Gran Turismo 7: Latest news and discussion thread

[Meythia]

GT7 is nearly 3 years old, at this point I can't see why we should hope for GT8 to correct everything wrong with GT7, especially since many things could have been corrected with the existing content, without further development or update.

Not to paint it all black for no hopes, but to me that just suggests GT8 wouldnt do it neither.
PD could have got rid of many wrongs already but simply decided not wanting to - it seems.

 

[Nebuc72]

So funny seeing this cycle again. What is wrong in GT7 was wrong in GT Sport, wrong in GT6 and started being wrong in GT5.

I have no idea why people still hold out with the blind hope that GT8 will suddenly change the game design mindset that turned Sophy into a chase the rabbit or purposefully limits the throttle of AI in custom races to 95%.
The game is how they want it to be. You think they wouldn't just add an event that isn't the 472nd instance of a Sunday Cup in an update if they wanted to? They're not going to be beholden to doing that - they do it because that's their mindset and that's not going to drastically change with a new instalment.

 

[tankuroded]

Because of the stigma to the Japanese ones, would you think that something like 430 Scuderia is a duplicate to base F430? Or that Zonda C12S is a duplicate to Zonda C12? Or SL600 and SL65 AMG?

See the 2015/2016 Clio.

 

[Boxster]

See the 2015/2016 Clio.

That duplication is really strange.

 

[Tired Tyres]

I would very much like it if Forza Motorsport to be released on PS5. Maybe that would give PD the kick up the arse they need.

 

[Johnny Caisse]

That duplication is really strange.

If I recall correctly the 2016 had some more horsepower when fully tuned. I could be wrong though!

 

[RobertHammer]

I would very much like it if Forza Motorsport to be released on PS5. Maybe that would give PD the kick up the arse they need.

Debatable, only "rumoured" was the Forza Horizon 5 not Motorsport

 

[RACECAR]

I would very much like it if Forza Motorsport to be released on PS5. Maybe that would give PD the kick up the arse they need.

That would assume that Microsoft would even be willing to put THIER flagship racing franchise on a rival console (IF they would even want to)

 

[PaMu1337]

I would very much like it if Forza Motorsport to be released on PS5. Maybe that would give PD the kick up the arse they need.

I don't see Forza ever happen on PS5, but AC:Evo may do this if it turns out as well as it looks

 

[Tired Tyres]

That would assume that Microsoft would even be willing to put THIER flagship racing franchise on a rival console (IF they would even want to)

Horizon is their flagship. Not Motorsport.

 

[Fezzik]

That would assume that Microsoft would even be willing to put THIER flagship racing franchise on a rival console (IF they would even want to)

Everything is an Xbox these days, even a PS5. For them the hardware console wars are over, it's just about getting software on as many devices as possible.

 

[Nakano219]

So funny seeing this cycle again. What is wrong in GT7 was wrong in GT Sport, wrong in GT6 and started being wrong in GT5.

I have no idea why people still hold out with the blind hope that GT8 will suddenly change the game design mindset that turned Sophy into a chase the rabbit or purposefully limits the throttle of AI in custom races to 95%.
The game is how they want it to be. You think they wouldn't just add an event that isn't the 472nd instance of a Sunday Cup in an update if they wanted to? They're not going to be beholden to doing that - they do it because that's their mindset and that's not going to drastically change with a new instalment.

To add on to this, because I also think GT8 will be a step change and not a revolution: There is also zero external pressure for PD to massively shake things up or make personnel changes.

Publishers are super risk-averse with AAA games nowadays to begin with - Sony are not going to look at an 87 MC game that has sold extremely well and is routinely what they use to showcase new tech like VR and the Pro, and go "yeah we need you to go back to the drawing board next time". They are absolutely content.

If anything, it's the opposite: Nobody is going to break out of a successful formula and take a leap of faith at a time where your AAA game failing almost certainly means your studio dies.

 

[PSN offapple]

Everything is an Xbox these days, even a PS5. For them the hardware console wars are over, it's just about getting software on as many devices as possible.

At this rate we'll be able to buy Xbox Game Pass on the PlayStation Store next year.
What a cursed timeline lol.

 

[SuperSportX]

I don't see Forza ever happen on PS5, but AC:Evo may do this if it turns out as well as it looks

AC isn't casual friendly enough and is abit too niche to compete with GT assuming you mean from a sales POV, the closest would be Forza but as mentioned that's pretty unrealistic.

 

[VinylRichie]

So people what are your thoughts about GT7 in 2024? 2025 could be the last year support. Apparently

My thoughts after this 2024 support.

GT Sport (Online GT7): I´m not an online player so this is not relevant for me.

Career mode...well, PD did nothing to improve the boring and the disaster implementation of the cafe menus. This is GT7 and no more. I hope for some more fun career mode in GT8.

Tracks: I love Eiger but this track is just for small and medium cars nothing more, nice addition but i expected something more this year in this point.

Cars: With ups and downs...
- 5 Race cars, each one of them for each race category except GR4:

• Genesis VGT (GR1): Man thanks to PD for remember this class exist. Just a fictional VGT and nothing more relevant. The safe place.
• Toyota GT One (GR2): A rocket in Le Mans and speed tracks, beautiful as ****. Not complains about this, i hope for one more in 2025, the 911 GT1 98 or R390 GT1.
• Honda GT500 "Castrol Mugen NSX" (GR3): Competitive car in GR3 field, nice addition with to much nostalgia.
• Subaru Impreza 1998 Rally Car (GRB): hmmm the rally in GT Sport and GT7 is really anecdotic, nothing more to add. Nice car but this is pure nostalgia and that's it. I found the Celica a little bit better overall.
• Mercedes Formula 1 old car:...just for fun and to fill the roster car selection.

The rest of street cars, a lot of Porsches and one Ruf, great cars, some supersport old machines, a little bit of everything. But why again duplicate cars like the Jimny i never undestand that PD decisions. The problem of this is the implementation of those cars in the game. You buy it and goes to the vault, i see you later.

I hope for some more car jewels in 2025 but more than that, i don't think so. Maybe one more track or maybe not.

You forgot THE most important addition of all in 2024, the cockpit implementation for the Mercedes VGT! (and that's just half-sarcastic)

 

[Ande3200]

I would very much like it if Forza Motorsport to be released on PS5. Maybe that would give PD the kick up the arse they need.

Fm has nothing on gt7 sadly, but i am sure ac evo could be the push pd needs
But sadly thats not going to happen unti it releases on conso!es.

AC isn't casual friendly enough and is abit too niche to compete with GT assuming you mean from a sales POV, the closest would be Forza but as mentioned that's pretty unrealistic.

If we are talking about ac1 i agree, ac evo no, it will have everything gt7 has to offer and more, the only question is, how is the controllers support for causals.
It will no doubt be competing with gt7 when it launches on ps5,

 

[05XR8]

If the controller operation is like ACC, ACE will be no problem for us controller users.

 

[nickf1gr]

You forgot THE most important addition of all in 2024, the cockpit implementation for the Mercedes VGT! (and that's just half-sarcastic)

Ι waiting for BMW VGT and Aston Martin VGT interior....

 

[Emick81]

I have completed most of the menu books on the hard difficulty.
I tried some races with the Pepper Icons but I can't keep up with the AI. Would lowering the difficulty to intermediate have an impact on the pepper races or are those races a seperated thing with their own difficulty settings?

 

[NTGSruler]

Given PD's history, I don't believe that GT7 will receive revolutionary updates, which will suddenly add a relevant number of modern racing cars and super sports cars and several circuits. Its GT7 structure is this, and it will not be now after almost three years that it will be reinvented.

I think that until the end of 2025 we will continue with this pace of updating, that is, one or two circuits perhaps, half a dozen modern and electric cars, another half a dozen classic street cars and two racing cars, probably.

The year 2026 should be sparse with updates for the new game to be released at the end of the year.

You talk about GT8, but I don't believe that this will be the next PD game.

Based on historical references, PD has always worked with an appetizer or preparatory game before launching a numbered game.

I speculate that PD will launch GT Sport 2 or something similar, probably at the end of 2026, taking as a reference the launch window from GT6 to GT Sport, and GT Sport to GT7.

And, in this game, the new GT3, GTE, GT2, LMDh, LMh, TCR racing cars should appear, and also some fictional ones, in short, those cars that we are all wanting for GT7.

After all, that's what PD did within the production window between GT6 and GT Sport, producing several new, modern and original racing cars that we had never seen in the franchise.

It certainly is a possibility that GT Sport 2 is the next GT game. However: if you look on the releases of the past GT games there was not always a prototype game before a "full" new GT game. Btw i consider GT Sport a full GT game, it was just not in the format we all know PD for. Also i reckon if the next game is GT Sport 2, i find PD doing very little to none to improve the online component of GT7 for example. You would think they would try or update things for that part of the game, just to evolve things to then possibly release a new "Online focused" GT game. Now i'm not against a new GT Sport, i very much enjoyed GTS for what it was. But GT8 just sounds more promising i think.
GT8 doesn't have to be complicated to be good. And oldstyle career coupled with Sophy AI and everybody praises PD once again.

 

[Meythia]

with their own difficulty settings?

The peppers are meant to indicate this.
But a while back it has been mentioned that in some cases the race difficulty is affected and would actually work in reverse order - I dont know if this only applies or applied to the different missions with pepper races. And I still am in disbelieve that this is or was a thing at all.
But you are free to try, and maybe for one reason or the other you will be more succesful.

 

[Lomic]

The peppers are meant to indicate this.
But a while back it has been mentioned that in some cases the race difficulty is affected and would actually work in reverse order - I dont know if this only applies or applied to the different missions with pepper races. And I still am in disbelieve that this is or was a thing at all.
But you are free to try, and maybe for one reason or the other you will be more succesful.

I am more convinced that the difficulty is tied to the number of peppers only, but I heard also that the lower difficulty you choose for the game, the harder the peeper race is.