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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Sony explains why Gran Turismo 6 is not coming to PlayStation 4 (for now).

    Sony has remarked on why Gran Turismo 6 is heading to PlayStation 3 instead of PS4, saying that the PS3's install base of 70 million units is much more appealing than starting from scratch on PS4.
    May 24, 2013 7:30am PDT
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Sony explains why Gran Turismo 6 is not coming to PlayStation 4 (for now).

    Sony has remarked on why Gran Turismo 6 is heading to PlayStation 3 instead of PS4, saying that the PS3's install base of 70 million units is much more appealing than starting from scratch on PS4. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      This might be the better move for sony fiscally, but it doesn't instill much confidence in the PS4. : JohnnyRey
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        Or it's incredibly realistic to make a large amount of volume sales? Given that the ps3 will almost certa... : ryuusekiThis person is cool!
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          My point is they should be looking forward, not backward. : JohnnyRey
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            Yeah so in the future once the PS3 hits $150 and then $99 they will sell another 50-70 million units. It ... : swedishfriend
            • Several of your gaming friends are waiting on price drops on 8 year old consoles? (which have already dro... : JohnnyRey
          • Johnny we've been over this already. GT6 makes money for a studio that can only release games once every... : MPLStagger
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          i don't know anything about game development but couldn't they make one of their neckbeards stay late one... : dantasticThis person is cool!
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            Are you real? : DumaThis person is cool!
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              Are YOU? lol : abrasionThis person is cool!
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                I am actually... and a developer to boot. I assume that dantastic is just trolling and that's all good fu... : DumaThis person is cool!
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                  It's good to see devs post here, especially ones with accounts as old as yours. Yes, he is joking - but ... : abrasionThis person is cool!
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                    dude, it's all just 1s and 0s. i'm sure he can make it work in a relatively small amount of time. : dantasticThis person is cool!
                    • Agreed, plus with all the coffee and sugar granules in his neckbeard, he should have fuel for the night. : abrasionThis person is cool!
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                  just rename all the .ps3 files to .ps4! : Sailor of Fortune
                  • fuck, even easier. probably don't even have to pay any kind of overtime for that. can run it while eati... : dantasticThis person is cool!
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                    bleem3.exe : 60days
                    • bleem4.exe? : Thornfist
            • Also can you send me your contact info so that I can pass it on to my fellow 'neckbeards' and make sure t... : DumaThis person is cool!
      • GT5 has been programmed specifically to use the Cell as best as it can. It's the reason why it's pretty m... : ChromeBallz
      • Opposite! If they don't feel they need Gran Turismo for their launch I would say that shows more confiden... : swedishfriend
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        Its so the can release GT6- REMIX or HD or whatever in 6 months and have all the same people buy it twice... : oldschoolbob-oThis person is cool!
        • Tagging this for the future because that sounds like something Sony would pull. : sofakinghuge
      • Especially when on launch day this guy expects no one to buy it... * " On PS4 on launch day we'll have... : Sephiras
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      I wonder how long we'll be getting games on the PS3 and Xbox 360 (outside of the obvious EA Sports roster... : ThomWThis person is cool!
      • I bet a couple years at least. The only way is if the new system over night match the user base in number... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
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        Last year of big big games for both will be 2014 holiday - games will also prob be on new systems too tho... : abrasionThis person is cool!
        • Yeah this sounds about right. I bet we see 2014 CoD on current generation and then they pull the plug. : Evil Benius
      • The PS3 hasn't hit the magical 199, 159, 99 dollar price points yet. Traditionally half of console sales ... : swedishfriend
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        There are still people making games for the Dreamcast. : Herman Toothrot
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          I mean real commercial games -- not hobbyist stuff. :) : ThomWThis person is cool!
          • They're definitely indie and not AAA or anything but these are real commercial games intended to be sold. : Herman Toothrot
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      I assume that the development time on GT6 was already so long that they might as well keep it on PS3 rath... : TwiLyghtThis person is cool!
      • They might want to save Gran Turismo on PS4 for something huge. Designed completely for the PS4 not just ... : BlackdawggThis person is cool!
    • I'd imagine they'll have a PS4 port but will announce it later so as not to compete with themselves for t... : Sailor of Fortune
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      If sony plays this the right way, they'll release GT6 on the PS3 and then after the PS4 has been out for ... : daVinci1980
      • This right here. : evildanish
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      70 million PlayStation 3's that's a lot : shirif
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        I have it on good authority that VGChartz's numbers are incorrect. : abrasionThis person is cool!
        • I dunno, the number sold according to Wikipedia is ~77million. 70 million in service could be correct. : capt trippsThis person is cool!
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      Pass on this rehash game. will stick with forza 5 when it launches with XBOX ONE!!! : finalSpart4n
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        I'm starting to notice a theme with your posts and I'm not liking it... : MPLStagger
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          Sadly he's right for a change, the GT series is definitely worth skipping in general. : abrasionThis person is cool!
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            How do you know that GT6 wasn't put out to address all the flaws of GT5? This was once a great innovativ... : MPLStagger
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              They demonstrated from GT3 -> GT4 and definitely 100% GT5 that they are basically a pack of lying asshole... : abrasionThis person is cool!
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                Post from the GT4 days: http://www.shacknews.com/article/35087/evening-reading?id=9309998#item_9309998 ... : the archvileThis person is cool!
                • GT5 showed me that they basically know how to pull out all their old design documents for an old game, pu : abrasionThis person is cool!
                • Sadly that was the beginning of the end as a new series of racing games called Forza, came out a few week... : MPLStagger
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              I'd be perfectly fine with GT5 with faster load times (at least Prologue-level, if not faster), as well a... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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                I'd like a career system more like forza's, better opponent AI, and please no more vacuum cleaner sound e... : MPLStagger
                • On the sound effects, I have a split opinion. GT5's direct sampling works very well for samples that are... : the archvileThis person is cool!
              • First thing that needs to be done in any GT game is turn off the shitty soundtrack. It's so bad. Forza's ... : code-e255This person is cool!
            • With a little work? How many years did they have for GT5? Yet, it ended up being just GT4 with nicer grap... : code-e255This person is cool!
      • I think you mean the XBONE. Bro. : d flukeThis person is cool!
    • I agree I suspect for a long time as PS4/Xbox one sales will tank in the first year due to a hard recessi... : coiled_string
    • If you think Joanne`s story is flabbergasting,, last pay-cheque my cousin's step-mum actually earned $816... : SherryMorris12