Yamauchi on Gran Turismo replacing real-life driving simulators

Gran Turismo creator and Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi was recently interviewed by American rally race driver Alexander Roy as part of the latest video episode of online blog Garage419.

As expected, the two talked about cars, weather modeling, and vehicle dynamics. Aside from that, Yamauchi also had a blast talking about his favorite race track (which is located in Germany) and the fact that he gets to play GT everyday. More info and the clip after the jump!

Gran Turismo creator and Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi was recently interviewed by American rally race driver Alexander Roy as part of the latest video episode of online blog Garage419.

As expected, the two talked about cars, weather modeling, and vehicle dynamics. Aside from that, Yamauchi also had a blast talking about his favorite race track (which is located in Germany) and the fact that he gets to play GT everyday.

More importantly, Alex Roy and Kazunori Yamauchi explored the possibility of Gran Turismo replacing the driving simulators currently employed by driving schools. The two agreed that the game is going to be a very helpful tool for both veteran drivers and beginners.