Gran Turismo 7: Latest news and discussion thread

[Sage Ages]

Well like I said, which is better? Non carbon racing brakes or carbon non-racing brakes? And why aren't carbon race brakes an option? It's not particularly clear to a layman.

Which is exactly why the game usually explains these things to you.

 

[commanderr]

Is it me or is the driving Red Bull in the livery reveal for the Turkisch gp in GT Sport or Gt7? I posted this in GT Sport forum but place is not as active anymore

 

[Guffaluff]

Is it me or is the driving Red Bull in the livery reveal for the Turkisch gp in GT Sport or Gt7? I posted this in GT Sport forum but place is not as active anymore

No it's F1 2021, the livery is coming to the game

 

[commanderr]

No it's F1 2021, the livery is coming to the game

You sure? I have played F1 2021 on ps5 and I thought it didn't look like this. Been a while I've played sport

 

[DS13_supergt]

You sure? I have played F1 2021 on ps5 and I thought it didn't look like this. Been a while I've played sport

Yeah, it's 100 per cent f1

 

[o000o]

Which is exactly why the game usually explains these things to you.

Good that Kaz is taking an opposite stance from this in GTS before:

https://www.driving.co.uk/news/gran-turismo-boss-says-removed-gt-mode-gamers-losing-automotive-know/

Where "because car enthusiast is dwindling down, then simplify things", thus preventing others to know further too.

 

[05XR8]

Gotta love him.

This new approach will be alien to GT fans, but was necessary, according to Yamauchi. “Right now we have a very well organised menu and top menu, but if we’d placed all the features you see in the menus into a map format, I think they [players] would have felt it to be the exact same thing we had in the past,” he said.

As part of this UI update, the vehicle tuning system has been “simplified” due to reduced knowledge of how cars work, he adds.

“Twenty years ago, when we did the first Gran Turismo, people knew what happens when you change an air filter; people knew what increased compression ratios do to your car. But the new users don’t have that knowledge anymore because they’re not as interested in the cars, so we’ve simplified that area [of the game] so you can do the exact same thing you were doing in the past, but it’s more user-friendly for people just getting into cars.”

 

[RattyMcClelland]

Is anyone else seeing Grand valley in the new screenshots off the GT website showcasing Brembo advert boards.
The main tight hairpin on the long course and another showing the branch off to the short course with the long course closed off?

 

[RACECAR]

Is anyone else seeing Grand valley in the new screenshots off the GT website showcasing Brembo advert boards.
The main tight hairpin on the long course and another showing the branch off to the short course with the long course closed off?

That's just Lago Maggiore from GT Sport. Grand Valley doesn't have a turn that banked.

 

[Famine]

Is anyone else seeing Grand valley in the new screenshots off the GT website showcasing Brembo advert boards.
The main tight hairpin on the long course and another showing the branch off to the short course with the long course closed off?

A few people are seeing it, but it isn't there. It's Lago Maggiore.

 

[ShiftingGears]

“Twenty years ago, when we did the first Gran Turismo, people knew what happens when you change an air filter; people knew what increased compression ratios do to your car."

He does like to invent his own explanations. Especially because most players didnt have a clue about compression ratios from older games either, they just clicked the part that made the power go up the most. I think most players would expect to know what part is the best from the brakes offering as well.

 

[Lord Protector]

They better implement brake temperature now that Brembo is on board.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Really happy to see the GT350R in the game. That's another car off my wishlist!

 

[Tetraturbo]

Can't wait to hear that NA 5.2 V8 redlining at 8250 RPM🥴🥴🥴

 

[RACECAR]

Really happy to see the GT350R in the game. That's another car off my wishlist!

With the tuning features AND livery editor, you know what that also means:

 

[DefNotJake]

They better implement brake temperature now that Brembo is on board.

That, and hopefully they finally remove tire warmers from the game (the reason why the tires never become cold in GT Sport unless you come to a stop and wait). Would be nice to see tire temperature be actually relevant in the first few laps of a race and after a pit stop.

 

[snc]

That, and hopefully they finally remove tire warmers from the game (the reason why the tires never become cold in GT Sport unless you come to a stop and wait). Would be nice to see tire temperature be actually relevant in the first few laps of a race and after a pit stop.

they are ? you have cold tyres in fia races at first corners

 

[ICEYOU3]

Being able to kick people mid race would be a nice quality of life feature.

 

[PSN offapple]

Would really be nice if people would stop assuming there is an IMSA partnership solely based on a car from 2018. We got a Lexus RC F GT3 from GT Open and that didn't mean squat. This feels like its quickly becoming the new "That car is coming to GT" just because someone saw a GT windshield banner.

On this subject. I'm not saying there will be an actual 'partnership' with IMSA, and this post is purely speculation on my part. As such I recommend readers take what I say with a grain of salt. I know I don't have the concrete answers.

It at least 'seems' (italics aren't working for me right now) to me that there is at least 'some' content coming to the game that has connections with IMSA. Here's my speculation points:

* Daytona is coming back. That much has been confirmed, however literally nothing so far about NASCAR or other oval-specific cars in GT7, at least at this time. The Rolex 24H is the biggest race that the road course hosts, and it happens to be part of the IMSA Endurance Cup.

* Road Atlanta being found in the code of GT Sport. I kinda saw the possibility of it coming to the series being higher ever since the Michelin partnership featured the North America branch in the live stuff, who now also own the circuit. A bit of a side note but JP Montoya was driving a Michelin liveried Honda NSX Gr.3 at that live event. He was driving for Acura Team Penske at the time in real life, but besides that nothing particularly of note to do with this topic.

* Watkins Glen was found added a couple of minor updates ago too. That means that 3 of the 4 tracks featured on the IMSA Endurance Cup calendar have been found in the GT Sport code, and in Daytona's case in GT7's circuit menu too.

* The missing track to get all 4 of the IMSA Endurance Cup tracks, is Sebring, which has no concrete evidence outside of this speculation (which isn't concrete either, hence it's speculation) of showing up.

* Now this is going VERY far back, and as I can't find the source don't quote me on this, but I recall there being some news (maybe something from a GTP article, I can't remember) that PD were at one of the IMSA races (Possibly the 2018 Rolex 24H Daytona) scanning and getting images of several GTLM, and even DPi cars. You'd think PD would probably have scanned a WEC Ford GT given their FIA connection, but as soon as I saw that this was the IMSA GTLM version it got me thinking back to what I heard, and if that news about PD scanning multiple IMSA cars has some substance. This might still not be the case however, and this Ford GTLM might be a one-off as RACECAR mentioned with the Lexus RC F.

That's pretty much all of the jigsaw pieces of speculation I could find regarding IMSA stuff and GT7. There's quite a few things, but again nothing is ever concrete until we see it in the game for ourselves.
Make of this speculation what you guys will. Remember it is just speculation. I don't have the answers.

 

[DefNotJake]

they are ? you have cold tyres in fia races at first corners

Sadly Im part of the majority that doesn't use Sport mode.

 

[Samus]

Sebring, which has no concrete evidence

Deliberate choice of phrasing there?

 

[05XR8]

Gotta say, before any official series from the Americas and Europe, Super GT needs to be official. It's been part of the franchise day dot. Official cars, replicas to all kinds, even Super Taikyu endurance machines been available in every GT game.
All Super GT courses and cars need to be in before IMSA, etc.

 

[happycorey]

Is it me or is the driving Red Bull in the livery reveal for the Turkisch gp in GT Sport or Gt7? I posted this in GT Sport forum but place is not as active anymore

C'mon you know PD would have made it more exciting that a few mediocre replay angles.

Sadly Im part of the majority that doesn't use Sport mode.

It's the same for weekly races as well. The first few turns are cold tires and lack sufficient grip.

 

[Guffaluff]

You sure? I have played F1 2021 on ps5 and I thought it didn't look like this. Been a while I've played sport

Yub, it's F1 2021

 

[Silver_Wolf]

Yub, it's F1 2021

Has anyone recreated it in Sport yet?

 

[commanderr]

C'mon you know PD would have made it more exciting that a few mediocre replay angles.

True. Also the Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton partnership made it unlikely for me but I was convinced it was GT when I saw the video. One can dream that we get some sort of F1 car in GT7

 

[05XR8]

Hey, Red Bull have been in the series for a couple games. We’ll see.

 

[tankuroded]

* Now this is going VERY far back, and as I can't find the source don't quote me on this, but I recall there being some news (maybe something from a GTP article, I can't remember) that PD were at one of the IMSA races (Possibly the 2018 Rolex 24H Daytona) scanning and getting images of several GTLM, and even DPi cars. You'd think PD would probably have scanned a WEC Ford GT given their FIA connection, but as soon as I saw that this was the IMSA GTLM version it got me thinking back to what I heard, and if that news about PD scanning multiple cars has some substance. This might still not be the case however, and this Ford GTLM might be a one-off as RACECAR mentioned with the Lexus RC F.

According to AlanH49, the claim was that a number of WEC cars were scanned during the 2018/2019 season, namely the Ford GT, Ferrari 488 GTE, and then-recent spec Vantage.

However the fact that the Ford GT that came out ended up being IMSA spec makes me doubt that rumor, especially since he did not give his sources (unless they scanned multiple cars, as you said).

EDIT: Additional claims he made that might be of interest: 2018-spec TS050 being scanned, and something related to DTM (before DTM dropped Class One)

 

[Veinz]

Hopefully the HUD can be fully customizable, it’s completely absurd how this isn’t a thing in a game like GTS. I’m sick of having the track map and the driver list on there, but If I turn those off then I also lose the useful information.

 

[Imari]

I believe the carbon brakes need to be at high temps to work effectively. The Racing brakes could be stainless steel. I remember brake rotors being an issue https://autoaction.com.au/2018/08/16/revealed-supercars-brake-change

Plus, even though the thumbnail is darkened, the carbon rotors do look darker in colour(which they are), than the Normal rotors in its thumbnail.
Again, hopefully, PD have programmed in brake temps.

I sort of doubt it. Which is probably for the best, for the sort of audience Gran Turismo is targeted at I think it could be a real struggle to get them to learn that the reason why their brakes didnt work on that corner is that they were too cold. That's pure sim-racing territory, and just doesn't seem that fun for someone who only wants to jump in a race and go fast.

It's a shame that they end up appropriating real world engineering terms for what will at best probably end up being a braking grip multiplier and more likely end up being a brake bias unlock with no change in the driving physics of the car, but understandable for the type of game they're trying to create.