There's nothing quite like seeing a racing game on next-gen hardware for the first time. Gran Turismo 7 impressed when it aired ahead of the PS5 release last summer, and this trailer gave fans an idea of ​​what to expect from Polyphony's racer, but plenty of questions remained. .
Although the development didn't get everyone's word during Sony's PlayStation event in September, a new trailer and blog post released after the presentation provided a wealth of new details. They also revealed that Gran Turismo 7 is finally coming March 4, 2022, for PlayStation 4 and PS5.
As Polyphony president and GT creator Kazunori Yamauchi puts it in a PlayStation Blog post on Gran Turismo 7, a lot has changed when it comes to racing games since the franchise's first title was released in 1997 for the original PlayStation. The team behind the latest installment wanted to fully understand and speak the right way to today's car culture.
The cultural environment surrounding cars has changed a lot over the past 25 years. Those of us born into the rich automotive culture of the time created the first Gran Turismo game, so it may be difficult for today's generation of automotive purists to be in the same kind of environment. cultural than we were at the time.
GT7's goal in today's current culture, is to design a game to convey all of car culture and motor racing for 150 years, whether you're a lifelong fan or just new to cars for the first time.
The trailer further showcases Gran Turismo 7's campaign mode, customization options in the livery editor and tuning, and what appears to be an incredibly detailed photo mode, where players can choose from 2 locations (landscapes ), vehicles, angles and Suite. There's also GT Cafe, which lets players take on missions and races to fill their garage with iconic cars.
Stay tuned for more on Gran Turismo 7 as it nears its March 4, 2022 release date for PS4 and PS5.
