Yamauchi: GT PSP has no competitors

Yamauchi: GT PSP has no competitors
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Speaking to Edge, Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has confidently stated that upcoming PSP racer, Gran Turismo, has no competitors on the handheld – not a single racing game on the PSP meets Gran Turismo quality.

“There were a lot of obstacles: the small screen, the lesser CPU power, the lower graphics processing power, and the small amount of memory,” said Yamauchi. “We went through and checked out a lot of the other racing games on PSP, and there’s not a single one that lives up to the Gran Turismo quality. We had to work very hard to get it to that level.”

He added: “… there isn’t a game on there that’s up to par with any sort of racing game. I don’t think there are any competitors.”

Gran Turismo for PSP is scheduled for release on October 1.