18/10/00
GT2000 has been renamed GT3 A-spec and will premiere late spring in 2001.
25/02/00
GT2000 on the PSX2 will be delayed until the summer in Japan.
28/02/00
Gran Turismo 2 is OUT in the UK!! Get your copy now!! There are two packaged versions - one with just Gran Turismo 2 (£35) and one with Gran Turismo 2 and black Sony Memory Card (£40). Also out is a Prima Official Strategy Guide. Another treat for you UK PAL owners is a scratch-n-sniff CD that smells of a pit stop!! Seriously!!
24/12/99
Well, it's definitely coming out on the 28th January (Friday) for DEFINITE, I swear!! Britishers, Order your copy now!!
9/12/99
According to HMV UK, Gran Turismo is slated for a Friday January 14th release in their stores. So it looks like UK gamers have finally got a definite date.
8/12/99
It seems that people on the 'Net keep asking questions on GT2. I urge you to check out the Gran Turismo 2 FAQ as compiled by Hondakid86.
As for the release date, the latest is that it'll be released in Japan on the 11th December, the US on 27th December and Europe "sometime in February 2000". My opinion is that you MAY see a Japanese copy this side of Christmas but any other copies will probably be delayed till next year.
1/12/99
Despite Sony sticking to the December 7th release date in the US, retailers in the US and UK are pulling GT2 from their release schedules and are quoting the release date as "sometime next year". Electronic Boutique's latest is "Feb 2000". Check out http://psx.ign.com/news/12569.html for more details.
08/11/99
The release for Gran Turismo 2 worldwide has been delayed possibly by a few weeks. Apparently, the coding is only being done right now, and before Polyphony can create a "Gold" master CD to press copies from, it must be submitted to Sony's QA department. Because GT2 is a huge game, the coding check could take a month.
03/11/99
The release date for Gran Turismo 2 in Japan is November 25th and December 10th for the US and Europe.
Here is a link to the almost-complete list of cars and tracks and other info compiled by Hondakid86
20/09/99
It would seem that Gran Turismo 2 will be delayed even further. The release date has been put back till November.
01/06/99
Apparently, according to reports in Japan, Gran Turimso 2 will be delayed, due to "technical problems". This means that the game will proably be coming out September in Japan and here around Christmas.Also, here's a list of all those manufacturers:
Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Plymouth, Shelby, Vector, Honda, Toyota, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Nissan, Daihatsu, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Citroen, Fiat, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lancia, Lister, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Renault, Rover, RUF, TVR, Vauxhall, Venturi, Volkswagen.
Check out this URL: http://www.scei.co.jp/sd2/gt2/. This is the Japanese Sony Gran Turismo 2 site that has all the latest details on Gran Turismo 2. I think you may need Shockwave.
29/01/99
There are details on GRAN TURISMO 2!! In the UK Magazine, Edge, Gran Turismo 2 is definitely on the Playstation (and NOT the Playstation 2, as it has been rumoured). Polyphony Digital are at an advanced stage with the new game.So, what's in Gran Turismo 2, eh?
Well, first off, the first game was said to use around 75% of the Playstation's power, and this game uses most of, if not all, the remaining 25%.Every aspect of the game has been tweaked and improved.
What else?
Around 400 new cars now grace the stage, with models such as new versions of existing cars and even a Mini car are now included. Other car manufacturers include Mercedes (well, at least that what it looks like from the piccies). It's no longer just racing car models as well, there are all sorts of car types, including production, racing, rally and GT type cars.
And?
More tracks abound. Here, there are rally and checkpoint-based courses that will satisfy all kinds of racer gamers. Enough to test the new cars to their limits, no doubt.
Yeah, yeah, but what about a release date?
There is no firm details of a release date, but expect it to come out around late Spring/early summer for Japan and around August everywhere else.
Any more proof?
Pictures of Gran Turismo 2 are HERE!!
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