Sony Asks Gran Turismo 7 Players What They Want in Future Updates

[Jordan]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Sony Asks Gran Turismo 7 Players What They Want in Future Updates​

 

[Nebuc72]

I did my civic duty by answering Shuffle Races in all boxes that fit and I implore everyone else does the same. It's for the greater good.

 

[Dave A]

A shame it's invitation only, I'd love the single player career format to return to that of the earlier games with proper events, championships and re-winnable prize cars. If they blended that with the tuning and customisation in GT7. Fixed the in game economy so it wasn't so grindy for single players and kept the online modes (tweaked them as people who play online would like), they'd have a killer game on their hands rather than a disappointing one.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

I did my civic duty by answering Shuffle Races in all boxes that fit and I implore everyone else does the same. It's for the greater good.

Shuffle races are the answer to all of life's problems, they should replace Gr4 in Sport Mode.

 

[MIE1992]

Off the top of my head?

-More mission sets, as I don't think the idea has been fully-exhausted yet.

-A way that a wider variety of cars get used in Sport Mode, such as with the current Nations Cup races that have some rather interesting selections.

-More menu and race music themes could be really splendid if the tracks are chosen carefully. How 'bout some Pink Martini, or even some of the Lenny Ibizarre tracks from GT Sport like Sixtyfour Hippos?

-Two new racing categories: Gr.1V and Gr.3V, with the "V" standing for "vintage". The former would include various sports prototypes like the Porsche 917K, Jaguar XJ13, and the Ford Mark IV. Meanwhile, the latter would be for racers like the Shelby Daytona Coupe, Alfa Romeo TZ2, and the Ferrari 250 GTO.

I could easily list cars/tracks I'd like to see, but that feels too obvious. Though for what it's worth, I'd totally be down to see more automakers and categories get featured in the Manufacturers Series, especially Maserati and Gr.1, respectively. Plus, broadening Gr.2 with the 2024 GT500 trio - and the other three "Class One" DTM racers from Mercedes-AMG/BMW/Aston Martin - wouldn't hurt, either.

 

[05XR8]

I need that survey!

 

[kjb]

I didn't get an invite this time around but I would definitely want a better single player career mode and Sophy available on all tracks and cars. Also in addition to the custom race, the ability to create custom championships

 

[suomi1]

Apparently, I'm still not a GT player after 28 years of playing it. A bit frustrating but that's what randomness is.

 

[Sirpiccolo]

-More tracks, of course.
-A rethink of the BOP process across all classes, not just GR3.
-Updated GR3 cars in the game (or refer to BOP comment).
-Total rethink and implementation of the penalty system.
-Address the way driving standards are rewarded/penalized more than just finishing position
-Weekly races with full damage.
-More strategy in weekly races.
-A credit bonus for utilizing non-metas deemed disadvantaged by the track/rules set in the weekly races
-STOP USING THE SAME TRACKS IN THE WEEKLY RACES IN ROTATION!!!! Mix it up with the rest of the layouts in game.
-pit road entry speed limit
-if you can’t have pit road animations, a more realistic pit loss time sequence instead of popping into the pit, then popping out at pit exit
-pit mistakes at random to extend the time
-slow refueling rates/increase tire wear multiplier (figures into the strategy)
-bring back more limited tuning options in weekly races and cup races
-make the roulette prizes wayyyy less predictable
-have the ability to utilize deployment of the hybrid battery in race cars
-a race director option for online lobbies

Just my two cents

 

[Nakano219]

You have to be smart with these. They aren't going to suddenly re-do the core single player campaign structure of a 4 year old game, so there's no point in saying "please make World Circuits like GT4".

My answers focused on Shuffle Races, expanded use of the Championship Sport Mode section (suggesting "monthly cups utilising the new content that month" as an example), testing rolling starts so they don't drop you starting in the middle of a corner, expanding Sophy 2.1 car compatibility, new Missions and Time Trials (suggesting "Top Gear cheap car challenge style where the limit is how many Credits you spent on the car"), and admittedly very optimistically a faster track release cadence.

I expect to get none of the above except maybe the rolling starts fix.

 

[Dave A]

You have to be smart with these. They aren't going to suddenly re-do the core single player campaign structure of a 4 year old game, so there's no point in saying "please make World Circuits like GT4".

My answers focused on Shuffle Races, expanded use of the Championship Sport Mode section (suggesting "monthly cups utilising the new content that month" as an example), testing rolling starts so they don't drop you starting in the middle of a corner, expanding Sophy 2.1 car compatibility, new Missions and Time Trials (suggesting "Top Gear cheap car challenge style where the limit is how many Credits you spent on the car"), and admittedly very optimistically a faster track release cadence.

I expect to get none of the above except maybe the rolling starts fix.

No, they won't likely change the entire game's structure, but it will inform them of what players like and dislike. If they come away thinking players love the current format (maybe they do) then we'll get more of the same in future titles.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I just want them to stop half-assing everything.

 

[DGozinya]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Sony Asks Gran Turismo 7 Players What They Want in Future Updates​

A disc for 8

 

[05XR8]

They were quick to change Power Pack features and that’s for paid content that I’m sure is a minority of the overall game.

Basics for Custom Championships in Custom Race such as:

• “It is now possible to save races in championship format.”
• “Double file starts as seen in World Touring events and Power Pack races are now possible to select.”
• “PS5 Users can now select GT SOPHY 3.0 in the Rival Car AI Selection Menu for the full race weekend experience that include Practice, Qualifying and changing weather conditions.”

Some Quality of Life options should be multiple purchase of duplicate cars at one time. A one button press to add customised parts to duplicate cars. Those two are just basics.

 

[Johnny Caisse]

I wonder if there's a way to see what the players have answered in general.

 

[alanpurwantia]

A disc for 8

Yep. Physical Discs for Gran Turismo 8 hopefully should be implemented.

 

[Thorson1987]

Just give me all weather and times available on all tracks and layouts.

I want to race at Bathurst in the pouring rain.

 

[Jordan]

I wonder if there's a way to see what the players have answered in general.

I doubt they would ever share that data, but I added some polls to our X post with the most pertinent questions and they already have a few hundred votes:

 

[Nacho Libre]

Make your expensive cars (1,000,000 cr and up) winnable in-game, through special menus or seasonal events.

 

[UrbanLegend]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Sony Asks Gran Turismo 7 Players What They Want in Future Updates​

I wish all races on the platform had the full set of adjustments available.

Certain races give you a car with a poor setup which makes it impossible to drive to competitive win.

 

[Inkgoblin]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Sony Asks Gran Turismo 7 Players What They Want in Future Updates​

So basically we are going to let the masses ruin the game for us actual enthusiasts.

 

[Yogyakarta]

I want to add the latest Ford Mustang and McLaren cars such as the 720s, 600LT and Ford Mustang Dark Horse and add the Hypermote event on the Nurburgring Track

 

[Seikenfreak]

Does being unsubscribed to PlayStation or Sony mailing list or something affect getting these emails? Cause I'm sure I did that at some point and I don't recall getting any emails from them about anything.

 

[hyperspeed980]

So basically we are going to let the masses ruin the game for us actual enthusiasts.

Go on then, Actual Enthusiast, tell me what you want out of GT7. Actually if your reply is going to be "more GT3 cars and more Tilkedrome circuits" then don't even bother.

 

[GBalao888]

I didn't get an invite this time around but I would definitely want a better single player career mode and Sophy available on all tracks and cars. Also in addition to the custom race, the ability to create custom championships

That, and all cars available as rental cars (Quick Race, Time Trial, Drift Trial, Custom Race/Championship and Split-Screen only), similar to GT4's Arcade Mode and Forza Motorsport 4.

 

[Johnny Caisse]

An old-style Gran Turismo career with some modern stuff added in. I'd love it!!

 

[fatkid]

I've got this guys. As a lifelong GT fan, I've made sure PD know what feature we want back more than ever.

Thank me when it's included in a future update.

 

[SSQES]

@Jordan @Famine
Hello! What would be your answers to this Survey? Kinda interested to see what would be the "Core" opinion of this forum!
Polyphony will certainly looks at the answers, but what are the chances that they follow it, even if an opinion represent the majority of the fanbase? Even if I think they are listening more and more to the community, they are not known for their speed, and focused on following their/Kaz's vision
My biggest concern with GT7 is probably the size of the career mode, definitly not big enough for the franchise, and a wasted potential, because GT7 could easily be the best game of the franchise with a bigger/GT4 like career mode.

 

[mef]

Make your expensive cars (1,000,000 cr and up) winnable in-game, through special menus or seasonal events.

I noticed there don’t seem to be any direct questions about the game economy, the grindiness of it. I’d love to tell PD about my thought on that. GT7 is the first game where I don’t have all cars and I’ve played 150hrs or so. That’s terrible game design. And I’m not a terrible driver, used to be B/S when I still cared to online race

 

[RACECAR]

So basically we are going to let the masses ruin the game for us actual enthusiasts.

You mind explaining how this is letting the masses "ruin the game"? Have you even seen the questions?