We wouldn’t be surprised to see Gran Turismo 7 launch alongside the PlayStation 5 next holiday, and series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has hinted that work on the next iteration in the simulation racing franchise is already underway. Speaking with GT Planet, he explained that he feels PlayStation 4 title Gran Turismo Sport has the best physics in the property’s history, and that he’s also proud of the innovative “sport” multiplayer structure.
But the latest game was obviously dinged for its lack of single player content, and according to the motorsport maestro, he wants the next edition of the series to be a culmination of all Polyphony Digital’s efforts to date. “I think the next title that we’re going to create will be a combination of the past, present, and future – a complete form of Gran Turismo,” he said. It makes sense: the online in GT Sport is excellent, but there’s room to build a more traditional campaign around it.
Considering that all of the content in the current game has been future-proofed, there’s a chance that the Japanese developer may be able to turn around a PS5 title near to launch – we’ve already seen what GT Sport could look like running in 8K at 120 frames-per-second after all. Even better, Yamauchi is a big believer in the power of PlayStation VR, and reckons that the additional horsepower of a next-generation console will allow Polyphony Digital to push the fledgling technology further.
[source gtplanet.net]
Comments 21
He also hinted at greater VR content for next gen too. If they combine the excellent online with the "CaRPG" campaigns of old then it'll be a hell of a racer.
As with nearly all PlayStation consoles before, except for PS3, Gran Turismo will be one of the main reasons I will get a PS5.
Good to hear. I like more single-player options and I'd love to see the game run at 4K 60fps.
@AdamNovice Add The Driveing Wheel With it and yeah it would be great
Everybody loves taking the mini's, i10's and polo's of the world and tuning them into overpowered monsters to nearly lap the competition in a 3 lap race. We want more of that please!
Speaking from my experience with GT4 anyway.
If by some miracle it can be ready around launch.... even better.
The very last line is all I care about.
Great news! I have come to love gt sport after all the updates but the single player stuff still doesn't capture that rags to riches feel of past Gran Turismo games for me. Glad this'll be built from the ground up with that in mind.
Full VR support is what I want...
@MattSilverado Exactly. Give us a complete Gran Turismo in VR and I may just live inside it. Haha.
I know they are always fantastic quality games, but I do wish Polyphony was capable of working a little faster. I'd be surprised if they managed to get a GT ready for near launch, though its conceivable given the future proofed nature if they are focusing on environments and car numbers now more than the insane car detail.
Neato. I'd love a GT game with a bit more focus on SP content. I dread to think what will happen to GT Sport once the servers are shut down. We've already seen that happen with Drive Club.
Please be open world. PLEASEEEEEEEEEE
I used to love buying a second hand cheap and run down motor from the used car sales, changing the oil, giving it a tune and wining my first race in the Sunday Cup.
I'd love the used car sales to make a return.
I wish they would release GT3 A spec as a classic I loved that game so much no stupid online servers nothing just pure single player fun, I went back to gt4 last week and didn't even know the servers where shut for that good job I did the online portion when it was released
I'm hoping for a dual release on PS4 and PS5. I think it's a possibility. I'd like it think it is because I am years away from buying a PS5.
@DeathByLasagna they will probably go for 8K 20 fps lol
If they bump up the AI and add damage models (even if only cosmetic), I might bite.
If it's just the same as previous entries but prettier, I'll pass.
Not sure how they can make GT look even more real now??? Looks perfect now in GT SPORT. Hopefully now they can just use all the Cars they have done in GT SPORT and include them in the next next-gen GT from now on so we don't have to wait anymore for Cars they have already made.
@Carl-G Real-time ray-traced reflections of environments and surrounding cars on car bodies, true body panel crash deformation, even better lighting with dynamic time-of-day changing lighting conditions are some of the ways they can make future GT titles look better. I don't know if all of that can be achieved on PS5 but we can hope. As for the quality of the car models now, I remember reading that the static models are just shy of the manufacturer's CAD models in complexity. That should bode well for the quality of in-game models we can expect in future GT games.
Right. Gran Turismo is going to launch with massive single player content, multiplayer content, VR support, AND it's going to release at launch in just 1,5 year time.. dont get your hopes up guys and girls
Tap here to load 21 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...