Cumulative worldwide sales for Digital Polyphonic/SCEA's car-life simulation Gran Turismo game franchise has exceeded 60-million units sold as of December 6, 2010. This sales figure, released by Sony, was achieved in just 12 years and 11 months since the Japanese launch of the first title in the franchise, Gran Turismo, in December 1997 on the original PlayStation console.

Grant Turismo 5, the most recently-released entry into the franchise, has sold a reported 5.52-million copies.

The Gran Turismo franchise, from the original Gran Turismo to the latest Gran Turismo 5, has continued to evolve alongside the PlayStation platforms. With its noteworthy gameplay, graphics and "true-to-life" driving simulation, the franchise is generally recognized as the world's top automotive game title on PlayStation, receiving high regard from game fans, professional racing drivers and enthusiasts in the automotive industry alike.

For all Gran Turismo fans around the world, Sony and developer Polyphony Digital will continue hereon to vigorously promote development of the Gran Turismo series. The companies are expecting the franchise to evolve even further throu

http://www.news10.net/life/entertainment/game-guys/story.aspx?storyid=111239&catid=99gh the PS3 and broadband network environment

This means they have already  outshipped Prologue, Amazing.

I am going to sleep now.

P.S made a error in Title.

It's 5.52 MILLION.

Congrats to Sony, PD, and racer fans alike.  And I did nothing to help with sales since I'm not a racer fan.  So good for everyone else.

Its ww sales by the end of the year will probably be like 4- 4.5 million

SHIPPED!

;)

READ:

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/101210_e.pdf

As of 6 December, more than 5.5 million units of Gran Turismo 5 have been sold worldwide.

LEARN TO READ

SHIPPED 8 MILLION, SOLD 5.5 MILLION

Yes, I would highly suggest you learn to read!

Then maybe you'd realize it does not say they've shipped 8 million units anywhere in that .pdf!

Maybe you should learn to tone your voice, especially when that document shows a 5.5 million units shipped.

Document shows its sold, you are only one who says its shipped.

I don't see 8 million anything mentioned anywhere in that PDF...

I read it 3 times to be sure thinking I missed something. Turns out i'm not the only one that has no idea what you're talkin' about.