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23rd of December 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Gran Turismo, Sony’s premiere racing franchise – pushing PlayStation hardware time and time again with impressive graphics, smooth gameplay and a unique charm. 25 years on from the release of the first Gran Turismo, the series is now celebrating over 90 million total copies sold.
Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, President of Polyphony Digital and Creator of Gran Turismo Kazunori Yamauchi discussed the history of both himself and the GT franchise, alongside revealing that “In the last 25 years, the cumulative sales total of the series have reached over 90 million copies as of November 16, 2022.”
Taking the time to thank the hundreds of developers both old and new at Polyphony Digital and beyond, Yamauch said: “This result is something that could not be accomplished by ourselves alone. Behind that 90 million figure, there are all the people of the media who conveyed the allure of Gran Turismo to their readers. There are the people of PlayStation who sold GT for us around the world with passion, and there is the incredible amount of support from the retailers who interfaced with our users. My heartfelt thanks goes out to all of them for their support.”
Last but certainly not least, Yamauchi thanked the fans, saying “And above all else, I can’t ever thank enough the GT users and people of the GT community who have played our new titles, which at times could be said to have been very experimental. We are here today because of all the people who supported us.”
Finally, Yamauchi concluded by claiming “I believe the Gran Turismo series have always pursued ‘Beauty’. The beauty of the cars, the beauty of the scenery, the beauty of the lighting, the beauty of driving, the beauty of sounds / music and the beauty of the graphics. The ‘pursuit of beauty’ is the motivation for creating Gran Turismo. We have newfound determination to continue our progress into the future with a strong sense of purpose. We appreciate all of your support over the last 25 years. Thank you”. The full blog post can be found HERE.
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