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BTW. Are there more detailed information how sophy is implemented?
 
Sir Crashalot
OK, I ignoreed this so far 'cause we didn't know if it would be implemented but now I have to ask:

What exactly is Sophy? A replacement for the current AI? An additional, optional AI? Something else?
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Kind of all three. I doubt we'll see it fully replace the AI in GT7's lifetime though.
 
I would have been surprised if Sophy was fully implemented in GT7. Seems like they still have some work to do to get it fully ready, and it would make a hell of a marketing statement for GT8. I imagine reading it on the back of the box, "the world's most advanced adaptive AI in racing games"
 
Famine
Kind of all three. I doubt we'll see it fully replace the AI in GT7's lifetime though.
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Thanks for the answer but that's very vague also. So it's just a new difficulty level? I checked YouTube and that's the impression I got from the test a few months ago. Looks like it was just in Sport Mode then, hope it will be implemented for all races now.
 
Sir Crashalot
Thanks for the answer but that's very vague also. So it's just a new difficulty level? I checked YouTube and that's the impression I got from the test a few months ago. Looks like it was just in Sport Mode then, hope it will be implemented for all races now.
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It has absolutely nothing to do with Sport Mode.

Sophy is a new AI, trained by machine learning and selected for behavioural traits rather than programmed manually.

Here's everything we've ever written about Sophy:
www.gtplanet.net

Gran Turismo Sophy

Gran Turismo Sophy
www.gtplanet.net www.gtplanet.net
 
Sir Crashalot
Thanks for the answer but that's very vague also. So it's just a new difficulty level? I checked YouTube and that's the impression I got from the test a few months ago. Looks like it was just in Sport Mode then, hope it will be implemented for all races now.
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It's (as of tomorrow) an option in Quick Race (renamed from Arcade Race), which now appears next to events with it's own tile. Sophy is available for 9 courses which support it.

All Quick Races are short races against 19 AIs of a similar spec to your currently selected car.

Sophy cannot be selected anywhere else (ie. no custom races, replacing regular AI in the preset events, etc).

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ddm
It's (as of tomorrow) an option in Quick Race (renamed from Arcade Race), which now appears next to events with it's own tile. Sophy is available for 9 courses which support it.

All Quick Races are short races against 19 AIs of a similar spec to your currently selected car.

Sophy cannot be selected anywhere else (ie. no custom races, replacing regular AI in the preset events, etc).
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Thank you! Now that sounds nice!

BTW: I never clicked on "Arcade Race" 'cause I always thought it's the same races just with more arcady physics😂
 
GTboyz
Well I guess now we know why Kaz chose to cameo as a chef in the movie.
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He cooked up a storm. That way, Kaz has really got his mise en place together.
 
ddm
It's (as of tomorrow) an option in Quick Race (renamed from Arcade Race), which now appears next to events with it's own tile. Sophy is available for 9 courses which support it.

All Quick Races are short races against 19 AIs of a similar spec to your currently selected car.

Sophy cannot be selected anywhere else (ie. no custom races, replacing regular AI in the preset events, etc).

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where did you find the first screenshot?
 
I’m assuming the WTC 900 events are going to be Gr2 races, right? It was about time for those! 10/10 update for me. Now I’m just hoping they added an XJR-9 engine swap into the XJ220. Can’t wait for tomorrow
 
The hype was well worth it! Thank You Kazzzzzzzzzzz Chef! Call me crazy but I actually took a cabin bag just enough to fit a Ps5 inside and enjoy update tomorrow while I am visiting my parents hahah. I even plugged it inside a train and it worked. lol
 

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where did you find the first screenshot?
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blog.playstation.com

Gran Turismo 7 update with SPEC II 1.40 arrives today – new cars, track, and features

7 new cars, introduction of Lake Louise snow courses, 50 new license tests, 4-player split screen races, custom events, and more.
blog.playstation.com blog.playstation.com

PS Blog has additional details not in the GT7 notes. Also, the Japanese version of the GT7 notes has some details that aren't in the worldwide version too. (They're not that exciting, so I won't waste time showing them. Just giving a pointer if you wanna spend your hyped time scrolling through more text. :P)
 
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antispaghetti
The hype was well worth it! Thank You Kazzzzzzzzzzz Chef! Call me crazy but I actually took a cabin bag just enough to fit a Ps5 inside and enjoy update tomorrow while I am visiting my parents hahah. I even plugged it inside a train and it worked. lol
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May I interest sir in the Playstation Portal? Slightly easier to transport.

blog.playstation.com

PlayStation’s first Remote Play dedicated device, PlayStation Portal remote player, to launch starting Nov 15 at $199.99

Pulse Explore wireless earbuds and new Pulse Elite wireless headset revealed; features lossless, low latency audio using new PlayStation Link technology.
blog.playstation.com blog.playstation.com

Mine will be here in a couple of weeks. Mobile GT !!
 
AlexOnTheFly
Nice update for sure but I still want that city like menu they showed in the first trailer for GT7 xD
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That's not happening, sadly. It will still be the same old island like what we have now.
 
For those that are disappointed that Sophy is only available at 9 tracks in quick race just bear in mind the following paragraph from the update article
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This feels (to me at least) the next phase in Sophys implementation into the game! I’m sure in time Sophy will feature more and more!
 
This update slaps.

They must of have heard people complaining about the snow tires and took that personally. Taking them out just add them back in a year and a half later is just a troll move. 🤣

I don't think the Weekly Events are going to be the 1:1 replacement for Seasonal Events (Sport Mode TT already compensates to some extent), but instead is a replacement for the online racing (Daily Races) that single-player users might not do. A lot of replay value seems to be packed into it. Wondering how this will be handled when the servers are killed off. Hopefully they have a plan in place to either keep this feature running or a process to add some of the events into the game permanently.

Roulette prizes are still iffy -- I would like to see that system, specifically, reworked in the future.

Finally, the meeting place actually got changed into something. Before it was just a glorified Free Run with menu music and now it's a dedicated social space. Modern gaming doesn't have a lot of those these days. VR integration for the Meeting Place might be the next step for it. Some meeting place unique modes would not hurt at all.
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Still a bit of a doubter of GT Sophy unless they have found some way to handle difficulty without upgrading/downgrading opponents' cars. Originally, I likened it to Stockfish, which is a top-brass chess engine and even that has issues trying to play at a consistent performance level when tuned down. Maybe within its hours of laps completed, it can choose it's slower ones?

Edit #2: So there are unique events :)
 
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CTznOfTime
Just like any other gt fanboi, I too have high expectations and hopes for this game to become the greatest racing game ever, there are so many content and features that are still missing, and that I really wish are included... For decades already I am feeling this way...

It's truly frustrating, especially how the game is being improved at drip-drop paint-drying torture-killing pace.

And yet I keep on coming back to this game.... Due to laziness, or else

So how can one ever be happy ?


Well for one:
there are actually a lot of things to do with this game, if you are a completionist like myself.

Two: don't sweat the future, just be grateful for what you have.. you have no control over the God that is Kaz, you just have to accept the good, unfortunately along with the bad ...

Such is life ...

Being ungrateful is just going to make you more miserable.
Life is too short to be unhappy all the time. ..

Just hope for the best... Looking forward to 1.40.
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Been posted before, but reposting




This is indeed the motherload of updates, hopefully more similar level of updates in the coming months.

PD and Kaz needs to maintain the momentum, several more updates like this one will surely propulse this game above the rest...

For now this is an early holiday 2023 gift from Chef Kaz

We need more, please PD and Kaz, go down the GTP wishlist...
 
CTznOfTime
Been posted before, but reposting




This is indeed the motherload of updates, hopefully more similar level of updates in the coming months.

PD and Kaz needs to maintain the momentum, several more updates like this one will surely propulse this game above the rest...

For now this is an early holiday 2023 gift from Chef Kaz

We need more, please PD and Kaz, go down the GTP wishlist...
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Not to burst your bubble, but we've never had a Spec III update in any iteration of the game. Let's enjoy this for what it is. It's a big one.
 
My gripes with GT7 since launch:

  • Short campaign
  • Lack of diverse or challenging events
  • Slow AI
  • Broken split screen
  • Little to do post-menu/late game
  • Absent features and overall lacking open lobby experience
  • Unintuitive/annoying menu/UI navigation for tracks, races, and tuning
  • Community/online events too infrequent

No joke, it looks like this update is single handedly going to fix nearly every single one of these problems.

I’ve been saving cash for major repairs for my Celica, but I may have to splurge on a PS5 to hop back in this month (haven’t played since early August 2022), this is genuinely awesome.

(Also, lmao, first new track in 9 months is a snow track. I don’t care, all the other fixes and additions are more than worth it) :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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