To the surprise of at least one guy who is new to how video games work, Gran Turismo 7 has been delayed. It’s okay Gerald, this is normal. This is the circle of vroom. It was never going to be a true Gran Turismo game if there wasn’t a delay of some sort.
So what’s next for the franchise and Gran Turismo Sport in particular? With the PlayStation 5 on the way and rumours of TRUE 8K POWER doing the rounds, it’s not hard to imagine Gran Turismo Sport aiming for retina-searing resolutions. Not so, says producer Kazunori Yamauchi! The man behind the franchise has his eyes set on a higher goal currently, as he’s convinced that the future of games looking damn good lies not in the number of pixels on the screen but rather at the rate they throw them at your face.
Or something that very much looks like something which a reclusive billionaire would drive into criminals so that they can rethink their decision to do all the crimes. Over at the Gran Turismo Championship World Finals in Monaco, the sexiest of cars was unveiled. Called the Lamborghini Vision GT, this technolust experiment on four wheels will be making a debut digitally in Gran Turismo Sport soon enough.
In my hubris regarding the release date of Gran Turismo Sport, I was utterly convinced that the game was going to be a 2018 release at best and had staked my prized headwear on the line as a lunchtime snack should I be wrong. I was wrong. Damn wrong, because Sony has confirmed that the hyper-real simulator will be out on October 17. Here’s a celebratory trailer while I chew on some wool that has been seasoned with Sriracha sauce and herbs.
The truth is that Gran Turismo is no longer the undisputed king of console racers, and hasn’t been for years. There’s an added pressure on Polyphony Digital to get things right in the face of an impending Project Cars 2 and Forza 7 – and it could be just the impetus the company needs. Gran Turismo sport has all the ingredients to return it to its rightful place on the podium. Whether or not they get the recipe right is yet to be seen.
Looks like Sony’s premiere racing simulator is going to need some more time in the oven, as Gran Turismo Sport won't be out in November.
Polyphony head says that development on the Playstation 3 Gran Turismo games was "a nightmare"
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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