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Wednesday13th Apr 2022
News Mini Gran Turismo 7 Patch Sends Out Invites to Buy World Class Cars
From Bugatti, Ferrari, and more
After downloading today's PlayStation 5 firmware update, you are likely to also pull a small Gran Turismo 7 patch if you own the game. Weighing in at just 312.5MB, it makes only two fixes: one to make sure music plays at the start and end of races, and the other is all about Brand Central. Invitations to buy cars at...
Thursday7th Apr 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 Patch 1.11 Available Now, Increases Rewards and Credit Cap
Here are the full patch notes
Towards the end of March, Polyphony Digital promised some major changes to Gran Turismo 7's in-game economy to better balance out rewards. The first of these updates was promised for April, and the latest patch — version 1.11 — is now available for PlayStation 5 and PS4. So, what's changed? Well, looking through...
Friday25th Mar 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 Currency Rewards to Be Increased Following Player Backlash
All players gifted 1 million
Gran Turismo 7 is undeniably a fantastic racing game, and the best the series has been in a long time. However, some fans feel that the game's payout of Credits — the in-game currency — is rather stingy, especially after a recent patch that cut back some of the higher paying events. When you also consider the online...
Tuesday22nd Mar 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 Fans Fight Controversial Currency Nerfs with PS5, PS4 Farming Exploits
Car crash
This is getting a bit ridiculous now, and Polyphony Digital is going to have to act fast. Gran Turismo 7’s reputation is in the gutter following an extended outage last week and alterations to the racer’s economy which some fans feel is pushing them towards microtransactions. It currentl
Sunday20th Mar 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 User Score the Lowest in PlayStation Exclusive History
Road block
Update: Gran Turismo 7 has achieved the unfortunate accolade of having the lowest Metacritic user score in Sony exclusive history. The score of 2.2 – which is still falling – puts it below the likes of Cool Boarders 2001 on PS1. It’s a sharp message from fans (and, presumably, some trolls) that Polyphony Digital has work to do.
Friday18th Mar 2022
Currency adjustments convey value and rarity of real-world vehicles
Gran Turismo 7’s servers have been restored after an unexpected and unprecedented 24 hours of downtime. Due to the PlayStation 5 and PS4 exclusive requiring an Internet connection in order to save gameplay progress, the entire experience was largely unplayable over the past day...
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Offline and Unplayable for Over 24 Hours
Still no word from Polyphony Digital
Update #2: An enormous 24 hours have passed and Gran Turismo 7's servers remain offline on the PlayStation 5 and PS4, rendering the simulation racer largely unplayable. There's been no update from developer Polyphony Digital about what's happened or when it will be resolved. Rival racing game franchises are, at...
Thursday17th Mar 2022
News New Gran Turismo 7 Patch Lowers Currency Rewards, Fuelling More Microtransaction Criticism
Some events have rewards cut in half
A new update for Gran Turismo 7 went live today, patching the PlayStation 5, PS4 title to version 1.07 and making many minor adjustments along with the introduction of Broadcast Mode. However, one certain patch note is already causing controversy within the racing simulator's community as it's become apparent a...
News Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.07 Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Broadcast Mode added and lots of issues fixed
Polyphony Digital pushed out patch 1.06 for Gran Turismo 7 only a week ago, but it's now moved things forward with another update. Version 1.07 is available to download and install right now on PlayStation 5 and PS4, and it makes a whole host of fixes and improvements. This patch appears to be mostly...
Thursday10th Mar 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.06 Is Available Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
Beep beep
Gran Turismo 7's first major update since launch has just arrived for both PlayStation 5 and PS4, and it seems like a doozy. Wasting no time to improve the driving sim, Polyphony Digital has made patch 1.06 available today, adding more content and making a bunch of fixes. The headline addition here appears to be an expansion to Music...
Saturday5th Mar 2022
News Sony Music's Latest Collaboration with PlayStation Features a Fire Verse from Idris Elba
Vroom vroom vroom vroom vroom
After years of lip-service, Sony’s various divisions are finally working in unison. But while the collaborations between PlayStation and Sony Pictures have been obvious – The Last of Us is shooting in Canada right now, and Uncharted has been a big hit at the Box Office – we’ve seen less crossover with Sony...
News Gran Turismo 7's Prestige Cars to Be Dynamically Priced by Real-World Valuation Company
But why?
Okay, we could get behind the Elvis Presley song and even the moon landing footage, but this is just weird. Gran Turismo 7’s prestige vehicles, Legend Cars, will have their in-game prices dynamically altered by real-world insurance and valuation specialists, Hagerty. This means, as the price of a specific model changes in real-life, those...
Friday4th Mar 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 Meets Ghost of Tsushima in the PlayStation Crossover Art No One Saw Coming
The race is on
We've come to expect PlayStation Studios congratulating one another on social media whenever a new game hits store shelves, but we honestly didn't see this particular artwork coming. Posted on Twitter by Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch, this crossover drawing features Jin racing against a slick looking sports car from the...
News Gran Turismo 7's New Approach to Microtransactions Isn't Going Down Well
Taking all the credit
During the long-term, post-launch support of Gran Turismo Sport, Polyphony Digital added countless new cars to the game, making them all available for purchase individually at varying prices. For Gran Turismo 7, the approach to microtransactions has shifted, and some are taking issue with it. Basically, the in-game purchases...
News Gran Turismo 7 Seemingly Suspended from Release in Russia
Sony withholds Russian release of driving sim
As of right now, Gran Turismo 7 is unavailable to purchase in Russia. Spotted by Eurogamer, the Russian PlayStation website has no fixed release date for the just-released sim racer. It's currently available worldwide everywhere on PS5 and PS4, with the exception of Russia, where the release date is...
Thursday3rd Mar 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Updates to Add Cars, Courses, and So Much More
"Look forward to the ever-evolving GT7"
As is so often the case with games these days, when Gran Turismo 7 hits the starting line tomorrow, the content included will merely reflect the release’s first lap. We’ve already pointed out in our Gran Turismo 7 PS5 review that this is the biggest, most personal simulation racer from Polyphony Digital to...
News Gran Turismo 7's Eight-Minute Opening Movie Charts the Long History of Cars
One more sleep
Gran Turismo 7 releases tomorrow, 4th March, for PlayStation 5 and PS4, and the one-word descriptor for the game is "passion". As noted in our Gran Turismo 7 review, Polyphony Digital's love of automobiles and the culture surrounding them is palpable throughout the experience, and it all kicks off with an opening movie of epic...
News Gran Turismo 7's PS5, PS4 Launch Collab Is Way Too Trendy for You
Stylish social club
PlayStation has always been at the cutting-edge of pop culture, so it’s strange we don’t see more collaborations from the company with fashion brands, to be honest. Here’s one, though: Polyphony Digital has teamed up with streetwear label Anti Social Social Club on a custom GT500-spec Toyota Supra livery, which will be...
Wednesday2nd Mar 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 Load Times are Dramatically Different Between PS5 and PS4
Need for speed
As we've come to expect — especially from first-party titles — Gran Turismo 7 has significantly shorter load times on PlayStation 5, compared to what you'll find in the PS4 version of the game. Thanks to the current-gen console's super fast SSD and obviously much improved specs, we're talking differences of over half a minute. Not...
Monday28th Feb 2022
News Gran Turismo 7's PS5, PS4 Platinum Will Be Time Consuming But Attainable
Fast and not-so furious
According to Sony’s own statistics, just 0.1 per cent of GT Sport owners managed to unlock the Platinum Trophy. That’s because Polyphony Digital included some absolute slog gongs, requiring 91 online wins and a ludicrous amount of XP to reach Level 50. It looks like the Japanese developer has learned its lesson, as Gran...
Saturday26th Feb 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Shipping a Week Before Launch
Tons of physical copies out in the wild
Many of you may not have to wait to play Gran Turismo 7 on the PlayStation 5 and PS4, as copies in the United States have started to ship – a week before the game’s intended 4th March release date. Our review of the simulation racer is still under embargo, but there are multiple reports of players already...
Thursday24th Feb 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 Trailer Pits Real-Life Against PS5
And the winner is?
Judging by this comparison video, the framerate in real-life is awful! Sony’s released a video pitting Gran Turismo 7’s virtual rendition of Willow Springs against the real thing, and it makes for compelling viewing. The in-car footage is using a GoPro in the cockpit, so it looks a lot livelier than the game’s silky smooth...
Tuesday22nd Feb 2022
News Gran Turismo 7's PS5, PS4 Commercial Is Unsurprisingly Shiny
Lined up
Wow! We’re nowhere near done with Horizon Forbidden West, and Sony’s already running Gran Turismo 7 commercials on television! Of course, the simulation racer will release next week on PlayStation 5 and PS4, so we’re really being spoiled at the moment, aren’t we? The ad’s pretty good by the way: it leans into the #FindYourLine...
Tuesday15th Feb 2022
News Gran Turismo 7 Will Require Two Blu-ray Discs on PS4, Just One on PS5
Blu-ray reaching its maximum capacity
Polyphony Digital’s gigantic racing sim Gran Turismo 7 will ship on two Blu-ray discs on the PlayStation 4, but will only require a single disc on the PS5. Confirmation comes by way of Sony’s own online storefront PlayStation Direct, as spotted by GT Planet, which states “2 Discs” will be required for...
Wednesday9th Feb 2022
News Gran Turismo Sophy Is an AI Quicker Than Pro Drivers
To be implemented into future games
As teased at the start of this week, Sony AI and Gran Turismo 7 developer Polyphony Digital have announced their joint "breakthrough project" of an AI that beats the lap times of professional drivers. Named Gran Turismo Sophy, the team is working out how to implement it into future entries of the GT series. It...
News Gran Turismo 7 Will Carry Over Player Data from GT Sport
Ratings, liveries, and decals included
If you invested a lot of time into Gran Turismo Sport, you'll be happy to know those hours won't be going to waste once you move onto Gran Turismo 7. Polyphony Digital announced it'll be carrying over lots of player data from the last-gen racer into the sequel, including ratings, liveries, and decals. The...
Monday7th Feb 2022
News Sony AI and Gran Turismo 7 Dev Polyphony Digital to Announce Breakthrough Project
Don't get too excited
Sony AI and Gran Turismo 7 developer Polyphony Digital will announce a “breakthrough project in AI” on 9th February. The teaser trailer is far too ambiguous to draw any conclusions from, but we’re going to assume this is all related to a study that was published last year, in which the companies accurately taught an...
Friday4th Feb 2022
News Gran Turismo 7's Slammin' PS5, PS4 Soundtrack Includes Rosalía, Idris Elba
Bring Me the Horizon covering Moon Over the Castle
The Gran Turismo series has always had a distinctive soundtrack, but with upcoming sequel Gran Turismo 7, developer Polyphony Digital is leaning even harder into its simulation racer’s sounds. There’ll be over 300 songs in the final game, and they’ll span new modes such as Music Rally and...
Wednesday2nd Feb 2022
News Music Rally Embraces the Absurdity of Gran Turismo 7 on PS5, PS4
Beats per minute
One of the stranger new additions to Gran Turismo 7 is the Music Rally, an entirely new mode which puts a focus on audio rather than racing. Speaking during a media presentation earlier this week, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi explained that he wanted to find a way for fans to enjoy the game’s enormous soundtrack while driving...
News Not All Circuits Will Have Rain in Gran Turismo 7 on PS5, PS4
But the weather simulation is insane
Gran Turismo 7’s weather simulation sounds truly extraordinary. This isn’t just a visual flourish like you see in other racing titles: it’ll have a profound effect on how your car handles. Moreover, there’s more to storms than simply wet and dry surfaces: Polyphony Digital has mapped puddle formations,...
