Gran Turismo designer talks about possible PC version
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Apr 14th 2008 at 3:45PM }
While unlikely, Gran Turismo designer Kazunori Yamauchi talked about the possibility of the GT series moving to other platforms. Speaking to German site derStandard [translated by develop] he said: "It is very, very improbable that GT will comes out on another consoles [sic] ... But perhaps it comes to the PC. Particularly [for] the Chinese market."We're pretty certain the coffers at Sony will keep the Polyphony team well-fed, and the incredible sales of GT, particularly in Europe, give little reason for Sony to make a non-PS3 version of the game. However, do these sales make up for the skyrocketing costs of development? According to Yamauchi, the development of GT5 cost fifty times more than the the very first PS1 GT. Perhaps a PC GT isn't such nonsense ...
[Via NeoGAF]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mike @ Apr 14th 2008 3:51PM
I hope not, that'll suck, but if it helps there sales, and they reinvest the money into making bigger and better version of the game, then I'm all for it.
ruibing @ Apr 14th 2008 4:39PM
I doubt they will get much money with a PC version, since it will be pirated from day 1. It will only use up precious development time and reduce sales from the PS3 version.
Seminole @ Apr 14th 2008 7:12PM
As long as it doesn't go to the Xbox I'm fine with it.
Nintendo is Fail @ Apr 15th 2008 1:34PM
Whats so bad about it being on PC or Xbox? If GT5 really is a good game then wouldn't you want the creators to turn a nice profit on it? I don't see why console fanboys are so willing to bend over for exclusives when it doesn't even affect them
sm @ Apr 14th 2008 4:00PM
Engadget to iPhone as PS3Fanboy to GT5
No negativity intended both products are awesome
schurl85 @ Apr 14th 2008 4:06PM
to correct the posting.
derstandard.at is an austrian newspaper not a german one.
jtedesco33 @ Apr 14th 2008 4:28PM
All Sony ever talks about is GT and Metal Gear they will never let GT go to anything but Playstations, they need it.
Dehshizknight @ Apr 14th 2008 4:29PM
Don't have the money to spend on a high-end PC so PS3 version it is for me. The advantage with the PC version would be a cheaper racing wheel but you can't match the quality of the official GT racing wheel by Logitech.
Jw @ Apr 14th 2008 4:42PM
@dehshizknight
Yeah, you can match the quality of the official logitech gt wheel, it is called the logitech g25.
TinyTim121 @ Apr 14th 2008 4:46PM
I hope not...there would be more uproar than when we heard DMC4 was being shared!
Decrevecoeur @ Apr 14th 2008 5:03PM
yeah, in an age where software moves the hardware, I dont see losing an exclusive as being the wisest decision as far as Sony goes. Of course the extra money could be great for the developer. It all boils down to how well the platform company keeps the software company happy.
ScottH @ Apr 14th 2008 5:59PM
i sure wouldnt get it on pc, ide rather play it on a 1080p television which it was made for.
Nathan @ Apr 14th 2008 7:40PM
The website is down! yikes, i hope they get it back
Dom @ Apr 14th 2008 7:53PM
@ScottH: I'd rather play it at a higher resolution than 1080p on my PC thanks.
@Dehshizknight: Logitech GT wheels work on PC too...
Satish @ Apr 14th 2008 11:48PM
I would think that Polyphony would already be getting enough money from Prologue and they know that everyone getting Prologue will buy the actual GT5. So why dilute the GT brand and release it for PC? The PS3 platform is doing just fine.