Gran Turismo 7 Has 2 Million Monthly Active Users — And It’s Still Growing

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Gran Turismo 7 Has 2 Million Monthly Active Users — And It’s Still Growing​

During an interview at the Gran Turismo World Series 2025 World Finals here in Fukuoka, Japan, series producer Kazunori Yamauchi revealed that Gran Turismo 7 is currently maintaining an active user base of over two million monthly players—and perhaps more impressively, that number is still growing...
 
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Very impressive but not surprising.

Cant think of any of game with some much free post launch content apart from Fortnite.

For me its the perfect type of racing game. I have ACC, AC. WRC etc but I always come back to GT7. I can play it on a wheel or a controller depending on my mood and it feels just as good on either, can jump straight in and not have to spend hours relearning the physics.
 
I take this as a confirmation of GT7 becoming game as a service. At this point, it is mothly active users and not sales numbers Sony are after. But, if it means more years of monthly updates, I think it is fine! And I agree that GT8 will likely have to wait for PS6 to bring significant differentiation and promote the new machine.
 
ZevZoq
I'm curious...what exactly constitutes a "monthly active user?" Is it people who do at least one daily marathon a month?
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I think you just need to start the game at least once a month to qualify and it doesn't matter how long you play or which goals do you complete.
Tetraturbo
I wonder how many of those millions actually engage with Sport Mode? :sly:
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There are some 100 000 - 200 000 players who compete in Sport mode time trials, that is not bad.
 
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Tetraturbo
I wonder how many of those millions actually engage with Sport Mode? :sly:
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Most popular TT (like the Olympics) have around 350.000~400.000 entries.

If those numbers are really correct, they confirm PD is right on focusing on content for Single player and Lobbies, as they are the vast majority of the player base (80%). So those "useless cars that are never used in Sport Mode" aren't so useless after all.

And of course, let's not forget that "game is dead/dying cause PD dont listen".
 
I see a lot of people asking for gt8 but in my humble opinion they don’t need to make it just yet.
Gt7 uses very well the capacity of the ps5/ps5 pro for the graphics/controller feel and I don’t think that they could make it that much better performance wise.
Without any better console than the ps5 pro why would they make a gt8 just for it to be similar to gt7. I think it make more sense to spend the time/money on adding cars, tracks and other features in gt7…
Again it just my personal opinion.
 
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It’s kinda funny, but I think GT7’s been around long enough that I feel nostalgic for it haha. That nostalgia has helped elevate it as my #1 GT game. Its sheer personality and polish helps me come back to it even with AC and AC EVO making it feel a little underwhelming to drive.
 
BGreenFace
I see a lot of people asking for gt8 but in my humble opinion they don’t need to make it just yet.
Gt7 uses very well the capacity of the ps5/ps5 pro for the graphics/controller feel and I don’t think that they could make it that much better performance wise.
Without any better console than the ps5 pro why would they make a gt8 just for it to be similar to gt7. I think it make more sense to spend the time/money on adding cars, tracks and other features in gt7…
Again it just my personal opinion.
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Given what we’ve seen from PD how they handled gt sport and gt7 …I really don’t want gt8 right now. I agree it should be a PS6 release. They would never do it but PD should release a PC version of gt8 if and when it comes out
 
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Very impressive but not surprising.

Cant think of any of game with some much free post launch content apart from Fortnite.

For me its the perfect type of racing game. I have ACC, AC. WRC etc but I always come back to GT7. I can play it on a wheel or a controller depending on my mood and it feels just as good on either, can jump straight in and not have to spend hours relearning the physics.
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I'd say No Mans Sky could compete for the free content award. Much smaller player base, not sure tbh. Happy with GT7 with the one exception of original tracks. We should have them all or close to it. Horns too. :P
 
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I'd say No Mans Sky could compete for the free content award. Much smaller player base, not sure tbh. Happy with GT7 with the one exception of original tracks. We should have them all or close to it. Horns too. :P
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Yeah im sure there are few games which could be used as other good examples, i just havent played them to know.

Agreed on the original tracks. Would love special stage route 11 back in the game amongst others.
 
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ZevZoq
I'm curious...what exactly constitutes a "monthly active user?" Is it people who do at least one daily marathon a month?
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It needs to be defined, doesn't it?

Also, are alts accounts included? Must be, I guess.

What I'd like to see is how many PS4 or PS5 units there are that have at least one 'monthly active user'. That'd eliminate at least some of the alts.

(Same in the TT rankings; only the top time per console should be displayed on the leaderboards.)
 
I like this and support PD everytime.

I just hope they don't take the game's success in this new gaming environment where there's so much more attention towards gaming in general as the direction the series needs to go... That meaning an easier game with hand held progression and car gift galore.

I needs an original career mode modern graphics Gran Turismo for old time's sake. Something like GT4 events and sandbox feeling plus Sophy. Let me choose my cars, let me turn all tutorials off, let me plant my face on the floor buying the wrong car and having no money like it used to be possible on GT1 and 2, or 3.

That makes the game much more personal to the player, the cars more personal to the player, and makes the game feel like it's something great and not given.

Somehow I know it won't happen mostly because of how the current video game player sees things and engages with them.

PD is watching your every move in the game and shaping it towards success 👀 IMO, it's why the AI got adjusted on the Power Pack, it's too many people
 
Kipczirczir07
PS6 is rumored late 2027 or 2028 which perfectly correspond with GT8 potential launch
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Maybe, and that would make sense with how most GT games as of late have been spaced out by about four or five years. However, that being said, I feel like GT7 is very different from GT6 and GTS when it comes to longevity. Heck, we just got Spec III, with even more future content confirmed in one way or another, the clearest example being the Hyundai Elantra TCR. Not to mention I still think we're due for at least one new set of missions...
 
suomi1
For months I logged in without playing, just to see if a particular car was for sale at LCD...
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For months and months I logged on almost daily to do the marathon (SSRX 720pp race x2) just because I hoped for an invite to get a car I wanted. Already had the car once, but needed more for different tunes...
Infuriating beyond words at the time. Ifvthis is how they keep the numbers up they can shove it.

And I don't even see how it's supposed to signal a success; people logging on once a month or once a day, or once a year makes no difference to PD's bottom line; they only sell the game once, after that how often the buyer uses it means no more or less money for PD, or am I missing something?
(I know the DLC is out now, I have it, but the point is, once someone has the game, or DLC, how often they use it is surely irrelevant to PD's ongoing income stream...)

What I'd really like someone (Jordan?) to explain is what Kaz thinks these numbers mean. If he said, we've sold X number of copies of the game since launch and that's great, or we've sold X number of PowerPacks since launch and we're happy, I'd get it; it's money, income for PD. But saying X number of people log into the game once month and that's good... Seems odd when there's no subscription. Why care?

Edit: something to do with MTX sales?...
 
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ZevZoq
I'm curious...what exactly constitutes a "monthly active user?" Is it people who do at least one daily marathon a month?
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suomi1
For months I logged in without playing, just to see if a particular car was for sale at LCD...
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SpacedInvader
For months and months I logged on almost daily to do the marathon (SSRX 720pp race x2) just because I hoped for an invite to get a car I wanted.
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Just wondering if these "numbers" are suspiciously high because the "Gran Turismo 7’s Festive Login Bonuses"
It just seems too coincidental...
 
CTznOfTime
This article is lovingly dedicated to all of those who have been saying for the past 2 years how dead GT7 is....
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I mean, in some places GT7 is absolutely dead compared to what GT5 and 6 had going on. Ask anyone who mainly races in open lobbies, anyone who tunes for PP limits, drag racing, drifting, you name it, the community and interest is a fraction of what it once was.

Sure times have changed since the PS3 days, but a lot of the issues 7 has in these areas are easily fixed, provided PD gives them the appropriate attention. The lobby improvements added in Spec III are a nice step forward (or... backward, considering the PS3 games already had those features :P) but it's still far from perfect.
 
I've created a new PSN so I count towards that "new players every month" number :sly:
Not surprised the number is so high though when the concept is what a lot of us want, and it scratches an itch few games can reach.
 
Another information that I take from these numbers: 100 Million copies sold & 3 Million active users -> 3% of the sold copies are "actively used"
Considering that some users have "smurf" accounts that use the same copy these 3% become even less...
 

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