Gran Turismo 7 Players Are Getting Spooked By AI's Aggressive Driving Style
When Gran Turismo 7 launched, players and critics were impressed by the visuals, the driving physics, and the handling (especially on the PS5 with the capabilities of the DualSense). But it is with the regular updates that have graced the game since launch that has arguably made the title come into its own. The recent 1.29 update is one of the biggest yet; adding PS VR2 functionality, a new track, five new cars, and racing against the superhuman AI known as Gran Turismo Sophy.
It is this AI that is currently generating some intriguing feedback amongst GT7 players. Sophy was introduced about a year ago and came with some fanfare. A product of Sony's AI division and Polyphony Digital, Sophy has been featured in science journals such as Nature, and has been shown to be a seriously impressive driver, beating out top Gran Turismo esports competitors. And now, for a limited time, GT7 players everywhere can have a go at competing against the AI, and it's throwing up very interesting races.
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Over on the Gran Turismo subreddit, multiple posts regarding Sophy has been watched, studied, and commented on. The titles of these threads include, "Sophie is quite intense", to the self-effacing, "How I feel after 30 min playing 1v1 against Sophy..."; and the incredulous, "Sophie [sic] is insane; she drifts the same way each time to be efficient". One user was impressed with the aggressive and intense driving of Sophy but they also impressed others with their superb driving skills, managing to keep Sophy at bay (watch for yourself below).
Players have noticed that Sophy will attack relentlessly, can be highly aggressive, and uses certain maneuvres and racing
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