Well, then. The biggest criticism pointed at Gran Turismo Sport was that it lacked the franchise’s traditional single player campaign mode – and it looks like Polyphony Digital’s taken that feedback to heart. Starting in December, it will roll out an enormous new update incorporating what it’s calling the GT League – but it’s essentially just the old tournaments that you know and love.
This means that, yes, Sunday Cup will put in its long-awaited appearance – alongside other solo tournaments and endurance races. Here’s the official line from the PlayStation Blog: “Based on the old ‘GT mode’ of previous titles, players can now look forward to racing through a series of cup competitions from beginner to pro levels, and even partake in endurance races.” Lovely.
The new GT League will release in December, but there’s plenty to look forward to prior to that. On 27th November, a new patch will deploy including three free cars: the ISO Rivolta Zagato VGT, the Audi R18, and the Shelby Cobra 427. Patch 1.06 will also allow you to access more features offline, though to save your progress you will still need to be connected for integrity reasons.
In addition, the following 12 cars will be added to the title as part of its December update – again, all completely free of charge:
- Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD)
- Nissan Skyline GT-R V・spec II (R32)
- Nissan Skyline GT-R V・spec II Nür (R34)
- Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
- Lamborghini Countach LP400
- Ferrari F40
- Ferrari Enzo Ferrari
- KTM X-BOW R
- Suzuki Swift Sport
- Volkswagen Sambabus Typ 2 (T1)
- Chris Holstrom Concepts 1967 Chevy Nova
- Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible (C3)
“From now to March 2018, a total of approximately 50 cars are already planned for addition to the game,” the PlayStation Blog post continues. “And the updates will continue beyond March. You can of course look forward to the addition of new tracks as well, so stay tuned.” Perhaps it’s worth pointing out that the game is currently on sale on the PlayStation Store, eh?
[source blog.eu.playstation.com]
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But you still need PS+ to play the game, right?
Fantastic news!
Maybe now is the right time to remind people that GT Sport does not have a season pass, does not have micro transactions & does not have pre-planned DLC.
@Octane Only the competitive multiplayer I believe.
Really tempted to get this in the sale now
This game will just keep getting bigger. It's clear they're taking the "service" approach with it, and it looks like the content is going to come quickly and regularly too.
I imagine it'll be absolutely enormous by the time they stop updating it.
Great news! I'm still loving the game. My newest complaint is the VR stuff though. It's a lot of fun, but no calibration, no rewards, and no difficulty make it some what pointless
@NathanUC Agreed, they really need to update that — especially seeing as it's one of their main PSVR bundles.
This is what I was hoping for! And a lot sooner than I expected.
I’m now in 100%.
I thought the discount is on psn usa
@wiiware EU PS Store now but will keep an eye out for US deals on the game.
@get2sammyb Alright, in that case a more traditional (offline) single player may convince me to get the game.
Should have been called GT:Emotional Rollercoaster. I've never been so excited for a game, then suddenly so disappointed, then suddenly so excited again.
Alright, finally! This game is officially back on my wanted list now. I will most likely pick it up in time for my birthday in January.
@NoxAeturnus You hit it right on the head dude.
I didn't find the lack campaign a big deal imo. We all know the a.i in gt is weak And i find campaign way too easy, sports mode is where its at for me. Im loving the game right now, the only little complain i have is the low amount of tracks. I would love to see more "fantasy" tracks too, i get kinda bored with real world tracks simply because they're pretty much in every sim racer nowadays. I love the new ones in gt sport and would love to see them bring back old favorites like high speed ring, deep forest, etc... Any word if we're getting any new tracks with these updates?
@get2sammyb as a recent convert to VR I'm loving the feature on this game, but as mentioned above it's a bit lacking. What do you think are the chances VR mode will get an update- perhaps even online racing? Wishful thinking?
@Mergatro1d Online mode: no chance. Time trials and various other single play features: high.
GOOD, maybe I’ll actually buy it now. So sick of the games as a service approach this generation....
Posted on Sat 21st Oct 2017
Tried The Crew Demo........and went over to see the Crew 2 They now have a single player mode...........Polphoney.......please please for the sake of Sanity rethink what you are doing.
@get2sammyb "though to save your progress you will still need to be connected for integrity reasons". integrity reasons ?
The same integrity for the people that paid full price 60 quid a month ago I believe, Sony or Polyphony Digital messed up here big time.......proof now on sale for 25 quid a month after release.
An Utter Shambles....resolved.
Well crap. I might have to get this now then.
Superb news though we all knew it was coming. It was obvious this was the direction they were gonna go. I bought day one for £45 and love the game so it represents good value for me anyway. Even after a month playing I haven't completed all the single player stuff and now this drops. Wonderful stuff. £25 is a steal for anybody remotely interested in it. Great news all round!!
@Number09 The game allows you to earn a real-world FIA license. They can't let people hack their save data offline — it needs to be registered server-side to maintain the integrity of all players.
That's amazing news!
@get2sammyb A real-world FIA license, Wow guess I am intrigued.
Can I just push a bit more info out of you the single player league does that have an effect on the F.I.A. License in other word's Do I have to be online to play the single player mode the blog goes on about being online but then in another sentence talks about December and single gaming.
I see they're going the old Street Fighter V route, making it all about esports until everyone complains and then releasing all the stuff everyone wants (and should have been there in the first place) later on, clever 🤔
@get2sammyb so I guess this really is the one-and-done version of Gran Turismo this generation. Will be interesting to see how Polyphony Digital and Sony keep this title fresh in people's minds.
Wow, more developers should take note of this... can't wait to try the new GT mode!!!
I was a bit surprised to see stacks of this game in CEX today. It's not the kind of game you power through and sell on. Maybe it's not what people wanted...
While this is clearly great news I'm still pretty dam furious about it. After getting 100% in the single player I sold my copy as there was nothing else to do. Why oh why didn't they add it in the first place or at least allude to the idea of it coming post launch?!
Yes!
Too little too late for me I'm afraid.
I was so disappointed with GT sport that I sold it after a few days and traded in my ps4 a few days later.
Swapped it for an Xbox one s and haven't looked back since. For what it's worth Forza motorsport 7 and Forza horizon 3 are amazing.
I've always been loyal to Sony but they've lost a customer unfortunately.
Absolutely amazing news.
I bought digital deluxe in the end and I’m glad for it. Now is great time to jump in for others . There’s 50% sale on store so it’s no brainer now!
Get it and you won’t regret it!
This makes the game more appealing, at least to me since I'm terrible at racing games online. And like I said in the review I'm not a fan of hardcore simulations..But I do have nostalgic factor when talking about GT, since I played hours and hours of GT4! Maybe if I catch a good VR sale since the game comes bundled, I'll play it
I have had this a week now and am loving it.
I bought it knowing exactly what I was getting and was absolutely fine with that. Mr Kaz explained months ago this was online based multiplayer sport and I appreciate his honesty .
It seems practically every major release now there is some whinefest bandwagon that people and journalists jump on , getting a bit tiring now. 'EA turned me into a newt, but I got better'.
@carlos82
Not really. Polyphony didnt wait 2 years to make amends
And now I am interested. Very happy to see all these devs doing updates, U turns and changes. I guess wallets speak louder than words.
@carlos82 This E Sports generation are insane really, I would prefer to do almost anything than watch someone play gran turismo.
And on that note lets go back to monster campaigns.
This is a m a z i n g DD
I'll be very interested in a review of the update.
So how long until the physical 'complete edition'?
Wow, now it's definitly on my "do want" purchase list !
Honestly, I didn't see this solo update coming ! Well done, Polyphony, well done !
@LocalPenguin I mean... I'm surprised you didn't expect any updates to the game?
I agree that some kind of roadmap probably would have been nice, but it was always pretty obvious to me they were going to keep adding to this and updating it.
@get2sammyb Oh I agree 100% mate, new cars, tracks etc were a given. But there was a lot of talk about a lack of Gran Turismo mode and no mention of anything related on the way. If they had plans in that regard then I'd like to have known. I'm just a little miffed that's all haha
Brilliant news. Like another commenter, I'm yet the finish the current single player content and I've played every day since launch.
@JoeBlogs @sinalefa thats the benefit of watching them go first 😃
@Marios-love-child Besides Forza what is on the Xbox?
@Useyourname PS5 maybe. 😉
@Flaming_Kaiser
All the same Stuff I would have played on my PS4 ....... i.e Fifa, Call of Duty, GTA, dirt Rally etc so no regrets
Other than Gran Turismo there aren't any particular Sony Exclusives that interest me.
You can probably tell from my user name that I'm more of a Nintendo fan at heart and Mario Games are my main passion.
My PS4 was really just for Fifa and Driving Sims.....Thankfully Forza now fills that particular void... As much as I love Mario Kart it doesn't quite cut it as a realistic racer
Guess I need to add this back to my wish list. Not interested in the online focus, but if there's a brilliant single player added I'll definitely check it out.
I wish they would've done this from the beginning. I mean, Turn10 churns out a new game every other year and still manages to fill it to the brim, there is really no excuse for Polyphony not to have done the same in 4 years time and the game probably would've made a much better first impression and been received a lot better. I'm going to pick it up now because I always buy at least one GT every generation and as a 'service game' there's no doubt there will be a lot of content by the end. DriveClub was much different after launch so the same will happen here. I'll give the devs credit for at least giving this content for free, could've easily been $20, maybe more, with all that's being added.
@get2sammyb Is there any word on if the car modding component will be making a return at all (assuming it's not there already)? Really tempted by this with the campaign content and it's current low price.
Well here it goes.... I TOLD YOU SO!!! lol I had no idea it would be so soon though.
Does anyone no if or when it will be on sale in the u.s.
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