Tidbits from magic Box on GT 5..

[Lord Khyron]

- Kazunori Yamauchi revealed new tidbits of Gran Turismo 5 for PS3:

* Gran Turismo 5 will be released in Christmas 2008
* It takes 6 months to design a car and one year to design a full race track. Currently 30 staffs are working on race tracks
* Gran Turismo Portable for PSP is intended to connect with GT5
* Yamauchi only stayed home four days since he started working in the Gran Turismo series 15 years ago
* There were only 15 staffs when Gran Turismo 1 started, today there are 120 people in Polyphony Digital
* Both Ferrari and Suzuka will be in GT5, they will look exactly like the real thing
* He would be frustrated if working with Wii because he knows PS3 is a much more powerful console
* He thinks Xbox 360 is not a Full HD console, because not a lot of games are running in 1080p at 60fps
* Yamauchi wants to work on a lengthy RPG
* Damage model is still around, but probably with compromises due to agreements with manufacturers
* Some manufacturers prohibit damage models for their vehicles, so at the end some vehicles will not have damage models

Haha// Manufacturers prohibit damage models? Compromises?

6 months onm a car, one year on a track? 120 staff members?

Haha.. With all that crap, all the time spent, it still won't be as REALISTIC as people want.

This is quite humorous. Xbox 360 bashing too!

From : http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm

If you scroll down.

[BenoitRen]

All this work on a racing game? *yawn*

[Neo48]

All this work on a racing game? *cheers*

So...do manufacturers not want to see their cars all beat up? Funny. I've never played a GT game, mostly because a Playstation Console is always at the end of my list of things to buy

However, I am a growing fan of sim racers as opposed to arcade racers. I am a big fan of the new Need for Speed game. Many people complain about the handling, but like I say to everyone who complains about it: take your own vehicle and try going around a tight corner at 70 km/h.