As already reported, Sony has now officially announced Gran Turismo 6 is indeed coming to the PS3 this Holiday 2013. Sony has now given out a press release that gives us more information about the game.
Gran Turismo 6 will have the largest number of cars in a video game before. There will be an unprecedented 1,200 cars in the game in total plus a new physics engine and graphics that will push the PS3 to its absolute limit.
Check out the Gran Turismo 6 factsheet below:
New Game Engine
-Refactoring
-Compact, nimble operation
-Flexible expandability
-A new rendering engine that pushes the limits of the PS3
New Physics Engine
-New suspension and kinematics model
-New tyre model
-New aerodynamics model
-Technical partnership with Yokohama Rubber and KW Automotive
1200 Cars, abundant custom parts, and on-going DLC
-From historic cars to the latest racing cars, the game contains a total of 1200 cars.
-Multiple aerodynamic parts and custom wheels will be available for almost all cars.
-Players can create their own personalised custom car in the game.
-Cars will be continually added online
33 locations, 71 layouts
-33 Locations and 71 layouts will be provided from day1 (7 more locations and 19 more layouts than GT5)
-More new tracks will continue to be provided online
New Course Maker
-Massive scenery spanning several tens of square kilometers
-A new course generation algorithm
Community/Club/Race Organizer
-Players can form their own communities
-Various community levels from local and domestic to global
-Players themselves can create and manage their own online events
New User Interface
-Balancing directional key operation and touch operation
-Quick response
-Shortening of loading times
Multi Device Compatibility
-Playstation
-Smart Phone
-Tablet
-PC
Check out the official trailer below: