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Some of that can simply be nostalgia. But sometimes instead of building on something, it seems they eliminate it. Where tune sharing abilities go? Track editor/maker? Gifting cars? Missing tracks… especially original ones you need no licensing for?
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There’s always some nostalgia attached to good things from the past, but GT1 - GT4 had engaging campaigns where you had to be strategic about how you managed and expanded your car collection. In GT4 there were weeks of gameplay like this. In GT7 there’s hardly a campaign and it’s all so linear, almost like it’s an interactive ad for the car manufacturers.

Part of the blame can be attributed to how modern games get released in an unfinished state, because the developers will just add stuff later via updates. This sort of fluidity may create long term player engagement, but the core design also suffers because nothing is set in stone from day one. In the old days they printed a disc and from that moment the game was effectively done and dusted. It had to be good, as the “we might add it later” option was nonexistent.
 
Nielsen
There’s always some nostalgia attached to good things from the past, but GT1 - GT4 had engaging campaigns where you had to be strategic about how you managed and expanded your car collection. In GT4 there were weeks of gameplay like this. In GT7 there’s hardly a campaign and it’s all so linear, almost like it’s an interactive ad for the car manufacturers.

Part of the blame can be attributed to how modern games get released in an unfinished state, because the developers will just add stuff later via updates. This sort of fluidity may create long term player engagement, but the core design also suffers because nothing is set in stone from day one. In the old days they printed a disc and from that moment the game was effectively done and dusted. It had to be good, as the “we might add it later” option was nonexistent.
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I agree with most of that. The only thing I’m partial to is the car collection campaign strategy. I faintly remember GT Legends campaign, you had to win championships to unlock the next class of group of cars. Working your way to the faster cars.

Not saying it was perfect but I like that better than buying a car and tuning it and retrying races until you tune appropriately. GT Legends was simply about getting better. I’ve grabbed cars in GT7 which I thought would be capable but they weren’t. I had to tune a specific way to win and it was more annoying than anything.
 
Demo thing for GT7 announced on the latest PS Blog.

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Celebrating 30 years of PlayStation: My First GT, digital soundtracks, “Shapes of Play” collection – and there’s more to come

An early glimpse into some of the ways we’re giving thanks to you, our community.
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Nebuc72
Demo thing for GT7 announced on the latest PS Blog.

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That feels pretty do-or-die for the hypothetical PC port people speculate about. If they don't put whatever this is on PC then I feel pretty comfortable saying it's never happening.
 
I'm looking at this as a bit of a litmus test of whether the team at PD know what makes GT special, what classic events mean to them.

Personally, the ship has kinda sailed for me in terms of them understanding what 'fans' are looking for from GT (speaking from a single player perspective) so it'll be interesting to see what events they add into this My First GT
 
Anyone know what this My First GT will be? Curious... Some 3 lap events in GT7 for content?
 
"This upcoming release will include some of the favorite cars, tracks, and race events that evoke the nostalgia and excitement of the very first GT experience."

Hmmm... 🤔 might be a good time to get Autumn Ring back
 
Might just be me, but "my first GT" is like those preschool books.

Also, why announce this now? It sounds like a bad Christmas sales bump Hail Mary play
 
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Nakano219
That feels pretty do-or-die for the hypothetical PC port people speculate about. If they don't put whatever this is on PC then I feel pretty comfortable saying it's never happening.
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There is one issue with porting console games to PC. We play COD on DMZ and it is an absolute hack fest. Most PC gamers don’t understand how to play the game as intended. Can see it now… unlimited grip off track, undetected extra hp and traction or bypassing lobby settings. Which in all fairness I’ve ran across that before. 500pp limit with comfort soft tires. Race starts and some bozo takes off like a lightning flash and laps up once in a five lap race.

I’m not sure what benefit bringing GT7 to PC would bring.
 
I will need the help of GT historian, but I find weird to see the Countach used as "My first GT" while it wasn't in the original carlist. And sorry if i'm wrong 🤔
 
sswishbone
Might just be me, but "my first GT" is like those preschool books.

Also, why announce this now? It sounds like a bad Christmas sales bump Hail Mary play
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That seems to be the intention, or part of the intention at least.

"attract a diverse players of all skill levels"

They want to attract a more mainstream audience including children.
 
NTGSruler
Anyone know what this My First GT will be? Curious... Some 3 lap events in GT7 for content?
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The article says it's a free trial version of GT7, seems like it's basically a separate demo with a few cars and tracks. I don't think any content in GT7 will come from it.
 
Probably some kind of glorified demo to appeal on the nostalgia of some who still had not take the plunge.
 
Thanks for the clarification! Already expertise more than what it is going to be.
 
Even if it’s just a GT7 demo with no differences, I’m still excited to see it. While I understand why spin-offs and demo versions aren’t made with the same frequency as in the PS2 era, I do miss it (even if I wasn’t aware of them at the time) and it’ll be a cool novelty as time goes on. Much like the GT Academy demo for GT6.
 
Freeman_Cruz
"This upcoming release will include some of the favorite cars, tracks, and race events that evoke the nostalgia and excitement of the very first GT experience."

Hmmm... 🤔 might be a good time to get Autumn Ring back
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SSQES
I will need the help of GT historian, but I find weird to see the Countach used as "My first GT" while it wasn't in the original carlist. And sorry if i'm wrong 🤔
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I don’t think “first” is intended to be a reference to GT1. I think it refers to the shared characteristics of people’s first experiences with GT in general.
 
Freeman_Cruz
That seems to be the intention, or part of the intention at least.

"attract a diverse players of all skill levels"

They want to attract a more mainstream audience including children.
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If they want everyone, including children, then it is probably that will be quite shallow. Still, maybe not.
 
Freeman_Cruz
"This upcoming release will include some of the favorite cars, tracks, and race events that evoke the nostalgia and excitement of the very first GT experience."

Hmmm... 🤔 might be a good time to get Autumn Ring back
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Also even Special Stages Routes 5 and 11. Would be best to have them set around Los Angeles, specifically near the Santa Monica Pier, to make sure there's consistency with Special Stage Route X being set in San Diego.
 
Curious to see what it will be but not setting any hopes too high 😅

I see it as a GT7 demo (and I am curious to see what it will contain, and I doubt there will be anything that is not already in GT7)
 
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Don't expect much other then MAYBE 3 cars and one track from a previous GT Game. Not expecting a whole bunch other then that.
 
Well I mean the game is soon gonna reach it's third year. And we should be expecting Update 1.50 on the last Thursday of this month I would hope, since there was no update in August. The July one was so big PD skipped last month.

@Nebuc72 Wow, cool demo thing. I'm gonna look into that soon.
 
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Well I mean the game is soon gonna reach it's third year. And we should be expecting Update 1.50 on the last Thursday of this month I would hope, since there was no update in August. The July one was so big PD skipped last month.

@Nebuc72 Wow, cool demo thing. I'm gonna look into that soon.
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We already had an update 1.50, to fix the bugs from 1.49. The next update is 1.51.
 
Nebuc72
Demo thing for GT7 announced on the latest PS Blog.

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Celebrating 30 years of PlayStation: My First GT, digital soundtracks, “Shapes of Play” collection – and there’s more to come

An early glimpse into some of the ways we’re giving thanks to you, our community.
blog.playstation.com blog.playstation.com
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A special nostalgic demo?

My dream:
Tracks:
Midfield Raceway/Apricot Hill/. Trial Mountain, Deep Forest and Laguna Seca
Cars: Nissan R390GT1, Gtone, Space F1, 787B, Skyline R33, RX7, FTO, S2000, Alfa 155, GTO 1996, Celica, Viper, TVR Griffith, Aston Martin DB7, Corvette Grand Sport

The possible real choice:
Tracks: Laguna Seca, Trial Mountain, Deep Forest, Grand Valley Highway and Daytona
Cars: GTone, 787B, AMG GT3 2020, GTR Nismo GT3, GTR nismo, S2000, Lancer Evo 5, Impreza 22B, RX7, NSX Type R, Escudo, TS050, some Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini.

The real demo thing will be:
The first 5 menu Cafes and that's it
 
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I think this "My First GT" thing is a neat idea, given they don't want to put GT7 itself free on PS+ as it's still selling well.

This game could achieve a similar effect to the Forza Horizon games on Xbox Game Pass where people even not that interested in cars will try it out. That in turn could further boost sales of the main game.

Clever marketing play. And even as an existing GT7 player there's no harm in trying it out too, kind of like its own free update. I'm very interested in learning more about it, specifically its layout/format.
 
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