Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.29 Adding 5 New Cars and More

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Update 1.29 for Gran Turismo 7 is coming out very soon, featuring a suite of exciting new vehicles, the classic Grand Valley racetrack, and a few other notable technical additions that may show what the developer, Polyphony Digital, has planned for the franchise in the future. Slowly but steadly, GT7 has been filling out its already impressive roster of cars and tracks, and while the new update continues this trend, there's more to it still.

It's worth remembering that Gran Turismo 7 got review bombed earlier in its lifecycle when the community realized that the game had a problematic microtransaction implementation on top of being particularly grindy. These concerns were alleviated rather quickly, however, allowing Polyphony Digital and the fans of the series to focus on content and technical improvements instead.

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It just so happens that Gran Turismo 7's update 1.29 may be its most exciting piece of post-launch content yet, matched only by the game's previous announcement of PS VR2 support. Namely, while the update does feature Grand Valley and a curious selection of cars — from Citroën DS21 to Italdesign EXENEO variants — its most notable new feature is the introduction of GT Sophy. GT Sophy is a special AI that specializes in racing, and its development may eventually lead to far more interesting behavior in racing video games, as it's capable of self-learning, and it has already shown more than capable of beating professional sim racers in Gran Turismo.

Polyphony Digital and Sony developed GT Sophy in a joint venture, having announced its existence early in 2022. Developers had previously claimed that Sophy was capable of playing