Gran Turismo 7 Is Sony's Answer To Microsoft Flight Simulator
The latest installment of the Gran Turismo series, Gran Turismo 7, was released earlier this month delivering Sony’s most realistic driving experience yet, drawing comparisons to the Microsoft Flight Simulator series. While players in Gran Turismo 7 cannot take to the skies, the racing game markets itself as the real driving simulator. Gran Turismo 7’s graphics, especially on the next-generation PlayStation 5, are more lifelike and immersive than ever before. Although Gran Turismo 7 received positive reviews at launch, it has since been heavily criticized for its implementation of microtransactions.
Gran Turismo 7 was first announced in June 2020 during the PlayStation 5 reveal livestream, with a planned 2020 release. The eighth installment in the Gran Turismo series was then delayed to 2021, before being delayed a second time due to COVID-related production challenges, which pushed its release date back to 2022. The game was finally released on PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles on March 4, 2022. As the first installment in the series since 2017’s Gran Turismo Sport, the graphics have improved significantly, with side-by-side comparisons of the two games showing Gran Turismo 7’s incredible attention to detail, especially when played on a next-generation PS5 console.
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On top of lifelike graphics, Gran Turismo 7 aims to simulate driving with 3D spatial audio, and dynamic weather conditions, to create an immersive driving experience. This is similar to Microsoft Flight Simulator, the long-running amateur flight simulator series, which allows players to get behind the wheel of an aircraft, enjoying dynamic audio to match. First released in 1979 for the Apple
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