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Kazunori Yamauchi began work on a racing game while employed at Sony Computer Entertainment Japan in 1992. The original Gran Turismo took five years to complete before its release in Japan in 1997.
Over 100 million copies of Gran Turismo titles have been sold worldwide across all platforms. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec led the entire series with 14.89 million copies sold by 2022.
Online services for earlier titles were terminated between 2006 and 2024, leaving only Gran Turismo 7 operational today. Gran Turismo Sport accumulated 12.977 million copies before online services ended in January 2024.
Director Neill Blomkamp took over directing duties in May 2022 after Joseph Kosinski worked on early versions. The movie premiered on the 25th of August 2023 after being delayed multiple times throughout its development cycle.
The Gran Turismo World Series began holding global tournaments in 2018 under the name FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships until 2021. Gran Turismo became part of the Olympics Esports Series 2023 as the designated motorsport event.