It is a car game that has realistic driving physics. It is a game, not an online racing simulator. Making online sim-style races as a feature however, similar to GT sport is wise for them. It is not wise at all for them to remove the game part and just be an online racing simulator like the millions of pc online race sims. I say for people that want just an online racing sim they should go play those. That's not PD's product and they aren't going to have the top-of-the-line offering for it.
We don’t need another Racing game . What is needed is online racing simulator that’s put us in competition with other real people trying to get the win. The problem is cost you will need To add a PS5 and GT7 to start But there is hope GTS came in with a cost of $20 . PD might be reading the tea leaves for a good online racing format we can only hope.It's a safe bet that the game will be more of a simcade with GT Sport-esque online events. Many people don't want an online-only game again and would like to play offline but aren't opposed to having online features.