Every Real Life Track or every Gran Turismo "fantasy" track?

[Victoria H]

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I'll take classic GT tracks over boring Tilke/F1 stuff any day.

I'd rather race in Trial Mountain or Grand Valley than in Yas Marina, COTA or Shanghai.

 

[Crazy Taylor]

I'd take fantasy tracks on GTS. They are less dull. Nordschleife and Le Mans help me sleep.

 

[adb]

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I'll take classic GT tracks over boring Tilke/F1 stuff any day.

I'd rather race in Trial Mountain or Grand Valley than in Yas Marina, COTA or Shanghai.

I know where you're coming from, but putting COTA and Shanghai in the same sentence as Yas Marina, is just wrong

 

[Auditore]

I agree 100% about the fantasy track's character. EL Capitan, Cita D'Aria. Even High Speed Ring, in GT6, is a nice bowl of a circuit.

Madrid, is just about my favorite city track. Though, I'd like to see what Rome Night would look like updated.

PD needs to make more original city tracks,that's the best way to get more variety in circuits,tight corners and buildings close to the circuit.

 

[winet]

I really like the fantasy tracks in GT Sport and would welcome new ones. Real world tracks I never tire of driving would be Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca,Road America,and Sebring

 

[SlipZtrEm]

To make it a little easier for people, here's the full list split into the two categories. For the purposes of the list, I've put every city circuit into the fantasy section, even if they have a basis in the real world city's layout. Cote d'Azur goes in Real World, since it's practically the Monaco circuit. Pikes Peak is there too, even if it's only part of the full thing. Super Speedway is in Fantasy Circuits, but really, it was just Twin Ring Motegi's oval.

Spoiler: Real World Circuits in the GT Series = 24

• Ascari Race Resort
• Brands Hatch (80s, current)
• Circuit de La Sarthe (2005, 2009, 2013, current)
• Cote d'Azur
  
• Daytona
  
• Fuji Speedway (80s, 90s, current)
  
• Goodwood Hillclimb
  
• Indianapolis
  
• Interlagos
  
• Laguna Seca
  
• Monza (80s, current)
  
• Mount Panorama
  
• Nurburgring
  
• Pikes Peak
• Red Bull Ring
  
• Silverstone
  
• Sonoma Raceway
• Spa Francorchamps
  
• Suzuka
  
• Top Gear Test Track
  
• Tsukuba
  
• Twin Ring Motegi
• Valencia
• Willow Springs

Spoiler: Fantasy Circuits in the GT Series = 64

• Alsace
• Apricot Hill
  
• Autodromo Lago Maggiore
  
• Autumn Ring
• Blue Moon Bay
  
• Broad Bean Raceway
  
• Cape Ring
  
• Cathedral Rocks Trail
• Chamonix (GT4)
  
• Chamonix (GT5)
  
• Circuit de Sainte-Croix
  
• Circuito de la Sierra
  
• Circuito de Madrid
  
• Citta di Aria
  
• Clubman Stage Route 5
• Colorado Springs
  
• Complex String
  
• Costa di Amalfi
  
• Deep Forest Raceway
• Dragon Trail
  
• Driving Park Beginner Course
  
• Eiger Nordwand
  
• El Capitan
  
• Fisherman's Ranch
  
• George V Paris
  
• Grand Canyon
  
• Grand Valley
• Grindelwald
  
• GT Arena
  
• High Speed Ring
• Hong Kong
  
• Ice Arena
  
• Kart Space
  
• Kyoto Driving Park
  
• London
  
• Matterhorn
  
• Midfield Raceway
  
• Motorland
  
• Motorsports Land
• New York
  
• Northern Isle Speedway
  
• Opera Paris
  
• Red Rock Valley
  
• Rome Circuit (GT2/3)
  
• Rome (GT5/6)
  
• Sardegna
  
• Seattle Circuit
  
• Seoul Central
  
• Smokey Mountain
  
• Special Stage Route 11
• Special Stage Route 5
• Special Stage Route 7
  
• Special Stage Route X
  
• Super Speedway*
  
• Swiss Alps
  
• Tahiti Dirt Route 3/Tahiti Circuit
  
• Tahiti Maze
  
• Tahiti Road
  
• Test Course (GT1–3)
• Test Course (GT4)
  
• Tokyo Expressway
  
• Tokyo Route R246
  
• Toscana
  
• Trial Mountain

Just like the track count of GT Sport itself is, on the face of it, not exactly representative of the variety in the game (there's a bunch of ovals and under-utilized rally tracks), the counts here don't tell the whole story. "Wow, 40 more tracks for fantasy circuits," you might say, but there's a whole bunch of ovals, or quite similar small circuits, or quite similar city tracks.

I think I'd side with fantasy circuits, but it's not nearly as close as the numbers would suggest. But even cutting it in half, there'd still be plenty of circuits I really enjoy. There's only a select few I don't like in the Real Circuits side.

 

[VBR]

@SlipZtrEm - 24 real world locations vs 64 fantasy locations...hmmm...real world still wins for me.

 

[ThePotatoKing]

Tough question actually , i love it when a game has alot of real life locations , but i also love a well-made fantasy track (plz PD give us more like Maggiore )

I just can't ignore how well made the fantasy tracks in Gran Turismo really are.People may say that "fantasy tracks ruin the immersion" but **** it , if it's fun , i will race there as much as i like. So , it would be both from me

But the fictional tracks i really want back are the city tracks. Seattle , R246 , SSR5 , New York , even ****ing Citta di Aria and Opera Paris are far more fun than the crap that we have now (i'm looking at you , Tokyo Expressway)

 

[GTCam]

My vote is for the real life tracks; though I do enjoy some of PDs fantasy tracks.

I am one of the few VR enthusiasts and although Driveclub offers a better VR experience in my opinion, I choose the replay value of GT due to the real life tracks.

Also, I get a buzz out of watching the F1 races, such as Monza, as I feel like I know every inch of the track.

 

[Lebowski]

Real world all the way. Wouldn't be bothered at all if we never saw another fantasy track. Don't get me wrong, I like some such as St Croix, Kyoto and Magiorre but I wouldnt miss them at all if it meant a full quota of real circuits.

 

[devildog666]

Would you rather have every real life track Gran Turismo featured or every PD designed track ever featured? For me the PD designed tracks are more interesting and fun to drive so it's an easy choice. Only one type either real or fantasy would be included in the game. The other type would be removed.

When most fans think of GT they think of tracks like Deep Forest, Midfield, Grand Valley, and others. So Even though I like a good mix of both, I would lean toward fantasy.

 

[BallPtPenTheif]

Also, I get a buzz out of watching the F1 races, such as Monza, as I feel like I know every inch of the track.

That's probably the best part. I don't think I would have given a care about Bathurst until I figured out how to flat out the major uphill portion of the course. Now watching races on that track are a joy simply because you can see what they are trying to do at each lap and you have some semblance of how difficult it all is.

 

[mcfizzle]

I would rather have every real track that's been in previous GT's. Spa, Silverstone, Laguna Seca, Sears's Point, Fuji, Daytona, Goodwood, Top Gear Test Track, Pike's Peak, plus whatever I'm missing.

I need some Spa in VR! Please give it to me PD!

 

[DodgySyrup]

I think it's a case of a good track is a good track, and it doesnt matter if it's real or invented for the game; so I'd much rather we saw the best of both, rather than having to pick between one or the other.

 

[simsimsheree]

I always enjoyed racing on most of GT5/6's fantasy tracks, but I am worried that, if brought back to GTS/7 (whatever they call it), they might get the GTS 'treatment', and be ruined by the liberal slathering of huge rumbles and runoff areas that can be massively exploited. If there's any real difference between GT6 and GTS, I'd say it was this. The whole philosophy of HAVING to stay on track boundaries has changed for the worse, IMO.

Many of GT6's fantasy tracks would be ruined by the amount of legal shortcutting that GTS allows.

Mind you, given how badly you are allowed to abuse track limits even on the real tracks, I guess the OP is kind of moot. T1 at RBR shows just how bad it is.

I wonder what happened to PD's decision making on this? I remember several updates to GT5 and GT6 that considerably tightened track limits and did away with most of the egregious shortcuts. Why was this philosophy abandoned?

Bottom line, though - If you want real tracks, PC2 is already available. It's unlikely GT can catch up to their track count in 10 years, at this pace! But fantasy tracks, particularly the GT5/6 ones... That's where GT's edge came from. Great to race on (especially road cars, GT6's focus), great to look at, infinitely playable, hard to cheat in the GT6 era. More, more more! And enough with the track width runoff exploits!

 

[machine1121]

It still feels weird to not have Deep Forest, Trial Mountain, and Grand Valley in GTS. Apricot Hill, Midfield, Seattle, Rome, SSR5, R246, and Sierra are some of my other favorites. Spa and Laguna Seca are the only real world tracks I miss from previous games, so this is an easy decision for me.

 

[BrunusCL82]

I believe the next update will bring Midfield Raceway. Why? Because it was a circuit redone at the end of the GT6's life. Easier to remaster for the GTS.

But, I really want Trial Mountain and Red Rock Valley.

 

[Lebowski]

I believe the next update will bring Midfield Raceway.

Surely you mean, you hope? Believe means you have some information that points to it being a near or dead certainty!

 

[WaikeCU]

Real circuits:
- Spa Francorchamps
- Monaco
- Indianapolis Oval/GP
- Daytona Oval/24h
- Singapore Marina Bay Street circuit
- Yas Marina Circuit

Fantasy circuits:
- Special Stage R11 based on Tokyo Express Way.
- Hong Kong Circuit (if Marina Bay circuit is not added)

 

[Lebowski]

Silverstone would be the best to add as you get 4 layouts; GP, National, International and Stowe - perfect for Karting and the daft little Noddy cars like the Mini etc.

 

[DodgySyrup]

I would like to see Laguna Seca, Fuji (which was great in GT5 Prologue), Adelaide, and Hockenhiem, from real world.

I'd have to go back and relive some memories to name the GT fantasy tracks.

 

[J.D]

Red Bull Ring is my favourite track at the moment in GT Sport. I really want Fuji and Spa. For me Red Bull Ring is like Fuji and Spa combined. So it's all real tracks for me.

 

[Vader86]

Real tracks all the way. Some fantasy are alright, but I'd prefer the real ones.