What are the chances of Gran Turismo 7 being available on PC?
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According to Steiner Math, 8 1/3%.
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Hard to tell at this point until we see whether they keep up with porting the older stuff. But a few years ago this would have been absolutely impossible, whereas now it's at least a maybe.
Honestly, I think the biggest thing potentially holding it back is that as far as I know GT runs on a custom engine that has never had any intention of running on PC, nor does Polyphony have any experience with PC games. There's a reasonable difference between making a game for one or two known sets of hardware and making something that can deal with the wide variety of PC hardware in a relatively graceful manner. Get Bluepoint on it and that might inspire some confidence at least.
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Very low, unless another Playstation company decides to help Polyphony on porting GT7 to PC, and another thing is, who knows what storefront it could end up in (Microsoft Store, Steam or Epic Games Store).
If Playstation hopes to enter some of their game franchises on the PC, they might as well make a dedicated PS Store for PC. And of course, Gran Turismo has contributed in many Playstation consoles being a system-seller, so I don't know how this will turn out if they choose to release it on PC as well. It may surely boost the number of copies sold, but that's what you should consider.
But either way that sounds extremely difficult even then, knowing how complex every Gran Turismo game could be (well, every game until GT6 can run on emulators, such as ePSXe, PCSX2 and RPCS3, if your PC is good enough, which would be the closest to that).
Another is that I think Kaz would likely be hesitant to release GT7 on PC because of modding.
If Playstation hopes to enter some of their game franchises on the PC, they might as well make a dedicated PS Store for PC. And of course, Gran Turismo has contributed in many Playstation consoles being a system-seller, so I don't know how this will turn out if they choose to release it on PC as well. It may surely boost the number of copies sold, but that's what you should consider.
But either way that sounds extremely difficult even then, knowing how complex every Gran Turismo game could be (well, every game until GT6 can run on emulators, such as ePSXe, PCSX2 and RPCS3, if your PC is good enough, which would be the closest to that).
Another is that I think Kaz would likely be hesitant to release GT7 on PC because of modding.
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All GT games run with the in-house developed game engines by polyphony, so i dont think it would ever come to other platforms
IMO the sony statement on porting big titles to pc is mainly on those developed on public game engines(unity, ue4, decima, etc.)
IMO the sony statement on porting big titles to pc is mainly on those developed on public game engines(unity, ue4, decima, etc.)
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Makes sense.
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Well to my mind there has only been one 'delay' announced and that is moving from a TBC 2021 date to 2022, this is hardly delay after delay after delay as the previous person posted.
As for PC zero chance, PD have no experience with PC format and I would think Kaz would be unlikely to allow it on something other than PlayStation.
As for PC zero chance, PD have no experience with PC format and I would think Kaz would be unlikely to allow it on something other than PlayStation.
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I was only being sarky Miku.....but that one delay is long enough to feel like plenty more, considering a certain pandemic got in the way to deny us GT7.
The other thing I would say about if a (very unlikely) PC port is that, PD would also have to get into an agreement with Steam or G2A to host the game sales and it servers side implementation for the online racing element.
Sony would not fund or let the infrastructure of the online part of the game to be used on both the PlayStation network or use its Net framework for play on both the PC and PS5. Maybe cross-play could work or not, but they would face horrible laggy races and timeouts galore and drivers running into one another.
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Sony have no excuses left not to put GT on PC. The audience is there on Steam and waiting for these kinds of games. Forza has been able to build an expanded audience on PC and Horizon 4 became the biggest racing game to launch on Steam in quite some time.
https://www.gtplanet.net/fh4-steam-popular-racing-game-20210311/
The notion that some games nowadays must remain exclusive to consoles is becoming increasingly outdated and the excuses to defend it are becoming ever more flimsy. People on other platforms shouldn't be deprived of the choice when the crossplay tech is out there just because some "fans" want to keep justifying dropping $500 on a new console for one single game.
Reeks of arrogance.
https://www.gtplanet.net/fh4-steam-popular-racing-game-20210311/
The notion that some games nowadays must remain exclusive to consoles is becoming increasingly outdated and the excuses to defend it are becoming ever more flimsy. People on other platforms shouldn't be deprived of the choice when the crossplay tech is out there just because some "fans" want to keep justifying dropping $500 on a new console for one single game.
Reeks of arrogance.
People keep saying GT is a "system seller" but is it really, any more?
When GTS released the PS4 had already sold 70 million units and unless anyone has any internal Sony data to the contrary I rather doubt there is any noticeable spike in sales upon release.
Clearly Sony can shift millions of consoles without Gran Turismo.
When GTS released the PS4 had already sold 70 million units and unless anyone has any internal Sony data to the contrary I rather doubt there is any noticeable spike in sales upon release.
Clearly Sony can shift millions of consoles without Gran Turismo.
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Nice back tracking.I was only being sarky Miku.....but that one delay is long enough to feel like plenty more, considering a certain pandemic got in the way to deny us GT7.
Sounds like a non-issue.
No, not really. Laggy races and timeouts, and drivers running into each other is not something isolated to this hypothetical situation.
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Some games need to be exclusive to justify the existence of that console. Taking those exclusives away would be particularly damaging to the console market and could kill it off completely. I don't want that. Consoles and PC's should co-exist, not detract from one another. Putting GT and the all the other "exclusives" on PC will eventually force all gamers to get a PC because execs will no longer see the need to produce consoles. That would upset millions of people who either can't afford or don't want to spend the money on PC.
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Making Xbox exclusives also available on PC sure doesn't seem to be hurting Microsoft any. The Series S/X are still flying off the shelves.
Not to mention PS exclusives are already making the transition to PC like HZD, Days Gone, and Death Stranding (and doing so quite successfully). It wouldn't be a huge stretch for Sony to double down on that with more titles.
Speaking from personal experience, finally having access to PS exclusives on my PC to test the waters made the decision to buy a PS5 very easy. There will always be a case for buying consoles. Exclusive titles should only be one reason, not the only reason. Expanding into the PC market wouldn't kill the Playstation unless the experience on PC is just 1000x better in every way. And if that were the case, then Sony has much bigger problems on their hands.
Not to mention PS exclusives are already making the transition to PC like HZD, Days Gone, and Death Stranding (and doing so quite successfully). It wouldn't be a huge stretch for Sony to double down on that with more titles.
Speaking from personal experience, finally having access to PS exclusives on my PC to test the waters made the decision to buy a PS5 very easy. There will always be a case for buying consoles. Exclusive titles should only be one reason, not the only reason. Expanding into the PC market wouldn't kill the Playstation unless the experience on PC is just 1000x better in every way. And if that were the case, then Sony has much bigger problems on their hands.
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I do agree with you and hopeful there is no such thing as console exclusives.
However I would point out that Microsoft has a motive for promoting Xbox games on PC since they own the PC operating system and they want to get their PC game store out there PLUS they have that whole game pass thing happening.
Further I feel like Microsoft think that Xbox is just a conduit for a subscription or game store service regardless of platform. MS also leverages Azure and other core services.
However I dont think Sony are there yet given they rely on Steam to distribute on PC?
As yet I have not heard of any Sony PC game distribution network.
I feel like Sony has no care about selling their exclusives on steam as long as they dont have a use for them like those single player games that seem to have a limited shelf life.
Back to the OP I feel like there is zero chance GT7 comes to pc.
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Taking a game that doesn't even sell remotely close to the most for Sony isn't going to be damaging to the console, especially not so much so that it kills it off entirely.
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Notice how I didn't mention cross console games?
The question is, do consoles REALLY need exclusives these days.
Look at the top PS4 games by players up to the back end of last year. The top end is dominated by multi-platform games.
https://gamstat.com/games/
Also again what I said above, near 70 million PS4s sold without a GT game.
Look at the top PS4 games by players up to the back end of last year. The top end is dominated by multi-platform games.
https://gamstat.com/games/
Also again what I said above, near 70 million PS4s sold without a GT game.
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Decima was Playstation only until Death Stranding released on PC.
Hmm.
I'd like to put out the idea that if there was a console that had no exclusives but was just a well priced gaming PC with a simple OS/UI that just played games smoothly and well without too much tinkering and fiddling that there would be a market for that. A substantial market. As you say, there are millions of people who don't want to or can't afford to buy a PC, so they're buying a console regardless of how many exclusives it has.
Microsoft is honestly coming pretty close to this with the Series S and X, and it wouldn't surprise me if by next generation they're just producing reasonably priced hardware for those who want a good gaming experience without any hassle. I won't deny that exclusives help sell a console, but I don't think it's in any way beneficial to consumers and I definitely don't think it's necessary to have exclusives in order to have a successful console.
Putting exclusives on PC doesn't force anyone to get a PC, it just allows them freedom to choose what hardware they want to play on. If they want a PC, cool. If they want a console, great. Having exclusives forces people to get a [insert hardware platform here]. You got it backwards.
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