PS3 a "Weapon for Revolution," says Gran Turismo Creator

Polyphony Digital President Kazunori Yamauchi (right), known for his passion of cars and creating the critically acclaimed and top selling Gran Turismo franchise, is (not surprisingly) a big believer in the power of the PlayStation 3 -- so much so that he thinks it will change society.

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Where have I heard that before?

Oh yea.

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Originally Posted by Trip Hawkins, on PS2

It's a historic, a mass-market appliance that fundamentally changes society in the way the printing press did

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GT5 will change the way we use sleep aids.

Falling asleep is his weapon for the revolution.

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

GT5 will change the way we use sleep aids.

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QFT

And Trip was hyping the 3-fucking-DO the same way.

The PS3 may change my faith in society (for the worse) if it sells millions of copies at $599.

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

GT5 will change the way we use sleep aids.

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when it finally releases in 2011 after uncountable delays and the removal of online mode and half the cars and other modes that were hyped about and promised for it to bassicaly be GT4 (3,2,1 samething) with better graphics

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Originally Posted by Yamauchi

it will change society.

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Pls fall into a coma.

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Originally Posted by Nick

And Trip was hyping the 3-fucking-DO the same way.

The PS3 may change my faith in society (for the worse) if it sells millions of copies at $599.

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it will sell out at launch, carried by the strength of the brand alone, but its after that that many of us think it will struggle.

Can I be included in that "many"?
It's pretty damn true. The Playstation Toaster would sell out at launch, too.