Gran Turismo 7 Is Giving Away 1 Million Credits & Reducing the Grind

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Last week, a  update left many in the community upset and with many questions, as it ratcheted up the grind and took the servers offline for over a full day. Developer Polyphony Digital recently addressed some of these criticisms in a post on the PlayStation Blog in an effort to help make things right.

Things began with the  patch that went live last week. This update not only resulted in a 30-hour server outage for the game but also altered the in-game economy without explaining why. Getting more expensive cars took longer because the update nerfed how much currency players could earn. This resulted in a bit of backlash and, in response to that backlash, Polyphony Digital is rolling out some rewards and fixes.

Firstly, the team will be issuing out a free credit pack of 1 million Cr. — about $15 of ‘s in-game currency — to anyone who owned the game before today. In order to claim this, players must log into the game anytime before Monday, April 25, 2022, at 1 a.m. PDT.

As far as the in-game economy changes go, Polyphony noted that the original patch was made to help “re-establish the intended equilibrium and provide more accurate rewards based on time investment and completion.” However, this comes after Polyphony CEO Kazunori Yamauchi stated on the game’s website last week that the “pricing of cars is an important element that conveys their value and rarity, so [he does] think it’s important for it to be linked with the real world prices.”

This, of course, didn’t sit well with players. So in order to further address this, Polyphony Digital said it would be rolling out a “considerable patch” in the beginning of April, which will further re-establish the reward system. These changes include:

Smaller patches will also be