Gran Turismorecently celebrated its 25th birthday. Developer Polyphony Digital is celebrating this milestone by givingGran Turismo 7players in-game content as a special way of saying thank you to the player base for supporting the game.
Gran Turismois one of the most well known racing simulators out there, and it’s known for its great soundtracks and design-changing car mechanics.Gran Turismowas a household name for PlayStation. However, sinceForzabegan to change the way the racing simulator genre is seen today, theGTseries has gradually declined. But in spite of that,Gran Turismo 7was said to be a return to the glory days for theGTplayer base, and after a successful launch, it looked like it was going to be. However, the game’s lack of content and flaws, such as poor single-player campaign design and car monetization, force players into using microtransactions to obtain the best cars.
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Fortunately, Polyphony is still trying its best to makeGran Turismo 7a great experience for the player base. And with the 25th anniversary of the series, the developer is rewarding players with in-game content forGran Turismo 7. Players will be able to increase their rewards for any race in sports mode, allowing them to earn five times as many credits for each race completed. Additionally, players can also earn more credits from online time trials. And this increase in credits comes at a great time as players can now purchase the new cars added to the game in therecent 1.26 update forGran Turismo 7.
Furthermore, players who tune into the live streams forGran Turismo 7will receive a gift, and if they also tune in for the world finals and answer the day 4 question, they will be rewarded with a Ferrari VisionGran Turismo. The latest the players can tune in to get these rewards is December 4th, five days beforeGran Turismo 7is up for Best Racing Game of the Year at The Game Awards.
Overall, this is a nice way to celebrate the anniversary of a beloved and iconic franchise, as it provides more incentive for players to play and gives the player base a small “thank you” gift for sticking around. By the same token, the gesture is a nice touch from the developers and may even pull innewcomers to the racing sim genre.
Despite the rewards, players are still dissatisfied with the current state ofGran Turismo 7. The players are happy and grateful for the rewards, but the main problems with the microtransactions and the issues with thesingle-player campaign forGT7have not been fixedor addressed.
Gran Turismo 7is available now on PS4 and PS5.
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