Kazunori Yamauchi on developing PS4 Gran Turismo and a non-GT game

[AKps3]

http://gematsu.com/2014/08/kazunori-yamauchi-developing-ps4-gran-turismo-non-gt-game
sorry if old

 

[Johnnypenso]

From the article:

Aware of the global trend of people increasingly distancing themselves from cars and driving, he says that he and his team are doing their part to try and reignite that fire within people to widely care about such things again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry

Annual global auto production:

2006 69,222,975

2007 73,266,061

2008 70,520,493

2009 61,791,868

2010 77,857,705

2011 79,989,155

2012 84,141,209

2013 87,300,115

 

[GTPorsche]

Picture in article isn't even Kaz...

 

[Tenacious D]

Raw sales numbers do little to address a point made in an original Japanese interview, if you'll notice the "thanks" link. I also sincerely doubt the tens of millions of large sedans, trucks, vans and SUVs have anything to do with driving enjoyment. I would submit this:

Do Millennials want cars or not?

The latest data from the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) bolsters the idea that younger Americans are much less interested in car ownership than their older siblings, parents and grandparents. Bloomberg highlighted data from the study showing that while consumers in the 35-to-44-age demographic were the most likely to be purchasing new cars four years ago, today it’s the 55-to-65-age Baby Boomers buying new cars with the most frequency. In 2011, boomers were 15 times more likely to purchase new vehicles than young millennials (ages 18 to 24), and even consumers ages 75 and up have been buying cars at higher rates than groups ages 18 to 24 and 25 to 34.

Besides, you have to also be aware that, even with stalwart NASCAR, racing leagues are nervous about a drop off in audience over the past few years, especially F1. Yes, we could use some avenues to keep cars and racing cool, particularly racing.

 

[gt3_racer05]

For GT7, they should start out fresh w/ quality in mind instead of quantity