Kazunori Yamauchi

Superstar musician Pharrell Williams met with Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi and Polyphony Digital staff at the company’s offices in Tokyo, Japan. The visit was announced by Yamauchi himself on social media as he shared several photos of the occasion.

Kazunori Yamauchi has joined the motor industry voices paying tribute to automotive designer Marcello Gandini, following the Italian’s death this week, remarking that “Gran Turismo would never have been born” without him.

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.

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.

An interview with Kazunori Yamauchi posted recently to the official PlayStation Blog in Japan has revealed more about the origins of Gran Turismo, including the original concept presentation booklet.

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 presentation given by Polyphony Digital studio head Kazunori Yamauchi as part of the Sony Creators Conference event has revealed that the Eiger circuit location first used in Gran Turismo HD could be returning to the series soon.

Polyphony Digital studio head and Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that the original working title for the game was, simply, “Sim Racing”.

Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi will deliver a special presentation a conference, titled “Motorsport of the Future: Between Real and Virtual”, in Paris in July.

The Gran Turismo series has had a lot of milestones over its 25-year history, but the anticipation surrounding Gran Turismo 7’s free launch-day support for PSVR 2 is reaching hype levels not seen in quite some time, if ever. Kazunori Yamauchi feels it, too.

After I had the opportunity to be one of the first people to play Gran Turismo 7 with PSVR 2 last week, I also had the chance to speak with Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi for a one-on-one interview to discuss the new hardware.

Over the holiday period, and to mark Gran Turismo’s 25th Anniversary, Polyphony Digital invited Japanese gaming media to a rare tour of its facilities and another opportunity for Kazunori Yamauchi to explain his thoughts of the past, present, and future of the series.

The Jaguar XJ220, once the fastest production car in the world, has been spotted in some behind-the-scenes images from a recent Polyphony Digital studio tour, seemingly scanned in Gran Turismo 7-level detail.

The recent Gran Turismo World Final in Monaco was a chance for the attending media outlets to sit down with series creator Kazunori Yamauchi for some round-table interviews.

After previously disclosing that Polyphony Digital has been considering development of Gran Turismo on PC platforms, company founder Kazunori Yamauchi has spoken more about the relative difficulties of game development on PC — and on PlayStation.

Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that game data shows a generational divide in how players engage with Gran Turismo 7 during a recent round-table media interview at the Gran Turismo World Finals in Monaco.

Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 7 has taken top honors in the Sports / Racing category at The Game Awards, the gaming industry’s premiere annual awards event held in Los Angeles, California.

GTPlanet had the opportunity to sit down with Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi as part of a round-table interview during the recent GT World Series Finals in Monaco.

One of the bigger stories surrounding Gran Turismo in 2022 is production finally beginning on the long-awaited movie of the same name.

GTPlanet is here in Monaco for the Gran Turismo World Finals and Gran Turismo’s 25th Anniversary event, and we had the chance to sit down with GT series creator Kazunori Yamauchi.