Gran Turismo 7: Latest news and discussion thread

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I thought I would ask this here as starting a thread seems a bit asinine. I used to be a frequent player and contributor on this forum but in April 2023, physics update 1.31 was a massive change and I could no longer be competitive (Middle A skill reference) using a controller and my preferred method of D-Pad and X/Box like it's still 1998. So I took a hiatus blasting away at other dad's on Fortnite (young uns have decided it is no longer cool) but I miss racing ang got myself a Xmas present consisting of a Titan cockpit, 8nm DD Pro Base, the 30 inch wheel and load cell pedals.

So my question, has the physics been updated since then and if so what do they feel like? The change was weird, the rear became very loose, a heavy increase in lift oversteer, weird understeer and generally just awkward cars to drive. I usually drove Group 2/3/4 for the most part. I also remember TC was suddenly needed on all cars (pre-change i could drive the Group 3 Supra with TC for example) but they fixed TC to some degree as it was far more intrusive before the change.

Also anything else new I should know before I jump online December 26? I'd do a search for all this but TBH this is the single slowest web site I have been to since the early 2000's, just glacial. Thanks
 
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NevilleNobody
I'd do a search for all this but TBH this is the single slowest web site I have been to since the early 2000's, just glacial.
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Weird. It's the fastest site I go to, and usually so reliably up that any slowness or drops is usually a sign that my connection is about to fall over...
 
Famine
Weird. It's the fastest site I go to, and usually so reliably up that any slowness or drops is usually a sign that my connection is about to fall over...
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That's REALLY odd. This is a great place but it is relentlessly the slowest site I go to and has been for what, 3 or 4 years. Hmmmmmm I wonder what it is? Takes 5 to 7 seconds to load a page.
 
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NevilleNobody
So my question, has the physics been updated since then and if so what do they feel like?
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Honestly, just drive and learn how it handles, we all get too caught up in stuff rather than just learn it. The physics aren't bad or game breaking nor is the penalty system etc etc

Just drive, the physics are fine especially on a wheel. As you drive more the nuances will come out a bit but I've moved to VR and the physics are absolutely fine race wise.

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And for all the bitching and moaning the guys at the front seem to still be faster, so adapt or learn seems to be the logical approach. Going from a pad to a wheel with no previous wheel experience will be "fun" but ignore ratings, gold a few circuit experiences and go from the back for a few races (ignore DR) and get those feet dialed in. The wheel is the marketing bit it's the fidelity on the pedals that is the game changer ;)
 
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MIE1992
Sport Mode events that are meant to mimic events from World Circuits, with necessary regulations such as enforced limits on PP and tire compounds.
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This would be a dream scenario for me.

I've spent half my single player time on GT7 creating custom races mimicking the World Circuit content, after all.

To have something like that in Sport Mode? I can only see them doing if they ever loosen the reins of their data-driven online approach, in lieu of a more sandbox-type experience.
 
For some reason it seems that My First GT doesn't use PP, but using car statistics like GT Sport instead. Is the more limited car pool what allows car statistics unlike GT Sport (even Viper GTS '02 already had almost full max speed stat) the full version of GT7 where the car pool is very wide from the likes of 500R to SRT Tomahawk. Otherwise dunno if it'd be implemented in GT7 too.
CTznOfTime
Music Rally may not everyone's cup of tea around here, and although i dont play enough of it myself (because too busy trying to grind for $20M cars), but personally love the Music Rally concept and idea !
it a very light hearted way of making racing exciting and fun... i love it and want The idea to stay... it is actually NOT that novel, but the combination of good cars with good REFINED music (not the rave stressful electronic music a la Need For Speed) and time.... isn't that all the essence of enjoyment of driving... then we can all go rest at the cafe for a drink...
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Music Rally is just like a modified Eco Challenge in Missions. It shouldn't be stopped for being added like the other minigames the Missions provided, but Music Rally should be a part of the Missions.
 
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Nakano219
So is the Jimny officially the 2024 Main Character Car of Gran Turismo?

We got two of them, they got a dedicated race series in an era when one-makes generally only get limited time events, said race series was one of the featured events for the one new track we got this year, and now one has even made the exclusive cut into the demo. In short, it's been everywhere.

Either someone at PD really likes it, or Suzuki got extremely favourable licensing terms, one of the two.
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The Jimny is just different I don't know what to say
 
Lux Klonoa
Hm, this seems like GT7 might be supported with content updates for another year? Interesting.
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Didn’t catch that, but I only watched it on my phone so I might have missed something.
How do you come to to this conclusion?
 
GlamFM
Didn’t catch that, but I only watched it on my phone so I might have missed something.
How do you come to to this conclusion?
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The tickets you get when you win cars in MFGT are valid for 3 years. So GT7 might stay at least 3 years. And if the yget new players, they'll be incentivized to add new content to keep the numbers high.
 
GlamFM
Didn’t catch that, but I only watched it on my phone so I might have missed something.
How do you come to to this conclusion?
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The giant ad for GT7 at the end of the demo? I mean, why do a huge ad now if another game is coming (this says to me that it's not)?
 
Lux Klonoa
The giant ad for GT7 at the end of the demo? I mean, why do a huge ad now if another game is coming (this says to me that it's not)?
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And even before the ad, why a demo in the first place if the game is soon to be replaced.
 
Lux Klonoa
Hm, this seems like GT7 might be supported with content updates for another year? Interesting.
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I only saw footage from the pre GT7 release trailers etc, nothing regarding new content.
 
The fact that this demo was even announced was itself a massive indication that GT7 wasn't being replaced anytime soon so its odd that it took the end credits of said demo for people to realize that.
 
Lux Klonoa
Hm, this seems like GT7 might be supported with content updates for another year? Interesting.
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Why are you saying this in response to the end credits? The trial itself screams that PD wants to attract more players / sales to help funding the ongoing support.

I don’t think support will end in 2025. 2026 maybe. The leaked datamine list, which has been very realible, still has many cars on it. However, they are arriving in GT7 at a rate where it would take more than a year to include the last of them.
 
A gt8 release or what the next gt will be called would make most sense for 2027 for 30th year anniversary of gran turismo,

I still think they would need to do something for gt7 other thsn just add cars,
They have not done much to improve the single player aspect, we are still stuck with the same 4 high paying events as 2,5 years ago, no new championchips or endurance races. The events thry have been adding lately has been very lackluster,

2024 has been a decent year in terms of new cars, but still only 31 cars witch is less than 3 cars per month on average, 2023 had more cars added think it was like 36 cars, 2024 has only had one new track as well, when both 2022 and 2023 added 2 new tracks each.

If its going to be relevant for another 3 years they really need to do something more groundbreaking in my opinion.
 
Ande3200
A gt8 release or what the next gt will be called would make most sense for 2027 for 30th year anniversary of gran turismo,

I still think they would need to do something for gt7 other thsn just add cars,
They have not done much to improve the single player aspect, we are still stuck with the same 4 high paying events as 2,5 years ago, no new championchips or endurance races. The events thry have been adding lately has been very lackluster,

2024 has been a decent year in terms of new cars, but still only 31 cars witch is less than 3 cars per month on average, 2023 had more cars added think it was like 36 cars, 2024 has only had one new track as well, when both 2022 and 2023 added 2 new tracks each.

If its going to be relevant for another 3 years they really need to do something more groundbreaking in my opinion.
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Happy to see someone have the same thoughts about the game.

They did add GT Sophy which is nice, unfortunately the payouts are not that great.
Maybe they could raise the payouts a bit with the weekly challenges, like we had in GT5. That would be nice.

In terms of cars, i don't complain, i think it was a good mix of old and new. Do wish we get another track soon, maybe early 2025? :)
 
Ande3200
A gt8 release or what the next gt will be called would make most sense for 2027 for 30th year anniversary of gran turismo,

I still think they would need to do something for gt7 other thsn just add cars,
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Unlikely with them still being very slow in their work as ever. They'd never go really far/anywhere with that and dunno if it'd ever change.
 
Finished the demo just now.

Don’t think it does a great job of showcasing the game.
Too little focus on racing and too much focus on everything else.

I also don’t think the car or track selection is great.

Anyway - completing the demo gets you all 18 demo cars for free in the main game.
 
I think it does a good job explaining the basics. Though, it should also have an optional Safety Car leading players around a lap.
The tracks are basic enough, but technical enough for beginners. Look at how many difficult tracks there are in GT7. Just to get the demo users to click Purchase GT7, after seeing how much is going on when watching that final movie.

Would be good to read the experience from a first to the franchise player.
 
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Unlikely with them still being very slow in their work as ever. They'd never go really far/anywhere with that and dunno if it'd ever change.
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There is in general 4-5 years between each release, and why would that be any different now. I dont see it release any later than late 2027 witch would be almost a 6 years gap.
 
We'll see if the demo pushes sales or not or if it just turns out to be an interesting curio.

But something I think we can definitely say does push sales is "being half price", like in the current sale. The game's doing really well on the PS store right now (sorted by revenue not units), especially in Europe:

For a near 3 year old game in a kind of niche genre, those are frankly amazing numbers.
 
Nakano219
For a near 3 year old game in a kind of niche genre, those are frankly amazing numbers.
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I wouldn’t say racing games are kind of niche. Serious sim racing and esports are niche, but racing games have always been mainstream. 30 years ago it was almost mandatory for public venues to install arcade machines playing Sega Rally.

I think GT7 keeps up momentum because it’s the default racing game choice for most Playstation owners. I know people who aren’t much into racing, but they purchased GT7 because it’s considered a must have. This suggests that Gran Turismo’s brand is stronger than the appeal of the racing genre. Also, PD is always at the forefront of providing some of the best tech demonstrations for Sony’s latest hardware. Very relevant now with PS5 Pro being all new. Then we also have all the free content updates which help to ensure that people are constantly getting reminded of Gran Turismo’s existence. Finally, it’s rewarding for both simple pick up to play and diving deep into tuning etc. It’s a timeless concept appealing to all types of players, and GT7 is full of cars lots of people can relate to in some capacity. I’m honestly not amazed if it’s still selling well after almost three years.
 
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Nielsen
Then we also have all the free content updates which help to ensure that people are constantly getting reminded of Gran Turismo’s existence.
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How do you know about updates if you don't already own the game or follow specific news about it ?
 
Lomic
How do you know about updates if you don't already own the game or follow specific news about it ?
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The content update trailers should be in plain sight for people who follow Playstation on platforms like YouTube.
 
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