December 23rd is“Gran Turismo”It’s the day the first game was released.
▲“Gran Turismo”. (The image is“Gran Turismo” official websiteThan)
The PlayStation software “Gran Turismo” (hereinafter referred to as “GT”) is a driving simulator released by SCE (currently SIE) on December 23, 1997.
▲“Gran Turismo”. (The image is“Gran Turismo” official websiteThan)
At a time when racing games had game-like deformations, “GT” was developed by Polyphony Digital (*independent from SCE after the release of the first “GT”) led by Kazunori Yamauchi. After obtaining a license, we pursue the realism of the behavior of the actual vehicle and the graphics. It’s not that there weren’t racing games that aimed to recreate real cars before “GT”, but “GT” is very thorough in its reproduction.An overwhelmingly realistic expression at the timehad been achieved.
Another big appeal of “GT” was that it included not only racing cars and coveted luxury sports cars, but also popular cars familiar to ordinary drivers and famous cars from the past. It became possible to drive a real car in the game, and many people were able to compare the feeling of real driving with the behavior in the game and get a feel for the reality.
▲“Gran Turismo 2”. (The image is“Gran Turismo” official websiteThan)
Following the first game, which attracted a lot of attention, it was released on PlayStation in 1999.“Gran Turismo 2”It also became a big hit, and “GT” became recognized as PlayStation’s leading racing game brand.
▲“Gran Turismo 4”. (The image is“Gran Turismo” official websiteThan)
As the platform evolved from the PlayStation 2 to the HD-quality PlayStation 3, the GT series became a benchmark title showing the graphical performance of game hardware. While fan expectations and attention are increasing, the number of car models included is huge, and each car body is created with more detailed graphics, so it takes a long time to develop new titles. .
(The image is“Gran Turismo 5 Prologue” official websiteThan)
Released on PS3 in 2007“Gran Turismo 5 Prologue”This is the first official product in the series to support online battles. on PlayStation 4 in 2017“Gran Turismo SPORT”will be released, an e-sports competition in partnership with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)“FIA Gran Turismo Championship”(It will be held as the “Gran Turismo World Series” from 2023).
▲”Gran Turismo Concept 2001 TOKYO”. (The image is“Gran Turismo” official websiteThan)
“GT”, which is particular about replicating actual cars, maintains a close relationship with the automobile industry. Released on PlayStation 2“Gran Turismo Concept 2001 TOKYO”The content was that you could drive in the game the concept cars of various companies that were exhibited at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show, as well as the latest cars of the time.
In addition, it was launched in 2013 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the series.“Vision Gran Turismo”The project is calledAutomakers develop their own concept cars for the GT seriesThen, it will be announced in-game.
Furthermore, starting in 2008,“GT Academy”is a project that invites top Gran Turismo players to join real-life racing teams and supports them in obtaining licenses to run in real international races. From GT Academy, players like Jann Mardenborough, who participated in F3 and Le Mans endurance races,A professional racer is actually bornare doing.
▲“Gran Turismo 7”.
In 2022 on PS5/PS4“Gran Turismo 7”has been released. New car models and new courses will be added in November 2023.“Spec II update”has been carried out, and “GT” continues to evolve.
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