Gran Turismo 7's Next Update is Coming This Week: Escudo Pikes Peak Returns

[danimac]

I would never have guessed we’d get Watkins Glen in GT7 and both layouts too. I love this track. GG PD and Kaz. This was a well kept secret well played hey haha. The cars are great too this is an awesome content update for sure.

 

[Samus]

So what are the bets for how many events on the Glen in World Circuit to start off? It could easily be 10 if they wanted to, but I'm going to go with 4.

 

[A_Higher_Place]

Escudo looks great! I'm glad they were able to include it (with an interior!) after all this time. I've never raced Watkins so I'm excited to get to know a new track too.

 

[Veinz]

Looking forward to that easy CE money.

 

[XSquareStickIt]

Btw just FYI, the dataminers suggest that: Red Rock Valley, Grand Valley and Road Atlanta exist as files for this game. Watkins Glen was one of the tracks too in the files.

Can you please show me where you got this information from? I'm really curious. Thanks.

 

[Artremis]

Yeah that and Indy, as well as a few OG tracks like Grand Valley and Apricot Hill being added back into the game would be nice.

Btw just FYI, the dataminers suggest that: Red Rock Valley, Grand Valley and Road Atlanta exist as files for this game. Watkins Glen was one of the tracks too in the files.

All cars that have been added so far exist in a list of 80, also data collected by dataminers. I think HSG Automotive on Youtube has talked about this.

Looks like Dataminers have done a good job so far 🤔

It's weird that Apricot Hill wasn't in the datamines when it's the track they've teased the most in the leadup to the game. I guess it can also be a sign that not every upcoming track in the near future has been datamined yet.

 

[MisterWaffles]

I wish another company held the license for Pikes Peaks honestly. GT just sits on it for basically no reason other than to have their banners on the cars for the event.

Pikes Peak would be a much better addition to a proper game like the Dirt Rally series, or I guess it’s EA WRC now or something.

 

[eran0004]

The thing is they don't need to since all the premium cars in GT5 and 6 were claimed by Kaz as "next gen quality". They could have just use those models again, touch them up a bit and put it in GT7.

There’s a big difference in model quality between GT5 and GT7. Just because Kaz said something a decade ago doesn’t mean that it’s true today.

 

[QuagDingo]

it was also a perfect moment for a N24 event at Nordschleife few weeks back (or at least Nordschleife as a Daily).That was a 50 anniversary (i was SO much in the mood to play GT stuff there that weekend) and GT sponsors it all the way as well.Or something special for 24h Le Mans last week.Nothing.Kaz is stubborn af so i‘m not surprised at all about no PP.

I should've also mentioned the escudo. You've got one of the most famous pikes peak car ever with the suzuki escudo coming tomorrow, right in time for the 100th running of pikes peak this weekend, gran turismo is the sponsor of the event, gran turismo has had the exclusive rights to the hill climb for 5 years and has done nothing with it. I mean, can the stars get anymore aligned?

 

[Samus]

It's weird that Apricot Hill wasn't in the datamines when it's the track they've teased the most in the leadup to the game. I guess it can also be a sign that not every upcoming track in the near future has been datamined yet.

It could also be just that those teases were not teases after all, and they just decided to use those track lines....because. Wouldn't be the first time. They showed Seattle in a promo video years ago, never came to anything.

 

[Artremis]

It could also be just that those teases were not teases after all, and they just decided to use those track lines....because. Wouldn't be the first time. They showed Seattle in a promo video years ago, never came to anything.

That'd be weird, considering Deep Forest was teased with the lines before they revealed it.

 

[Samus]

That'd be weird, considering Deep Forest was teased with the lines before they revealed it.

Sure, but...PD. They move in very mysterious ways. See: Pikes Peak not being included this week despite everything lining up.

 

[mikedriver94]

Is it possible that Pikes Peak will arrive in the next month as a DLC ?? I take it into consideration because this week GoodWood and Pikes Peak are exhibited both on the weekend of June 26th. Waiting for July and the right thing at least I hope

 

[fmq75]

I definitely prefer WG over PP. I like to have tracks that can be used in a competitive way with other cars on the road (awful AI or daily races) rather than driving alone vs clock (i like that in rally games of course).

 

[Samus]

I definitely prefer WG over PP. I like to have tracks that can be used in a competitive way with other cars on the road (awful AI or daily races) rather than driving alone vs clock (i like that in rally games of course).

Whilst it doesn't happen in real life for safety reasons you could conceivably run proper races up and down PP. It's wide enough, just not safe. But that doesn't apply in a game.

 

[darrinpoole75]

I’m glad Watkins Glen was added. I grew up 30min from the track. Went to many races their.

 

[bloodyboyblue]

YES! Did not see the Glen coming, that’s awesome. Hopefully the “short course” is the NASCAR layout.

 

[SugarBooger]

Thankful for the track and the two real cars, disappointed to see PD continue to waste time and money making another VGT car. If I wanted to race imaginary futuristic vehicles I'd play Wipeout or F-Zero.

 

[Samus]

Thankful for the track and the two real cars, disappointed to see PD continue to waste time and money making another VGT car. If I wanted to race imaginary futuristic vehicles I'd play Wipeout or F-Zero.

To be fair it looks like they put about an hour of effort into this one over the original road version.

 

[SomeGamer2021]

Watkins Glen gets a big thumbs up from me, it's my favourite US track, I just wish they had included the non-inner loop layouts as well.

Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen is the spiritual home of road racing in the USA, with crowds flocking to see top-level racing since the 1940s.

www.racingcircuits.info

The three cars, well one is another addition to the Gr.3 roster based on a car we got last update and the other two are basically useless. What is the point of adding cars and tracks and then not bothering to theme the new Cafe Menu's around them?

The layout reminds me of the Main Star Trek ship but upside down. Am I the only one....?

Oh and uh... I'm legit surprised by the addition of that track. Now if we can sell unwanted cars that'd be a plus.

After all that trash I talked. Huh. Gran Turismo 7 doesn't seem half-bad... except for some car prices. But he did say it was a long-term if I recall correctly.

 

[NoonenF1]

The Glen!? LETS GOOO! Been in my top 5 most wanted tracks since they started including many real world circuits in GT4. I also live about 40mins from the place and seen everything race there over the years.

 

[mastretta_mx]

Hmm didn't see that

There it is

 

[Nuschel01]

Is Tokyo R246 an actual real race track?

 

[WJHMH]

I'm was hoping for Pike's Peak but I'm completely fine with Watkins Glen. That was a real surprise, I'm ok with most of the cars with the exception of the one that looks like a jukebox. (At least I can male a ratrod out of it.)

 

[CeeJay]

Ok that's awesome! Honestly didn't expect a new track but that is very cool! I'll give PD a thumbs up on this update!! (even if I'm still bitter about the Tomahawk nerf... )

 

[Arnie777]

Loved the glenn in pc2. Now hoping its got the full weather package and a 1 h long race coming with it!

 

[Nagaremono]

Wow!!!
Watkins Glen? Really? Now that's a very pleasant surprise. This should mean we are getting some events for that circuit and of course, circuit Experience right!?

If alongside this and the iconic Escudo, the update gives us the ability to sell cars. Then I can finally say we had a good update.
If we still can't sell cars, then it's just another meh or disappointing update (also depends on what the new menus will offer).

Monza and Bathurst: cough

100% agree re the selling.

 

[fmq75]

Whilst it doesn't happen in real life for safety reasons you could conceivably run proper races up and down PP. It's wide enough, just not safe. But that doesn't apply in a game.

Yes,i was thinking about that and someone else (or you?) mentioned it in this thread already but then PDs lack of imagination popped up in my head i closed the case 💩

 

[ferhound]

This is the most beautiful thing I've seen in my life.

 

[forzaturismo]

Thoughts and Prayers for those Pikes Peak hopes.

Rest In Peace Pikes....