#GRAN TURISMO PS2 INSTALL#
This allowed the PS2 to tap the large install base established by the PlayStation - another major selling point over the competition. The PS2 initially sold well partly on the basis of the strength of the PlayStation brand and the console's backward compatibility, selling over 980,000 units by March 5, 2000, one day after launch, in Japan. Another option was purchasing the console online through auction websites such as eBay, where people paid over one thousand dollars for a PS2. Directly after its release, it was difficult to find PS2 units on retailer shelves.
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Only a few million people had obtained consoles by the end of 2000 due to manufacturing delays. The PS2 is the best-selling console to date, having reached over 140 million units in sales by July 2008. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was released a year later in Japan.
#GRAN TURISMO PS2 SERIES#
The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation series of video game consoles. This rarity, along with the lack of any other Gran Turismo 2000 releases, makes the game one of the most sought-after in the series for many Gran Turismo fans.The PlayStation 2 (abbreviated PS2) is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony.
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Near the end of the demo disc's opening sequence, a mixture of high-res scenes that were extracted from the Gran Turismo 2 opening can be seen.However, several files are missing so the track cannot be loaded.
#GRAN TURISMO PS2 MOVIE#
This track was shown in the 1999 Tokyo Game Show tech/announcement demo, and in the introduction movie of the demo disc.
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These cars, while also included in the demo, only appear as opponents, and cannot be selected to race: The race time is limited to 120 seconds or two minutes, reflecting an effort to minimize the amount of time spent queuing to play the game whilst still allowing players to take in the improvements that have been made. The PlayStation Festival 2000 demo is limited to only one combination of car and track: the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V GSR '98 on the Seattle Circuit. After missing its potential release date of December 2000, the game was re-titled Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec.
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The build shown at the show are similar to various GT3 demo builds. The title of the game was updated to Gran Turismo 2000: A-Spec when demonstrated again at the Tokyo Game Show, this time on 22-24 September 2000. These builds feature opaque car windows, similar to those of PlayStation-era games. Gran Turismo 2000 was also demonstrated at the E3 show in the USA on 11-, and the European Computer Trade Show in the UK on 3-5 September 2000. Playable demo discs of Gran Turismo 2000 were also handed out to the public for the first and only time. Gran Turismo 2000 was first shown at the Tokyo Game Show in Japan on 20 September 1999, as part of the unveiling of the PlayStation 2 console.Īt the PlayStation Festival 2000 event in Japan on 18-20 February 2000, an improved demo was shown.