Gran Turismo - Timeline
Wednesday29th Jul 2020
News Gran Turismo 7's PS5 Release Date Has Sparked Some Discussion
Is it coming soon?
When is Gran Turismo 7 releasing on the PlayStation 5? Despite developer Polyphony Digital showcasing gameplay during Sony’s recent showcase, there’s still a large chunk of the gaming community that believes the racer is years away – after all, ever since Gran Turismo 5, the Japanese studio has garnered a reputation for...
Wednesday17th Jun 2020
News How Gran Turismo 7 Is Using PS5's Unique Features
Podium position
Sony has packed the PlayStation 5 with tons of next-gen features, but developers have been coy about how they intend to use them. Fortunately, as a headline exclusive, Gran Turismo 7 will be going nuts with some of the system’s headline innovations, including 3D audio and the Dual
Friday12th Jun 2020
News Gran Turismo 7 Takes Full Advantage of the PS5 DualSense Controller
3D audio, haptic feedback
Who knows when it'll arrive, but Gran Turismo 7 is coming to PlayStation 5 at some point in the future. And when it does, it looks like the real driving simulator will be making full use of the next-gen features Sony's new console has to offer. It'll support 3D audio, which we're sure will sound excellent through the use of...
Gallery Gran Turismo 7 PS5 Screens Are Pure Car Porn
Racing glory
Gran Turismo 7 is the simulation racer many have been waiting a generation for. Launching on the PlayStation 5, it appears to be building upon the basis of Gran Turismo Sport – but it’s got a full, single player campaign. That should please old-school fans who were disappointed by its absence in the PlayStation 4 release. It also...
Thursday11th Jun 2020
News Gran Turismo 7 Is Real, Confirmed for PS5
Get driving
Yep, it's real. Gran Turismo 7 has been confirmed for PlayStation 5 with a lengthy trailer during Sony's next-gen game reveal event. It turns out that pulled logo was correct after all and gameplay looked absolutely fantastic in motion. We've embedded the announcement trailer above for your viewing pleasure, so make sure you let us know...
Monday8th Jun 2020
News Gran Turismo Trademarks Filed on Original Date of PS5 Event
Is it one of Sony's big announcements?
Evidence is mounting for the announcement of the next Gran Turismo game for PlayStation 5. A few weeks ago, racing peripheral maker Next Level Racing seemingly outed the existence of Gran Turismo 7 in a social post. The company said it was a fan-made logo, and they denied any knowledge of the next instalment...
Thursday21st May 2020
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5 Leak Uses 'Mock Logo' Circulated Online, Says Source
Instagram account reveals
Update: After pulling the Instagram post overnight, Next Level Racing posted the following statement to its website: "Our team has recognized that a recent post by us using a logo has been misinterpreted by media and it does not reflect any information from our end, and we deny knowing any information regarding the launch...
Tuesday25th Feb 2020
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5 Speculation Intensifies As GT Sport Support Winds Down
Finish line in sight
Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of the Gran Turismo franchise, has revealed that this year’s GT Sport support will be “modest in frequency and volume”. Polyphony Digital has, of course, been updating its simulation racer regularly since release in 2017, and it has blossomed into a quite brilliant package overall. But next...
Tuesday18th Feb 2020
News Gran Turismo PS5 Could Target a Mind Melting 240 Frames-Per-Second
Need for speed
We’ve already seen Gran Turismo Sport running in 8K resolution, but speaking with Australian media at a recent event, Polyphony Digital honcho Kazunori Yamauchi revealed that he believes 4K is good enough for games. The veteran believes that framerate is much more important, and he’s potentially aiming big for the PlayStation...
Monday17th Feb 2020
News Everyone's Talking About Gran Turismo Sport's Thrilling Photo Finish
The finest of margins
Wow! We’re not the biggest followers of esports here at Push Square Towers, but the competition in Gran Turismo Sport has been heating up for some time now – as evidenced by this outrageous conclusion to the title’s latest World Tour event in Sydney. It’s a drag race in the final lap between Japanese driver Takuma...
Thursday9th Jan 2020
News Gran Turismo Sport with PS5's Controller Is a 'Completely Different Experience'
"There's no going back"
Sony may not have officially unveiled the PlayStation 5 yet, but it’s having a lot of fun keeping the next-gen console in the headlines with the teensiest of tidbits. Jim Ryan, the brand’s current bigwig, is proving himself to be a bit of a master tease – and speaking with Business Insider Japan, as translated by...
Wednesday30th Oct 2019
News GT Sport's Free October Update Adds Spa, Four More Cars
So near, so Spa
Gran Turismo Sport is the gift that keeps giving – assuming you don’t have bandwidth caps, that is. Polyphony Digital’s back with a brand new patch, which adds the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to the title’s roster of race tracks. As with previous updates, v1.47 will be completely free to download, so you’ll get all of the...
Tuesday8th Oct 2019
News Gran Turismo Sport Is Already Running on a PS5 Devkit
PS5 version incoming?
Could Gran Turismo Sport be a part of the PS5's launch line up come holiday 2020? It's definitely a possibility because in an exclusive Wired interview, the website confirmed that Polyphony Digital's serious racer is already running on the next-gen system's devkit. While confirming that the devkit itself does indeed look very...
Thursday3rd Oct 2019
News GT Sport Spec 2's New Opening Movie Is As Ostentatious As Ever
Cars, cars, sports
Gran Turismo Sport is getting repackaged and re-released as a double-disc Spec 2 bumper edition, and it has a brand new intro movie to boot. The epic five minute clip starts out by showcasing scenes from recent e-sports events involving the racer, before seguing into some beautiful panning of shots of virtual cars motoring through...
Friday27th Sep 2019
News Gran Turismo Sport Repackaged on Two PS4 Discs So You Don't Have to Wait to Play
Well, not quite as long
Don’t try to update Gran Turismo Sport. Well, actually, let us clarify: Polyphony Digital’s popular PlayStation 4 simulation racer is a tremendous game that deserves to be played – just know that by purchasing it in 2019 you’re in for a rough ride of updates, patches, and more updates. It’s agonising at the best of...
Wednesday3rd Jul 2019
News Gran Turismo PS5 Is Already in Development
Will be the 'complete form' of Gran Turismo
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...
Wednesday26th Jun 2019
News Gran Turismo Sport Adds New Circuits, Vehicles for Free This Week
No mention of wet weather
Gran Turismo Sport’s next big update will leave the workshop 27th June, but there’s no mention of the recently teased wet weather conditions in the big 1.40 patch. Instead, there’ll be six new circuits, all based upon the Sardegna Road Track. This is located in roughly the same area as the existing Sardegna Windmills...
Saturday22nd Jun 2019
News Here's a Better Look at Gran Turismo Sport's Awaited Rain Update
Wet and wild
Update: Above is direct-feed footage of Gran Turismo Sport's tasty rain update from an ongoing tournament taking place in Germany this weekend. Are you impressed? Gran Turismo Sport is almost unrecognisable from the racer that released a few years back, but developer Polyphony Digital is not done expanded on the ever-evolving...
Saturday23rd Mar 2019
News GT Sport's Free Updates Will Continue, More Cars Teased
No intention of stopping
Gran Turismo Sport is an example of a service game done right, as the title has ballooned since launching a few years back. Polyphony Digital has released monthly updates for the simulation racer, and it’s evolved into an enormous package as a result. The good news is that the Japanese developer has no intention of...
Tuesday5th Mar 2019
News GT Sport's Latest Free Update Adds Five Cars, a New Circuit, and More
Autopolis arrives
Gran Turismo Sport’s all-new v1.34 update is available now, and it’s packing a ton of complimentary content. Headlining this update is five new cars, spanning the Toyota GR Supra RZ ’19 to the Pagani Huayra ’13. The full lineup of additions is listed below: Toyota GR Supra RZ ’19 Pagani Huayra ’13 Mercedes-Benz SLR...
Sunday24th Feb 2019
News Gran Turismo Sport Adds More Complimentary Cars on 5th March
Sunday drive
If you haven’t been keeping track, Gran Turismo Sport continues to grow – in fact, it’s recently earned its place at the top of our Best PS4 Racing Games list. Polyphony Digital’s nowhere near done, though, with 5th March bringing another five vehicles to the exclusive racer. As is usually the case, series overlord Kazunori...
Sunday23rd Dec 2018
News Gran Turismo Sport Has Added Over 100 Cars for Free Since Launch
As well as over 30 tracks
Gran Turismo Sport, in our opinion, is gaming as a service done the right way. Polyphony Digital’s built a pretty impressive e-sports scene around the simulation racer, and it’s continued to improve and iterate upon the PlayStation 4 exclusive since its launch last year – eroding any criticisms that players had about...
Thursday29th Nov 2018
News Sony Showed Gran Turismo Sport Running in 8K at 120 Frames-Per-Second
A glimpse of PS6?
Sony has potentially teased a glimpse of what a future PlayStation could deliver, by demoing Gran Turismo Sport in an eye-melting 8K at a blistering 120 frames-per-second. At an event in Tokyo focusing on outrageous consumer electronics, the Japanese giant showcased its new Crystal LED Display System with footage of Polyphony...
Tuesday6th Nov 2018
News Free Gran Turismo Sport Update Adds Nine Cars, Spanish Grand Prix
Muy bueno
Polyphony Digital may have shipped Gran Turismo Sport a year ago, but it hasn’t stopped working since. Another free update is set to release for the simulation racer on 6th November, bringing it up to v1.29 and adding nine new cars as well as the Spanish Grand Prix. You’ll want to know about the new vehicles first, though, right?...
Thursday27th Sep 2018
News Fuji Speedway Arrives in Free Gran Turismo Sport Update
Plus nine new vehicles
Japan’s famous Fuji Speedway has been added to Gran Turismo Sport’s track roster as part of a free new update also featuring nine cars and a handful of fresh GT League events. “Following Fuji’s famed 1.5km straight, the first half is a high speed section consisting of tight corners, followed by a technical second half...
Tuesday28th Aug 2018
News GT Sport Adds Red Bull Ring, Eight Brand New Cars
All for free, of course
Gran Turismo Sport continues to grow on a monthly basis, and its August update is another bumper one. In addition to the Red Bull Ring, the PlayStation 4 exclusive will add eight new vehicles to its already substantial roster. These include some classics like the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé ’64 and the Mini-Cooper ‘S’...
Monday30th Jul 2018
News Gran Turismo Sport Patch 1.23 Adds Cars, a Track, Microtransactions
Hit the road
The big July update for Gran Turismo Sport is now available to download on PlayStation 4. It features new cars, a new track, and the addition of microtransactions to the game. We're sure that the latter will go down especially well here on the internet. Said microtransactions give you the option of purchasing cars with real money...
Wednesday6th Jun 2018
News Gran Turismo Spotted in Wreck-It Ralph 2 Trailer
Epiphany digital
Wreck-It Ralph 2’s trailer broke the Internet earlier this week, and fans have spent days looking for Easter eggs as the eponymous hero (?) heads down the cyber-highway for an all-new adventure. But one reference that may have been overlooked among Twitter’s iconic blue birds and all of the Disney princesses ever is… Gran...
Tuesday29th May 2018
News Free Gran Turismo Sport Update Adds Le Mans, Single Player Content, and Cars
Round the clock
Gran Turismo Sport continues to receive meaty free updates, washing away any criticisms about content that were aimed at the title at launch. From tomorrow, you’ll be able to put the Circuit de la Sarthe through its paces, ahead of the 24 hour Le Mans race on 16th June. Have you got the endurance to finish one of motorsport’s...
Saturday12th May 2018
News Gran Turismo Sales Top 80 Million Units Across 20 Years
Va va voom
Racing games are nowhere near as popular as they once were, but Gran Turismo has managed to remain relevant over a 20 year period. Once the biggest brand in Sony’s stable – it’s probably been eclipsed by the likes of Uncharted, The Last of Us, and even Horizon in recent times – the series continues to be a steady seller, with the...
