Gran Turismo 6 Announced for PS3

UPDATE: Grand Theft Auto fansite GTPlanet has posted the first screenshot and logo of the game which you can see below:

First GT6 screenshot twitpic.com/cqqetr

— GTPlanet (@GTPlanetNews) May 15, 2013

First look at new gt6 logo. twitpic.com/cqq6wt

— GTPlanet (@GTPlanetNews) May 15, 2013

ORIGINAL STORY: Gran Turismo 6 has been officially announced by Sony and Polyphony for PlayStation 3 and will be released for 'Holiday' 2013.

Series creator Kazunori Yamauchi, who is set to speak at the Siverstone racing circuit in the UK at 16:00 BST, will comment "It is amazing to think that it is 15 years since we first released Gran Turismo. Things have changed a lot since then and now Gran Turismo 6 is a further evolution of my dream. We're pleased to deliver GT6 to PlayStation 3 as we have a very loyal community on that platform. 

"However, we have refactored the game to make it very flexible and expandable, with a view to making many future developments. I am very pleased with everything about the new game and the new additions, but the launch will be only the beginning for GT6. The game will continue to develop throughout its life. I already have many ideas for things I want to achieve in the next 15 years of Gran Turismo!" Yamauchi will conclude.

According to the press release "GT6 for PlayStation 3 will bring new levels of authenticity to 'the Real Driving Simulator' as well as introducing stunning new tracks and cars and a revised user interface. A new compact game engine will improve operation and increae the flexibility to expand it with downloadable content."

Gran Turismo 6 has been desgined to allow for integrated social connectivity with smart phones and tablets while all cars and tracks from Gran Turismo 5 will be included in addition to new a host of new vehicles which will bring to 1200 the number of cars available at launch.

There will seven new tracks, for a total of 33, with 71 layouts of which 19 will be new additions. In addtion, the GT Academy series, where Nissan and Sony come together to find real racing drivers from the Gran Turismo community, will be returning.

This story is developing.

Via: NeoGAF.