Gran Turismo PSP is coming, says Sony

By Ellie Gibson Published 10 October, 2008

It's just taking a bit of time.

Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed Gran Turismo PSP is still in development - even though it's been years since the game was first announced.

When asked where GT PSP has got to, Yoshida said, "Good question! It's in Polyphony Digital, they're working on it."

The reason for the delay, according to Yoshida, is that Polyphony have been busy with other projects. "They have been working on Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Gran Turismo 5 for PS3, so they've had to focus on finishing up Gran Turismo on the PS3 side," he explained. "That's been making the PSP development a little bit slow."

So how much longer is there to wait? Could we see GT PSP next year, for example? "I cannot comment," said Yoshida.

He was also quiet on when we're likely to see anything of the next title from team ICO, simply saying, "I'm in conversation with the team." Presumably a conversation that goes "Have you done it yet?" "No sorry."

Yoshida's comments came in an interview with Eurogamer at the Tokyo Game Show. Read the full article to find out what he thinks about platform exclusivity, the New Xbox Experience and more.

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About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

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Comments (31) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • dr_faulk #1 3 years ago

    It's never coming....

  • TopGamerUK #2 3 years ago

    Who cares?

  • Rpt81 #3 3 years ago

    It'll be released just after Black & White for the PS1.

    Surprised they haven't stuck GT1 or 2 on the PSN so far though. Perhaps GT2 being spread over two discs poses a problem.

  • f01re #4 3 years ago

    Ooooh, the words 'Team Ico' were at least spoken.

    [Goes back to waiting]

  • space_ace #5 3 years ago

    funny

  • yupyup #6 3 years ago

    It's a PSP2 launch title.

  • ruttyboy #7 3 years ago

    Just put out another boxshot, seems to keep people happy.

  • T4RG4 #8 3 years ago

    Bit of a joke if you ask me. They have the money to hire some good people for Polyphony and to finsh the game...

    Yet that dev team cannot even release their flagship title for the PS3, we just get a taster (quite a large one, but nonetheless its not the full game).

    Pros! ;)

  • dacicus #9 3 years ago

    Rpt81, you are kidding with the fact that GT2 spread on 2 discs is posing a problem...Right!?
    The homebrewers managed to solve the problem for a lot of the PS One games a long time ago and the mighty Sony it's unable to do the same?!
    And, like someone mentioned, the full fledged GT5 it's not finished yet....

  • superjag86 #10 3 years ago

    I agree with dr_faulk

  • BadBoyBonner #11 3 years ago

    GT1 & GT2 on PSP isn't all that - they look terrible against something like Colin McRae 2005 developed for PSP.

  • Widge #12 3 years ago

    They homebrewers didn't solve it, Sony did. They updated their emulation engine to have a swap disc function in it.
    What they do need to do is allow you to sacrifice some buttons in games if you want to use the analogue nub as that. At the moment it just maps the dpad to it which is cack.

    I read ages ago that Polyphony said GT5 first, GT PSP afterwards. This just seems to be a re-iteration of that intent.

  • BadBoyBonner #13 3 years ago

    The output rate at Polyphony is a joke - they either need to staff up or shape up - we all remember the mocked up GT4 screens and UMD long before the PSP was out - turned out to be, wait for it, that's right - yet another Sony smoke and Mirrors show.

    Now lets assume Polyphony were given a 12 months heads up on the PSP - that means they have had 4 and a half years to make a game for it - and have produced nothing, zip, zero.

    And the AI is a constant joke - having not improved much since the series started.

    Hats off to them though - if people are happy to keep waiting and waiting - why bother working hard if you can afford not to?

    Seems the 5 hour week must be all the rage at Polyphony.

  • Dizzy #14 3 years ago

    Gran Tourismo PSP Preview beta .001 has to come out first (Only 20 quid BTW).

  • WanderingIssun #15 3 years ago

    ;_;

  • moggsy #16 3 years ago

    I suspect the problem at Polyphony is that they're all perfectionists, when it comes to car detail at least. That's all very well but with such a popular franchise people just want to see an end result. This goes for the PSP version and the PS3 version. Just set a deadline and stick to it no matter what!

  • Triggerhappytel #17 3 years ago

    Even if it ever does come out, it's pretty much missed the boat really, hasn't it? It probably needed to come within the first 24 months of the PSP's launch for maximum impact.

  • Beano #18 3 years ago

    "The output rate at Polyphony is a joke..."

    No it's not!

    They are just not making games anymore. Now they are into making cars, press releases and vapour!

  • BadBoyBonner #19 3 years ago

    Beano +10

  • mingster #20 3 years ago

    Just play GT1 & 2 on your PSP via emulation it won't be much better if they bring the proper PSP version out.
    GT is crap anyway dunno why anyone cares.

  • Darren #21 3 years ago

    Dunno why Sony didn't just pay a third-party developer to port over Gran Turismo 4 to the PSP really with help from the original developers as the game clearly is not a priority for Polyphony Digital.

  • Triggerhappytel #22 3 years ago

    Good point, Darren. Although given how reportedly pedantic Polyphony are on these matters, they probably want to handle it in-house.

    Still, getting another studio with a history of racing titles to handle the port, like, say, Sony Liverpool, Evolution or Bugbear might have just been the quickest and most efficient means.

  • nick_f Verified Senior Producer, Microsoft #23 3 years ago

    They should have upgraded PSone GT2 and released that a few years ago.

    Credit to Polyphony that they didn't go that route, but I doubt most people will be able to tell the difference when it eventually arrives.

  • Luckyjim #24 3 years ago

    Too late for me now, my PSP's four-hours away from being ebayed. Probably, by the law of Sod, as soon as I sell my PSP, Sony will release a load of great games, implement really clever features and release all the classic PS1 games on PSN.

  • chronom4n #25 3 years ago

    being a GT fan all i can say is that I can't really be bothered with waiting for this game any more. i just want to get on with gaming and not be waiting for a game that i can't really see improving in any way other than the on-line play. Just not exited any more to be honest.

  • DisraeliX #26 3 years ago

    @yupyup

    That wouldn't be a bad thing :)
    Edited by 1 at 10/10/08 @ 18:06

  • murphy245 #27 3 years ago

    Looks like im the only one excited about this news :| i dont care how long it takes as long as its coming.

  • DanC89 #28 3 years ago

    Gave up on it years ago. :(

    Polyphony, hire some more codies FFS!

  • Ryze #29 3 years ago

    Fuck 'em - I'm not paying for this game when it comes out.

    It can be Sony's free gift to me for fucking me about over the past 4 years with the PSP.

    Already spent £500+, and I'm not impressed.

  • sambre #30 3 years ago

    Same as DanC89, i gave up on it years ago...

  • Wyrm #31 3 years ago

    hahahahahahaha