Update 1.49 is in the starting blocks, but it deviates from tradition

Sony Interactive Entertainment and Polyphony Digital are announcing a new update for “Gran Turismo 7” soon, which is not unusual. However, the special circumstances are causing concern.

For “Gran Turismo 7” The next update is about to be released. However, this time things are different than usual.

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As a rule, Kazunori Yamauchi, the head of the responsible developer Polyphony Digital, draws attention to the new vehicle additions with silhouettes on his Twitter/X profile before the update is announced a short time later on the PlayStation blog.

On the day of release, the changelog on the series' official website will provide additional information about the new features and improvements. With the upcoming update, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Polyphony Digital are taking a different path.

Esports event selected for update announcement

Patch 1.49 for “Gran Turismo 7” on PS4 and PS5 will be released as part of the “Gran Turismo World Series Esports” events presented.

“The opening round of the Gran Turismo World Series 2024, which will take place on July 6 in Montreal, Canada, will be broadcast live. The July update for GT7 will also be presented during the broadcast, so don't miss it,” the official “Gran Turismo” account on Twitter/X said today.

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After the recent focus was primarily on new vehicles, menu entries, route variations and events on the world routes, there seems to be a chance that the upcoming update will have more on board due to the different announcement.

It can also be speculated that Sony Interactive Entertainment and Polyphony Digital want to draw more attention to the Esports series by announcing the update at the event and stick with the usual additions.

However, after the launch of “Gran Turismo 7” there were updates with additional features such as the advanced AI system Sophy and a Spec II update. What features and new content would you like to see in future updates?

Information about the previous update of Gran Turismo 7:



Gran Turismo 7 is available for PS4, PS5 and PS VR2

“Gran Turismo 7” was released for PS4 and PS5 in March 2022. After initial difficulties with the servers and Complaints about credit distributions The racing game received all kinds of Updates with improvements.

At the beginning of 2023, the almost complete virtual reality support for PlayStation VR2A future PC version does not sound out of the question either, as more and more Sony games are going this route and “Forza” games have long been established on this platform.

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