Top Gear to provide content for download on Gran Turismo TV

Posted Oct 24, 2007 at 3:11AM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: BBC, PlayStation Network, Polyphony Digital, Sony, Top Gear
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Top Gear to provide content for download on Gran Turismo TV - Image 1Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Polyphony Digital have teamed up with BBC Worldwide to bring 40 episodes of BBC's Top Gear to the PlayStation 3's Gran Turismo TV (GT TV). It was also announced that the Top Gear Test Track, where the Top Gear team tests new cars every week, will be one of the playable tracks in the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 video game for the PS3.

In case you aren't familiar with GT TV, it is a dedicated online channel on the PlayStation Network which is said to provide viewers up-to-date information about motoring. President of Polyphony Digital and creator of the Gran Turismo series Kazunori Yamauchi was very thrilled that episodes of Top Gear will be shown on the online channel. In a recent press release, he said:

We at Polyphony are great fans of the worldÂ’s best motoring programme, Top Gear, so weÂ’re delighted to be collaborating with BBC Worldwide to deliver Top Gear content via Gran Turismo. WeÂ’re sure that players will be as thrilled as we are when they get the chance to put their own driving skills to the test on the Top Gear Test Track in GT5, as well as enjoying classic episodes of Top Gear via GT TV.


BBC Worldwide's Director for Digital Media Simon Danker shares the same enthusiasm as he stated:

BBC Top Gear is the worldÂ’s number one motoring media brand and weÂ’re thrilled to make it accessible to Gran Turismo gamers. We continue to explore different avenues to share our content with an expanding audience, and are delighted to participate with Polyphony Digital in the launch of this exciting new opportunity.


With Polyphony Digital and BBC Worldwide partnering up, it appears the real winners here are the Gran Turismo 5 community who will be getting more content for GT TV. We can expect both this service and Gran Turismo 5 by next year, so racing fans might want to watch out for that.

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by Dr Egg - 2007-10-24 04:01
» YES!!!

Top Gear is awesome, this is such good news

by gtauk - 2007-10-24 04:58
» yeee

i love top gear, series 10 so far is excellent!

by 777Worldliner - 2007-10-24 10:13
» Yes!

I would buy this game JUST for this! I love this series! And, we get to try our hand at beating "The Stig" around the track!

by 1stcoolkid - 2007-10-24 16:25
» ...

it looks like the black brothers committee finally came around.

by What common sense is really about - 2007-10-25 01:47
» ...

Okay, i have no clue what you're talking about? Are you insulting them with racist remarks or what?

by the by - 2007-10-25 07:21
» cool!!!!

this is sooo the first track i ll be trying!!



also... @1st cool kid



........eh?

by 1stcoolkid - 2007-10-26 11:06
» The Black Brothers Committee...

is this thing me and my friends made up before we knew about the British Broadcasting Company.

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