DF Retro Marathon: The Gran Turismo Saga - The Classic PS1/PS2 Era Revisited

In a marathon 113 minute video, combining two DF Retro episodes, ’remastered’ at 4K, John Linneman goes back in time to the original PlayStation era, revisiting the origins of Polyphony Digital, the debut of the first Gran Turismo on PS1, the evolution of the game and its technology onto PS2 - plus how industry rivals scrambled to compete with The Real Driving Simulator. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:48 - Chapter 1 - The Birth of Sim Racing 00:08:57 - Chapter 2 - The Real Driving Simulator 00:21:40 - Chapter 3 - Of Mecha and Men 00:28:38 - Chapter 4 - The Perfect Sequel 00:43:08 - Chapter 5 - PlayStation 2 00:55:37 - Chapter 6 - Polyphony Unleashed 01:16:15 - Chapter 7 - Driving the Next Generation 01:34:44 - Chapter 8 - Fourth Gear The DF Supporter Program needs you: join up to make content like this possible, for behind the scenes content, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more - including pristine quality downloads of everything we do: Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more? Check out our store: For commercial enquiries, please contact business@