Gran Turismo 7

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.

When Gran Turismo 7 launches on March 4 it will be only the second new game in the series to come on two discs, at least for players who are picking it up on the PlayStation 4.

Polyphony Digital has unveiled its new artificially intelligent driving system named “Gran Turismo Sophy”, developed in collaboration with Sony AI. It will be included in Gran Turismo 7 via a future update.

Polyphony Digital has revealed more information into what player data will transfer from Gran Turismo Sport into Gran Turismo 7, with Sport Mode ratings — Driver and Sportsmanship Ratings — moving across to the new title in addition to user-generated liveries and decals.

An intriguing message has landed on social media from the official Gran Turismo account and the account of Sony AI teasing what’s referred to as a “Gaming Flagship” and “breakthrough project” in AI. The companies, both subsidiary arms of the wider Sony brand, jointly revealed that they’re set to announce the project at 1600 UTC on Wednesday February 9.

If you’ve been keeping yourself in the loop with the latest Gran Turismo 7 news, you might have noticed one glaring absence from the most recent update to the car list. While almost every car from GT Sport is now confirmed to be on GT7’s roster of vehicles, one appears to have been removed: the Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo.

If you’re anything like us, you’ll have spent much of this week poring over the finer details of everything coming out of PlayStation’s special Gran Turismo 7 State of Play. We certainly have, and you can find out everything we know to date in our Ultimate Guide to Gran Turismo 7.

The Gran Turismo YouTube channel has released the listing for the official soundtrack album “Find Your Line“, which will be available as a free digital download to players who buy the 25th Anniversary Edition…

The latest flurry of information from Polyphony Digital accompanying the special State of Play video for Gran Turismo 7 has answered a lot of questions, but it’s raised one pretty big one at the same time: are engine swaps coming to the series?

GTPlanet has been able to confirm that Gran Turismo 7 will support the ability for players to import their created liveries and decals from Gran Turismo Sport.

Gran Turismo 7 is just over a month from releasing on March 4, and Sony kicked off the game’s marketing blitz today with a half-hour “State of Play” video dedicated to the title. Before the big show, we also had the chance to participate in a virtual media event and round-table interview with GT series creator Kazunori Yamauchi.

With just 30 days to go until Gran Turismo 7 launches on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, on March 4, Sony is set to broadcast a special State of Play event dedicated to the game.

Update (February 4): This track has now become available globally on major streaming services, and YouTube.

PlayStation is set to broadcast a special State of Play event this coming Wednesday, February 2, dedicated to Gran Turismo 7.

According to an in-game announcement and a post on the official Gran Turismo site, GT Sport’s final official series before the online championships transition to GT7 will start on February 5.

A new Gran Turismo 7 advert destined for television commercial slots has surfaced and it looks like it’s teasing us with more as-yet unrevealed circuits for the game.

Gran Turismo series producer Kazunori Yamauchi has announced a special contest open to players in Asia which will see 25 winners across the region receive a special GT7 gift set, signed by Yamauchi himself.

Update: Lucas Ordonez has tweeted to clarify that the item was placed by the local agency creating the set and has no connection to Gran Turismo 7.