Gran Turismo Series

Polyphony Digital studio head and Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that the original working title for the game was, simply, “Sim Racing”.

A new set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races is now available, running across the next seven days and focusing on reverse track variants.

It has been a while since we’ve heard anything about Gran Turismo Sophy, the all-new artificial intelligence system developed by Sony AI in collaboration with Polyphony Digital. After making its debut as part of a limited-time “Race Together” special event in Gran Turismo 7 update 1.29 back in March, the Sony AI team has been quietly evaluating all of the data they collected and figuring out how to make the new agent better.

The Gran Turismo movie will receive an early premiere in July, making a debut as part of the Micheaux Film Festival, ahead of its global public release schedule in August.

Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi will deliver a special presentation a conference, titled “Motorsport of the Future: Between Real and Virtual”, in Paris in July.

Updated (28/06): PlayStation has subsequently confirmed the full contents, as expected, in a PlayStation Blog post.

The next Gran Turismo 7 update, which we’re tentatively called v1.35, looks to be coming this Thursday, June 29, according to a new in-game notification.

Gran Turismo 7’s new Daily Races for the week are now available, featuring some iconic cars and tracks from the USA.

France’s Kylian Drumont took victory in the Olympic Esports Week Motor Sport Event to claim the first global Gran Turismo 7 title of the year.

The second Olympic Esports champion in the Motor Sport discipline will be crowned later, following a winner-takes-all final race in Gran Turismo 7, live from the Suntec Center in Singapore.

An unexpectedly early post on social media from Polyphony Digital studio head Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that Gran Turismo 7’s next update is coming next week, and will add one of the fastest road cars ever made.

Gran Turismo 7 is set to get a new performance Toyota in the shape of the GR Corolla Circuit Edition, according to several automotive outlets reporting on the car’s unveiling today.

The latest set of Gran Turismo 7’s Daily Races is now available in Sport Mode, featuring circuits with steep elevation changes.

With the 2023 Olympic Esports Series finals coming up next week, Gran Turismo 7 is hosting a special in-game challenge to whet players’ appetites — and boost their in-game credits balance — for the Motor Sport Event portion of the finals.

Tickets for the Gran Turismo World Series Showdown in Amsterdam are now available to the public, with a variety of passes available, and a special package that includes a screening of the Gran Turismo movie.

Gran Turismo 7’s newest set of Sport Mode Daily Races is now available, giving players three new events to get to grips with over the coming week.

Updated (8 June): Polyphony Digital has issued a statement to say that a server fix has been applied, with players on the forums reporting a better experience in both Daily Races and the first round of the Manufacturers Cup. The original article continues below:

Following a successful debut in the 2022 season, which saw Randall Haywood crowned as champion, the Porsche Esports Challenge USA is returning for 2023 with qualification rounds in Gran Turismo 7 and a live grand final.