Polyphony Digital

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Polyphony Digital Inc.
Type Subsidiary
Founded April 2, 1998
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people Kazunori Yamauchi, President
Industry Video Game Industry
Products Gran Turismo (series)
Parent Sony Computer Entertainment
Website http://www.polyphony.co.jp/

Polyphony Digital Inc. is an internal video game developing company of Sony Computer Entertainment and is part of the newly formed Sony World Studios. The studio was formerly known as Polys Entertainment, but after the success of Gran Turismo they were granted greater autonomy and their name changed to Polyphony Digital.

The studio is best known for its Gran Turismo racing game series. Led by Kazunori Yamauchi, Gran Turismo has become the most successful racing series for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. The Gran Turismo series is aimed at offering a "simulation" feel to racing video games allowing drivers to experience driving and racing cars that the average person would never be able to drive or buy in real life.

In 2006 Polyphony Digital released Tourist Trophy in an attempt to bring the realism of Gran Turismo to motorcycle racing.

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[edit] PlayStation

[edit] PlayStation 2

[edit] PlayStation 3

[edit] PlayStation Portable

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Polyphony Digital has also been involved in automotive related, but non-game projects. They have developed special versions of their Gran Turismo games for many car manufacturers as demonstrators for their cars. Nissan also commissioned them to design a special bodykit for the 350Z. More recently, they were contracted to design the multifunction display on the Nissan GT-R[1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Edmunds Inside Line: A Day in Germany With the GT-R Engineers

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