Jordan is the owner of GTPlanet and created the site in 2001. He has closely followed the Gran Turismo franchise and the world of sim-racing for over two decades.
Polyphony Digital is developing a new rendering system for Gran Turismo that uses neural networks to determine which objects in a scene need to be drawn, and the early results suggest it could meaningfully improve performance on PlayStation 5.
Honda’s bombshell announcement that it is pulling the plug on its planned North American EV lineup has sent shockwaves through the auto industry, and there’s a particular piece of collateral damage that hits close to home for Gran Turismo fans: the Afeela 1.
Gran Turismo 7 celebrated its fourth anniversary last week, and it’s worth taking a look back at how the game has evolved since its release. What started as a somewhat turbulent launch has quietly turned into one of the longest-supported titles in franchise history, and the past 12 months in particular have been some of the most transformative yet.
IGN has launched its month-long exclusive coverage of Forza Horizon 6 with nine minutes of uncut gameplay footage, providing the first look at Playground Games’ Japan-set open-world racer. The footage is accompanied by a developer discussion featuring IGN’s Ryan McCaffrey and Luke Reilly, who visited Playground Games for hands-on access and interviews.
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox now has a codename. Incoming Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed “Project Helix” today, confirming the company’s commitment to first-party console hardware and giving us the clearest look yet at a machine that could significantly change the gaming landscape.
The question of whether Gran Turismo will ever come to PC has been one of the most persistent topics in our community for years now. Yesterday, a new report from Bloomberg may have given us the most discouraging answer yet.
Volkswagen has revisited its GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo in a surprise refresh more than eleven years after it first hit the scene in Gran Turismo 6.
Rennsport is gearing up for a massive 2026. At a recent presentation in Munich, Director of Product and Experiences Kim Orremark laid out an ambitious roadmap focused on four core pillars: Driving, Racing, Gaming, and General Experience.
It’s been just over a month since Playground Games gave us our first real look at Forza Horizon 6, where we learned the Horizon Festival is heading to Japan. While that initial reveal gave us a taste of the map, the cars, and the May 19 release date, it left many wondering: how exactly will the career mode work?
Honda Racing Corporation has introduced the “SIM-02”: a fully functional Gran Turismo 7 simulator built inside the actual chassis of a retired GT500 racing car.
As 2025 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at what has been one of the most transformative and busy years for both Gran Turismo and the wider racing game industry.
The sim-racing hardware landscape has undergone a massive transformation in the last few years. What was once a niche market dominated by a few key players has exploded into a multi-million dollar industry, with brands like Fanatec, Logitech, Thrustmaster, Nacon, and Moza fighting for space on sim-racer’s rigs.
Although the situation has improved in recent iterations, for much of its history the Gran Turismo series has been heavily criticized for its engine sounds. During the PlayStation 2 and 3 eras, engine notes were often compared to “vacuum cleaners”; the result of synthesized loops that lacked the soul and mechanical violence of their real-world counterparts.
During the 2025 Gran Turismo World Series Finals in Japan last week, Polyphony Digital announced that for the first time in its history, the World Series is heading to Abu Dhabi.
Since the Gran Turismo 7 Power Pack DLC re-introduced endurance races to the franchise, speculation about the possible return of “B-Spec” mode has reached a fever pitch. We had a chance to ask Kazunori Yamauchi about it during a round-table interview at the Gran Turismo World Finals here in Fukuoka, Japan, and his answer turned out to be quite interesting.