Gran Turismo Sport
| Gran Turismo Sport | |
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 Standard Edition cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Polyphony Digital |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Producer(s) | Kazunori Yamauchi |
| Series | Gran Turismo |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gran Turismo Sport is an upcoming racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 video game console. It was announced at the 2015 Paris Games Week and is the thirteenth game overall in the Gran Turismo video game series and the first game in the series to release on PlayStation 4. The game has been referred to by series creator Kazunori Yamauchi as the first in a new generation or new era of Gran Turismo games, with the first 6 main releases recognised as the first generation and GT Sport marking the beginning of a new era into the second generation.[1]
Gameplay
GT Sport will include three game modes: "Campaign", "Sports Mode" and "Arcade Mode". Both offline and online racing will feature in the game. The game has been described as different from the "Prologue" titles seen in the past in the series and will feature more content. Unlike its predecessors, the game does not feature dynamic weather and day-night cycle. However, players still have the option to modify the race's time of day before entering the race.[2]
FIA Gran Turismo Online Championship
The FIA aims to formally ratify the "Gran Turismo Online Championship" at the next World Motorsport Council meeting. Two championships will be held simultaneously throughout the year: the "Nations Cup" where players represent their country and the "Manufacturers Cup" where players represent their favourite car manufacturer. Once ratified, the FIA will manage the series directly as they would with any of their other race series. The winners of the championships will be honoured at the FIA's annual prize-giving ceremony in Paris.[3]
Live E-Sports Events
The Nations Cup and the Manufacturers Cup will have "live" components similar to the regional finals held in the GT Academy competition. Organised "online events" are planned to be held on a regular basis.
PlayStation VR Support
Gran Turismo Sport was originally announced to be fully compatible with Sony Interactive Entertainment's virtual reality headset, PlayStation VR. The experience while playing was described by series creator Kazunori Yamauchi as "very good and very natural".[4] However, it was announced later that VR support would be limited to a special VR Tour Mode. [5]
Development
In an interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu (and translated by Polygon), series creator Kazunori Yamauchi mentioned that GT7 would be coming to the PlayStation 4 console, possibly "in a year or two [from 2013]". He also mentioned that it will be based on the same physics engine that Gran Turismo 6 uses.[6] In an interview with GamesTM magazine, Kazunori Yamauchi mentioned a release for GT7 sometime in 2016/2017. He also spoke about how much more powerful the game will be on PS4 and how much easier it is to develop on the new console versus GT6 on the PS3.[7] Gran Turismo Sport was later announced at Paris Games Week. Sony originally claimed that Sport is a separate entry, but Yamauchi later confirmed that it is a main entry in the series.[8]
Polyphony Digital expects Gran Turismo Sport to have much improved gameplay elements due to the enhanced processing power of the PlayStation 4.[9] The game will be the first in the Gran Turismo series to support Sony Interactive Entertainment's virtual reality headset, PlayStation VR. A beta was scheduled to take place in the first and second quarter of 2016 before a full release on November 15th,[10] but Sony later announced that the beta had been cancelled so as to prevent the game from being delayed to 2017.[11] But as of August 30, it's been delayed to 2017 to further polish the game.[12]
References
- ↑ Rorrison, Brendan (August 3, 2016). "Gran Turismo Sport Could Have Been Called 'GT7 Sport'". GTPlanet. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ Arif, Shabana (May 30, 2016). "GT Sport drops dynamic weather and time". VG247. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Gran Turismo Sport". granturismo.com. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ↑ Sarkar, Samit (2015-10-27). "Gran Turismo Sport announced for PS4, beta coming in early 2016". Polygon. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "GT Sport VR Functionality Limited to Dedicated "VR Tour Mode"". GTPlanet. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ↑ "Gran Turismo 6 producer talks physics engines, smartphone linkups, and the presumed GT7". Polygon. 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ↑ "PS4 to Make "Incredible Difference" for Gran Turismo 7, says Kazunori Yamauchi". GTPlanet. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ Loveridge, Sam (May 24, 2016). "Gran Turismo Sport is Gran Turismo 7 after all". Digital Spy. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Gran Turismo Sport Coming to PS4 in 2016". PlayStation Blog. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ↑ "Gran Turismo is finally coming to PlayStation 4". The Verge. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ↑ Orry, James (May 20, 2016). "Gran Turismo Sport beta has been cancelled". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Gran Turismo Sport Update". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved 2016-09-02.