Gran Turismo 7

Gran Turismo 7 is launching to players around the world today, as midnight passes in each time zone, but already Polyphony Digital is letting us know what to expect after launch.

The pricings for Gran Turismo 7’s “cash for credits” microtransactions have been revealed, courtesy of the PlayStation Store updates as the game goes live.

As Gran Turismo 7 starts to officially land on doormats and the digital version unlocks for players around the world, there’s a good chance that millions of you will be picking up the game.

Gran Turismo has partnered with streetwear brand Anti Social Social Club for a new line of tie-in products and a special giveaway event that could see players pick up some cool new items.

As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, the Gran Turismo franchise finds itself in a bit of an odd position. After a somewhat forgettable Gran Turismo 6 and a rebellious Gran Turismo Sport, a lot of critics have claimed that despite strong sales, the series had lost its way, turning away from many of the founding principles that made it so popular in the first place.

It’s finally time: Gran Turismo 7 is almost here. That means that GTPlanet’s GT7 subforums will shift from discussing the upcoming game and towards becoming a resource for the millions of players around the world. With that in mind, we’ve opened new subforums within the GT7 section to help players with specific game functions and organize their own events.

PlayStation France has announced that Formula One driver Esteban Ocon will be the official Gran Turismo 7 ambassador for the country.

Two new promotional videos for Gran Turismo 7 have hit official social channels today, featuring a wide variety of famous faces from across the motoring world.

As copies of Gran Turismo 7 are somewhat unexpectedly now landing in players’ postboxes, we’re starting to see some pieces of information about the game leaking out into the wild, too. The first of these is, of course, the game’s set of PSN Trophy awards, which has been posted on Twitter.

Some incredibly lucky gamers in the USA are reporting that Amazon is already shipping out copies of Gran Turismo 7, and in more than one case a player has already received their copy.

Polyphony Digital recently unveiled Gran Turismo Sophy, a new artificial intelligence driving system which will appear in Gran Turismo 7. The technology was developed in collaboration with a 25-person team at Sony AI, utilizing the latest advancements in machine learning. The team’s research was published in Nature and GT Sophy was tested against (and defeated!) some of the best Gran Turismo drivers in the world at a live event in Tokyo last year.

There’s a new Gran Turismo 7 preview video available on the official GT channels today, and it appears to confirm that a racing-grade Tesla Model 3 will be coming to the game in a post-launch update.

According to a new social media post from the official Gran Turismo and PlayStation accounts, the cars of Gran Turismo 7 consist of roughly half a million polygons apiece.

Updated: While the original video has now been removed, the global PlayStation account has subsequently uploaded another version of it, now called “Ready Set GT”. The original article continues below.

GTPlanet and other members of the media woke up to review copies of Gran Turismo 7 in our Inboxes this morning. We can confirm the international review embargo lifts on March 2 at 11:01 AM GMT (convert this to your local time here). Our written and video reviews of the game will both be published at that time.

A curious item has surfaced in the official lyrics video for a second track from Gran Turismo 7’s official soundtrack, as the high-performance, Porsche 911-inspired Singer DLS features prominently — despite not appearing in the game’s car list to date.

Gran Turismo 7 appears to have taken over a landmark building in Singapore, as the promotional push ahead of the game’s launch is starting to get a full head of steam.

Gran Turismo series partner Toyota has revealed a special, limited edition version of its Toyota Yaris hatchback, which not only bears the Gran Turismo 7 name but comes with a free copy of the game and a PlayStation 5 console.