Last week rumours surfaced of a mid-week reveal for the next Gran Turismo. That turned out to be true, with a large-scale media event scheduled for Wednesday at Silverstone.

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The event will cover the future of the Gran Turismo series, and also mention the next stage in the GT Academy line.

Despite official silence on an actual game called Gran Turismo 6, it’s hardly a stretch that the next game will feature on Wednesday, especially after Sony execs have mentioned the game specifically by name. Michael Denny also pointed to a PS3 release for the game, not, as expected PS4.

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And then, overnight, Sony France all but confirmed it, with their homepage proudly displaying the PS3 logo next to the 15th Anniversary banner.

Hopefully the event on Wednesday will be live streamed.