Gran Turismo 7 wants you to love cars as much as it does
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Gran Turismo 7 is all about cars. That may sound like an obvious statement for a racing game, but series director Kazunori Yamauchi wants this entry in his famous automotive franchise to act as a celebration of car culture. And he hopes it will create new automobile enthusiasts.
The game comes out on March 4, 2022, for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. During today’s State of Play, Sony gave the world its best looks yet at Gran Turismo 7. I was part of a media briefing that gave me even more details.
Gran Turismo 7 is ambitious. It needs to be. Gran Turismo was once the undisputed king of the racing sim genre. But it’s been almost 10 years since the launch of Gran Turismo 6, which came out for the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation 4 entry, Gran Turismo Sport, put more of an emphasis on online competition, a divisive move for fans of the franchise.
This series was once one of the most important pillars for the PlayStation brand. Now it feels like it has taken a backseat (pun entirely intended) to other racing franchises like Xbox’s Forza. Gran Turismo 7 is the franchise’s opportunity to get back on track (yes, another intentional pun).
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Developer Polyphony Digital is filling Gran Turismo 7 with content. This includes over 400 cars available at launch. Players can race in 34 locations — both from the real world and imagined — arranged into 97 different track layouts. The soundtrack includes 300 tracks from 75 artists.
It’s also looking to take advantage of the PlayStation 5. Yes, the
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