Gran Turismo 7 January 2025 Update Prediction & Discussion Thread

[05XR8]

AC Evo isn't a full game yet and not yet available on PS5. However, as pointed out by ACE features, it is more Gran Turismo than Gran Turismo.

I'm not into which game sits atop the mountain. What it is is making all the options available that should be in a car game that is king of the mountain.

 

[Nebuc72]

As I'm typing this AC Evo has 2,932 players at peak time in Europe with a 24hr high of 3,905.

For comparison Forza Horizon 5 has 15,900 players with a high of 18,468.

AC Evo will always be limited by the size of it's dev team and allocated publisher budget. It's why the final game will launch with around 100 cars and 15 tracks. The much vaunted open world will be released in stages and I for one have no confidence the location in question will be compelling longer term. Neither do I expect AC Evo to support PSVR2 as the new engine is extremely heavy. We'll be fortunate to see a locked 60fps at 1080p-1440p. That's another benefit PD has with their focus on PlayStation hardware and experienced tech teams.

Assetto Corsa gained the following it did due to the modding scene. Something it never had on console and one of the reasons, along with poor controller support, it never made much impact. Without an unrestricted modding scene on PC AC Evo will find it's niche but not replace the original.

I'll be very interested to play AC Evo when it comes to console but I'm not expecting that for another year or two. By which time we'll be bang in the middle of the GT8 hype cycle. Of more concern to PD should be Forza Horizon 5 coming to PS5 in 2025.

You can't do anything in AC Evo right now aside from hotlap a few cars around a few tracks. The player count and game state right now doesn't matter, what might is what it will be in the future.

 

[Kriptical]

the ac evo people seem to appreciate how critical vr is to many racers. Im pretty sure thats part of the reason they went with a new engine. Im going to continue having faith until evidence points to a reason not too.


I get mods are important to some people in the ac community. But im not them, and would be overjoyed if their open world//online racing road map materializes. Besides, mods would only be cool if they we’re able to be used in vr. Otherwise, not really interested.

As you may have guessed forza horizon isn’t on my radar as there won’t be vr support. I’ m not trying to be snooty. There is just no going back on some things, this is one.


Ps: a game in the early days of discounted/paid beta has 25% of the population of a 4 year old game…whats was your point there?

 

[Nakano219]

Two things can be true at the same time: AC EVO can have a very promising core that can potentially bloom into an amazing game, and it can also currently be a glorified tech demo that won't be affecting PD's content update decisions any time soon (if they can even make decisions at that speed given current AAA development times).

 

[jonoholland29]

What makes AC Evo like GT7? I don’t have a PC so not really followed it. I’d like to see some more details if anyone has an article to read. Saw SuperGTs latest vid and it didn’t seem much like GT7 at all.

To me, what personifies GT7

• Ultra detailed assets (cars/environment)
• License Tests that unlock events
• Cars are achieved through achievement (either as prizes, or by earning credits to purchase cars) not unlocked on some carousel
• A good mix of road cars and race cars
• The ability to tune your car (settings) and buy upgrades to its performance
• Great photography