After originally launching back in 2017, Polyphony Digital has announced the Gran Turismo online services will end in 2024. Downloadable content will be removed from sale on December 1st 2023, and the online features will stop on January 31st, 2024 at 6am UTC. This means you won't be able to use online features such as muliplayer lobbies and season events, buy things from … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 7 September 2023 Update Adds 3 New Cars
Some very different Japanese hatchbacks will arrive as the free Gran Turismo 7 September 2023 update adds 3 new cars. There's a modern road example, a SEMA-winning custom and a new racing model to try out. First up is the last of the Gran Turismo prize winners from the SEMA car show, with the winners scanned for inclusion in the racing games until the award finished in 2018. … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo Movie Cars To Go Up For Auction
If you have deep pockets, then you might want to invest in two iconic vehicles from the race track and silver screen, with two Gran Turismo movie cars to go up for auction. Both have been raced by Nissan GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough, with his story being the basis of the Gran Turismo film. And the cars also appear in the movie, currently in cinemas starring Archie … [Read more...]
Win Prizes With The Gran Turismo World Series Showdown
Taking place in Amsterdam on August 11-12th, 2023, you can win prizes with the Gran Turismo World Series Showdown - without being one of the ranked drivers competing in the event. The first live competition of the year will see all of the top ranked sim racers from the GTWS Online Global Qualifiers arriving in the Dutch capital to represent their home countries in the … [Read more...]
Four New Cars For Gran Turismo 7 In The August 7th Update
Polyphony Digital may have taken a a break from free updates to the PlayStation racing game in July, but they're back with four new cars for Gran Turismo 7 in the August 7th update. Back on the normal schedule, CEO Kazunori Yamauchi shared the standard silhouette picture of the group arriving in August 2023, with some fairly recognisable outlines. Starting from the top, … [Read more...]
Three New Cars For Gran Turismo 7 In A May 2023 Update
Another trio of vehicles will become available as Kazunori Yamauchi has unveiled three new cars for Gran Turismo 7 in a May 2023 update. As always, the new additions have been shared in silhouette to allow the now traditional guessing game for a few days before the update arrives. And typically there will also be bug fixes and potentially other unannounced content also … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo Movie Trailer and Release Date Revealed
Racing games hit the cinema screen this summer with the Grand Turismo movie trailer and release date revealed by Sony Pictures. Based on the true story of GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough, the film will come to movie theatres on August 11th, 2023. With a cast including David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Medekwe and Geri Halliwell-Horner, it isn't a documentary-style … [Read more...]
The four cars coming to Gran Turismo 7 on April 27, 2023
With a new update arriving this week, the traditional teaser image has confirmed the four cars coming to Gran Turismo 7 on April 27, 2023 in the next patch. As previously reported, the Honda and Toyota-engined 2023 Super Formula open wheel cars will be arriving, with both versions using a Dallara SF23 chassis. Which could mean some related events and competitions for the … [Read more...]
2023 Super Formula Cars Are Coming To Gran Turismo 7
As the top level single-seater series in Japan and Asia, it's fairly big news that the 2023 Super Formula cars are coming to Gran Turismo 7. The Dallara SF23 chassis is build from Bcomp bio-composite mat to achieve the same weight and ridigity as carbon fibre, but using material created from natural substances as part of a carbon neutral approach. And that also includes the … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.31 Adds New Cars And More
As you might expect from Polyphony Digital by now, the free Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.31 adds new cars and more features and improvements which weren't revealed prior to the release. It turns out we were right about which new vehicles would be included, with a DTM touring car, two classic Porsches, a hatchback and a minivan. But what we didn't know was that the update … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 7 March 30, 2023 Update Adds 5 New Cars
With server maintenance now officially scheduled from 7am until 9am BST, there will be some new content to enjoy as the Gran Turismo 7 March 30, 2023 update adds 5 new cars. And it will also remove the first public test of GT Sophy, the Sony AI and Polyphony Digital racing artificial intelligence. It's unlikely to be the last we'll see of Sophy and other AI systems, but in … [Read more...]
More details on Gran Turismo 7 and PlayStation VR2
It's not long until the new virtual reality system from Sony becomes available, with the launch date of February 22nd, 2023. So it's good to see some more details on Gran Turismo 7 and PlayStation VR2, confirming that almost all of the on track action will be available. A new PlayStation Blog article features a quote from Kazunori Yamauchi, the President of Polyphony … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 7 Confirmed For The PlayStation VR2 Launch
While many sim racers will debate the merits of virtual reality versus triple screens, the choice will be coming to PS5 consoles with Gran Turismo 7 confirmed for the PlayStation VR2 launch in February 2023. The news was revealed by Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan in a 2023 CES conference which also shared news on the new Gran Turismo movie. And … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo Movie Sneak Peak Video Released
Due for a cinema release in August 2023, and with a cast including Orlando Bloom, David Harbour, Emelia Hartford and Geri Halliwell Horner, Sony has released a short Gran Turismo Movie Sneak Peak Video. Videogame adaptations don't usually tend to fair well, but it's taking a slightly different tack by being based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough (played by Archie … [Read more...]
Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo Revealed for GT7
The next concept car to be added to Gran Turismo 7 has been unveiled during the 2022 World Finals event. And with the Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo revealed for GT7, it'll be available to sim racers in December 2022. With the Maranello firm asked to design an ideal GT by Kazunori Yamauchi, they've created a single-seater with a more extreme 3 litre V6 hybrid engine based on … [Read more...]