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Driving Genre 'Needs Gran Turismo 5'

Posted September 7, 2010 by Ben Strauss

Though Gran Turismo 5 has been in development for what feels like an exceedingly long time, the five-year wait is worth it, insists Sony’s Michael Denny.

“Far from looking dated, it will look state of the art,” said Denny to Develop.

“I think it is the game that the driving genre absolutely needs. And Gran Turismo for PlayStation will move that on again.”

For Sony, Gran Turismo continues to be one of the top exclusive franchises for the console, and with good reason. “I think when you have got a game like Gran Turismo, which is THE PlayStation franchise, then you want the game to be absolutely right and to the highest quality,” he continued.

“I think that now we’ve announced the date and we know this is a Gran Turismo year, it’s not only exciting for us at PlayStation company, but for PlayStation fans and consumers. And it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. From a worldwide studio perspective, our strategy is always to concentrate on the highest quality possible.”

“We need exclusive games that differentiates our platform, Gran Turismo has always been our flagship title and I am sure it is going to be that again.”

Ben is a recent graduate of Xavier University.  You can see him ramble on about gaming, gamification, military-related gaming and manly things on his Twitter @Sinner101GR.




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