cutmeamango
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It very well may be; but if that's the case, I hope they are keeping alot, in terms of features, from us at this time.
This was just the title announcement showing "championships" to communicate the primary focus/theme. We should learn about features present or not in the coming months.
The tone of the trailer is one of something different, and more strict. Not the usual GT with all the massive variety of cars, but specialized, more serious racing, which makes sense with all the FIA branding everywhere. This would only be a re-branding of GT if Sony and Polyphony decided to alienate casuals and non-FIA governed racing fans, that is, the majority of their sales and fanbase, which simply doesn't make any sense.
I saw normal production road cars, VGTs racing along with cars from completely different classes.
Am I the only one here hoping it's not a renamed GT7? I don't want it to be a stopgap either; my ideal vision of GT Sport is a completely new direction for the franchise. I lost my love for the series in the PS3 era, and PD stuffed GT6 so full of gimmicks and antiquated content that it's become bloated to the point where I just want a clean, fresh start. In the beginning Gran Turismo was innovative, but Polyphony has been rehashing the same formula now for too long, and it feels stale.
"A completely new direction" that isn't "a stopgap" would still be a main iteration on the "Gran Turismo" series.
Unless they changed the name to "Grand Tourismo" or "Grumpy Tourists" (making it a new game), it'll inevitably be the 7th Gran Turismo, or a "renamed GT7".
And no, a "renamed GT7" does not preclude "a new direction", that is your semantic association to it.