(PS3) Gran Turismo HD soon, Gran Turismo 5 later

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.


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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



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"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?