Jordan Greer

As the first round of the 2025 Gran Turismo World Series concludes in London, Polyphony Digital has put tickets on sale for the next two international stops in Berlin and Los Angeles.

According to a press release posted by Moroccan news outlet Express TV, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra is coming in a future update to Gran Turismo 7.

Fanatec has announced a substantial overhaul of its customer warranty and product return policies. Effective June 3, 2025, the sim racing hardware manufacturer is extending its standard product warranty to a full three years and doubling its return window in a clear attempt to bolster consumer confidence.

Just over a month after significant price increases hit Fanatec’s U.S. and Canadian customers due to soaring import tariffs, the company has announced a welcome reversal. With a recent reduction in those tariffs, Fanatec is now lowering prices and offering compensation to those who purchased equipment with inflated costs.

Fanatec has just announced a significant update to one of its most popular direct drive wheel offerings for PlayStation and PC gamers: the Gran Turismo DD Pro series will now ship with the company’s next-generation QR2 quick release system pre-installed. This move marks the completion of Fanatec’s ecosystem-wide transition to the new QR2 standard.

Gran Turismo 4 has been used to train a new AI research project called Multiverse. It’s the first project from a new AI development company called Enigma Labs, comprising some young programmers (and Gran Turismo fans), to demonstrate a new technique for creating AI-generated worlds for multiplayer games.

Former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, has shared a fascinating story offering a rare glimpse into the early development challenges of the very first Gran Turismo title.

Just weeks after Fanatec users in the United States grappled with significant price hikes across its product range, the company has announced a limited-time sale, offering a potential olive branch to customers impacted by the recent increases.

Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.57 introduced yet another surprising upgrade to GT Sophy, the sophisticated new artificial intelligence system designed for the game. GT Sophy 2.1 is the most ambitious release yet, allowing players to use it in custom races with player-tuned cars. We had the chance to speak with Sony AI researchers Dr. Kaushik Subramanian and Dr. Takuma Seno to learn more about version 2.1 and how it works.

Fanatec has just lifted the covers off the Fanatec CSL Elite Steering Wheel Porsche Vision GT, and we’ve got our hands on one for a full review.

After five years of partnership, Toyota is pulling the plug on its official Gran Turismo e-sports competition, the Gazoo Racing GT Cup.

The past year has been a wild ride for Fanatec, and now things just got even more interesting.

I’m excited to announce the launch of SpeedBites.com, a new website and email newsletter which summarizes the latest automotive and motorsports headlines into bite-sized, easy-to-read stories, published in a new issue every weekday.

Fanatec’s flagship wheel for Gran Turismo 7 has been featured in a special sales bundle, available at various discounts in different markets around the world.

UPDATE: Dereck Higgins has removed his original social media posts and YouTube video, sharing new information that it was unfortunately a prank designed to humiliate and embarrass him. Dereck’s updated videos have been shared below.

A new, experimental version of the Gran Turismo Sophy AI system was just revealed at the GT World Series finals in Amsterdam, and we had the chance to sit down with the Sony AI research team to learn more about what’s new and how it works.

Fanatec has announced a special holiday promotion for sim racing enthusiasts, offering free standard shipping on all orders for a limited time along with two new product releases — but you’ll have to be quick if you want to take advantage of it.

Gran Turismo 7 has been updated to take advantage of the PlayStation 5 Pro, and everyone wants to know: how does it improve the game — and is it worth it?

Sim-racing hardware manufacturer Fanatec is celebrating its first “Black Friday” since it was acquired by Corsair just a few months ago, and the company is going all out with a “Cyber Week” of special deals starting Tuesday, November 26.