Professional racer Jann Mardenborough recently got the chance to live every Gran Turismo fan's dream: he drove a real car using a DualShock 4 controller from aboard a helicopter. That car was a modified Nissan GT-R aptly called the GT-R /C, made to celebrate the automaker's 20th year of involvement with Gran Turismo and GT Sport's upcoming launch. The vehicle is fitted with four robots -- one each to control the steering wheel, transmissions, brakes and throttle -- and a micro-computer to receive commands from the unmodified DualShock. That micro-computer is responsible for interpreting the joystick and button signals and transmitting those signals to the car's onboard systems. Aboard the helicopter, Mardenborough got help from a sensor and a display on the cockpit that showed the GT-R /C's speed.

Polyphony Digital founder and Gran Turismo series creator Yazunori Yamauchi took to the official PlayStation blog early Tuesday to announce that he and the team working behind "Gran Turismo Sport" have decided to push the release date of the game back to next year. Announced 10 months ago at Paris Game Week, "Gran Turismo Sport" is Polyphony and Sony Interactive Entertainment's next installment after its successful "Gran Turismo 6," and Yamauchi stated in his post that many fans have high expectations for the game. Unfortunately, instead of its anticipated November release, the game's release date has been delayed until 2017. Yamauchi indicated in his post that the reason for the delay is because his team still needs more time to perfect "Gran Turismo Sport" and in order for them to ensure that the gaming experience is not compromised once the game arrives. The professional racing driver also admitted that they are after the high quality features that they would be able to deliver well through the cutting-edge technologies they are using.