Silverstone Circuit Coming to the Gran Turismo Series
Ironically, England’s famous Silverstone Circuit has hosted every region’s GT Academy Race Camp every year since the competition began in 2008, yet has never actually been featured in a Gran Turismo game.
That’s about to change, according to information GTPlanet has received from local sources familiar with the matter (whom have requested their names not be disclosed). They report that Polyphony Digital engineers have visited the circuit several times to scan, photograph, and collect data from around the famous racetrack.
The team was also spotted on Stowe Circuit, driving the Nissan Navara seen here, fitted with photography and scanning equipment.
Stowe Circuit – a small, one-mile track contained entirely within the more famous Silverstone GP circuit - actually hosts the majority of the driving challenges at Race Camps.
Of course, it is not yet clear when players will be able to drive Polyphony’s virtual rendition of the circuit, be it in a Gran Turismo 5 update or in the next title to be released in the series.
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September 21st, 2012 at 10:07 pm - #mcalva98
I hope there i TX MOTOR SPEEDWAY some track from America japan get the good GT’s and we get the main ones we did not get the signiture edit. Or gt concepts games like that
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September 10th, 2012 at 5:17 pm - #Peskdale61
Silverstone actually has quite a lot of layouts. Hopefully they will include them all:
- Grand Prix/Arena
- Bridge (The old one)
- National
- South
- Stowe (And maybe even reverse?)I probably haven’t used the proper names, but you get the idea…
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September 9th, 2012 at 12:43 am - #hobanator24
I just thought of something that would be a great addition to the Gran Turismo series. I apologize if it’s already been mentioned but how ’bout the Boneville Salt Flats?
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September 7th, 2012 at 7:04 pm - #JohnBM01
It used to be that there were no real British venues to speak of in the Gran Turismo series (though the UK Nationals in GT2 took place at Trial Mountain). Then along comes the streets of London in GT5 Prologue. Then comes the Top Gear Test Track in GT5. Now Silverstone comes along? This track is by far one of the best in the world, and its inclusion into the GT universe is a very welcome one. I’m sure it will come with various configurations ranging from the shorter ones to the full circuit along with the Arena layout. Great stuff!
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September 7th, 2012 at 1:58 pm - #Jayvinho27
Sounds great
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September 7th, 2012 at 12:02 am - #R34EVO9
all i need to hear is brands hatch and donigton and ill be happy
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September 6th, 2012 at 10:10 pm - #SonicConqueror
2016
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September 6th, 2012 at 11:03 pm - #tpark103
2016 GT9
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September 6th, 2012 at 2:04 pm - #Monkey11477
I think it will be for GT Academy 2013 like Motegi Twin Ring was used this year
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September 6th, 2012 at 8:03 am - #TheGTGuy
I reckon well see GT6 between November 2013/June 2014 that’s just my opinion not fact.
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September 6th, 2012 at 1:11 pm - #another_jakhole
I think Summer 2013.
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September 6th, 2012 at 1:41 pm - #e30 freek
I reckon 2013 near christmas
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September 6th, 2012 at 2:39 pm - #another_jakhole
Honestly, that’s when I most expect them to release it.
GT2′s development overlapped GT3′s first year. With GT5 and 6, there was an arguably smaller team, than the teams who split up the work between GT2 and 3, that worked on GT5 updates for over a year/16ish months. Remember that GT3 did not even have a completely new physics engine. GT4 and 5 were the only ones.
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September 6th, 2012 at 3:05 pm - #tpark103
Just a guess but I would say around Christmas 2013 as well shortly after the release of the new platform on Sony.
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September 6th, 2012 at 3:41 pm - #Tvensky
if GT6 will be on PS3 then I think it should be out in 2013, if its on PS4 then no one could know… 2014, 2015 hope no more than that… I think PD dont want us to wait long, since so many complained about “delayed” GT5..
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September 7th, 2012 at 3:38 am - #Quakebass
SonicConqueror made me tired of discussing release dates… Sorry…
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September 6th, 2012 at 5:30 am - #hairystig
Do we have any idea when the track was actually scanned? I see everyone is assuming that it was not very long ago as we’ve only just got this leak but what’s to say this informant hasn’t had this info for 6 months or more but has only now come forward with it, perhaps they purposely waited until a few other people knew about the track being scanned before leaking it so the leak couldn’t be traced back to them jeopardizing their job! Who knows………….
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September 5th, 2012 at 10:12 pm - #Amac500
It’s not related, but this comment is deserved. Just giving a call to former CART champion Alex Zanardi on his London Paralympic handcycle gold medal. Was a brilliant driver, lost his legs, died 3 times, and that was only the begin! Most insperational person in the history of motorsports if you ask me. Cheers!
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September 5th, 2012 at 8:37 pm - #blackjack
This makes me wonder if this will come out a few months after Bathurst is released, or if it will be a standard track in GT6?
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September 5th, 2012 at 10:14 pm - #Amac500
Didn’t they say Bathurst was for GT6? It might be GT5, I hope it is. If they put it in a pack with Silverstone I would pay $10!
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September 5th, 2012 at 10:45 pm - #another_jakhole
I don’t see how this will be a sub-quality “Standard” track.
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September 5th, 2012 at 11:28 pm - #Amac500
Yeah what us a standard track? You talking no weather or time change? Like Laguna Seca?
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September 6th, 2012 at 2:33 am - #DuskTrooper
He means a track that is not DLC, and actually available on the original game disk. He’s not talking about the track having weather effects or not.
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September 6th, 2012 at 7:12 pm - #Amac500
Oh I got ya
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September 5th, 2012 at 6:45 pm - #SonicConqueror
Bugatti Circuit (inside Circuit De La Sarthe) MUST be included in GT6 coming in 2016
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September 5th, 2012 at 7:11 pm - #e30 freek
How do you know GT6 is going to be released in 2016
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September 5th, 2012 at 10:16 pm - #SonicConqueror
Because, GT5 took 5 years worth of development; to make the game more complete.
It will take 6 years development for GT6, so that the game will be more complete. -
September 5th, 2012 at 10:24 pm - #TokoTurismo
^ Doesn’t matter. Kaz specifically said GT6 won’t take as long like GT5 did, probably because they were working on a new *ENGINE* for GT5. PLUS, PD started on GT6 right after GT5 got released, thus we’ll see GT6 probably soon.
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September 5th, 2012 at 11:24 pm - #SonicConqueror
“SOON” is the wrong word. GT6 is only available from “2016″.
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September 5th, 2012 at 11:58 pm - #GabouMachine44
No, toko is right
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September 6th, 2012 at 12:36 am - #Pit Crew
Thank you Toko, I Agree.
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September 6th, 2012 at 2:04 am - #MuoNiuLa
@Sonic: Kaz said GT6 won’t take as long to make as GT5. If you somehow think you know more about GT6′s release than the game’s producer, then no one’s going to take you seriously. Provide actual evidence GT6 will come in 2016 instead of guessing.
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September 6th, 2012 at 2:45 am - #TokoTurismo
Thumbs up @GabouMachine44 & @Pit Crew. :)
@MuoNiuLa +1 :D
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September 6th, 2012 at 4:57 am - #SonicConqueror
Wern’t all of you listening?! GT6 will be available from “2016″; a 6 year development, to make sure the future game is more reliable at first release. Updates are to be reduced to a minimum; glitches are to be abollished; and the highly wanted network overhaul is recommended.
If you don’t like it,
TOUGH.
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September 6th, 2012 at 4:58 am - #SonicConqueror
And don’t cry out loud about it, either.
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September 6th, 2012 at 6:36 am - #VeyronGlen
It doesn’t matter, I think we’re all going to go off Kaz and the team instead of someone who sounds like he’s no idea, no point in keep on replying to him, we know what the score is. Kaz said it won’t take as long as GT5 did, (5 years) so I’ve no idea where 6 years is coming from…
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September 6th, 2012 at 7:19 am - #SonicConqueror
You see? You’re not entirely listening. That’s why I dislike unreliable people like you, VeyronGlen. Or should I say “GayronGlen”. lol
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September 6th, 2012 at 12:56 pm - #Pit Crew
^That goes to far Sonic, I hope you get banned someday, making statements like that.
You are definently not listening, as you only hear and believe your own skewered logic, but calling that dude a derogatory name like that, because he/we dont accept your BS opinon, goes to far.
You are by far the most unreliable poster on gtplanet, and will never garner respect, because you wont give it
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September 6th, 2012 at 1:49 pm - #e30 freek
just come back from a job and took a look at my comment to see for replies but I didnt expect it to cause such a stir…
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September 6th, 2012 at 1:54 pm - #Quakebass
Ok, tell me how YOU KNOW 100% that GT6 will have a 6-year development cycle – where did you get this info?
Otherwise I will just go with the assumption that you are a troll, or attempting to be one.
By the way, if you are in fact NOT a troll, and are simply low on intellect, what would make you “THINK” it will have a 6-year cycle? the “6″ in it’s name? We already know GT6′s development should be shorter than GT5′s now that the new engine is in place, and that most of GT6 is really just finishing and/or adding in what GT5 was supposed to have and/or never got. Then likely a little extra.
“Because, GT5 took 5 years worth of development; to make the game more complete.” – Except for that it WASN’T complete – FAR from it. IT really isn’t even close to being complete NOW. The dev time would’ve been 7+ years had Sony given PD the time (or maybe if PD hadn’t been so quick to announce the game), and likely would’ve been FAR more complete than anything we’ll see from GT5 near the end of 2012. Long story short – the dev. time wasn’t so long in order to “finish things”, it was long because PD were overly ambitious with GT5. So, If you add GT5′s dev time to whatever GT6′s will be, we can almost say that that was the entire dev. cycle for GT5, if GT6 is a complete game.
But I still don’t know how and where you’re pulling this 6-year cycle from…
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September 6th, 2012 at 10:26 pm - #SonicConqueror
Pit Crew, YOU should be the one who will be banned from here if you don’t understang anything about gt6′s release. YOU’RE the one who should be kicked of GTP, because you don’t get anything at all. You’re the more unreliable person, not me. I made my comments VERY clear, that GT6 will be available from 2016; no exceptions.
I tell you this, Pit Crew: unless you stop bullying me on this site, it is likely that GTP will take your account away.
I’m NOT a troll; i’m a very smart person on this site, because it’s PD and GT who must enroll me to be their top adviser, especially for GTP. Jordan & Amac500 should be on my side for this, no matter what time it is.
And as I said earlier, if you don’t like it,
TOUGH.
End of story
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September 6th, 2012 at 11:46 pm - #MuoNiuLa
Yeah, Sonic is defenitely a troll. lol
Don’t waste anymore time on this people.
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September 6th, 2012 at 11:53 pm - #TokoTurismo
^ +100
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September 7th, 2012 at 12:58 am - #Amac500
Lines have been crossed under this comment O_O
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September 7th, 2012 at 1:28 am - #Pit Crew
@ Muonilla, your right but I gotta laugh at this….whatever 1 last time.
Sonic I just dont like your style and believe me im the last one you have to worry about bullying you anymore. Your reputation on GTP is set from this day on, and youll be treated accordingly.
Enrolled to be a GTP top adviser? Dude…your not even a Premium Member. Pay the Yearly or Lifetime membership and contribute some facts instead popping off BS for free.
When you think your in my league “Troll King”, come into my 220 and Equal lounge anytime and show me what ya got.
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September 7th, 2012 at 1:29 am - #Pit Crew
^ Muoniula *Typo*
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September 17th, 2012 at 2:13 am - #pporshahidy
believe what ever you want sonic… but let me get my statement out…. theres an ongoing cycle that pd has been doing since the beginning of the gt brand…. gt1 beginning of the series…. gt2 expanded version of gt1 utilizing the same engine but including new features…. gt3 new engine for new console loss of features due to time constraints… gt4 same engine as gt3 but new features more cars online not utilized due to time constraints…. gt prolouge was released to make funds for gt5…. gt5 new engine on a more complex hardware (cell broadband) and people wanted damage and other features online…. standard cars due to time constraints… gt6 same engine new features removal of standard cars… new tracks…. revamped online structure and possibly leaderboards… and maybe a story? for human drama? not sure on that one… but anyways sonic…. your theory has no credit or enought evidence to back it up…. your not working for them…. and you have absolutly no respect for other statements…. just close your account if you’re going to hate on anyone….. be aware that this is a gt fan fourm/news site…. and this is a community open to comments and others opinions….. one last thing… you are right about one thing… a gt will be released in 2016 and it will be gt7…..
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September 5th, 2012 at 6:19 pm - #tpark103
I meant to post a link but I wasn’t sure if Jordan or somebody wanted write something about it. Check it out if you interested, it’s about the data logger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNR6SmhN_RM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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September 6th, 2012 at 2:04 pm - #Quakebass
Hmmm… It looks like we could be getting this soon… I don’t know if you remember this but:
http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5s-data-logger-soon-available-to-consumers/
They said it could be coming to consumers “soon”… Though with PD, it’s difficult to know what they mean by “soon”…
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September 6th, 2012 at 2:47 pm - #tpark103
Oh yeah I remember, and I have to say it looks amazing. It looks like something that will be implemented for GT6 and not GT6 as originally planned.
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September 6th, 2012 at 2:50 pm - #tpark103
Correction–I meant to say finished for GT6 and not GT5 as originally planned. What ever the case is, the technology as just mind blowing! Hats off to PD!!
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September 5th, 2012 at 6:16 pm - #tpark103
Gran Turismos Official YouTube channel finally did an update today. It’s pretty amazing stuff to.
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September 5th, 2012 at 5:15 pm - #starbutt033
Does that mean we might even get a premium 370z racecar instead of 6 more GTR racecars, hehe, sorry for the sarcasm….ohh the irony
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September 5th, 2012 at 4:16 pm - #DuskTrooper
If it supposedly takes 6-8 months to scan, model and render a real world track for the game, and if PD has just started scanning this circuit, than we all know that GT6 is at least another year away.
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September 5th, 2012 at 6:07 pm - #tpark103
Geez you would think in this modern age that things wouldn’t take such along time. I understand the Kaz and his team are meticulous and extremely artistic when it comes to the detail but COME ON. We have google earth and maps and satellite images now a days to help expedite the process. Heck I’m no expert so I’ll shut my trap.
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September 5th, 2012 at 10:57 pm - #Raggadish
Actually, Kazunori has stated tracks can take up to 1,5 years…even 2 years.
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September 6th, 2012 at 12:42 am - #Pit Crew
Im with that DuskT, gotta be sooner than most assume.
Lol Tpark, I do that, start thinking what if and why not, can they just and if this technology exists why not just… then I start looking for the Advil.
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September 5th, 2012 at 3:45 pm - #PloC4
Silverstone is one of the best, fastest and most historic tracks in the world… How can you complain?
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September 5th, 2012 at 8:58 pm - #Amac500
Idk, I love it, but I bet there us some half-wit somewhere who will refuse it because he couldn’t do better then 5th there in 7 attempts in the F1 2009 game, haha, I can’t wait though!
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September 5th, 2012 at 9:52 pm - #MuoNiuLa
It’s one of the best to you perhaps. I’d rather have Zolder over Silverstone.
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September 5th, 2012 at 10:16 pm - #Amac500
Well if we were ranking tracks, the history of Silverstone does make it one of the biggest and most historic, regardless of personal layout preference. That makes Silverstone one of the worlds best, along with all that races there.
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September 5th, 2012 at 10:28 pm - #TokoTurismo
I love Silverstone, it’s an awesome track to race on. I’m so happy it’s coming to the GT series, totally deserves to be apart of the series, especially for GT Academy. Are we getting Dubai as well? Hope so. :)
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September 6th, 2012 at 2:09 am - #MuoNiuLa
@Amac: Well, in my opinion, it’s not a fun track. I don’t like driving on it in Forza, so I doubt I’ll enjoy it in GT. But the more tracks, the better I suppose.
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September 5th, 2012 at 2:17 pm - #swynder
I don´t think we´ll see this on GT5….
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September 5th, 2012 at 1:55 pm - #BlindZenDriver
Silverstone isn’t really a track I care for as I like tracks with elevation changes but it’s cool to know PD is working on new content.
Now all we need is a PS4 with 4K support and GT6 :-)
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