Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.29 Confirmed for February 21

[Fezzik]

My guess is that they have put all the manpower to get VR right for this update, meaning nothing else has been finished.
Also no mention of anything else or a hint of something else coming
I guess we will see soon

There are events coming up for the Sport mode championships starting next week with no car/track details yet.
In the past that has usually meant they are using something to be added in an update.

 

[Nebuc72]

The next GTWS events have a new "Car Settings" detail specified in them that fundamentally was not in the game as an option beforehand - so there's your confirmation the update is at least more than purely VR support.

 

[HadOne2Many]

Seems like a lot of people are downplaying how significant the VR portion of this update is. I understand it's a pricey device and not everyone can afford it, but to brush it off a niche or a gimmick kind of blows my mind. Especially coming from wheel users who have already shown they are willing to drop a significant amount of money to get an experience closer to reality. This update is the most important one yet IMO.

 

[Ande3200]

Some times (November and some previous months etc) update tweet was Thursday...

No most of the time all silhouttes has been dropping on saturday or sunday,

 

[nickf1gr]

No most of the time all silhouttes has been dropping on saturday or sunday,

Sorry my wrong... i searched Kaz tweets!!

 

[Nathan88]

 

[Raf997]

Why are some people so dramatic, this could maybe just be psvr2 update but we wont know for sure until the weekend, new cars are never showed In silhouttes until the weekend before an update, their is no need to panic just yet, if we dont have silhouttes by sunday your worries might be warrented

I don't panic regardless if there is or not any content this month, because even if it doesn't happen this update we should get a big update anyway in the early March for the first anniversary, so I don't bother too much. I'm a patient person, and I can wait some weeks as long as we get a decent amount of content for once. I hope PD has a lot awaiting for us in GT7. Silhouettes (if they'll come next month) should appear on Saturday or Sunday, anyway.

 

[brockie]

There’s a TBA on the exhibition’s first race schedule = new track incoming?

 

[RobertHammer]

There’s a TBA on the exhibition’s first race schedule = new track incoming?

I am expecting the Nurb short layouts , Grand Valley they will keep for later imho

 

[i386]

There’s a TBA on the exhibition’s first race schedule = new track incoming?

Maybe.
Or pd has a roulette system for which track will be used and it will be an existing track

 

[brockie]

I am expecting the Nurb short layouts , Grand Valley they will keep for later imho

Ooh grand valley, apricot hill. Had almost forgot about those! Personally hoping for road America

 

[MroczMR]

I am expecting the Nurb short layouts , Grand Valley they will keep for later imho

Probably yes, but Grand Valley would be great VR showcase track. Who knows. I hope we won't have to wait for all that too long.

 

[Raf997]

Probably yes, but Grand Valley would be great VR showcase track. Who knows. I hope we won't have to wait for all that too long.

Nurb's layouts are probably the next to be coming (this or next month at the latest) while Grand Valley is likely for April.

 

[05XR8]

Let’s throw logic out the window and go for it all. We’re getting both Nurb layouts, Autumn Ring and Grand Valley. Put them big pants on!

 

[MroczMR]

Let’s throw logic out the window and go for it all. We’re getting both Nurb layouts, Autumn Ring and Grand Valley. Put them big pants on!

YES and it will be called Gran Turismo 8 update with 200 cars xD

 

[05XR8]

Seriously though, I’m just waiting for that 190E silhouette. Whether it’s next week or just before content halts for this game. That’s the only car I care about being added-returning.

 

[Theufcveteran]

Seriously though, I’m just waiting for that 190E silhouette. Whether it’s next week or just before content halts for this game. That’s the only car I care about being added-returning.

For me, it’s the ‘07 GT-R. I love that model year - any year of the GT-R, but especially that one. I really like how it looks.

 

[Ande3200]

I am hoping for the dodge challanger srt demon

 

[hyperspeed980]

For me, it's the... do I even need to say it?
The Legendary ****ing Automobile.

 

[eXtender]

This update is the most important one yet IMO.

You're probably right, but maybe not in the way you meant it.

This update (and probably moreso the next one) could in fact be very important to see which way they're going forward with this game, i.e. which improvements/fixes/content additions I as someone who neither cares about VR nor online multiplayer can realistically expect in the future.

 

[brockie]

I got two plats on gt7 a few months ago and as soon as I have the GTS plat I’m buying that vr bad boy

 

[sonnyboychris]

Probably yes, but Grand Valley would be great VR showcase track. Who knows. I hope we won't have to wait for all that too long.

You bring up a great point. If a track is being added, it'd make sense for it to be something that would really showcase VR. I'd imagine a track with scenic views and/or high trackside detail.

 

[05XR8]

For sure, a next track could be aesthetically pleasing. Thing is, we have yet to try the current tracks with PSVR2. Maggiore’s bowl, Dragon Trail’s COD, the walls of Tokyo, the undulations of Alsace, the vastness of St Croixe. Driving a Z8 on Route X, while a plane flies overhead.
Plenty of tracks like the banks of BMB and Northern Isle. Maybe the jumps at all the rally courses will be insane. I think we’re in for a treat with what we already have.

 

[hyperspeed980]

For sure, a next track could be aesthetically pleasing. Thing is, we have yet to try the current tracks with PSVR2. Maggiore’s bowl, Dragon Trail’s COD, the walls of Tokyo, the undulations of Alsace, the vastness of St Croixe. Driving a Z8 on Route X, while a plane flies overhead.
Plenty of tracks like the banks of BMB and Northern Isle. Maybe the jumps at all the rally courses will be insane. I think we’re in for a treat with what we already have.

The night portion of the 1hr Spa event is already one of the greatest experiences in the game - now imagine that in VR. The utter satisfaction of nailing Eau Rouge as the sky blackens and the rains start coming down...

 

[Chevy Heavy]

For sure, a next track could be aesthetically pleasing. Thing is, we have yet to try the current tracks with PSVR2. Maggiore’s bowl, Dragon Trail’s COD, the walls of Tokyo, the undulations of Alsace, the vastness of St Croixe. Driving a Z8 on Route X, while a plane flies overhead.
Plenty of tracks like the banks of BMB and Northern Isle. Maybe the jumps at all the rally courses will be insane. I think we’re in for a treat with what we already have.

The first track I'm going to drive in VR2 is the holy grail, the Nordschleife.

 

[BangsMcCoy]

If you can’t get out and pet the cat at Mount Panorama then VR is basically a bust IMO. Just saying.

 

[Ryan4Twins]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.29 Confirmed for February 21​

A post on the official Gran Turismo game website has confirmed what we pretty much expected: the next Gran Turismo 7 update will land on Tuesday, February 21...

Hopefully they add more content for the people who can’t afford the VR

 

[Chikane_GTR]

Hopefully they add more content for the people who can’t afford the VR

Or have no interest in VR I can afford it I just have no interest it.

 

[BangsMcCoy]

Or have no interest in VR I can afford it I just have no interest it.

Agreed. VR is definitely not for everyone. I’ve owned a couple and used several other VR systems from the 90s through as recently as last year and they’re a gimmick as far as I’m concerned. They’re always overhyped and overrated for the experience I got.

 

[Pfei]

they’re a gimmick as far as I’m concerned.

Did you play a racing sim in VR? I don't understand how anyone can call VR a gimmick in a racing sim. It's literally the ideal genre for VR along with flight sims.

With the rest of the stuff I can agree with you. There is lots of garbage out there on PCVR barring some of the gems like Alyx and Beat Saber.

But for racing games VR is anything but a gimmick. There's a reason why racing sims are the hybrid genre with the highest VR uptake rate by a large margin.