Gran Turismo Zooms Past 50 Million Shipments

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Gran Turismo Zooms Past 50 Million Shipments
Gran Turismo producer Kazunori Yamauchi couldn't be prouder of his baby. The racing sim franchise has reached a new milestone.
Posted by James Brightman on Friday, May 09, 2008


Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) proudly announced today that it's critically acclaimed Gran Turismo racing franchise has exceeded 50 million shipments worldwide (as of April 30) in the 10 years and four months since the very first installment arrived on the scene in 1997.

Sony also noted that Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (which shipped on Blu-ray and launched for digital download on the PlayStation Store) has seen more than two million shipments worldwide. The game adds online head-to-head racing and "Gran Turismo TV."

"Initially, Gran Turismo was an 'alternative' racing game, kind of an outsider in the genre," said Kazunori Yamauchi, Producer of Gran Turismo. "And we made it thinking that it would be okay as long as it reached out to 'the select few who would agree with us.' So this figure -- 50 million units -- is simply astounding. If you go to a game store and look for a particular package, and pay for it at the cash register, though the time may be very brief, it still takes at least 3 minutes or so. It's simply mind boggling and hard to believe that this has been repeated 50 million times all around the world in the last 10 years. I would really like to thank all the fans who have supported the Gran Turismo series over the years, for all their passion and love of the game. We'd like to continue making every effort to create cutting edge, high quality games, so that we don't disappoint anyone's expectations."