plenty of time to test a 'beta' version and work the bugs out. Infact, I'd venture to say that is exactly what they're doing over these next 7 or so months.

[Giccin]

Don't care. Buying anyways.