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Sony prepares to celebrate 15 years of Gran Turismo; will use the chance to announce what’s next

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today confirmed that its celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo franchise at the UK’s Silverstone Circuit on 16 May.

Designer Kazunori Yamauchi will be on hand using the opportunity to discuss what’s next for the franchise.

“The Gran Turismo franchise continues to be extremely important to PlayStation,” explained Jim Ryan, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. “We felt that 15 years of GT was an event worth celebrating along with our colleagues from the Americas, Asia and Japan. We are very grateful to our manufacturer partners for helping us to bring together a fantastic event. As well as experiencing the development of the franchise and comparing the virtual and real, it will be a pleasure to see Yamauchi-san and hear what’s next for Gran Turismo.”

Sony will confirm the day’s news on the PlayStation Blog and will be tweeting using the hashtag #15YearsofGT during the event.

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