Gran Turismo 7: Latest news and discussion thread

[Shingo_civic]

I didn't fall for anything. Do you think I fell for something when I bought GT7? Forza Motorsport is a completely better as a racing game. Again, you haven't played it. You are a Troll.

I've downloaded FM8 since i have 3months of gamepass for free with the new pc i bought and honestly compared to GT7 it's complete dog**** wherever you look at it,be it physics,graphics,online etc. Especially with the wheel it's so bad... idk how someone can prefer it to GT7

 

[Nebuc72]

I've downloaded FM8 since i have 3months of gamepass for free with the new pc i bought and honestly compared to GT7 it's complete dog**** wherever you look at it,be it physics,graphics,online etc. Especially with the wheel it's so bad... idk how someone can prefer it to GT7

I seriously don't get why people still abide by fanboy drivel like this.
You can like or not like whaetever aspect of either game but there comes a point where you're just making things up for no reason.

The online in FM8 is genuinely leaps and bounds better than what GT7 offers - I think they looked directly at Sport Mode and its complaints and responded to every one. There's race variety, there's car variety, there's frequent track rotations, and there's even lobby features that GT7 desperately needs, like being able to purchase things in lobbies and 'borrow' cars to use that you don't own.

It's the one thing that the game does hands down very well, and to me the dead ringer that anyone bringing it up as a dunk on the game just blatantly haven't even tried to put any effort into objective thinking. The only thing I see people frequently dislike about it is it the penalty system which, if you look at the Daily Races thread here, isn't exactly a unique problem.

 

[Nakano219]

This is a wider thing in the modern GaaS game space as a whole, where if a game is derided on either its reveal trailer or its launch, you are almost never removing that negative perception, no matter how much you polish and improve your game.

You can do it for single-player games given enough effort (Cyberpunk, No Man's Sky), but it doesn't work for GaaS, once you screw up the launch you lose your mindshare and it's almost impossible to claw back.

So the lesson for PD is to make sure GT8 both reveals and launches smoothly. They got very lucky bricking the game in that one update didn't hurt them long term, I don't think that'll fly next time.

 

[Mathaios_C]

I seriously don't get why people still abide by fanboy drivel like this.
You can like or not like whaetever aspect of either game but there comes a point where you're just making things up for no reason.

The online in FM8 is genuinely leaps and bounds better than what GT7 offers - I think they looked directly at Sport Mode and its complaints and responded to every one. There's race variety, there's car variety, there's frequent track rotations, and there's even lobby features that GT7 desperately needs, like being able to purchase things in lobbies and 'borrow' cars to use that you don't own.

It's the one thing that the game does hands down very well, and to me the dead ringer that anyone bringing it up as a dunk on the game just blatantly haven't even tried to put any effort into objective thinking. The only thing I see people frequently dislike about it is it the penalty system which, if you look at the Daily Races thread here, isn't exactly a unique problem.

The problem with fm8 online is that is completely empty and no one is playing the game. So the grid is you and yourself alone. So sad

 

[AlexWilmot]

The problem with fm8 online is that is completely empty and no one is playing the game. So the grid is you and yourself alone. So sad

No it’s not

 

[Mathaios_C]

No it’s not

Yes it is. They even reduced the grid on many online events ahahah

 

[RACECAR]

I see we're still resorting to smack talking games that I pretty much question the smack talkers even actually playing.

Its why I have never subscribed to this Tribal BS, which is made all the more trivial when it pertains to the very niche activity of playing pretend Race cars over the internet.

 

[Nebuc72]

Yes it is. They even reduced the grid on many online events ahahah

Nothing I have ever noticed. Maybe depends on what playlist you pick - but every game has that issue with less popular choices. The featured ones always are filled when I race.

 

[AlexWilmot]

Yes it is. They even reduced the grid on many online events ahahah

They haven’t reduced grids, stop the BS

 

[hyperspeed980]

I see we're still resorting to smack talking games that I pretty much question the smack talkers even actually playing.

Its why I have never subscribed to this Tribal BS, which is made all the more trivial when it pertains to the very niche activity of playing pretend Race cars over the internet.

I have to assume that the people partaking in this type of tribalism rarely ever have anything better going on in their lives, so they cling on to something pathetic like a brand to shape their identity.

 

[Nielsen]

I've downloaded FM8 since i have 3months of gamepass for free with the new pc i bought and honestly compared to GT7 it's complete dog**** wherever you look at it,be it physics,graphics,online etc. Especially with the wheel it's so bad... idk how someone can prefer it to GT7

Maybe GT7 physics were better before the questionable July 2024 update which resulted in flying cars. Ever since then GT7 physics have been plagued by inconsistencies. During the same period FM physics have been consistent and predictable.

Graphics-wise the two games are close to being evenly split. GT7 wins in car modelling and lifelike visual style, but in other areas of the graphics it’s easy to tell that FM is a newer title than GT7. FM has also undergone some significant improvements to the graphics since it launched.

The main thing that keeps FM from glory is how the game feels almost like no game at all. Their reboot of the franchise basically removed ‘game design’ from the equation. FM also launched without hundreds of the cars that were in FM7, and they are slow and hesitant at bringing back many of them. GT7 has almost nearly every car PD has released since GT Sport.

 

[ScottPuss20]

I find it ridiculous that GT7 doesn't have a BMW M5 of any description yet Forza Horizon 5 has all them bar the newest one. It's absolutely inexcusable to leave out such an important car. It's also inexcusable to not have ANY Audi RS4, RS5 or RS6. Are PD allergic to German sports sedans or something?

 

[05XR8]

We’ve got a very iconic sedan in the 300 SEL. Plus the 190 E sport sedan.

 

[VinylRichie]

I find it ridiculous that GT7 doesn't have a BMW M5 of any description yet Forza Horizon 5 has all them bar the newest one. It's absolutely inexcusable to leave out such an important car. It's also inexcusable to not have ANY Audi RS4, RS5 or RS6. Are PD allergic to German sports sedans or something?

Inexcusable is a very strong word imo. I understand that these cars have a relatively big fanbase and have relevance in the presence that shouldn’t be underestimated, but if start with important cars that the game is missing and call it „inexcusable“, we could go on the whole day I guess. And it still depends on personal preferences, for me the game is missing important cars like:

Audi Quattro
Lancia Fulvia
BMW M1
Alfa Romeo Spider
Citroen 2CV
Fiat 124 Spider
Ford RS200
Pontiac GTO Le Mans
Volvo Amazon
Mazda Cosmo Sport

And so on..

These are all pretty important cars and I would like to have them in the game, but I wouldn’t call it inexcusable that they are missing.
If we start with this, we have a lot of inexcusable stuff then, as tastes and preferences are very different and the game will never ever please everyone.
I haven’t even started with race cars, pre-war cars or whole brands like Lotus or Bentley.
And GT still is a Driving Simulator and focused on automotive history, not just the latest sports cars.

 

[05XR8]

Well, as per the last couple years, Spoon Sports have again updated their S-Tai livery for 2025. Sneak peak before the Super Taikyu season opener this weekend at Motegi. C’mon, PD. Just build them a dang Gr.4 CTR already.

Livery name: “SPOON リジカラ CIVIC スーパー耐久2025 Rd1”