I never bothered with GT Sport. It wasn't for me, so I can't really say anything since I have no experience with the game myself. Do agree though that PD could've went down this route if they wanted to do the bare minimum.
What gets me is that there wasn't anything inherently wrong with the way the old structure was. I'd totally be down with spicing up the formula, mixing things up whilst doing it in a way that compliments progression within the game.
There was no need to stray away from a formula that was already working though. The first 4 games in the series nailed that down to a tee. GT4 was the peak for it, and it's why it (along with its predecessors imo) still remains to this day as a game that can withstand the test of time, one that you could find yourself picking up to play again. Hard to argue with a formula that worked wonders to get you hooked on the series! ^^
TBH, It wasn't a real career. There has never been a "career" in 30 years. The closest thing to career mode is earning the various license levels. I will bet my life this is all we will ever get, but I will get to a solution below.
This is true, but also frustrating because it proves that they're still capable of doing it, just that they chose not to. Over 3 years after the game's release to boot.
If the overall tone from that didn't leave a bitter taste, I'd be more in support of the Power Pack.
The in game "championships" are there, and this isn't a challenging thing to put together (by PD). So, the back bone for it exists, they simply haven't given us one, but this might be a good thing...more below.
Indeed it does, and we can't forget being able to name the drivers ourselves. Now all we need is the framework to lay out custom championships and we're all set!
It would be so nice being able to have everything done within the game itself and not having rely on a separate application to keep track of things.
Yes, absolutely, it would be great to get a custom championship and this is more likely than a "career" mode.
Right now, I can have any championship I want. I'm currently competing in a F1500 series and an Abarth cup. I have all the F1 seasons from 1990 to 2000, I have one that mimics the 2026 season, I have a Group C series, a 1990's "GTLM" with the F40, McLaren F1, etc. What would make it absolutely killer is the ability to customize the driver's as well, so I can give all the F1 driver's their accurate helmet graphics.
Now, what makes this better is that, being a user generated thing, there is no licensing issue. No one can restrict us.
What sucks at the moment, as you stated, is that there's a lot of manual input to track points and such when using outside software. Organizing the grid before the race is a bit of a pain as well, but it's not awful (I built a qualifying order feature into my tracker). It's far better than the canned championships they give us, especially on the competition side.
If they create a career mode, they'll likely cater to the lowest level player so everyone can succeed. With custom championships, you adjust the challenge.
We're way off in the weeds on this topic now...It should be it's own thread.
