Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.34 Now Available: Buyable Engine Swaps & Special Parts, Three New Cars

[PuffelPizza]

The "GT7 is dying" comments have already started, I saw them on the HSG video...

 

[SSQES]

The "GT7 is dying" comments have already started, I saw them on the HSG video...

"Funny" to hear this... We might get a track or nice events to go with.

 

[Eggstor]

I thought we might see one of the following Toyota GT-One (TS020), Porsche 963, Nissan R390 etc considering it's the hundredth Le Mans 24 Hours in a few weeks time.

I reckon even Grand Theft Auto might do something for Le Mans.

More likely LeMons.

 

[TumeK5]

The "GT7 is dying" comments have already started, I saw them on the HSG video...

I mean, GT7 has been dying since launch. All the things we've really gotten are:

Cars, tracks, Menu books & Scapes
Car selling
Physics updates

Beyond that, nothing significant. The game still functions the same, with merely the events number has increased, but we still don't have new championships, any career building at all, and no use for higher than A license.

 

[nickf1gr]

Cars are and will be wellcomed but the point is the choice and variant of events that you can use them and not only in lobbies... And of course the Championships!!!!!

 

[lbpomg95]

I'm holding out for the ability to buy S Parts and engine swaps. I remain doubtful, though. Frankly we have plenty of cars, the issue is not having any single player events in which to use the majority of them.

 

[Chacal24h]

Maybe finally this Update will arrive with the endurance races, we are waiting for this since a year ago

 

[Savolainen83]

I'm holding out for the ability to buy S Parts and engine swaps. I remain doubtful, though. Frankly we have plenty of cars, the issue is not having any single player events in which to use the majority of them.

If only.

Could use a few spare engines for my v8 R34 and a stage 5 weight reduction as well.

 

[Matt Goku 59]

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[Interstellar9]

Not something I'm excited for. With the 24h NBR today and the 24h Le Mans in three weeks I'd have loved to see some new GT3 race cars, LMP1 race and as the cherry on top the Mercedes-AMG GT2.

 

[Dan]

Give me the angry V10 noises, PD.

 

[JHop]

The Eclipse wasn't made in Japan and even if there was some that were imported I imagine it would be hard to track down there.

On an unrelated note, I've got the 1st gen DSM Eclipse 1.8 base version sitting in a barn.
I have no idea who on earth thought to import one from the states to finland of all places, when we had the superior 2.0 version available in the european market.

..I really need to get around fixing that thing..

 

[PapaGnr]

What I’m waiting for in one of these updates is a way to class cars together competitively. I know we can match up cars, but it takes time. My friends and I did up some trans am camaro’s. They’re fun to drive. I tried tuning the 69 vette the same way, it blows the Camaro away. So I’m slowly de-tuning it so they’re competitive. But it’s tricky. The best racing is from just all driving the same car with exact tunes. I know there’s BoP and tuning prohibited but that doesn’t work.

I would like to see some kind of equalizer or even if they did some tuning for us, we could apply the tunes to the cars and race em. Like the challenger, Camaro, mustang, corvette and GTO would be cool to be able to load those up, apply the “PD-muscle car tunes” to each car, get out on the track and have close racing with different cars.

With all that being said, I hope we get a new track or two with this update and some different layouts and better payouts for those of us that hardly play single player at all.

I've been racing in the "Old, Weird & Slow" lobby & the only way to get fairly close races is to limit hp & weight. Bop & PP restrictions just don't cut it.

 

[Yard_Sale]

I mean, GT7 has been dying since launch. All the things we've really gotten are:

Cars, tracks, Menu books & Scapes
Car selling
Physics updates

Beyond that, nothing significant. The game still functions the same, with merely the events number has increased, but we still don't have new championships, any career building at all, and no use for higher than A license.

Na you’re right. It’s not like they implemented full VR compatibility or anything like that

 

[TumeK5]

Na you’re right. It’s not like they implemented full VR compatibility or anything like that

Okay, anything else I missed then?

But it's not like everyone has VR, especially PS4 users. And while VR compatibility provides a much better immersion, it still means the game functions the same: a sandbox game where you create your own activities.

 

[AmyUD06]

I mean, GT7 has been dying since launch. All the things we've really gotten are:

Cars, tracks, Menu books & Scapes
Car selling
Physics updates

Beyond that, nothing significant. The game still functions the same, with merely the events number has increased, but we still don't have new championships, any career building at all, and no use for higher than A license.

So stop playing and stop paying attention. I'm sure if a "major update" by your definition comes out, there will be press about it.

 

[TumeK5]

So stop playing

While doing the Lap Time Challenges counts as playing, I don't consider myself playing GT7 properly.

 

[Boxster]

Na you’re right. It’s not like they implemented full VR compatibility or anything like that

Yes, yes, they implemented VR, but other than that, what have the Romans ever done for us?

 

[Yard_Sale]

Okay, anything else I missed then?

But it's not like everyone has VR, especially PS4 users. And while VR compatibility provides a much better immersion, it still means the game functions the same: a sandbox game where you create your own activities.

You’re never going to hear an argument from me that there’s a lack of proper events.


But to be fair, VR basically reinvents the GT7 sandbox into an entirely different game. I don’t even grind anymore (not that I ever did). Rather, I just hotlap, do custom races, or my own time attack shootouts consisting of different eras of cars.

But even long before VR on GTS, I took it upon myself to change the experience and drive completely in cockpit view. The tools to make your own fun are definitely there. It’s just up to you to make a 7 course meal from a buffet, rather than having it curated for you. And I understand that this probably doesn’t appeal to the vast majority of the younger gaming generation.

As far as PS4 users being denied of things like VR and Sophy..

As bad as I feel for saying this (and with full understanding that a PS5/PSVR2 combo is going to run about $1100). Anyone who is currently choosing to stick with the previous generation hardware, it’s on them. This game was always supposed to be a PS5 exclusive. Covid changed that. Covid is now over, and supply chain issues in regards to PS5’s are no longer an issue. Polyphony making the smart business decision of supporting PS4 was a gift. Now, people who are choosing to white-knuckle their PS4, are only selling themselves short.


Just like GTS was a necessary step for Console racing games to fully embrace E-sports. GT7 is a necessary step to fully incorporate VR into a racing game for the masses. That alone, wether it currently benefits the individual or not, is worth the accolades. GT7 has literally become the GTAIII of racing games in one year.

 

[Nielsen]

So stop playing and stop paying attention. I'm sure if a "major update" by your definition comes out, there will be press about it.

Since when has stopping and not paying attention been a solution? This will only make you regret the purchase even more. So I’d recommend sticking around and keep on voicing the complaints.

 

[hawkeyez]

I've been racing in the "Old, Weird & Slow" lobby & the only way to get fairly close races is to limit hp & weight. Bop & PP restrictions just don't cut it.

Well get this, the corvette is 366hp and like 2970lbs the Camaro is 367hp and 2800lbs. The corvette walks away. I noticed the corvette is 411 ft/lbs of torque and the Camaro is around 330 ft/lbs of torque. Which explains a lot so I may try to balance the vette yet again. Also the Camaro has better hp to weight ration, technically it should be walking away from the vette according to the tune numbers but it isn’t. The vette is lower PP too by about 8pp. So some of this stuff isn’t a good representation of lap times etc.

I think they could have a few drivers run laps, make some tunes we can apply to a group of muscle cars or whatever class that equalizes them. Just go by lap times. It would make for interesting racing, some cars would pass on he straights but get eaten up in the turns. I say they should do it, because we can’t afford to buy up all these cars and spend money on parts trying to equalize all the muscle cars or whatever.

I think other games have done a better job classing up cars together. GT7 just seems random. eventually we will find different cars that match up nice but it’s going to require a lot of tuning on a specific track and matching lap times nothing else.

 

[JustMac]

These updates are a bit bittersweet where a lot of us players are really just playing Online, where Daily Race A is generally a single make, and B/C are generally Gr.4 or Gr.3.

So to that end, I think adding the Calsonic R32 as a Gr.4 would have made more sense. That would be very usable, much like the trusty Silvia Touring Car at the minute.

PD really ought to make another daily race with a quirkier setup (tuning and a huge car array?), I'm sure they could come up with a way of letting these cool road cars into the online offering.

The alternatives are lobbies, which are lacking and hard to find and solo play... which until Sophy comes out is also kinda rubbish.

 

[aguia]

I don't know, but asking for a Mitsubishi FTO doesn't add any value to the game. And yes, the game would have died by now, were it not for the strong turnout in TT events, where the vast majority didn't even make 5% of game progress or buy cars. The online rooms are a failure and it's always the same players, the ones with PS plus. Progression in the game sucks compared to GT4. The obligation to buy cars and having to do thousands of KMS to fill out the car listing is a challenge for very few. The design creator and photo mode manage to keep a good amount of people, but most of these almost never race on the track. I think what's really missing in the game: it's a track creator, so we can have/make a specific track to test setups, create the ones we want. The appearance of the much desired Pikes Peak, (if that will ever happen) among others, Imola and all the others that were in previous GT,s. More cars, but ones you want to drive and not just for the listing. Finish the tickets of 5M and 10M Cr., create more races of 30 minutes for 500M (the rest are not justified). Solve the unexpected error of entering an online room, among other errors... and the game continues.

 

[GTP_reddevil]

More likely LeMons.

I was thinking perhaps Apples or Oranges but Lemons works well enough….

 

[dacc10]

You’re never going to hear an argument from me that there’s a lack of proper events.


But to be fair, VR basically reinvents the GT7 sandbox into an entirely different game. I don’t even grind anymore (not that I ever did). Rather, I just hotlap, do custom races, or my own time attack shootouts consisting of different eras of cars.

But even long before VR on GTS, I took it upon myself to change the experience and drive completely in cockpit view. The tools to make your own fun are definitely there. It’s just up to you to make a 7 course meal from a buffet, rather than having it curated for you. And I understand that this probably doesn’t appeal to the vast majority of the younger gaming generation.

As far as PS4 users being denied of things like VR and Sophy..

As bad as I feel for saying this (and with full understanding that a PS5/PSVR2 combo is going to run about $1100). Anyone who is currently choosing to stick with the previous generation hardware, it’s on them. This game was always supposed to be a PS5 exclusive. Covid changed that. Covid is now over, and supply chain issues in regards to PS5’s are no longer an issue. Polyphony making the smart business decision of supporting PS4 was a gift. Now, people who are choosing to white-knuckle their PS4, are only selling themselves short.


Just like GTS was a necessary step for Console racing games to fully embrace E-sports. GT7 is a necessary step to fully incorporate VR into a racing game for the masses. That alone, wether it currently benefits the individual or not, is worth the accolades. GT7 has literally become the GTAIII of racing games in one year.

Well, people being stuck with older generation hardware (PS4 in this case), may not be on them. You know, as money does not grow on trees, not everyone has 500$/€ laying around to spend on a console. People forget that the price of a PS5, may be pretty much the same between the USA and other countries where the minimum wage is 1/4 of the US's (or even worse).

As for the way you play, well, that's on you. Expecting everyone else to play a GT game exactly like you, is just way too arrogant. The matter of the fact is, that this game, lacks in a lot of things (a campaign for instance). Which gets a lot worse, when grinding is a requirement for a huge portion of the play styles people may have in a game like this. If to access the base content of the game, people need to play the game as if it's a full time job, then there's a problem. People act like this is a F2P game, and not a fully priced one.

The reality of this game is, if you, as a player, have some sort of project that forces you to buy a lot of cars, and in some cases multiples of the same car, then you are screwed.

 

[Techlet]

I wonder why PD went for the Giulia Sprint Veloce instead of the much more iconic GTA (that was in previous GT games).

I hope they're not planning to release that as a new car later down the line...

 

[ShiftingGears]

Sometimes it almost comes across as laziness to me. Like we need something to fill in this DLC, so let's just do a variation of a car that's already in game. Least if they we're going to give us another variation of a GT-R they could of give us the Nismo 400r, I'd of been delighted with that

That said, the Guilia Sprint is a very welcome addition. Not really bothered about the Ford Maverick, why couldn't they of give us that awesome Civic that won the award the previous year.

I believe they still scan it from scratch even if it is 99% the same car.

Road car updates are very ordinary, there's nothing to use the road cars in besides a once-off Race A. If they added a track and fundamentally changed some aspect of the game to better use the cars they have then that will be much better than adding three cars.

Such as:
Fixing the tuning

Being able to switch off the H Pattern shifter advantage for cars that have it (noone wants to run league races with older cars for this reason)

Lobby restrictions per car so that the host can individually enforce parity outside of the game BoP (noone can run custom events without relying on an honesty policy for this reason)

Adding new categories and BoPing them based on the cars within the game e.g. Group A with the E30 M3, Sierra and now the GTR Nismo (PD know there's appeal for this because they will rum events like last week's SSRX with bespoke BoP)

Fixing the AI, changing the race formats

Adding shuffle racing

 

[Auditore]

PD adding Skyline duplicates?What year is it?

 

[BangsMcCoy]

Personally, having lived through the creation of the "F&F Crowd," and seeing first hand the damage they did to car culture as a whole (and especially Japanese-car enthusiasts in the US), they can stay far, far away from Gran Turismo.

 

[pennanton]

I wouldn't mind (in fact I would've been pleased) if it was the R32 Calsonic #12 (the Godzilla). But it looks like yet another road going R32... A SEMA awards car that only a minority care about. The Alfa is a good addition.
As far as cars go, and that's the only thing we can talk about for now, not really something that brings interest back into the game.

Then again, not hopeful of any decent events being added either. It seems like every race above 1hr is a waste of time for PD, fixing the custom races rubberbanding AI, alongside it's payouts, isn't of much interest for them either.



Well, the year still has some months left, so if they rack up updates with 6+ cars, they can balance it out. But I'm not holding my breath for that. And more importantly than the quantity, it's the "quality" of cars, where about half of them so far have been a huge hit or miss (VGT's, near duplicates, etc).

The Impul car has been in plenty of games. I’d love it if they put in the actual Godzilla cars of Gibson Motorsport.