The Gran Turismo series is a system seller for Sony. Whenever a new game carrying that name gets released it sells millions of copies and console sales spike. So with the launch of the PlayStation 4 later this year we were a bit surprised to discover in February that Gran Turismo 6 will remain a PS3 title.
More evidence that GT6 continues to be a PS3 title has appeared this week in the form of a listing for the game on Newegg. No price, release date, or details about the game are included in the listing, but it’s clearly marked as a PS3 game. And according to CVG, Sony will officially announce the game in the next few weeks.
Polyphony Digital are well known for their very slow pace of development, so asking them to switch Gran Turismo 6 over to the very different PS4 architecture would likely come with years of delay. I’d be very surprised if there isn’t a plan in place to update the game (quickly) for a PS4 re-release though.
For PS3 owners, GT6 could form the last AAA title for Sony’s current gen console. That game, along with The Last of Us, would form a nice end to this generation of PlayStation and give Sony some extra revenue to spend on the PS4 marketing campaign. However, there must also be a concern such games will eat into potential PS4 sales at launch. A PS3 and two games is going to cost less than the price of a PS4 after all.
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