The UK is a haven for racing experiences, so eyes were on their sales charts to see how the racing giants tested against each other.
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The latest installment of the Gran Turismo franchise, Gran Turismo Sport, is hosting FIA Gran Turismo Championships 2018, in partnership with the Fédèration Internationale de l’Automobile where competitors will take part in a series of races to be the ultimate winner of the championships and further details of the upcoming “Online Season” will soon be announced.Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport have quite a bit of competition across the racing genre, but the two franchises have dominated the streets for quite a while. We would like to continue our efforts in achieving the best possible expression and creation of cars and scenery, as well as bringing the highest level of excitement and fun through racing in the years to come.” It makes me really happy to think of the immense amount of time that has been poured into playing our games! I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation for the community, as well as our close friends and supporters within the automotive industry. “It’s hard to imagine that 80.4 million copies of Gran Turismo have been played during the 20-year history of the franchise. Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of the Gran Turismo franchise and President of Polyphony Digital Inc., commented: SAN MATEO, Calif., – Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced that the global sell-through for the popular Gran Turismo franchise have passed 80.4 million units *1 in the 20 years since the game was launched. But the famously accurate Polyphony Digital-developed series has been restricted to just the PlayStation platform, so its worldwide historical sales total is all that more impressive.
There are even higher-selling racing franchises, such as Need for Speed (150 million) and Mario Kart (110 million). It makes me really happy to think of the immense amount of time that has been poured into playing our games!Īlthough the Gran Turismo series is one of the best-selling video-game franchises, 80.4 million sales pale in comparison to those of Mario (over 500 million sales) and Grand Theft Auto (over 250 million sales). It’s hard to imagine that 80.4 million copies of Gran Turismo have been played during the 20-year history of the franchise. The creator of Gran Turismo, Kazunori Yamauchi, had this to say about the impressive sales record: The Gran Turismo titles have generally been well-received, with the original game and Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec being the highlights of the series. Over 80.4 million copies of the games have been sold in the 20-year period since the first game’s release. A press release published by Sony Interactive Entertainment has heralded the incredible achievement by the Gran Turismo series of racing titles.