Gran Turismo Series

One of the most intriguing and mysterious features of Gran Turismo 7, engine swaps, has finally been confirmed — a day after the game launched — thanks to some very lucky gamers.

Gran Turismo has partnered with specialist classic car insurance and valuation company Hagerty, in a collaboration that will see the brand provide real-world, dynamic values for some of GT7’s most exclusive cars.

Gran Turismo 7 is officially here. As clocks have ticked over to midnight in the various regions, pre-loaded downloads have unlocked and, as we speak, delivery drivers and postal workers the world over are popping BluRay cases into people’s homes.

The very first set of Daily Races in Gran Turismo 7 is now available for players to make a start on building their Driver and Sportsmanship ratings.

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.

Gran Turismo Sport will finally be superceded by Gran Turismo 7 this week, but there’s still plenty to be getting on with in the current title — starting with a new set of Daily Races.

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.