Sony has an upcoming event for Gran Turismo’s 15th anniversary set to take place on May 15th in the U.K. where the future of the franchise will be discussed. This event will also see big support from car companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Toyota, KTM, Audi, Honda, Ford and Jaguar.
The official Gran Turismo site states that legendary designer Kazunori Yamauchi will offer an update on the future of the Gran Turismo game at the Silverstone Circuit, located in the U.K. The site further says: “His passion for all things automotive is evident in the ever-increasing levels of realism and attention to detail in Gran Turismo, and the huge range of cars for which it is famous.”
“Strong relationships with the many manufacturers that have featured in the franchise have led to some fascinating co-operations with the automotive world; such as the Red Bull X2010 ultimate race car, GT by Citroen concept, a design co-operation for a display featuring on the real Nissan GT-R and an innovative new app developed for the Toyota GT86.”
Jim Ryan, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president, says he was looking forward to hearing what’s next for the Gran Turismo franchise.
"The Gran Turismo franchise continues to be extremely important to PlayStation,” Ryan states. “We felt that 15 years of GT was an event worth celebrating along with our colleagues from the Americas, Asia and Japan. We are very grateful to our manufacturer partners for helping us to bring together a fantastic event. As well as experiencing the development of the game and comparing the virtual and real, it will be a pleasure to see Yamauchi-san and hear what’s next for Gran Turismo.”
The car manufactures listed for the event are also ready to show off numerous vehicles that are both new and old.
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