Gran Turismo 4 gets a release date, goes offline

Upcoming racing sim to be offline only; online driving planned for next year.

At a press conference held during the first day of the Tokyo Game Show, Sony and Polyphony Digital have announced that Gran Turismo will hit Japanese shelves on December 3, 2004. A North American and European release is currently targeted for December 14. Additionally, it has been announced that the upcoming version of Gran Turismo will not have an online racing mode. That functionality is planned for a new Gran Turismo game, tentatively planned for release in 2005.

We' ll have more on Gran Turismo 4, including impressions of some of its newly-announced B-Spec mode, very soon.

By Staff -- GameSpot