As rumours increase of Polyphony Digital showing something big at E3 this summer, gamers could be in for a big surprise as it seems that the studio might be set to reveal a racing sim set in the world of offshore powerboat racing.
Pushing this twist to GTPlanet’s attention are comments attributed to Vasso Pindarilo of powerboating’s governing body UIM (Union Internationale Motonautique). He suggested to Monegasque newspaper Blague Évident that members of the Polyphony Digital team had been industriously photographing the machinery at the Class 1 event in Terracina in October.
Rumoured to have been initially developed under the working title “Gran Turismo for Buoys”, the new game is supposedly to be released as “Coupe d’Or”, presumably named for one of the oldest events in powerboat racing.
Improbable as it may seem, this title might not come as much of a surprise to Gran Turismo gamers at all. After meeting with critical success when it turned its hand to two-wheel racing, Polyphony’s will to digitise more forms of racing is self-evident. The Vision GT program for GT6 has already given birth to a speedboat in 2014, something that seemed rather implausible at the time.
Long-term Gran Turismo players will note that a great many of the series’ original circuits host large bodies of water – notably High Speed Ring and Grand Valley – with many of the recent additions and upgrades following suit. The PD team reportedly spent hundreds of hours to achieve faithful water effects at Special Stage Route X under the direction of their new fluid dynamics expert Shiga Tsubaka, setting the groundwork for the realistic behaviour of the boats as they cut through the water – or even skim the surface – at high speeds.
Few in the gaming community will have been anticipating this development, but with E3 fast approaching it stands to be one of the most interesting shows in years.
I would of believed the joke if you said Tourist Trophy 2! That would have been so much better for an April Fools joke:)
Knowing Kaz, this might actually become a reality.
First thing that I thought when I read the Headline, was April Fools
Are there standard boats or only premium ones?
I actually sort of would want this. Shame it was an April Fools day joke, a rather good one too – almost got me shouting ”Just give me TT2 first, you bastards!”.
:b
Awesone! I hope this isn’t an April fools because there is so little speedboat games. All we have is the classic Hydro Thunder, Hydro Thunder: Hurricane, and Driver: Speedboat Paradise. I would love to have a freaking speedboat simulator!!!
If this actually is a cruel April Fools joke then I will be angry and I might flip the bird at Sony.
I hope we finally get the promised lake maker
HA
Or ‘Row’ spec mode
Very funny lol
Nice try, Famine.
I didn’t know vacuum cleaners ran on water.
Funny…very funny. :P
thats a good one, had me for a second
I know its an April Fool’s Day joke, but this sounds like an interesting idea to me. I would try it for sure!
I actually considered making one, but now im making an environmental simulation. Lol
Looool, this made my day! I hope PD be showing GT7 at E3 though ;)
Motorboat simulations are much more immersive when the stripper is crying.
I saw this last night and you guys totally fooled me, good job!
Dear PD, when do you plan on making us buy that PS4?
They said Boat Simulator, but they meant Goat Simulator. :)
Goat Simulator already exists, and the publisher made over a million dollars with it.
I know, Goat Simulator has to be one of the funniest things I’ve seen. :)
April fools I see. Good 1.
Yeah but will they have that awesome HOOVER/Kirby sound that there asphalt driven/ppl driven counterpart does???
Its a good laugh even if it’s not a joke, like PD doesn’t already have enough trouble on solid ground.
Nevermind the 50 bass-cat models, 75 skeeter duplicates + another 50 Ranger models backed up by 75 identical Procraft!
Boat Simulator? Seems legit.
April fools?
Sounds amazing, and I want it, but I really hope this is not April fools…
Anyone notice the name of the shipping company?
I know it’s April fools day but I hope this is true…
But, I was hoping for a crossover race with vehicles towing boats…
Many of GT’s circuits have large bodies of water – Grand Valley, High Speed Ring, SSRX, Sierra and even the new Midfield. Sierra and SSRX look to have slipways that could be accessible if barriers weren’t there – imagine the potential for a motorised triathlon! Pull your boat to the slipway with a RAM, complete the boat course, then hop onto a Tourist Trophy bike…
Famine, here is the scenario:
1. Have my VGT Cigarette Boat towed behind my Silverado SST, completing a lap of SSR X and going down to the boat launch after the start/finish line.
2. Get in the the VGT Cigarette and complete a circuit of the water course.
3. Hope on my GSX-R or Hayabusa and take the route to SSR 7 to complete a lap. Done lol.
Totally on board with this (no pun intended)!!!
I’d never even thought of it before but I would play the hell out of a motorised triathlon. Famine’s brilliance never ceases to amaze me!
Doesn’t sound to interesting _-_ i rather see them make TT 2 better
You what?
loool that was really a good one xD
On a serious note, do they plan to announce something at E3?
I wouldn’t count on it personally, would be glad to be proven wrong however.
LOL, I can imagine Kaz doing the annual round the world yacht race now in the new NISSAN GT-R Long Hull 9000 water-skipper. Ahoy Translator-San. rofl.
Great news, I love boats, I can’t wait.
Nice try Famine, but you’re going to have to do better than that, lol.
Considering the state of PD, this could’ve been posted at any time of the year and people will still believe it.
What makes my brain hurt is that today is the one day we believe it most.
That sounds fun! It’s like wipe out… IN THE WATER! whoa
Happy April Fools day Famine! ;)
XD This one is as good as the “GT5 will be all bspec” joke. April fools! #Thuglyfe
I know it’s April fool’s, but considering the state of PD/GT6 atm, this is more pathetic than humorous.
Hahahaha! Blague Evident!!!! Spat my coffee all over the keyboard!
That will happen as soon as I’m win the powerball
yhy for sure. how stupid?
Nice try :P
April Fool’s day. :)
I think ‘course maker released’ would gave been a better April fools joke.
Imagine all the punters loading up their PS3’s in excitement mwuhahahaa
Omg this would have been terrifying xD
I would have announced the course maker update. That would be way more evil and funny.
Cool! Looking forward to this!
/looks at date
Oh… Good one.
About time. Ive been waiting for this for like forever. Now I can get my nautical on.
Not sure if this is an April Fools joke, but if it is, then you just pranked me well.
It is. Look at the first letter of each paragraph: APRILF
……Nope. Not falling for it. Nooooope.
Unless PDI is going to include fishing “coffee breaks”…..then I’m sold!! Take my money!!
I just got the joke.
Jordon, you’re good.
Jordan* I’m typing on my phone lol
*Jarden
*Famine
*Fedora
“rumours increase of Polyphony Digital showing something big at E3 this summer” that already gave it away :)
:) true
I thought GT6 was already a speedboat racer. lol
“Monegasque newspaper Blague Évident” :)
A speedboat simulator?
Oh wow… this is exciting news!
I wonder if PD ever plans to resurrect Tourist Trophy in the process.
Lost it at “Gran Turismo for Buoys.”
The sad part is – Aprils fools day or not – I wouldn’t be surprised if Polyphony would be doing this instead of finally releasing the course maker :P
Nearly got me :-S
But… I need my 32 different variations of speedboats with 30 of them as standards….
Betting $5 this is an April Fool’s joke. Anyone else in?
It’s most definitely an April Fool’s joke.
Hahaha… Nice try, GTPlanet.
I was falling for it hook, line and sinker until ” The PD team reportedly spent hundreds of hours to achieve faithful water effects at Special Stage Route X” bahahahaha.
Nice one Famine.
“Gran Turismo for Buoys” rofl
“The real DIVING simulator” ;-)
Happy April 1st….
April fools indeed!
Well, it would certainly be cool to have a moon Rover, speed boat(s), somewhat endless cars, and maybe even moto gp bikes in the same game…
It would probably be more fun than GT6
I was expecting something like “GT7 for PS4 is completely finished and will be coming out next week” or even “Final update for GT6 is out next week”. It’s probably a bit more far fetched than this boat simulator though. Happy April fools everyone.
Something different.
Happy April fool’s day ;)
Amazing news! And coming on the 1st. of April…