Gran Turismo Spec IV Thread: Autumn Ring, Sugo Circuit, and More

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No Sophy option at Sugo. I wonder why they stopped/paused rolling out Sophy to other tracks.
 
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No Sophy option at Sugo. I wonder why they stopped/paused rolling out Sophy to other tracks.
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Technically, they haven’t. SOPHY 3.0 runs on Daytona Oval and Road Course, Grand Valley South, Watkins Glen, Nurburgring GP/Sprint/Nordschleife, Tokyo Central Clockwise/South Clockwise, Autopolis, Yamagiwa and Fuji.

I mean, we’ll see if any circuits are added next week, but there’s going to be a “next evolution” of GT SOPHY, in December. Keep fingers and toes crossed that means SOPHY can run on all circuits, in all conditions and even more options added to Custom Races.
 
I suspect the true reason for still investing in GT7 is the sudden and long term price explosion of the hardware. With current memory shortage and pricing there is no way for most of the players to move to PS5 let alone next gen. For that reason they dont have the player base needed for even PS5 exclusive game in the foreseeable future.

I think they tested this along with Sophy with the PS5 exclusive Power Pack and saw it is not the way to go at this point.
 
Haitauer
I suspect the true reason for still investing in GT7 is the sudden and long term price explosion of the hardware. With current memory shortage and pricing there is no way for most of the players to move to PS5 let alone next gen. For that reason they dont have the player base needed for even PS5 exclusive game in the foreseeable future.
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I always assumed that the majority of GT7 players are PS5 owners, even at launch. i myself first played it on a PS4 back in 2022 but switched to a PS5 a year later.

Is there any proper data of player base split for GT7?
 
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Wouldn’t this be enough to make the game PS5 exclusive?
This landmark number, reached as of June 25, 2025, marks a significant acceleration in the franchise’s sales pace. The last major sales update came in December 2022, when Polyphony Digital announced the series had surpassed 90 million units sold to coincide with its 25th anniversary.

This means that in the two-and-a-half years since that announcement, the series has added another 10 million sales, largely propelled by the success of Gran Turismo 7. For comparison, the leap from 80 million (in May 2018) to 90 million took approximately four-and-a-half years.
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Obviously the always online deads any advantage the PS5/PS5P has over the PS4. Let’s count the PSVR2 option out. Being able to experience GT SOPHY in World Circuit and paid DLC option(s) would be a good draw card for PS5 exclusivity. It’s pretty much that way now, unless PD decide to make Power Pack exclusive cars available to PS4/PS4P users.
 
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Wouldn’t this be enough to make the game PS5 exclusive?

Obviously the always online deads any advantage the PS5/PS5P has over the PS4. Let’s count the PSVR2 option out. Being able to experience GT SOPHY in World Circuit and paid DLC option(s) would be a good draw card for PS5 exclusivity. It’s pretty much that way now, unless PD decide to make Power Pack exclusive cars available to PS4/PS4P users.
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Its a tough hill to climb for PD and GT with current PS5 prices. Memory shortage kicked PS5 to teeth just as it has for many other hardwares. Sadly the big dogs of the hardware industry are also the ones driving for gaming as cloud service. Counter intuitive, but the likes of Samsung and Nvidia currently get ten fold more from servers vs home hardware..
 
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Its a tough hill to climb for PD and GT with current PS5 prices. Memory shortage kicked PS5 to teeth just as it has for many other hardwares. Sadly the big dogs of the hardware industry are also the ones driving for gaming as cloud service. Counter intuitive, but the likes of Samsung and Nvidia currently get ten fold more from servers vs home hardware..
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I guess we’ll see what happens when Forza Horizon 6 gets official sales numbers with how many people buy a new PS5.
 
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