Gran Turismo 7: Latest news and discussion thread

[GBalao888]

For purposes of mainly me justifying the 2005 YellowHat Supra and 2006 Xanavi Z into Gr.2, you also have the case of why the Maserati MC12 (in 2006) and Aston Martin DBR9 (in 2009) both failed as GT500 cars. As explained here:

This all boils down to the fact that FIA GT1 cars don't have as much downforce as modern GT500's, despite their increased horsepower, faster top speeds and low amount of weight.

This is the reason why the Aston Martin DBR9 is among the strongest Gr. 3 cars (stock), as FIA GT1-style cars are said to be the top of the food chain in the Gr. 3 category, that is, before BoP is even applied. But even then, you'll never find the Aston Martin DBR9 or the shorttail McLaren F1 GTR attempting to catch up with like say, the 2008 Nissan GT-R GT500.

But even then, the prototype-style longtail GT1's from the late-1990s, as with the Mercedes-AMG CLK-LM and McLaren F1 GTR longtail cars in GT7 are almost equal, if not, faster than the GT500's (heck, the McLaren F1 GTR longtail even races as a GT500).

What would be interesting though would be the possibility of having IMSA GT/GTO/GTX, Group 5 or even SCCA Trans-Am in Gr. 2.

 

[ICEYOU3]

I've noticed on PSN that some people now have access to their Gran Turismo avatars now. Must be a preorder perk.

 

[Islaygaz]

I've noticed on PSN that some people now have access to their Gran Turismo avatars now. Must be a preorder perk.

Yea it was a 25th Anniversary bonus. I’ve currently got the Pennzoil R34 as mine!

 

[tankuroded]

Based on the "5 MONTH_SH" (MONTH_SHORT?) string on the top-right I have suspicion the screenshot they used on Twitter was taken last May:

Also notice the same unit mismatch that was in one of the segments in the "Collector" dev diary video (along with lack of decimal PP):

This suggests that the change to current UI (vs the 2020 PS5 launch show UI; parts of it are visible in the dev diaries) was in early 2021.

 

[Veinz]

Nice, rocking the blue supra avatar now. Hopefully the real thing is in my driveway some day.

 

[Islaygaz]

Based on the "5 MONTH_SH" (MONTH_SHORT?) string on the top-right I have suspicion the screenshot they used on Twitter was taken last May:
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1780” long? That’s like 45m! 😂

 

[ICEYOU3]

Man that lighting is OP'ed

 

[mwoodski]

This all boils down to the fact that FIA GT1 cars don't have as much downforce as modern GT500's, despite their increased horsepower, faster top speeds and low amount of weight.

This is the reason why the Aston Martin DBR9 is among the strongest Gr. 3 cars (stock), as FIA GT1-style cars are said to be the top of the food chain in the Gr. 3 category, that is, before BoP is even applied. But even then, you'll never find the Aston Martin DBR9 or the shorttail McLaren F1 GTR attempting to catch up with like say, the 2008 Nissan GT-R GT500.

But even then, the prototype-style longtail GT1's from the late-1990s, as with the Mercedes-AMG CLK-LM and McLaren F1 GTR longtail cars in GT7 are almost equal, if not, faster than the GT500's (heck, the McLaren F1 GTR longtail even races as a GT500).

What would be interesting though would be the possibility of having IMSA GT/GTO/GTX, Group 5 or even SCCA Trans-Am in Gr. 2.

Yeah, back in the late 90's/early 00's a GT1 car could compete in GT500.

Once the rules changed in like 2002/2003 though the GT500 cars were between GT1 and P2 speed, but much closer to the P2 end of it and those GT1 cars couldn't stand a chance.

 

[RallyeNick]

I think placing it in Gr. 3 would make sense, as they were just roughly GT racing cars before the shift in regulations starting from 2002 that made the cars look more like silhouette touring cars, with far more powerful downforce that allowed them to drive even faster despite similar power and weight figures. And what's really surprising is that this Supra doesn't even have a two-J.Z., but rather a tuned four-cylinder turbo if I remember correctly.

GT500 from 1997 until 2001 would nearly be like the FIA GT2 category, another Gr. 3 archetype.

On the 2jz engine, the Tom’s supra actually ran a highly modified 3-sg 4 cylinder normally found in the celica gt4.

 

[Nielsen]

Don't see any differences from PS1 up until PS5. What's wrong with Polyphony?! This is unacceptable!!!

Time to upgrade that 4:3 screen of yours.

 

[Nowax]

Time to upgrade that 4:3 screen of yours.

About time!

 

[John Wells]

Been doing some testing with other racing games, grip in GTSport is to high.
In other games cars would spin, come off track. Will the new game have as much grip as GTSport? Even AC Cobra will stay on track, in Assetto Corsa, it lot harder to drive.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Set myself the challenge of learning Moon Over the Castle on guitar (or at least some of it) before GT7 releases. Here's my progress so far, enjoy.
Listen to Moon over the castle isolated guitar recording by Ash on #SoundCloud

Moon over the castle isolated guitar recording

A scrappy run of the main solo riff of Moon over the castle from Gran Turismo.

soundcloud.app.goo.gl

 

[05XR8]

Eighteen and a half hours to go

“Uh ohhh, Spaghetti-Os!” Remember that?

 

[happycorey]

I hope that dude downloads GT7 and data mines the info immediately lol

 

[Dave A]

1780” long? That’s like 45m! 😂

That'd make hairpin turns interesting.

 

[GETEDA]

"The Drive Of Your Life"

Yep, this is definitely the spiritual successor to GT4.

Can you imagine we get again the 24hr race without b-spec mode, no auto-drive and the devil touch, no pause option 🤣

 

[dents27]

Can you imagine we get again the 24hr race without b-spec mode, no auto-drive and the devil touch, no pause option 🤣

Oh man the PTSD intensifies without the pause option. At least B-Spec mode allowed you to take a bit of a break but man the pause option was one of the best upgrades they could have done.

 

[ICEYOU3]

Just don't redeem them...



They can be 60fps if you want.

hopefully

 

[juanffy18]

Eighteen and a half hours to go

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“Uh ohhh, Spaghetti-Os!” Remember that?
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Oh god 1.6 million in the beginning of the game, for me this is not the best way to start a Gran Turismo.

10.000-20.000cr - Used/new normal street car - sunday cup - clubman cup - tuning the car and win win and win races to reach more powerfull cars and unlock races...this is Gran Turismo no a Forza Horizon.

 

[Auditore]

With customization and bodykits we might finally have this

 

[05XR8]

Oh god 1.6 million in the beginning of the game, for me this is not the best way to start a Gran Turismo.

10.000-20.000cr - Used/new normal street car - sunday cup - clubman cup - tuning the car and win win and win races to reach more powerfull cars and unlock races...this is Gran Turismo no a Forza Horizon.

The way the game looks to start, pre-order players can't use the bonus cars. Plus, when buying the first car, it'd have to fit the Sunday Cup criteria. So, if we're able to spend that 1.6mil on a Testarossa, CSL and E30 M3 Evo, still might be able to use those cars from the onset.

Think of the pre-order money as hitting the Lotto or a really nice inheritance left or a good return from an investment. it doesn't have to be spent right away or at all.

 

[syntex123]

Set myself the challenge of learning Moon Over the Castle on guitar (or at least some of it) before GT7 releases. Here's my progress so far, enjoy.
Listen to Moon over the castle isolated guitar recording by Ash on #SoundCloud

Moon over the castle isolated guitar recording

A scrappy run of the main solo riff of Moon over the castle from Gran Turismo.

soundcloud.app.goo.gl

That’s awesome! I highly recommend that you look into Rocksmith 2014, there’s CDLC (custom DLC) for the GT2 version of MOTC. It’s a blast to play. I still suck at that song (soloing isn’t my strongsuit) but it’s so much fun.

With customization and bodykits we might finally have this

Yessss. I’ve been waiting every single day since Copperbox for this.

 

[John Wells]

Is game download only, or will be on disc?

 

[Nuschel01]

Is game download only, or will be on disc?

Disc version in stores on March 4th, just like the digital one.

 

[regnar]

One thing I hope is fixed in GT7 is the car thumbnails wanting to refresh, in GT Sport if you switch between consoles when opening the garage, the system will want to reload all the thumbnails, this happens on both my systems PS4 & PS5, basically you can't see your cars until they reload again. It's obviously reading the latest save files online and downloading, just wish it would only update car thumbnails that have changed.

 

[Nowax]

One thing I hope is fixed in GT7 is the car thumbnails wanting to refresh, in GT Sport if you switch between consoles when opening the garage, the system will want to reload all the thumbnails, this happens on both my systems PS4 & PS5, basically you can't see your cars until they reload again. It's obviously reading the latest save files online and downloading, just wish it would only update car thumbnails that have changed.

My game won't refresh the thumbnails anymore lol

 

[aerius]

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[Nowax]

I bet Gran Turismo 7 has just gone gold.

Yeah, I also bet that the ESRB has just rated the game.

 

[B13POS]

I bet Gran Turismo 7 has just gone gold.

Of course it has. The owner of GTPlanet has a review copy.