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.

While the actual core racing in it is sublime, Gran Turismo Sport hasn’t quite been the runaway hit that either Sony or Polyphony Digital had hoped. It’s biggest problem is the lack of a proper single player campaign. That's changing.

It looks fantastic and drives like magic, but with its servers down at inopportune times, we've not been able to play Gran Turismo Sport nearly as much as we'd like.

Polyphony Digital has revealed all of the cars and tracks that'll be available in Gran Turismo Sport

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"

Keen to see what happened during the GT Sport event in London? Here's a behind the scenes look...