With the release date forGran Turismo 7looming ever closer, developer Polyphony Digital and publisher Sony are looking to ramp up the hype for the upcoming racing title. Though a leakersuggested thatGran Turismo 7would be suffering from delaysrecent marketing suggests that Sony will be keeping its promise of an early March 2022 release date.
As Sony’s exclusive racing game franchise,Gran Turismostands out often as being one of the more realistic titles available to racing game fans.Gran Turismo 7appears to be keeping up with the realism, with improved weather effects, graphics and more expansive features. Much of these were highlighted in yesterday’sPlayStation State of Play stream. As the first State of Play event of 2022, Sony allowedGran Turismo 7to take center stage, highlighting the final reveals for fans before the upcoming release.
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Alongside a trailer showing offstunning newGran Turismo 7gameplay, an impressive figure was revealed during thestream. According to Sony, over 400 cars will be making their way toGran Turismo 7. This comes alongside the news that new cars will be implemented with future updates, meaning that players will have ample choice when picking out what car they want to race in. There’s plenty of space to use these cars too, with 34 locations and 90 layouts for them, including real world locations and fantasy tracks.
This statistic of over 400 cars helps Sony’s push to makeGran Turismo 7the biggest game in the series so far. On top of the sheer amount of cars, there’s also an overhaul to the way that players will be able tocustomize their vehicles inGran Turismo 7, meaning that there will be even more variations on the large amount of vehicles already in the game. All in all, this adds up to a nearly infinite amount of ways that players will be able to race inGran Turismo 7.From liveries to aerodynamic parts, cars and their customization options were explained in detail during the State of Play stream by director Kazunori Yamauichi.
Dozens of the vehicles that will be available inGran Turismo 7were confirmed previously by the marketing of Polyphony Digital and famous car manufacturers such as Ferrari, McClaren, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and more. Though these cars were officially confirmed in the State of Play stream, along with the number of cars these details had been leaked previously by a Japanese pamphlet earlier in January 2022. Still, the official confirmation allows fans to feel safe in their hype train.
Gran Turismo 7releases March 4 on PS4 and PS5.
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