12/23/1997 was released first in Japan Gran Turismo. Polyphony Digital Studio and Sony prepared for this event commemorative video. It is the main creator Kazunori Yamauchi thanks the fans and reports that as of 11/16/2022, more than 90 million copies of the series have been sold.
Interestingly, they are still part of the Polyphony Digital studio. founders, which is an anomaly in the gaming industry where staff turnover is common. The team currently consists of 200 people. Yamauchi is all the more pleased that he chose the video game industry over the film industry.
“Although I started making video games as a hobby at the age of ten, I never thought about making it a career. When I was 14 I started a film club where we made movies, so when I joined Sony I was hoping to make visual products. But the department I was assigned to was not what I expected.” Revealed by Yamauchi.
Yamauchi joined Sony in the division where The PlayStation console was born. “It was not the place I had hoped for, but looking back now, I can say that I was very lucky.” the creator of Gran Turismo realizes.
“I was fascinated by the real-time 3D graphics that many have been waiting for, and I have created and submitted plans for all kinds of video games, not only racing games, but also role-playing games, adventure games, action games, puzzle games, and more. . The result was that Gran Turismo has adopted the more creative format of the Motor Toon Grand Prix racing game. and it was one of the first native titles for the PlayStation, but if the non-racing game plan had been approved, it’s likely that I’d be doing something else today instead of Gran Turismo.” he added.
The latest installment so far is Gran Turismo 7, released on 03/04/2022 on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The series may come to PC in the future.
Recall that the premiere will take place on August 11, 2023. Gran Turismo movie.
Source :Indian TV
