When it comes to Polyphony Digital’s newest Gran Turismo title, the uncertainties certainly outweigh the facts as little is known about Gran Turismo Sport, the first GT title to hit the Playstation 4.
At least in terms of the title’s release date, something substantial can now be reported as the French Challenges website recently interviewed??Phillipe Cardon, Vice President of Sony Europe, who had something interesting to say regarding the new title:
???This will be a better year for the software and a very big year for the hardware. We expect to sell many consoles yet. And then there Uncharted 4: a Thief???s End, the Sony event for this year. This is our biggest release of the year with Gran Turismo and the return of The Last Guardian. And of course, the PlayStation VR arrives.???
Gran Turismo Sport looks to be placing a??major emphasis on online competition and E-Sports, incorporating the partnership with the FIA that was announced??a year ago.
Part of this co-operation will be two FIA-sanctioned online championships, ???Nations Cup??? and ???Manufacturers Cup??? alongside other E-Sports related events. Furthermore, Gran Turismo Sport is also destined to become the new home of Gran Turismo???s famous GT Academy competition that has helped several gamers to a career in racing. Gran Turismo Sport will not just be about online racing though as a fairly extensive offline component has been confirmed as well, considering of several game modes.
In terms of technical information, Gran Turismo Sport is confirmed to come with a major overhaul in terms of graphics and sounds, not surprising considering the title has a brand new platform to work with. The title will also extensively support Sony???s upcoming virtual reality headset.
Via GTPlanet
