Polyphony Digital is trying to bring players to “car culture paradise” with Gran Turismo 7, The studio said Wednesday, and to achieve that, it focuses on the small details. A video showcasing PlayStation’s latest driving simulator makes it clear that developers are digging into the PS5’s ability to deliver immersive visuals and stellar performance across a fleet of 400 virtual vehicles.
For example, in Gran Turismo 7, the night sky displays the stars in a scientifically accurate configuration for the location and timing of any given race. Rain will collect and dry differently, depending on the parts of the road where rain often puddles or flows. Ray-tracing will be supported in one of two graphics performance modes, providing more lifelike shadows, shine, and reflections than ever before.
The DualSense controller’s advanced haptic feedback communicates the difference between one car’s brake pedals versus another vehicle’s and conveys the sensation of driving or gliding on different surfaces through player’s hand. And three-dimensional sound engineering will present the notes of your car’s engine rumbling somewhere in front of you, raindrops hitting the roof overhead and the sound of another driver whizzing by on the road. race.
“We want to excite people to the allure of cars, even without any prior knowledge, and perceive the thrill of driving, owning or tuning. [them],” series author Kazunori Yamauchi told the media in a taped presentation earlier this week. Yamauchi laments that in this day and age, “you won’t see a lot of people talking about car culture anymore.” Gran Turismo 7“Produced with this new age understanding in mind,” he said.
Translation: For all the audiovisual fidelity, Polyphony Digital is promising, says Yamauchi Gran Turismo 7 will remain as accessible to those looking for a pick-and-go experience as it is to longtime fans of precision motorsport simulation.
Gran Turismo 7 There will be three new features to support these grand ambitions. Perhaps the biggest is Gran Turismo Café, a mode in which the player will be given a mission or quest menu for a specific vehicle. By completing them, they will learn more about the development and history of that vehicle. The car’s original designers will also stop by the Café to provide a first-hand look at a certain vehicle and what makes it so special, says Yamauchi. The cafe includes 30 “Menu Books”, Yamauchi said, and completing those quests will yield Gran Turismo 7Its overall campaign to the end.
For tuners, testers and casual curious alike, a new settings feature will help those who are setting up their vehicles for the first time for the best performance, according to the track, weather conditions, driving styles and player strengths. Players will be able to learn suspension geometry, gears and other metrics, and then analyze their expected performance gain or loss in real time. The goal, says Yamauchi, is to simulate what is usually a technically intimidating but essential process, and then present it in an easy-to-understand way, so players know why they’re making these adjustments. and how they affect the vehicle.
“This is like having a little game inside this settings screen and is one of my favorite screens among the various features in GT7,” said Yamauchi. “I think getting into the habit of trying out different settings and saving them to the settings panel, or actually taking the car out on the track to check the results is probably going to be one of the most fun ways to play. GT7. ”
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And then there’s a normal driving mode called Music Rally, which features a soundtrack that includes more than 300 songs by 75 different artists. Music Rally is essentially a timed attack mode, although the goal isn’t to drive as fast as possible. Players are given a certain number of “beats” to complete in a segment of the course, supplemented by passing course markers. The goal is to reach the end of the song. Yamauchi said Music Rally is for highlighting Gran Turismo 7The game’s soundtrack without muting the rest of the game sounds, as in previous games, the player had to choose one or the other for their drive.
Gran Turismo 7The course’s roster will include 34 different tracks, both real and fictional, and over 90 different layouts in all. The fleet will be acquired through one of three dealers in the game – a standard showroom “Brand Center”, an affordable used car dealership, and a Luxury Legendary Car Dealer, where the weirdest rides can be found. All of these will be accessed from the world map, which harkens back to the series and enhances the sandbox atmosphere that Polyphony Digital is trying to deliver in the latest game.
Gran Turismo 7 launches March 4, 2022 on PlayStation 5.
