The Gran Turismo collection has been a Sony staple for the reason that authentic sport launched on PS1 in 1997. In celebration of its twenty fifth anniversary, Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi mentioned his historical past with the collection and shared the Gran Turismo gross sales numbers over the past quarter century.
Gran Turismo complete gross sales attain over 90 million copies
Writing on PS Weblog, Yamauchi says the Gran Turismo collection as a complete has offered over 90 million copies. Regardless of racing being a comparatively area of interest style, the franchise has been a constant best-seller, solely stumbling with the divisive GT Sport.
The collection is undoubtedly widespread, however we had been stunned simply how properly it’s carried out after we took a have a look at the PlayStation best-seller charts:
Gran Turismo: 10,850,000 offered – #1 best-selling PS1 sport
Gran Turismo 2: 9,370,000 offered – #3 best-selling PS1 sport
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec: 14,890,000 offered – #2 best-selling PS2 sport
Gran Turismo Idea: 1,585,000 offered – #100 best-selling PS2 sport
Gran Turismo 4: 11,760,000 offered – #3 best-selling PS2 sport
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue: 5,350,000 offered – #7 best-selling PS3 sport
Gran Turismo (PSP): 4,220,000 offered – #4 best-selling PSP sport
Gran Turismo 5: 11,950,000 offered – #2 best-selling PS3 sport
Gran Turismo 6: 5,060,000 offered – #9 best-selling PS3 sport
Gran Turismo Sport: 1,140,000 offered – #29 best-selling PS4 sport
Figures for Gran Turismo 7 aren’t out there but. Nevertheless, the hype across the sport and a comparatively constructive reception imply it’s most likely accomplished moderately properly.
Right here’s to the following 25 years of Gran Turismo!