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Gran Turismo 7
Digital cover art featuring Porsche Vision Gran Turismo (top) and Mazda RX-VISION GT3 Concept (bottom)
Developer(s)Polyphony Digital
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Kazunori Yamauchi[1]
SeriesGran Turismo
Platform(s)
ReleaseMarch 4, 2022
Genre(s)Sim racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gran Turismo 7 is a 2022 sim racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game is the eighth mainline instalment in the Gran Turismo series.[2] The game was announced on June 11, 2020 at the PlayStation 5 reveal event and was released on March 4, 2022 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, making it the first multi-console instalment in the series. While receiving positive reviews from critics, Gran Turismo 7 was strongly criticized by players for its implementation of microtransactions and a "pay-to-play" system following a game update.

Gameplay

Gran Turismo 7 features the return of the single player campaign, GT Simulation Mode.[3][4] Other returning features is the return of traditional racing tracks and vehicles, Special Events, Championships, Driving School, Tuning Parts Shop, Used Cars dealership, and GT Auto while still retaining the new GT Sport Mode, Brand Central, and Discover that were introduced in Gran Turismo Sport.[2] The player needs to progress through tasks (“Menu Books”) from the GT Cafe to unlock features like multiplayer, and all tracks and cars.[5][6]

The game also features the return of dynamic time and weather effects, which previously appeared in Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6.[7] Despite the game including a single player campaign, like with Gran Turismo Sport, the game requires a constant internet connection in order for players to be able to save their progress. The series creator Kazunori Yamauchi explains that this decision was made to prevent hacking and cheating. Arcade mode, however, is fully playable offline.[8]

For the PlayStation 5 version, the game takes advantage of the console's increased processing power, dedicated ray-tracing hardware, custom solid-state drive storage, Tempest Engine, and DualSense controller to support features such as advanced haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, real-time ray tracing effects, 3D spatial audio, and reduced loading times.[9][10][11][12] The PlayStation 5 version of Gran Turismo 7 also runs at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second with support for high dynamic range.[13]

Development and release

In a July 2019 interview with GTPlanet, a fan website dedicated to the Gran Turismo series, Yamauchi stated that the next Gran Turismo title is in active development.[14] Yamauchi confirmed that there will be a focus on fine tuning the classic GT experience, adding: "I think the next title that we’re going to create will be a combination of the past, present and future – a complete form of Gran Turismo."[14]

Gran Turismo 7 was revealed at Sony's PlayStation 5 reveal stream on June 11, 2020.[15] The game is being developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5.[16][17] The game was initially scheduled for a release in 2021.[18][19][20] It was later delayed to 2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the video game industry affecting game development.[21] The game was released for PS4 and PS5 consoles on March 4, 2022.[22][21] Seven time F1 world driver's champion, Lewis Hamilton, reprises his role as the "maestro" of the series from Gran Turismo Sport.

On the day of the game's release, Gran Turismo 7 was removed from sale in Russia, although Sony had not made a formal decision at the time.[23] On March 9, 2022, four days after its release, PlayStation announced that it would halt sales of its games, including Gran Turismo 7, in Russia in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[24]

Reception

While receiving "generally positive" reviews from critics according to review aggregator Metacritic, player reception was much more critical; the game was sharply criticized for its implementation of microtransactions following a patch (see #Audience response below).[25]

Critical response

While disliking the monetization, Ars Technica praised the implementation of license tests, "Polyphony has struck a good balance here. The threshold for achieving a bronze finish in each test is relatively easy to reach, but getting all golds might be a time-consuming and frustrating experience, depending on your skill".[39]

The Verge liked the title's DualSense features, writing "it’s the best showcase for the DualSense I’ve yet to see. The vibrations in the controller do a convincing job of simulating various surfaces, conditions, and degrees of traction... You can even feel the pressure release in anti-lock brake systems".[40] Eurogamer enjoyed the GT Cafe, singling out the characters as a memorable part of it, "Of all the many twists and turns... the visual novel might well be the most surprising yet. What's perhaps more surprising is Gran Turismo 7 lands it remarkably well, giving its campaign an oddball character all of its own".[41]

Polygon felt the visuals were "cutting edge", but criticized how long it took to unlock cars, "The rate at which you earn credits feels slow, with many desirable cars remaining out of reach long into the game... Just keeping up with the entry requirements of events can necessitate going off-piste to grind for credits".[42] Destructoid liked the amount of ways that were available to tackle courses, feeling it added more variety to the game, "You can do a classic reverse racing situation, as well as dabble in parts of the track... take on time trials, free play lobbies (where you can just drive around and chill), arcade mode, and events".[26]

Game Informer praised the feel of driving, especially the handling of terrain, "elevation changes, weather, driving surface, road bank, vehicle downforce, and countless other factors seamlessly contribute to whether you successfully carry your momentum into a turn or spin out into the grass".[28] GamesRadar+ enjoyed the amount of content avalible, calling it "an absolutely gargantuan game", but criticized the performance, noting performance hitches and occasional crashes.[30] IGN felt Gran Turismo 7 recreated the spirit of prior entries, but felt the car selection was comparetively limited compared to competitors like Forza: "With a few exceptions, most manufacturers’ ranges tend to top out at around 2017. If you’re expecting to see quite a few high-profile cars from the last two or three years here, like the latest McLarens or any Tesla built since 2012, you may be disappointed".[32]

Audience response

Despite receiving favorable reviews from critics, Gran Turismo 7 received overwhelmingly negative reviews from players, who expressed criticism over issues, including microtransactions and reduced in-game credit payouts, in addition to a server outage that made the game unplayable due to an always-online requirement. Much of these issues appeared following the release of the version 1.07 patch.[43] Due to this, the game faced review bombing on Metacritic and currently holds a 2.2/10 user rating score of March 20, 2022, Sony's lowest user rating and the lowest score in PlayStation exclusive history on the site to date[44] [45] [25]

Sales

In the U.K, Gran Turismo 7 was the best selling game in the week of release.[46]

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