Video Games Selling Cars
- Scribbled on November 19th, 2007 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Driving/Racing, Industry News, Sony PlayStation 3
AFP reports that video games are selling cars better than any salesman could by giving them virtual test drives, even years before the car is released, as with the new GT-R couple, that was featured in the downloadable PlayStation 3 game Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
The unveiling of the GT-R coupe on Wednesday sent a crush of onlookers to the Nissan stand, where the brand’s president Carlos Ghosn came to boast about the latest heir to the “Skyline” dynasty, synonymous with high performance in Japan since 1969.
The sharply defined car has until now only been manufactured with its steering wheel on the right side, making it suitable for countries where cars drive on the left and therefore preventing its export to the United States and continental Europe.
But Americans have been driving virtual “Skyline” cars for years.
They feature in the wildly popular Gran Turismo video game, originating from Japan, which for the past decade has been sold worldwide for Sony Playstation.
A demonstration for the next version, Gran Turismo 5, already features the new GT-R.
Are there any favorite cars in racing games that make you want to own the real thing?
(Thanks, AFP Google.)
November 19th, 2007 at 9:53 am
The Lamborghinis in Need for Speed here. They’re schweet.