GT7 problems [Opinion - Caution: nitpicks]

[Talon16]

Yep, not touching this one...

 

[Grayfox]

Ummm, what about "Always Online" and other issues GT7 has?

Just needs an internet connection, not a PS Plus subscription.

 

[Maxim Katsur]

Just needs an internet connection, not a PS Plus subscription.

Still, it sucks.

 

[Samus]

I have to imagine there are ways to get a physical copy into Russia. Also seems there is a way to get it digitally from other stores

GT7 is unavailable in Russia...

The decision to not sell GT7 in Russia comes shortly after Ukraine's deputy prime minister urged Xbox and PlayStation to take action, requesting both companies halt support for Russian gamers. Without any official word from Sony, it isn't clear whether this is a direct reaction to that request...

www.gtplanet.net

I bought GT7 from the Polish PS Store and it works for Russian account (Russian language is also available). But, since Visa and Mastercard systems stopped working in Russia, I had to use some unorthodox payment method...

Maybe ask @Rage Racer to give you some guidance.

 

[Maxim Katsur]

I have to imagine there are ways to get a physical copy into Russia. Also seems there is a way to get it digitally from other stores

GT7 is unavailable in Russia...

The decision to not sell GT7 in Russia comes shortly after Ukraine's deputy prime minister urged Xbox and PlayStation to take action, requesting both companies halt support for Russian gamers. Without any official word from Sony, it isn't clear whether this is a direct reaction to that request...

www.gtplanet.net

Maybe ask @Rage Racer to give you some guidance.

Ah! Thank you for the good advice. However, I can't afford PS4 or PS5 yet.

 

[Ande3200]

I never played the game, because I don't have an PS4/PS5 yet. In addition to this, Sony completely got rid of Russians' access to play their exclusive games, including Gran Turismo 7. And that's terrible, because it (badly) impacts lives of civilians. Now Russian people lost so many cool stuff.

This game is overpriced, even for a full-priced AAA game.

It requires internet for a single-player mode, which is completely unacceptable.

The customization is tame, compared to Forza series.

What do you say? My uncle also wants to buy it and play it so badly. He also condemned developers not letting us Russians to play the game.

NOTE: I'm not here to negatively say about Ukraine or Russia. The situation is indeed bad, but we don't talk about it.

Upgrade Customization is proably better in forza, but the visual customization is much better in gt7 than any forza to date

 

[Ryan81]

Officially, you can still play Arcade Mode and Music Rally Mode offline but yes, the core of the game requires constant online connection. Just the way many games are going. Just look at Crew 2.

 

[AmyUD06]

Ah! Thank you for the good advice. However, I can't afford PS4 or PS5 yet.

Then why/how do you have any complaints about GT7, when you can't even play it for that reason?

 

[Boxster]

So the actions of your President and his government in Ukraine isn't impacting the lives of civilians, not just in the invaded territory but right across Europe?

Grow up and get educated about what's going on.

Unfortunately it seems brainwashing and desiformation has become an art in Russia.

 

[Rage Racer]

I have seen videos on YT of russians in GT7.
Their flag is next to their name.

I assume these are russian accounts and the user no longer lives in Russia as surly sony would be onto the concept of VPNs.

GT7 fully works in Russia, and there's no need for VPN. The Russian language is also available in all copies for Europe/Middle East region, and the updates still get Russian localization.

Spoiler: my recent screenshots

However, buying the game in Russia is a bit difficult.

Although Sony recently unlocked the ability to buy games for money on your Store Wallet and redeeming codes (of money vouchers and PS+ subscription, but card payments are still impossible, because of Visa & MasterCard's withdrawal from RF), there's still no GT7 in the Russian PS Store. So you need to create a foreign PSN account and buy money vouchers for that region (the most bargain is Turkey, because the Turkish currency devaluated recently), but you'll need to pay for them somehow, and this is the trickiest part (most likely, it'll be a foreign store, and you'll have to pay abroad, but Visa/MaterCard are not available, PayPal doesn't work in Russia, too, so you'll need some other method - WebMoney or even cryptocurrency). Anyway, I got my way around, and it was worth it - I'm not disappointed with the game.

Another option is to buy a disc copy, if your console isn't PS5 Digital Edition, from a reseller that got it from a neighbouring country (e.g. Finland), but that's more expensive. There's no region lock like on PS1 and 2.

Unfortunately, people who preordered the game have lost their preorder bonuses (the Supra GT500 would be very useful to me), and players with Russian flag often get bumped off the track in Sport races (yeah, that will surely help Ukraine). That's why we prefer racing in closed lobbies, or, some players just play under the same foreign account they bought the game from.

Can they be russians that do not live in Russia? Òr is your nationality in the game set by your IP?

It's set by the country you choose when creating your PSN account.

This game is overpriced, even for a full-priced AAA game.

It's overpriced only for Russia, because of disc resellers' margin.