The Japanese developed Gran Tursimo series has always featured a large amount of home grown content and developer Polyphony is keen on keeping that content up to date. The latest example of this is a soon to be released update to Gran Turismo 6 (GT6) that will see the famed Suzuka Circuit updated to 2014 specifications. The primary changes are listed below:
– New replay angles
– Newly resurfaced West course
– Relocation of crashpads and guardrails to match the 2009 renovation
– Addition of circuit objects “Racing Theater” “Traffic Education Center”
– Revision of the final chicane
In addition, the track now supports time transition, making the long shadows of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix easy to recreate. The poles at the newly renamed “Hitachi Automotive Systems Chicane” (long live Casio Chicane!) have also been updated with major collision penalties, deterring any “wishful thinking” moves into the heavy braking zone.
A new track would be better, but I guess an updated version would be fun.