Gran Turismo 6 development to be quicker than GT5's

By James Orry - 09/11/2009 - 3:30pm GMT

Polyphony Digital won't have to create an all new game engine.

Gran Turismo 5 is yet to be released, scheduled to debut in Japan on March 31 2010, yet series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has already revealed that the wait for its follow-up will not be nearly as long as the five years between GT4 and GT5.

"To make Gran Turismo 5 we threw away the legacy code from GT4 and started from scratch. It's been five years from [the release of] GT4, and that's the same amount of time it took to develop the first GT4. To create a game from scratch, that's the amount of time it takes to get it right," Yamauchi told autoweek.com.

Yamauchi added: "You won't have to wait as long as you did for GT5. GT5 represents a whole new operating system. GT6 is just new apps that run on the GT5 system."

Regarding the game's release outside of the Japan, Yamauchi revealed that it's Sony's marketing plans that will determine when the game is released in the West.

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Posted at 15:50 on 09 November 2009
Karlius	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Not bad this ones only taken 5 years! Report Reply

Posted at 15:53 on 09 November 2009
Mr_Ninjutsu	0 0 In response to Karlius's post Not bad this ones only taken 5 years! » Go to Karlius's original post And we will see the shear difference between GT5 and Forza 3. Report Reply

Posted at 15:55 on 09 November 2009
Karlius	0 0 In response to Mr_Ninjutsu's post And we will see the shear difference between GT5 and Forza 3. » Go to Mr_Ninjutsu's original post You honestly think there can be 3 years worth of difference? Report Reply

Posted at 15:58 on 09 November 2009
El-Dev	0 0 In response to Karlius's post You honestly think there can be 3 years worth of difference? » Go to Karlius's original post Yeah I think there will be. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/...333aa2e0_o.jpg Report Reply

Posted at 16:01 on 09 November 2009
Karlius	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Well up until 4 years there was none http://ps3.kombo.com/images/media/gt5Prologue__066.jpg Must pushed really hard in that last year! Report Reply

Posted at 16:01 on 09 November 2009
Mr_Ninjutsu	0 0 In response to Karlius's post You honestly think there can be 3 years worth of difference? » Go to Karlius's original post Well yeah, you'd be dumb if you'd think otherwise. It's like comparing someone's work who spent 1 week on it and another person's work who spent 3 months on it. Report Reply

Posted at 16:05 on 09 November 2009
Karlius	1 0 In response to Mr_Ninjutsu's post Well yeah, you'd be dumb if you'd think otherwise. It's like comparing someone's work who spent 1 week on it and another person's work who spent 3 months on it. » Go to Mr_Ninjutsu's original post That all relative. But 30 monkeys trying to produce a game for 5 years wont beat a bunch of talented developers that took 2. Thats not saying the GT5 staff are monkeys but you are pinning a lot of hope on this game. Report Reply

Posted at 16:06 on 09 November 2009
Rickitis	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post This article is pretty obvious, the gap between gt1 and 2 wasnt very large and neither was the gap between gt3 and gt4 because they already have the engine in place and many of the car models and tracks made. Report Reply

Posted at 16:07 on 09 November 2009
Karlius	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Think the article points more at the fact that the ps3 is going to be around for at least another 2 years. Report Reply

Posted at 16:16 on 09 November 2009
El-Dev	0 1 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Although Forza runs like a dream there are a few noticeable visual issues with the game, disappearing shadows and detail levels on opponents cars being the most obvious. After the "definative 1080p 60fps" E3 presentation I expected a lot more from Forza. Still good though. A nice stop gap before GT5 comes out. Report Reply

Posted at 16:20 on 09 November 2009
Mr_Ninjutsu	0 0 In response to Karlius's post That all relative. But 30 monkeys trying to produce a game for 5 years wont beat a bunch of talented developers that took 2. Thats not saying the GT5 staff are monkeys but you are pinning a lot of hope on this game. » Go to Karlius's original post Ok that for one was uncalled for, not on my behalf but for the GT team. You clearly sound like a fanboy with this statement...clearly. Pinning a lot of hope? Don't think so, i hate driving sims. Report Reply

Posted at 16:21 on 09 November 2009
guyderman	0 1 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Seems to be the in thing at the moment for PS3 game developers to start talking about the next instalment in the series even before the current game is released! Report Reply

Posted at 16:26 on 09 November 2009
Karlius	0 0 In response to Mr_Ninjutsu's post Ok that for one was uncalled for, not on my behalf but for the GT team. You clearly sound like a fanboy with this statement...clearly. Pinning a lot of hope? Don't think so, i hate driving sims. » Go to Mr_Ninjutsu's original post Not at all just hate how this game is getting placed on a pedistool when all we have really seen is a large demo that is nowhere near the calibur of Forza 3 and some screen shots. If anything you're giving the fanboy stance. Clearly you didn't understand my point. I could write an essay for a week and be an Einstien on the subject you may take 3 months and be very good but that doesn't mean that because you speant more time on something it's better. Lets not forget how hard it must of been for the developers to get to grips with the new code. Report Reply

Posted at 16:28 on 09 November 2009
El-Dev	0 0 In response to Karlius's post Not at all just hate how this game is getting placed on a pedistool when all we have really seen is a large demo that is nowhere near the calibur of Forza 3 and some screen shots. If anything you're giving the fanboy stance. Clearly you didn't understand my point. I could write an essay for a week and be an Einstien on the subject you may take 3 months and be very good but that doesn't mean that because you speant more time on something it's better. Lets not forget how hard it must of been for the developers to get to grips with the new code. » Go to Karlius's original post How much time have you spent playing GT5p and Forza 3? Report Reply

Posted at 16:31 on 09 November 2009
Mr_Ninjutsu	0 0 In response to Karlius's post Not at all just hate how this game is getting placed on a pedistool when all we have really seen is a large demo that is nowhere near the calibur of Forza 3 and some screen shots. If anything you're giving the fanboy stance. Clearly you didn't understand my point. I could write an essay for a week and be an Einstien on the subject you may take 3 months and be very good but that doesn't mean that because you speant more time on something it's better. Lets not forget how hard it must of been for the developers to get to grips with the new code. » Go to Karlius's original post "Lets not forget how hard it must of been for the developers to get to grips with the new code." Exactly! No point calling them monkeys seeing as it's not as if you can do what they do. So don't challenge their intelligence for taking longer for being more ambitious than the Forza Team. Report Reply

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