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Gran Turismo 6 Anniversary Edition

PLAYSTATION 3
Also available on:PLAYSTATION 3
Gran Turismo 6 Anniversary Edition
Sony Computer Entertainment12/6/2013Australia

Fifteen years of virtual racing, distilled into one anniversary package. The Gran Turismo 6 Anniversary Edition on PlayStation 3 celebrates a decade and a half of Polyphony Digital's meticulous automotive obsession with a collection that speaks directly to the gearheads among us.

The Apex II guide is the updated version of the series' companion book, and for Gran Turismo purists, having a physical driving guide feels almost ceremonial. This isn't a franchise that does things casually. The digital content stacks deep: one million in-game credits, 20 cars wearing special 15th Anniversary custom livery with performance enhancements, custom paint chips, a custom race suit, race helmet, and avatars. Twenty uniquely liveried cars is a serious haul, each one wearing the anniversary branding like a badge of honor.

Gran Turismo 6 was the PS3's farewell lap for the series, and it went out with the most refined driving physics the console ever saw. The Anniversary Edition marks that milestone with extras that reward players who understood GT was never just about winning races. It was about the cars themselves. The culture of tuning, customizing, photographing, and obsessing over every machine in your garage. That 15th Anniversary livery set transforms 20 vehicles into commemorative editions within the game, which is exactly the kind of meta-collecting that GT fans live for. As the PS3 generation fades further into history, this Anniversary Edition represents the peak of what Gran Turismo achieved on the platform. The Apex II guide and that loaded DLC package make it a time capsule for one of racing's most dedicated communities.

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