Jordan is the owner of GTPlanet and created the site in 2001. He has closely followed the Gran Turismo franchise and the world of sim-racing for over two decades.
A group of Polyphony Digital sound engineers and designers gave an extensive presentation on Gran Turismo 7’s audio production at the CEDEC+KYUSHU game developer conference in Fukuoka, Japan.
Gran Turismo 7 has been quietly listed as an officially supported title in the D-BOX Plus Catalogue, bringing full motion compatibility to the game when used with D-BOX actuators. It was added to the catalogue on January 24, 2024, around the same time as GT7 update 1.42 was released to the public.
If you’re an avid Gran Turismo player or watched — or attended — the World Finals in Barcelona earlier this month, you’d have been hard-pressed to miss the launch of the new Genesis Vision Gran Turismo car.
Gran Turismo Sport, Gran Turismo 7, and Driveclub sales data has been leaked as part of a massive data breach at Insomniac Games, a first-party PlayStation Studio. Assuming the data is correct, it offers an unprecedented and fascinating look at the business side of the industry.
The recent Gran Turismo World Series Final in Barcelona gave us a chance to catch up with Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi as part of a short round-table session.
Just in time for both the weekend and the holiday season, the Gran Turismo feature film is now available to stream on Netflix in the United States as of December 15, 2023.
The Gran Turismo franchise has changed a lot over the past 25 years. From breaking ground as a “the real driving simulator” with realistic cars and driving physics to growing into an esports platform, the series has come to attract a wide range of people for many different reasons.
Gran Turismo 7’s Spec II update included the release of GT Sophy 2.0, the latest iteration of the new artificial intelligence system built for the game by Sony AI. It can now control many different types of cars on a wider range of tracks, and the technology has come a long way in since it was first made available to the public back in March of 2023.
Since its release nearly two years ago, Gran Turismo 7 has seemingly performed well in PlayStation’s largest and most important markets, but neither Polyphony Digital nor Sony has released any specific sales or player numbers.
The “Bulgari Aluminium Vision GT” concept car and its accompanying real-world watch were revealed at the GT World Series Finals in Barcelona last weekend, but the announcement was fairly light on details. Over the past few days, more specific information about the watch’s price and availability has now become known.
Italian luxury goods company Bulgari has just unveiled its Vision Gran Turismo concept car at the GT World Finals in Barcelona, Spain, as part of a new collaboration with Polyphony Digital.
Tickets for the Nations Cup and Manufacturers Cup at the Gran Turismo World Series Finals in Barcelona, Spain have officially sold out. Even the premium, all-access “Platinum Ticket” is no longer available.
Sim-racing hardware manufacturer Fanatec has always offered some lucrative “Black Friday” deals, but the company has gone all-out this year by kicking off the holiday shopping season with some of its most aggressive discounts yet on a wide range of products.
When the special events for the Gran Turismo World Finals were unveiled for GT7 last week, they revealed a mysterious new Vision GT project car was coming to the game. Today, we have official confirmation that new car will be coming from Genesis, the luxury spin-off marque from Hyundai.
Assetto Corsa has long been one of the most popular games discussed in the GTPlanet Forums, and one topic in particular has always stood out. The Assetto Corsa PC Mods General Discussion thread is one of the most active in our community, boasting over 30 million views and 123,000 messages alone.
It has been a while since we sat down to take a critical look at the Gran Turismo World Series. The high-water mark was set during a memorable and spectacular event in Sydney, Australia, which brought together a compelling combination of racing action, atmosphere, and production value. GTWS was rolling, with plenty of momentum and storylines to project it into the year ahead.
Before the latest Gran Turismo World Series live event kicked off in Amsterdam, the city hosted the premiere of the Gran Turismo movie, which tells the story of Jann Mardenborough and his experience in GT Academy.
A special Gran Turismo movie screening was part of the recent Gran Turismo World Series Showdown in Amsterdam, including a walk on the red carpet and a guest appearance from Jann Mardenborough — the man whose story is the inspiration for the film.
You can hardly have missed the news that Sony Pictures was producing a feature film based on the Gran Turismo franchise: we’ve been covering it here on GTPlanet from when it was first floated back in 2013.