I wonder if they'll bother to fix the bogus chassis settings so you can
actually tune the car's handling like in GT3.

I loaned (gave?) my GT4 to my nephew and I really haven't missed it.

Marty


AirRaid wrote:
> Gran Turismo HD will be released for PlayStation3 near launch. it is
> basicly GT4 in 1080p
> at 60 frames per second. Polyphony hopes to complete the true
> next-gen GT5 by 2007, but I wouldn't expect it sooner than Nov-Dec
> 2007, and probably will be pushed into 2008, concidering they want GT5
> to have 100 times the detail of GT4.
>
>
> __________________________________________________ __________________________
>
> Gran Turismo HD forerunner to new next-gen GT
>
> Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi tells Famitsu that PS3 game is
> merely a taste of what's to come; title finalized.
> By Walt Wyman, GameSpot
> Posted Aug 25, 2006 2:14 pm PT
>
> Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi spoke about the next Gran
> Turismo title in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu. There were two
> points of interest in the article. First, the parenthetical "working
> title" has been dropped from the name, implying that Gran Turismo HD is
> indeed the final title. Second, while Yamauchi lavished praise on the
> game's high-definition graphics, he stated that the game was not the
> true next-gen heir to the popular racing series' crown.
>
> In the article, Yamauchi called Gran Turismo HD a "port" of the data
> from Gran Turismo 4, upgraded to take advantage of the PlayStation 3's
> graphical capabilities. He also said it is "a step in the process of
> developing a next-generation GT game."
>
> Yamauchi also implied that development on that next-gen game is already
> under way, albeit at an early stage. "We are working on a version of GT
> that supports the full PS3 specification," Yamauchi said, adding, "but
> in this transitional version, I think you'll get a taste of the
> potential that next generation games hold."
>
> Yamauchi said the idea for the game actually came from an unlikely
> source, the Photo Mode in GT4, which allowed players to take
> high-resolution stills. "I thought it would be incredible to see these
> stills animated in real time," he said. Running at 60 frames per second
> in 1920x1080p resolution, Gran Turismo HD supports the very highest
> resolutions available to Japan's newest HD televisions, according to
> Famitsu.
>
> http://www.gamespot.com/news/6156575.html
>
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>
> GT:HD will be playable at TGS, NOT GT5
>
> http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/ps3/
> http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116267
>
>
>
> http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/728/728269p1.html
>
> "Gran Turismo Series" as being set for display at the Tokyo Game Show.
> The site seems to definitely be refering to the actual next Gran
> Turismo retail product, as it lists a release date and price (both
> TBA). However, the screens shown at the site are from Gran Turismo HD,
> an E3-only demo that Polyphony prepared for the May show, and are
> marked as such. Will we get actual hands-on time with the true next
> generation GT at TGS, or will Sony give Japanese players a chance at GT
> HD?