Gran Turismo series ships 50 million units globally

  • Posted May 9th, 2008 at 06:25 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that Polyphony Digital’s critically acclaimed Gran Turismo franchise has shipped 50 million units worldwide as of April 30, 2008.

The figure comes approximately ten years and four months following the series inception on the original PlayStation in December 1997.

The latest game in the series, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for PlayStation 3, is currently available on Blu-ray and PlayStation Network.

Series creator Kazunori Yamauchi commented: “Initially, Gran Turismo was an ‘alternative’ racing game, kind of an outsider in the genre.”

“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 three 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.”

Yamauchi added: “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.”

The full version of Gran Turismo 5 is due out in 2009.

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  1. Paranoimia | Paranoimia

    • 6:45am BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 1

    Not bad for what many people are calling a "glorified demo"!

     

    Good to hear, though - I love my GT!

     

    EDIT: Ah, tis the whole franchise, not just GT5P... that'll teach me to skim-read!

  2. richkaos | richkaos

    • 7:11am BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 2

    Wow thats impresive, and an awfull lot of cash to put towards the development of the full version.....cant wait!

  3. Neameto | Neameto

    • 7:23am BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 3

    Guys, the 50 million refers to GT franchise. It includes GT 1,2,3,4 (and prologues).

    Personally, I´m glad a first party title succeds this good. For many people I know, GT made them buy a PS3. I, myself, not very into it.

  4. darklsins

    • 8:55am BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 4

    nice im playing GT5P for all its worth xD

    cant wait till the full game is released =)

  5. Fiddlesworth

    • 9:37am BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 5

     http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/080509e.html - 2.23 million copies of GT5:P shipped to date, more than GT4:P on PS2 even if you don't count US sales of GT5:P.

  6. gingo | gingo

    • 9:49am BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 6

    psn id: gingo... cant wait to see the finished full version of GT5, prologue was just a preview and it was hopefully a great taste of whats to come

  7. 1solidsnake | solid1snake67

    • 10:27am BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 7

    2009? this is way to far of but, hey atleast i will have a game to look forward too in 2009 when i am still playing the master piece MGS4

  8. Hemin | Herro

    • 11:48am BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 8

    greatest series ever, imo.

  9. Carl | almighty-slayer

    • 12:54pm BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 9

    That's awesome. Congratulations to PD. It's an astounding number for one series, and it definately deserves it.

  10. juicyd | IBJuicyD & (DSI) ATREBLEDIPTRIP

    • 2:12pm BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 10

    GO go go GT!!!! 

    excellent stuff, didnt know it was as little as that over the last ten years, thought it would be bout 100 million, lol. CONGRATS POLYPHONY DIDITAL, WELL DONE

  11. chomperbull

    • 2:28pm BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 11

    gt best racing game ever

  12. zombieking36

    • 3:05pm BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 12

    Shipped? What are sales?

  13. XenoSilvano | XenoSilvano

    • 3:26pm BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 13

    how do we get the full version?

    GT5 is the only (proper) game that i've purchased of PSN

    am I gonna get some new car packs or what?

  14. Master_Man

    • 7:04pm BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 14

    wow

  15. CHRISBOSH | tatti

    • 9:04pm BST - May 9th, 2008
    • 15

    @richkaos

    if they sold 50 million untis on one game, they would......... can't explain. It's just crazy, use some common sense.

  16. Lp47PS3 | Lp47

    • 2:39pm BST - May 10th, 2008
    • 16

    This is a great accomplishment made by Sony and Polyphony Digital.

  17. psycho_mantis | makaveli_71

    • 1:39pm BST - May 11th, 2008
    • 17

    haha GTA IV sold 66million in 2 weeks even though it was worse than sanandreas

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