While it may have only become available two weeks ago, there’s a lot of footage of the Gran Turismo Sport beta out there now. The amount of videos has only grown as more and more people have gained access to Polyphony’s upcoming sim racer. We’ve rounded up a few of the best examples to give those waiting for access a better idea of what to expect.
Kicking things off is a speedy tour of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Piloting the very same BMW M6 GT3 series creator Kazunori Yamauchi drove at the 2016 Nürburgring 24 Hour race, GTPlanet member DaBomb330 provides an excellent example of how to post a top time at the Green Hell.
Outside of a small glitch involving the car’s shadow and tires from low camera angles, GT Sport’s performance is rock-solid in this video. The Nordschleife has long been a showcase track for Gran Turismo, and this replay lives up to the tradition. The camera angles, whether track-side or tracking, give the distinct feeling of a TV broadcast. This bodes well for spectators of the game’s proposed FIA championships.
The video above (care of community member Oobbergear) is a one of our first looks at the GT Sport beta via PlayStation 4 Pro. Make sure those video settings are bumped up to the max: the Pro enables 60 fps replays, and the visual difference is immediately noticeable as the Gr.3 pack funnels into Paddock Hill Bend.
In both videos, the audio effects are arguably the biggest takeaway. The Gran Turismo series has long been criticized for its sounds, but GT Sport seems poised to mark the biggest change in the audio department since, well, ever.
There are a lot more sounds coming from inside the car during a ten-tenths attack on the circuit: we hear the gearbox whine, the suspension compressing, and the thwack-thwack-thwack of the rumble strips. Downshifts are accompanied with the crackle of backfire — which seems to vary much more in tone and length than it did in previous GT titles.
Don’t yet have access to the beta to witness this all first hand? Reports of new invites are arriving almost every day, including Canada and Latin America after the initial US availability. Europeans are expected to be officially included soon, but if you’ve not done so yet, you’ll want to sign up at the official PlayStation page to get on the list.
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