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Gran Turismo Sport is a racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was announced during the 2015 Paris Games Week and is the thirteenth game overall in the Gran Turismo series and the first game to be released for the PlayStation 4. It was launched worldwide on October 17th, 2017.

A notable aspect in the game was that it was supported by the official governing body of motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). As such, they sanctioned the multiplayer events found in the game.

Gran Turismo Sport can also be played on the PlayStation 5 using its PlayStation 4 backwards compatiblilty.[1]

Online services for Gran Turismo Sport ended on January 31, 2024, with all DLCs delisted on December 1, 2023.[2]

Gameplay[]

Gran Turismo Sport includes two game modes: "Sports Mode" , "Arcade Mode" and more. Online racing was also featured in the game. It has been described as different from the "Prologue" titles released in the past and features more content. Unlike Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6, the game does not feature a dynamic weather system and day-night cycle. However, players still have the option to modify the race's time of day before entering the race. For the first time in the series, the game features Porsche vehicles, after Electronic Arts had lost their exclusive licensing rights to the Porsche brand (previous Gran Turismo games only included RUF as a substitute).

PlayStation VR Support[]

Gran Turismo Sport was originally announced to be fully compatible with Sony's virtual reality headset, PlayStation VR. The experience while playing was described by series creator Kazunori Yamauchi as "very good and very natural". However, it was announced later that VR support would be limited to a special "VR Tour" Mode.

TAG Heuer Partnership[]

Polyphony Digital and TAG Heuer announced a partnership for the game. TAG Heuer serves as the timekeeper and watch brand for Gran Turismo Sport, where its "Live Timing Technology" is utilized to measure all in-game time. Additionally, TAG Heuer is integrated into the "museum" section of Gran Turismo Sport, showcasing the history of the Swiss watch maker.

The TAG Heuer partnership expired in early 2020, with TAG Heuer branding and the museum being removed from most areas of the game, except for Livery Editor decals and trackside sponsorship.[3]

FIA and Gran Turismo Involvement[]

With support and certification of the FIA, the central aspect of the game was the FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championships, consisting of two championships held simultaneously throughout the year: the Nations Cup, where players represented country, and the Manufacturers Series, where players represent their favorite car manufacturer. The FIA managed the series directly as they would with any of their other race series. The winners of the championships were honored at the FIA's annual prize-giving ceremony in Paris, France.

The Nations Cup and the Manufacturers Series featured "live" components similar to the regional finals held in the GT Academy competition, dubbed Gran Turismo World Tour, which were streamed in-game on Gran Turismo LIVE feature as well on Gran Turismo TV YouTube channel and PlayStation's Twitch channel. Organized online events were held on a regular basis within the game's Sport Mode, which also featured daily online races that were not part of official FIA championships, as well as third-party championships such as the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup (formerly the GR Supra GT Cup).

In 2020 and 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the live World Tour events were replaced with online special events; these races are played in advance with competitors being forbidden from disclosing the outcome of the race until it has been aired, and then aired on tape delay basis.

The championship events were held from 2018 to 2021, with a transitional "Road to GT7 Series" online championship held in February 2022 serving as a farewell event before the release of the the sequel.

Campaign Mode[]

Campaign Mode is the main single player mode of the game, replacing the well known Simulation Mode (GT Mode in the PAL and NTSC-J versions). It is divided into four categories plus a fifth one, which is paid DLC:

Arcade Mode[]

Main article: Gran Turismo Sport/Arcade Mode

Arcade Mode is the second single player mode that is available for the player to use in Gran Turismo Sport. It is divided into six categories:

  • Single Race
  • Time Trial
  • Drift Trial Mode
  • Custom Race
  • 2 Player Battle
  • VR Tour

Circuits[]

Main article: Gran Turismo Sport/Track List

There are currently 82 (as of update v1.56) circuits in Gran Turismo Sport. 27 are real-world circuits, 23 are original courses designed by Polyphony Digital, 6 are city street circuits, set on sections of the Tokyo Expressway, and 3 are dirt rally courses.

Cars[]

Main article: Gran Turismo Sport/Car List

Compared to previous titles, Gran Turismo Sport features less vehicles than previous entries. However, unlike in Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6 where only select models had detailed interiors, most vehicles are now fully detailed. There are currently 338 (as of update v1.66) cars in GT Sport.

Development[]

Polyphony Digital expected Gran Turismo Sport to have largely improved gameplay elements due to the enhanced processing power of the PlayStation 4. The game is the first in the Gran Turismo series to support the 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 15 November, but Sony later announced that the beta had been cancelled so as to prevent the game from being delayed to 2017. On 30 August 2016 it had been announced that the game will be delayed to 2017 to further polish the game.

Despite the cancellation of the beta for the game in 2016, a closed beta was confirmed for 17 March 2017 for selected users in the United States and Europe to experience the game's features prior to its release.

Companion App[]

The GT Sport Companion app is a smartphone app for the PS4 game GT Sport. In the app, players can link their PSN accounts to the app. In the app, players can provide status updates and view other posts. Players can also add liveries, replays, and in-game photos to their gallery through the app.

Updates[]

Main article: Gran Turismo Sport/Updates

There have been thirty content updates for Gran Turismo Sport, released monthly since November 2017; however, the update frequency were reduced from 2020 onwards. For the full list and details, see the link above.

1.69 Offline Patch[]

The game prior to 1.69 (1.68 and below) used to require players to be online to access a majority of features and to save game progress.

Gran Turismo Sport Offline Messages

A screenshot showing the offline status messages during 1.68 and prior

Gran Turismo Sport 1

Rewards showcasing after 1.69 the daily workout doesn't reward anything and no gift cars are offered anymore

Players who were offline would find themselves restricted to Arcade Mode only (updates may have changed this later as many modes just no progression saved would apply). If the player had no access to the VR or League modes updates, if they did in a later update they could access those in some form if they had played online and progressed prior (just not play League mode due to garage cars being required the same as certain Garage car only Driving Missions regardless of no saving of progression so it is not 'full access' to all content in the mode).

In update 1.69 a manual save option (no server checks or serverside saving like 1.68 and prior) was made available and the whole singleplayer offering of league (career mode events), Licenses Tests, Arcade, Driving Mission, Circuit Experience progression or Brand Central as accessible offline.

The livery editor was patched out of 1.69 (was usable offline in 1.68 tested during the server maintenance and offline prior but likely was patched out to avoid requiring moderation even if would have been more likely for discover (the community content hosting/upload space), leaving only manufacturer colours for cars or any previously saved liveries downloaded from discover or uploaded by the player (meaning the liveries trophy to upload to the player's library is also inaccessible) as well as discover, achievements (meaning players need to grind with less methods then they had before).

Scapes mode and any prior purchased Scapes would still are accessible to the player.

This too effects the Sport mode sportsmanship videos (making both the livery trophy and sportsmanship trophies unobtainable for a platinum).

If a player was offline prior to 1.69 (1.68/during maintenance) or forced offline by the PSN going down due to a PS4 firmware update prior to 1.69 and booted up GT Sport (besides a lot of 'please be online type prompt' constantly).

The Arcade, Career, Driving Missions, License Tests and Circuit Experience would only be available (only those with progress of the Driving Missions with garage cars or the player's progress as the second half of Driving Missions would be inaccessible to the player prior), no livery editor, no sport mode.

This would result in no access to Brand Central either (this was patched in 1.69 to fix progression for league events or garage car required driving missions).

While has been said that it was Arcade only (due to Garage cars or saving progression for those modes to access later Driving Missions upon completing the first half and unlocking more) this is may not have been the case in a later update (1.68 or prior) or because they were stating full accessibility meaning it's true for 'full access' but not certain Driving Missions/League mode/seeing progression saved on Arcade Mode.

No testing has been done with an old version of GT Sport (1.0 to 1.68, with a disk or a version of the game that has not been updated on their console as future access will show 1.69 for download) on two PS4s to see if saves work or 1.69 a save moved over to test if like GT PSP, GT5 or GT6 account, device ID or hard drive/memory card wise saves can be transferred or deleted (save locking) and the player must start over.

Trivia[]

  • This is the second main-line title in the series to use a subtitle in its name. The first would be Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, although said game features a numbered entry besides the subtitle. The only difference though, is that GT Sport lacks a numbered entry in its place, making it the only main-line title in the series to purely have a subtitle with no numbered entry.
  • The racing driver Kamui Kobayashi was part of the team who provided technical assistance during development.
  • The inclusion of Porsche automobiles was announced on 11 April 2017. Following expiration of Electronic Arts' exclusive licensing to Porsche, Gran Turismo Sport marked the first official appearance of Porsche in a Gran Turismo title.
    • Noticeably however, RUF, the brand's stand-in in various games during the exclusivity period, was absent from the game until the CTR3 was added in version 1.50.
  • Lotus was planned to appear in the game, with the Lotus Evora '09 being playable on the Closed Beta and the Lotus Elise '11 being playable on show builds. However, the brand was removed from the final game owing to licensing disagreements.
  • Internally, the game is referred as "GT7SP"; the string can be found in URLs pertaining to the game's social functions and within internal game data, suggesting that GT Sport was developed as a precursor to the eventual Gran Turismo 7. Shortly after the release of GT Sport, it is said that development of GT7 had already begun.
  • This is the first game since Gran Turismo 4 to not include rally tracks on snowy surfaces. Despite this, Snow Tyres are still included in the game.
  • This is the third game in the series to not feature Used Car Dealerships, following Gran Turismo 3: A-spec and Gran Turismo 6.
  • Motorcycle racing commentator Tom Brooks (who also commentates on the Gran Turismo World Tour events) provides narration for in-game videos. In the Japanese version, narration is provided by Rie Takahashi.[4]
  • GT Sport has a menu option in the settings to hide the PS Store icon and only present in-game credits when purchasing cars in Brand Central. Due to update 1.69 the PS Store icon is no longer needed so only the in-game currency option is visible.
  • In addition to the typical standard and deluxe edition pre-orders, PlayStation Taiwan offered one of the most unique bundles in gaming (if not the series') history called the Super Bundle, which includes a copy of the game along with a PlayStation 4 Pro console, a PlayStation VR set, a twelve-month PlayStation Plus subscription, a 65-inch Sony Bravia television, a Thurstmaster T-GT steering wheel and APIGA AP1 chair, and an actual Mazda MX-5 in a special Gran Turismo-themed paint scheme.[5] Only one unit of the bundle were provided, reportedly purchased by a local car collector.[6]

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