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  1. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    If a game isn't playable does it really exist? I WAS enjoying the hell out of the game but suddenly can't play it due to outright incompetence and greediness of the developer. Shame on you for making a beautiful, fun to play game that suddenly isn't playable!
  2. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Paid $100 for a game I cannot currently play for over 24 hours with no word from the horrible developers.
    They decreased payouts for racing, aiming to push for more micro transactions. I will be requesting a full refund.
  3. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Servers offline for over 27 hours, no explanation as to why, poor from Sony. Can’t play the offline mode as you have to be online?! How does that make sense? What bright spark came up with that idea
  4. Mar 18, 2022
    2
    Long time Gran Turismo fan, been playing since the 90's. In principle this game is great, however as with many others here, I have found myself very disappointed with the microtransaction model they have taken. I was warned about it in reviews before purchasing the game but when I saw it with my own eyes I was surprised how far they took it. Then to make matters worse they deliver anLong time Gran Turismo fan, been playing since the 90's. In principle this game is great, however as with many others here, I have found myself very disappointed with the microtransaction model they have taken. I was warned about it in reviews before purchasing the game but when I saw it with my own eyes I was surprised how far they took it. Then to make matters worse they deliver an update that aims to reduce the in-game credits given and encourage even more microtransactions (that aren't so micro!) and which renders the game virtually unplayable due to their stupid online at all times model. Well, I have paid for the game already but they can only fool me once. After over 20 years this will be the last Gran Turismo I ever buy. Expand
  5. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    DO NOT BUY. Or, for only $70 you can get an unplayable, bricked game that purposely nerfs rewards to force you to spend MORE MONEY. Bravo 0/10
  6. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    29 hours downtime for a Triple A game worth $125AUD not long out if release. Now it seems to be the game is pushing towards micro-transactions with the nerfing of credits. Upset have played this franchise since I was a child.
  7. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    I bought the special edition for BRL499, almost half a minimum monthly payout. I cannot play this game for the last two days cause DRM/server issue, but it is a single player game too! There is lack of content, lots of problems regarding payouts. I am very sad because i bought the PS5 thinking about this game.
  8. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    This game was supposed to be a return to form for the franchise but is falling far short of that. The driving is great, everything else is down right bad though. Little to no SP campaign, no endurance races, no B-spec, no cup series, a fraction of the cars as older games. Couple that with always online requirement, pitiful MTs and server outages and it equals a disgusting cash grab. IThis game was supposed to be a return to form for the franchise but is falling far short of that. The driving is great, everything else is down right bad though. Little to no SP campaign, no endurance races, no B-spec, no cup series, a fraction of the cars as older games. Couple that with always online requirement, pitiful MTs and server outages and it equals a disgusting cash grab. I literally can't play the game I paid 70$ for less than a week ago. Last PS product I'm buying and last Sony product I'm buying. Expand
  9. Mar 18, 2022
    1
    Zu mir: GT Fahrer der ersten Stunde

    Top - Tunig Optionen Gut - Optik/Sound - Feeling Schlecht - Onlinezwang (leider ja) - Moneyhustle (Drängeld zu Echtgeldinvest) - Ausdauerrennen (leider nein) - Miese Droprate der Tickets (z.b Autos doppelt, was ist mit verkaufen?) - Einladungen zu Autohändlern (Moneyhustle) - Hardwaresupport unzufriedenstellend (z.b g25, g27) - Physik bei Kollision im
    Zu mir: GT Fahrer der ersten Stunde

    Top
    - Tunig Optionen

    Gut
    - Optik/Sound
    - Feeling Schlecht
    - Onlinezwang (leider ja)
    - Moneyhustle (Drängeld zu Echtgeldinvest)
    - Ausdauerrennen (leider nein)
    - Miese Droprate der Tickets (z.b Autos doppelt, was ist mit verkaufen?)
    - Einladungen zu Autohändlern (Moneyhustle)
    - Hardwaresupport unzufriedenstellend (z.b g25, g27)
    - Physik bei Kollision im seitlichen Heckbereich (Gegner scheinbar weniger betroffen als Spieler)


    100 Euro für 25thAnni Version verlangen und dann noch so 'nen künstlichen Druck erzeugen für den Kauf der Ingame-Währung ist 'ne Frechheit. Die Preisgelder sind insgesamt zu niedrig angesetzt, da braucht keiner mit Langzeitmotivation kommen. Hätte ich gerade Zugang zu GT7 (Wartungsarbeiten dauern länger als geplant), dann hätte ich hier nichts geschrieben. Warum macht man hier den Fehler und kommuniziert den Status der Wartungsarbeiten nicht sauber und öfter? Die wenigsten Menschen haben Probleme damit wenn's länger dauert, aber ein regelmäßiges Feedback darf da nicht fehlen.

    Genug für heute..
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  10. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Mtx.
    Requires a connection to play single player.
    24+ hours of downtime and 0 communication from the devs.
    Cutting race rewards to force MTX on customers who paid 70$.

    Youl massacred my boy and I'm glad I was still within the return period.
  11. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Bad Price policy, servers offline for the second day now, greedy publisher!

    People lose time to gain even the lowered income! Give me my 120€ back! I play another game. I’m sorry for the devs! Graphics good, gameplay good. But instead of increasing race income they’ve lowered it! Cars are waaaaay to expensive (more than 120€ for a single car?! - Jaguar) + for a 100€ game! DONT SUPPORT
    Bad Price policy, servers offline for the second day now, greedy publisher!

    People lose time to gain even the lowered income! Give me my 120€ back!
    I play another game. I’m sorry for the devs!
    Graphics good, gameplay good.
    But instead of increasing race income they’ve lowered it! Cars are waaaaay to expensive (more than 120€ for a single car?! - Jaguar) + for a 100€ game! DONT SUPPORT THIS GREED!

    Sabrewulf1
    Mar 17, 2022
    SONY IN PATCH 1.07 JUST CUT ALL EARNINGS OF RACES WORTH 70 AND 65K BY HALF TO MAKE YOU PAY FOR MICROTRANSACTIONS IN QUITE SIMPLY PUT, THE WORST DISPLAY OF AGGRESSIVE PREDATORY PAY TO WIN MECHANICS IN ANY GAME EVER

    - Totally agree!
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  12. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Absolutely great game for the last two weeks, but being offline for over 24 hours meaning the game cant be played, plus introducing all these horrible microtransactions has ruined the goodwill of fans like myself who have been playing the series since the original on PS1.
  13. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Expensive micro transation
    Économie is so bad Maintenance + 24 h I can’t play offline
  14. Mar 18, 2022
    2
    Much like previous GTs but buggier and full of micro-transactions. The developers spent two weeks watching which races people were grinding to earn credits - then cynically nerfed the rewards for all of them to channel people who'd already paid top dollar for the game into spending even more real money. Then that backfired and the servers went offline for more than 24 hours. I paid for theMuch like previous GTs but buggier and full of micro-transactions. The developers spent two weeks watching which races people were grinding to earn credits - then cynically nerfed the rewards for all of them to channel people who'd already paid top dollar for the game into spending even more real money. Then that backfired and the servers went offline for more than 24 hours. I paid for the download - and that doesn't work at all offline. No Arcade Mode or Music Rally for me. Just awful. Expand
  15. Mar 21, 2022
    0
    this grind, micro transactions, and nothing special more than GTS... and need to be conected to the internet.... this is single player game... not Worth 100 $ sorry i was whaiting too Long and this is ****
  16. Mar 22, 2022
    0
    Not what it used to be :( need to spend countless hours earning enough cr to get a semi decent car only after I get it, the servers go down and I can’t use it.. ployphony fix your **** This isn’t you…
  17. Mar 18, 2022
    2
    So much promise, spoiled by in app purchases.l and stupid DRM.

    I’m writing this as extended maintenance drags into day two stopping anyone from playing more than two very basic modes. I bought a PS5 with the sole reasoning to play this game. I love the GT series, I even enjoyed GT Sport but this takes takes the biscuit. No internet connection? You can’t access your card, most of the game
    So much promise, spoiled by in app purchases.l and stupid DRM.

    I’m writing this as extended maintenance drags into day two stopping anyone from playing more than two very basic modes. I bought a PS5 with the sole reasoning to play this game. I love the GT series, I even enjoyed GT Sport but this takes takes the biscuit. No internet connection? You can’t access your card, most of the game modes etc. it’s nuts. Extended maintenance, same story!

    Add to that they the Gram Turismo 7 team are making it harder to earn credits (which they will sell you for real money) and you can quickly see why this £70 game is turning out to be a big mistake.

    If I’m brutally honest it looks so similar to GT Sport on my HD TV that I’m questioning my logic for moving to this from GT Sport. This was supposed to be a reincarnation but it feels like a new nail in a coffin.
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  18. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    The buy out game becomes gaas game!? the maintenance is longer than any other online game I have ever met. REFUND PLEASE!!
  19. Mar 18, 2022
    2
    I created a Metacritic account specifically to input this review, for an introduction as to how annoyed I am with this game. To keep it brief:

    1.) You CANNOT play the game if you are not connected to their servers, including single-player. Seriously, why do I need to be connected to your server to have some fun driving in my own career mode? This is idiotic and I hope folks reading
    I created a Metacritic account specifically to input this review, for an introduction as to how annoyed I am with this game. To keep it brief:

    1.) You CANNOT play the game if you are not connected to their servers, including single-player. Seriously, why do I need to be connected to your server to have some fun driving in my own career mode? This is idiotic and I hope folks reading this are discouraged from buying GT7 after reading the multitude of reviews saying this same thing.

    2.) It's blatantly obvious that they are pushing for a "pay to win" format. The most recent patch material reduced the payout for the few races that were actually paying OK. They appear to be doing everything in their power to push microtransactions on a player base that has already paid $80 for the damn game, as the current format would have you grinding for days/weeks for one expensive car. Some of us actually work for a living and simply do NOT have time for that grind. I guess we're exactly who they're targeting with their mtx push, but I'm not taking part in that mess.

    3.) The game itself has lost its "soul". I don't know how else to describe it, but I've never been less enthusiastic about a GT game, and I've been playing them for over a decade now. Every race is the exact same thing. Start in the back of the pack and weave your way through traffic as you complete your "time trial." The game feels vapid and almost solely focused on PD taking every dime out of your pocket that they can.

    Long story short, as of March 22, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IN ITS CURRENT STATE. This is trash and I'm hoping I can save a few people a few bucks by taking the time to write this review.
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  20. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Adding always on-line as mandatory, and increasing the grind to obtain the in game currency. And worst, doing that after the media reviews appraising the game, configures FRAUD and abuse of their customers and fans good will. SONY just nerfed the Gran Turismo IP.
  21. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    The game itself is fine, but the online mode is terrible. It is a $70-worth game, however, people cannot play it for two days just after two weeks the game released, as it is doing “maintenance”. I even doubt that they are doing the “maintenance”, cause I never experienced such “maintenance” that took 30 hours or more. Till now, I still unable to access the game, and I EVEN DO NOT KNOWThe game itself is fine, but the online mode is terrible. It is a $70-worth game, however, people cannot play it for two days just after two weeks the game released, as it is doing “maintenance”. I even doubt that they are doing the “maintenance”, cause I never experienced such “maintenance” that took 30 hours or more. Till now, I still unable to access the game, and I EVEN DO NOT KNOW WHAT TIME I SHOULD EXPECT TO PLAY THE GAME Expand
  22. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    The game requires an internet connection in order to play the offline campaign. The servers have been down for more than 24 hours, which means that the 80 euros that us customers spent on the game are worthless. There is a total lack of communication on what's going on from either PD or Sony. Sony's customer support has rejected my ask for a refund of a non-working product merely 15 daysThe game requires an internet connection in order to play the offline campaign. The servers have been down for more than 24 hours, which means that the 80 euros that us customers spent on the game are worthless. There is a total lack of communication on what's going on from either PD or Sony. Sony's customer support has rejected my ask for a refund of a non-working product merely 15 days after the purchase, which goes against EU regulation. Besides, when the game works, it has a very aggressive microtransaction economy which has worsened with their latest update. The only realistic way to purchase the most expensive cars is with real money. Stay away from this greedy scam. Expand
  23. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    - forced online in a singleplayer game while unable to provide a stable infrastructure
    - servers down for over 24h
    - NEVER SEEN BEFORE MICROTRANSACTION HORROR in a 100€ game

    here is your "0 points user score award" from a gt player since 1997 & well deserved.
  24. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Anything that promotes micro transactions are a huge no-no. And always online format with content locked behind it ?! Not the GT I used to know.
  25. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Unable to play the single-player game due to down server. Also, microtransactions are totally unnecessary.
  26. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    World Record - Update Time
    I regret buying the commemorative edition, it's a waste of $.
  27. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    This is a great game ruined by greed. The "micro" transcations are solely responsible for everything wrong with this game.

    - Always online requirement, even for single player. Rendering the game completely useless without the servers - Low rewards for races - Extremely expensive cars - Laughably rigged lottery system that always gives the worst prizes - Fomo car invitations designed
    This is a great game ruined by greed. The "micro" transcations are solely responsible for everything wrong with this game.

    - Always online requirement, even for single player. Rendering the game completely useless without the servers
    - Low rewards for races
    - Extremely expensive cars
    - Laughably rigged lottery system that always gives the worst prizes
    - Fomo car invitations designed to make you buy credits

    I genuinely feel sorry for the developers. They have built a great game. The execs have come in and made them ruin it. This is a £70 game. It shouldn't have microtranscations. They need to:
    - Remove the micro transactions completely
    - Remove always online requirement
    - Increase race payouts
    - Reduce car prices
    - Better odds for the lottery tickets
    - Remove the invitation system. What an awfully evil concept. It's clear what this system is for.
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  28. Pjo
    Mar 18, 2022
    0
    ***PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BUY!!!***

    I was so happy to buy and play this game after seeing some positive reviews on YouTube. This was my first gran turismo game I bought when it released and at first I was happy with what I had but then the game ended out of nowhere and I was left with what seemed a very minimal and diverse amount of races, a lot of very difficult challenges to complete on
    ***PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BUY!!!***

    I was so happy to buy and play this game after seeing some positive reviews on YouTube. This was my first gran turismo game I bought when it released and at first I was happy with what I had but then the game ended out of nowhere and I was left with what seemed a very minimal and diverse amount of races, a lot of very difficult challenges to complete on controller, & extremely predatory micro transactions. I had absolutely no idea that literally 90% of this game is only playable online so if I don’t have a internet connection, I am only limited to barely 10% of what this game has to offer. This wasn’t stated anywhere in the PlayStation store before I preordered and bought the game. On top of this, after the last update where I found out the majority of the game can only be played online, the people at polyfony digital decided to cut literally EVERY single race that was somewhat efficient in making in game money instead of balancing the lesser paying races. This company did all of this purposefully after every review company had posted a favorable review for them & now they r treating their customers as if they were slaves to earn virtual cars in their game. To polygons digital & Sony: this will be the first and last time I ever buy a game within months of it releasing and it might even be the last time I buy a game from ur store ever because this keeps happening across so many games Sony allows on their store. This is heartbreaking for this to happen in gaming, games were supposed to be a haven and now that’s being manipulated and abused. The past couple releases, battlefield 2042, Babylon’s fall, and gran turismo 7 have really made me not want to play games anymore. Wow.
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  29. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    The game is dripping with MTs and always online condition for singl player, feels like forced on.. Other than that it is a decent game..
  30. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    This is my first review on this site, this is how strongly I am annoyed at this game.
    I bought this game on launch to play. It's a racing game I played as a child and it seemed like a nice nostalgia trip. When I was in highschool I bought a used PS3 just to play this game! That's how much I loved it.
    My first few hours with the game where great. I had a great time, the racing was fun.
    This is my first review on this site, this is how strongly I am annoyed at this game.
    I bought this game on launch to play. It's a racing game I played as a child and it seemed like a nice nostalgia trip. When I was in highschool I bought a used PS3 just to play this game! That's how much I loved it.

    My first few hours with the game where great. I had a great time, the racing was fun. The money was a tad grindy but really not bad for what I was needing the money for.

    I took a break due to life for a few days and an update came out. 1.06. "Sweet!" I thought to myself, there might be some new content or at the least bug fixes! I was wrong.

    1.06 broke licensing, the gateway to progressing the game. All rally license tests where swapped from dirt tires to road tires. I spent literally 4 hours trying to pass a test because it seemed ungodly hard (I already got the previous 2 rally tests done without an issue). Watching the example I couldn't do anything close to what they where doing and it was infuriating. Near the end of the 4 hours I said screw it, maybe someone online has something to say about how to do this and I'm just bad? After a quick google search I found the bug and that it was broken.

    So I put the game down and thought to myself, "I'll just wait for it to get patched."
    2 weeks later they release 1.07. "Sweet" I think to myself, they patched the issue that was stopping me from progressing!

    Turns out they also kneecapped the payouts to races. Which up to this point, EVERY TIME you get paid you get to see the "Top up balance" option under your money just reminding you to spend a little cash to progress faster! Which I didn't really mind as I didn't have to grind that hard to progress. And without grind the game wouldn't be as fun. But now you make money sometimes 50% slower than before. That's disgusting.

    TLDR: was a chidlhood fan, if they don't undo their greed I WILL NEVER purchase this game again. Adding to that, I will never purchase a playstation ever again, as this removes any desire I have to own one! And I'll stick to PC gaming. Where at least I can undo game breaking updates. which I've never experienced before this point in my life.

    P.S. If they undo the extra greed they did to payouts I'll give most of the points back. But a game breaking bug that doesn't get patched for weeks after launch is brutal for any game.
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  31. Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Welcome to modern gaming. The customer is a victim. This is the second, and last, game I’ve preordered. I stupidly thought I could trust the GT brand. Lesson learned. I don’t have time to grind so I’m going to walk away from the game until the meta vehicles are established. Then I’ll buy them with the credits I have saved and race them. I’ll enjoy other games until then.
  32. Mar 18, 2022
    2
    I payed £70 for a worst version of GT Sport. Less cars, childish menu, boring and very short career mode, confusing race and circuits menu, unplayable online mode. I keep getting disconnected from online daily races just before it starts or just after it finishes. It ruined my SR rating as a result and I was dropped from S to C and I have to race against idiots again. Also it is veryI payed £70 for a worst version of GT Sport. Less cars, childish menu, boring and very short career mode, confusing race and circuits menu, unplayable online mode. I keep getting disconnected from online daily races just before it starts or just after it finishes. It ruined my SR rating as a result and I was dropped from S to C and I have to race against idiots again. Also it is very difficult now to earn enough credit to buy all the cars I want to drive. I am a busy person. I do not want to spend my life in this game, I just want to plug and play when I want. I also think it is immoral what they do with micro-transactions after I payed so much for the game in the first place. Shame Sony and Polyphony Digital. Shame on you! Expand
  33. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Endless retrogressions compared to GT Sport, safe for 3 (returning) tracks.
  34. Mar 18, 2022
    1
    Lack of career mode and race variety. Credit system and car economy is atrocious. Horrible downgrad over other GT games
  35. Mar 18, 2022
    2
    $70 for this game that hasn't been playable for the last day, due to an online only feature that is required for single player mode.

    The micro-transactions being added after release and reviews, mixed with increasing the grind to earn in game cars is absolutely ridiculous. Sony's greed that they have been showing this generation is pushing me towards Xbox. I have heard great things about
    $70 for this game that hasn't been playable for the last day, due to an online only feature that is required for single player mode.

    The micro-transactions being added after release and reviews, mixed with increasing the grind to earn in game cars is absolutely ridiculous.

    Sony's greed that they have been showing this generation is pushing me towards Xbox. I have heard great things about Forza Horizon, and I think it is time that I switch ecosystems.

    Stop this Sony.
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  36. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    No offline mode and in-game microtransactions for 70 euros is a joke. Greed of playstation and game developers ....
  37. Mar 18, 2022
    2
    Things were bad enough on the 'grinding' front but then v1.07... no idea why they are pushing this micro transaction route, it's a too tier tittle for the PlayStation and it's becoming unplayable for the average player. Also the requirement to be online to do single player career is extremely frustrating to say the least. Been a live long GT fan but now feeling really disappointed.
  38. Mar 18, 2022
    1
    The company cheats all GT7 gamers with the patch!
    We spent a lot to purchase the game and now feel we need to spend a lot more to own more vehicles! What a bad company!
  39. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    I loathe the fact I said this game was good to a friend, all I can hope for now is that they haven't wasted their money on this giant scam product. $160 for a special edition so special you cant even play it, and when you can it demonstrates just how little SONY and POLYPHONY think of their customers. Well I am not putting up with it, SONY POLYPHONY stick your **** piece of **** game upI loathe the fact I said this game was good to a friend, all I can hope for now is that they haven't wasted their money on this giant scam product. $160 for a special edition so special you cant even play it, and when you can it demonstrates just how little SONY and POLYPHONY think of their customers. Well I am not putting up with it, SONY POLYPHONY stick your **** piece of **** game up your ass you greedy **** returned. Expand
  40. Mar 23, 2022
    0
    I will say the graphics are great and the driving experience is fun but the pure philosophy is so bad that I can't recommend this to anyone. I wish I would have waited for user reviews. The need to be connected to the network to play in solo mode is absurd. The need for microtransactions is also absurd. It is financially prohibitive to play this game. I spent $90 for the deluxe versionI will say the graphics are great and the driving experience is fun but the pure philosophy is so bad that I can't recommend this to anyone. I wish I would have waited for user reviews. The need to be connected to the network to play in solo mode is absurd. The need for microtransactions is also absurd. It is financially prohibitive to play this game. I spent $90 for the deluxe version there's no reason I should have to pay more to be able to play this game. I'm hoping they read all of these reviews and fix things. I'm still on PS4 haven't been able to find a PS5 yet....this just might be the reason for me to jump to xbox. Chew on that one, Sony. Expand
  41. Mar 18, 2022
    2
    Great game ruined by greedy devs. Another reason all games should be released on pc. Not only are the graphics held back by the ps5, you're forced to deal with the absolutely ridiculous economy set up by the devs. Oh and by the way make sure you're connected to the internet at all times otherwise you can't play our single player game. Sony already lost this generation and this will be aGreat game ruined by greedy devs. Another reason all games should be released on pc. Not only are the graphics held back by the ps5, you're forced to deal with the absolutely ridiculous economy set up by the devs. Oh and by the way make sure you're connected to the internet at all times otherwise you can't play our single player game. Sony already lost this generation and this will be a big blow in their downfall. Expand
  42. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Oh how you have fallen from grace Polyphony Digital. Hopefully the backlash about your microtransaction push from the entire fanbase including some of the most loyal players will force some positive change, otherwise this will be another beloved series to die in the name of profit.
  43. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Game requires always online for single player, and servers are constantly down for maintenance. 81€, thanks Sony.
    For the payers
  44. Mar 22, 2022
    0
    I won't play this game anymore. It's not that great game..GT Sport is much better. Besides it's impossible to buy all the cars.
  45. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the latest update breaks the game. it is impossible to get all the cars without paying. they need to fix the economy has very bad rewards Expand
  46. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    nerfed rewards, pressured to buy credits, pay to win and always on :(
    it’s ashame for 25th celebration
  47. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    All they want is your money. Micro transactions are the only way to go if you want the super cars...
  48. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    What Kaz, PD and Sony must understand is that the game is broken now and they are riding their luck expecting people to make do with what is currently a seriously flawed game economy for however long it takes them to correct the problem.

    However, the frankly ludicrous price of their in-game credits is just plain wrong, period, and they need to be drastically altered or preferrably
    What Kaz, PD and Sony must understand is that the game is broken now and they are riding their luck expecting people to make do with what is currently a seriously flawed game economy for however long it takes them to correct the problem.

    However, the frankly ludicrous price of their in-game credits is just plain wrong, period, and they need to be drastically altered or preferrably scrapped completely.
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  49. Mar 18, 2022
    2
    They changed the rewards to make it more grindy to puss micro transactions. Shameful
  50. Mar 18, 2022
    1
    Makes me sad to give a series Ive loved for so long such a low score but we can not let companies use these predatory tactics to force us to use micro transactions. The game itself plays and looks beautiful but the direction they are taking the game is shameful. I never pre order games and decided to do this one because I trusted PD and boy was I wrong they took the greedy path and willMakes me sad to give a series Ive loved for so long such a low score but we can not let companies use these predatory tactics to force us to use micro transactions. The game itself plays and looks beautiful but the direction they are taking the game is shameful. I never pre order games and decided to do this one because I trusted PD and boy was I wrong they took the greedy path and will not see a cent from me moving forward. Expand
  51. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Sony/Polyphony lied, Gran Turismo died.

    It's become very clear that Polyphony Digital is only interested in our money. They are forcing players to be online constantly, so they can monitor their most prized aspect of the game - credits, mtx, and to make sure none of us are "exploiting" the game to get around paying them REAL MONEY for VIDEO GAME CARS. The response to the community
    Sony/Polyphony lied, Gran Turismo died.

    It's become very clear that Polyphony Digital is only interested in our money. They are forcing players to be online constantly, so they can monitor their most prized aspect of the game - credits, mtx, and to make sure none of us are "exploiting" the game to get around paying them REAL MONEY for VIDEO GAME CARS.

    The response to the community outrage by Kaz was a non-apology, telling us that GT is meant to be a long-term game, and that prices should "reflect the real world." In what real world does a championship race cup payout less than the cost of racing tires?!

    It's disgusting, cynical game design and I am stuck with it thanks to digital downloads and Sony's ridiculous refund policy. It's a shame that we had to wait 8+ years for this turd. I will not be waiting for the next title from PD
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  52. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Payouts for nearly all races have just been reduced to try and encourage you to buy microtranscations. You can also no longer sell cars you have acquired for the same reason. This feels more like a grindy f2p EA microtransaction mill now than the $70 single player game I bought.

    Another once great game series fallen to corporate greed. Except there was an extra sprinkle of greed in this
    Payouts for nearly all races have just been reduced to try and encourage you to buy microtranscations. You can also no longer sell cars you have acquired for the same reason. This feels more like a grindy f2p EA microtransaction mill now than the $70 single player game I bought.

    Another once great game series fallen to corporate greed. Except there was an extra sprinkle of greed in this instance as they waited until after many people already bought the game before they really cranked the greed dial up to 11. I'm afraid it will only get worse, not better.
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  53. Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Deceptive marketing tactic by Sony & PD by not showing their monetary policy to reviewers. Suckered for a $90 “racing simulator” that:

    -Has no SP without being connected online
    -MTX as a means of progress
    -Short SP experience -Very low race payout
    -Terrible AI
    -No ability to grid start in any mission
  54. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    This is a game i personally have played since gran turismo 1, ive loved this game all the way through, i even loved gran turismo sport. But the monitorisation on this particular game, the corporate greed has made it that i will never buy another polyphony game, i am disgusted and outraged. I payed £90 for the 25th anniversary edition and i do not believe i should have to pay anymore soThis is a game i personally have played since gran turismo 1, ive loved this game all the way through, i even loved gran turismo sport. But the monitorisation on this particular game, the corporate greed has made it that i will never buy another polyphony game, i am disgusted and outraged. I payed £90 for the 25th anniversary edition and i do not believe i should have to pay anymore so that some very greedy person can have even more money in their bank accounts. Expand
  55. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I paid $95 for the game and now it tells me, if I want to play whatever car I want then I have to spend another 3,000hrs to earn those goddamn cr, unless I pay more REAL MONEY.
    Honestly, I didn't enjoy the game since I realize that everyday when I open the game is to find the quickest way to earn money, nothing else.
    Thank you Polyphony for ruin one of my favorite game. Now I'm going to check Forza's download progress.
    BTW the raffle ticket SUCKS, 11/10 I earn the lowest prize. FKU
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  56. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    To unlock everything, you'll need over 300 million credits, which is 2340 hours by your count. If you consider that you grind 50% and do 50% other stuff, you get 4680 hours. That's 6.4 hours a day, 2 years straight. **** that.
  57. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Well that's it. Everything in GT7 is designed to spoil the fun. At least it works again, yet somehow my balance is under 2 million again, was above before the 24h+ server maintenance.

    At currently 45K per fish race, I've given up for now on getting another GR.1 car that you can't use yet anyway. TS050 was only use-able in the 24 minutes of Le Mans with lots of reductions and added
    Well that's it. Everything in GT7 is designed to spoil the fun. At least it works again, yet somehow my balance is under 2 million again, was above before the 24h+ server maintenance.

    At currently 45K per fish race, I've given up for now on getting another GR.1 car that you can't use yet anyway. TS050 was only use-able in the 24 minutes of Le Mans with lots of reductions and added weight.

    So I wanted to do another 3h 24h endurance race on N24 (8x time compression). I set the whole thing up, weather carefully selected to have lots of rain this time. Selecting a nice mixed grid from my garage, all the highest pp cars I have so far. And then I want to race and see my current car is still the fish rally car. Can't change it I press go race, the game informs me you can't use dirt tires on this track and throws me out, resetting all settings. FFS.

    Shame on you PD, this long time fan has really had it with you right now. Yes I'll still do my race, I was smart enough to take a screenshot of my weather 'program' (random didn't generate a drop of rain last time) so will fill in all the details yet again. But have a nice 1 star review added on top of the rest.

    Shameless micro transactions on top of a terrible in game economy and always online requirements so I couldn't even do a custom endurance race during the down time. Worst GT game yet.
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  58. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Game relies on internet connection and is very grindy unless you are willing to pay with microtransactions, do not buy
  59. Mar 22, 2022
    0
    Whilst the base gameplay is great, Polyphony's treatment of it's playerbase, as well as the DRM and MTX, make it incredibly disappointing.
    First of all the game uses an always-online DRM method. So when PD took the servers down for 30+ hours, owners were stuck with playing the stripped down arcade mode, with a limited selection of cars and maps.
    The recent update also added to the already
    Whilst the base gameplay is great, Polyphony's treatment of it's playerbase, as well as the DRM and MTX, make it incredibly disappointing.
    First of all the game uses an always-online DRM method. So when PD took the servers down for 30+ hours, owners were stuck with playing the stripped down arcade mode, with a limited selection of cars and maps.
    The recent update also added to the already bad micro-transaction system. Payouts for many races were decreased even more than they already had been. This makes getting any of the $10million+ cars impossible to obtain without a massive grind or purchasing be ingame currency of the PS store.
    Once the servers finally came back online, users received no compensation. All they got was a condescending letter from Kaz that explained that the payout decreases were to improve the game.
    Whilst this game could be good, I can't see Sony & Polyphony doing what's required to fix it.
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  60. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Heavy on the Microtransactions. Very grindy game to get any sort of decent cars. Couple of bugs in sport mode too. I've refunded this and will stick to GT Sport and ACC
  61. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    It is a 80$ priced AAA game that has heavy microtransactions and the team behind the game halved the currency gain in the game after launch to favor those microtransactions. Need i say more? This should be intolerable and illegal in such a game, but here we are.
  62. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Greedy greedy greedsters. I hope this pay to win game fails. The physics suck, and now you’ll have to grind at least two races to buy a single part. ONE SINGLE PART. They’ve made races worth nothing. Lobby races don’t pay a cent. Roulette tickets give you the worst prize every time. This game sucks. DO NOT BUY IT.
  63. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    I mean, do I even explain it at this point? First, the fact that it is impossible to play the game you pay for if their servers are not online. Not only does this mean a lengthy outage if something goes wrong (and as we recently saw) but it also means that the game has no life expectancy. Once the powers-that-be decide it's time to shut down the servers, the game becomes nothing more thanI mean, do I even explain it at this point? First, the fact that it is impossible to play the game you pay for if their servers are not online. Not only does this mean a lengthy outage if something goes wrong (and as we recently saw) but it also means that the game has no life expectancy. Once the powers-that-be decide it's time to shut down the servers, the game becomes nothing more than a paper weight. That is, if you have a physical copy. Then, what about the reduction of credits that are to be earned? And to pour salt on the wound, they issue a statement saying they don't want players to grind as much nor to pay a lot for microtransactions... consider that if you don't want to spend weeks on end grinding the same track, your only option is to spend $200 for a single car. This is beyond ridiculous. We spend good money on a game that is supposed to finished. Not one that wants me to continue to spend money. I'm not doing it.. I will finish the single player game (because, truth be told, the game looks and plays great) but after that, it's done, and I will move to the next game and not look back. It's the last installment of GT for me. Expand
  64. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Game requires always online for single player, and servers are constantly down for maintenance, also there are too many things to buy for an already expensive game.
  65. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Only two realistic things in this game are vehicle prices and the lack of attainability. Game is excessively grindy for $70 as they push a mtx heavy model.
  66. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    The game was pretty good before the most recent issues, I would have given it a 7/10. But after the recent changes, I hope this game tanks hard and they lose their whole user base asap. To be offline for 30hrs and not have ANY comms from the devs on when it would come back online for 27 hrs is bad enough, but to not even be able to play the game in offline mode during this time is aThe game was pretty good before the most recent issues, I would have given it a 7/10. But after the recent changes, I hope this game tanks hard and they lose their whole user base asap. To be offline for 30hrs and not have ANY comms from the devs on when it would come back online for 27 hrs is bad enough, but to not even be able to play the game in offline mode during this time is a complete disgrace. Then to top it all off they cut rewards in half with the update making it near impossible to get the great cars anytime soon unless you no-life this thing. what a troll move that we buy a game to play with exotic cars we can’t afford in real life only to not be able to afford them in the damn game !

    This needs to be abandoned en masse by all of us to teach these greedy pigs a lesson that we won’t accept this. I paid $125 for the BASE GAME in Australia ! Pathetic. I will never ever buy into this franchise of from this disgusting developer again.
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  67. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Sony is loaded with a heap of selfish A-holes. It's going to be such pleasure watching you burn as you spiral down to insignificance....at which point you'll come up with every spin in the book to how you actually had good intentions that backfired blah blah blah. I'm SO glad I held off getting the PS5. Hi Microsoft....I'm back.
  68. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    need Internet connection to play basic modes of the game, if servers shutdown is a useless game..
  69. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Die hard fan since GT1, enjoyed the controversial GT5 and 6 aswell. However GT7:
    Great- driving experience, car sounds, GT auto back
    Not so great- career mode could be improved on
    Horrible- micro transactions, beyond greedy mechanics Horrible- Online only servers Incredibly disappointed
  70. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Literally an insult to fans of the franchise. Reducing in game payouts? Emphasizing “real world value” of cars? Online for access to any gameplay? This takes my best memories of the GT franchise and takes a big dump on them. Disgraceful.
  71. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Game lunched incomplete, even splitscreen is incomplete, has micro transactions, they made the game twice harder to buy cars without micro transactions, most cars are copie paste from GT sport but allot more expensive, expensive upgrades, race's payments are really unbalanced.
    The career is too short, we have cars but no where to race them, like formula car's or kart's,there are track's
    Game lunched incomplete, even splitscreen is incomplete, has micro transactions, they made the game twice harder to buy cars without micro transactions, most cars are copie paste from GT sport but allot more expensive, expensive upgrades, race's payments are really unbalanced.
    The career is too short, we have cars but no where to race them, like formula car's or kart's,there are track's that only have one race..
    To make things worse after the update 1.7 the servers were down for more then 36h and no communication at all from GT were made, no compensation for all the trouble only said sorry and forced us to grind even more to grind to buy cars or buying micro transactions.
    1 car could cost as much as 30£ and it's just a 4million car.
    They hid the micro transactions from the reviewers so all the reviews are untrue.
    My advice is stay away from this game because you wil get it cheaper and later on.
    I'm sad to see what GT has become.
    GT player since gt1.
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  72. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    This game has fatal flaws.

    The requirement to be connected to the server at all times, even for the single player career mode, is highly problematic. Unlike previous games that allowed you to complete and save career mode offline, this edition requires permanent connection to the servers. When Sony inevitably turns off the servers for this game in the future, it will forever be
    This game has fatal flaws.

    The requirement to be connected to the server at all times, even for the single player career mode, is highly problematic. Unlike previous games that allowed you to complete and save career mode offline, this edition requires permanent connection to the servers. When Sony inevitably turns off the servers for this game in the future, it will forever be unplayable. A scrupulous example of 'engineered obsolescence'.

    In addition to this if you want any of the special cars featured in the advertising of this game be prepared to grind monotonously for hundreds of hours because the in game economy is broken. If grinding does not take your fancy be prepared to spend hundreds, even thousands, of real life dollars to acquire the best cars in the game.

    The AI drivers in the game are also useless. Around some tracks you'll overlap them as they are unable to make it around some tricky corners. In the advertising for Gran Turismo 7, Sony heavily promoted the 'Sophy AI' that beat some of the best sim racers in the world. Unfortunately you will not find 'Sophy' in this game and there is no confirmation that it will be included in this instalment in the future.

    The online racing is a step back from GT Sport as the game allows for tuning cars (which conveniently is expensive in the game) meaning those with the best set ups for their cars have a significant advantage. In comparison, the predecessor GT Sport had remarkably balanced online racing.

    Do yourself a favour, avoid this game until it is fixed, and instead buy a second hand PS2 and find a copy of Gran Turismo 4 (2004).
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  73. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Even story mode required always online. Which means you can’t play anything during system maintenance. Besides, their system maintenance is not really focus on bug fix. They are actually focus on how to earn money like reducing reward to force players buy the car by using their real money. So, if you are RICH in real life, go ahead and buy this game, and keep paying your real money every week.
  74. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    This game should be free unless PD removes always online and microtrasations features. If not it will be the coffin lid for Gran Turismo franchise.
  75. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Unacceptable to set the reward down. Too greedy. I just want a refund now. Hope sony will change it back.
  76. Mar 18, 2022
    3
    Lamentablemente estamos ante una especie de Remaster del Gran Turismo Sport, muy por lejos de los esperado de un título exclusivo de Sony de una saga que tristemente va de mal en peor, lo reserve para PS5 y traté con mucho esfuerzo dedicarle más horas pero ya fue vendido con un sabor amargo, esperaba mucho más... La experiencia en PS4 es tal cual estuvieras jugando a GT Sport,Lamentablemente estamos ante una especie de Remaster del Gran Turismo Sport, muy por lejos de los esperado de un título exclusivo de Sony de una saga que tristemente va de mal en peor, lo reserve para PS5 y traté con mucho esfuerzo dedicarle más horas pero ya fue vendido con un sabor amargo, esperaba mucho más... La experiencia en PS4 es tal cual estuvieras jugando a GT Sport, decepcionante. Hay que ser justos en este sentido, si gustas de los juegos de coches Forza Horizon o Forza Motorsport están un paso adelante en el camino correcto de este genero Expand
  77. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Actual game play rocks. Initially this game brought back fond memories of GT4. Then because people weren't spending enough on micro transactions, they started lowering the value of the prizes. Now to get anywhere in the game you will have to grind for hours just for the parts to upgrade your car. Or break out your credit cards. Also even the single player career mode is online only.Actual game play rocks. Initially this game brought back fond memories of GT4. Then because people weren't spending enough on micro transactions, they started lowering the value of the prizes. Now to get anywhere in the game you will have to grind for hours just for the parts to upgrade your car. Or break out your credit cards. Also even the single player career mode is online only. Without the online servers you cant play. This game could have been the best yet. I'm not mad. Just disappointed. Expand
  78. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    El juego además de feo y aburrido, tiene muchas microtransacciones de pago, prefiero jugar a Gran Turismo 3.
  79. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    They purposely hide microtransactions from reviewers and also left in artificially high credit earnings per race for favorable reviews. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, you are paying $70 for a F2P game, you will have to buy cars with actual cash. If I wanted a job simulator, I'd just stay in the real world. This game is the worst. I'm not grinding 20 hours to buy 1 car.
  80. Mar 18, 2022
    1
    Plethora of bugs since release and downgrading of credits awarded, launch of aggressive push of microtransactions and exuberant prices of cars has made this lifelong gt fan a very disappointed customer
  81. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    I want a GT7 , NOT GT7 Online, rubbish game

    If i know that it is a online game, i won't buoght it
  82. Mar 18, 2022
    1
    Good bye GT. After 30 hours of system maintenance, I understand one thing: don't play cars without money, even a single player racing game. Maybe this is the racing culture that GT wants to spread.
  83. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    課金前提のゲーム。フルプライスなのに有り得ない。ソシャゲか?
  84. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Nope! Polyphony Digital is greedy. Gran Turismo 7 lost its soul. Microtransactions, nerfing earnings wtf.
  85. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Been unplayable for a full 30 hours and just a sorry.trash Always-Online mode and trash microtransaction game.
  86. Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Totally change the direction of GT,
    If you expect to buy a single play game as previous version.Don't buy it, no network no game. And want you to pay more real money to buy car.
  87. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Lowered reward prizes for microtransactions, online only even in singleplayer. PD is not communitating with players and we dont know nothing about updates.
  88. Mar 20, 2022
    0
    1. Latest update 1.08 nerf race reward to limit user's earning from grinding. User need to use more time grinding to earn enough credits to buy cars. Although the producer claims they have no intention to force player to buy credit through MTX, the nerf reward action clearly shows their intention in another way round.
    2. Most of the single player content is requires linkage to online
    1. Latest update 1.08 nerf race reward to limit user's earning from grinding. User need to use more time grinding to earn enough credits to buy cars. Although the producer claims they have no intention to force player to buy credit through MTX, the nerf reward action clearly shows their intention in another way round.
    2. Most of the single player content is requires linkage to online server which is unreasonable.
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  89. Mar 21, 2022
    0
    I was surprised by such a financial policy. It`s ftp game? =))
    It also causes a negative that the gaming world is involved in the politics of countries... Politics is all around...
  90. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Stupid MTX push since latest update. Content locked behind a lottery and nothing to do in game after finishing menu books.
  91. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Game requires always online for single player, and servers are constantly down for maintenance.
    trash game.
  92. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Buy a game for play or Buy a game for pay?
    Make players lose confidence.
    Very disappointed.
  93. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    A full priced Free to Play game
    Forced permanent online,
    it is a game you cannot own.
    Forced micro-transactions
    Do not buy this game
  94. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    I have played and owned every single gran turismo since the very first one. I have 100 percented several of them. Spent many many hours experiencing the tracks races differant cars. Modes and music. I grew up with these games. Me and my step father played them together while I was a child.

    I am so unbelievabley dissapointed in the way gt7 has tackled micro transactions always online play
    I have played and owned every single gran turismo since the very first one. I have 100 percented several of them. Spent many many hours experiencing the tracks races differant cars. Modes and music. I grew up with these games. Me and my step father played them together while I was a child.

    I am so unbelievabley dissapointed in the way gt7 has tackled micro transactions always online play and nerfing of payouts to basically force people into paying for credits.

    My step father wouldn't have wanted to own this latest rendition. Shame on you polyphony and gran turismo.
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  95. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Predatory economy that encourages heavy micro transaction use if you want to buy more than 2 decent cars, not the mention the unfulfilling career, severe lack of content and terrible AI.
  96. Mar 19, 2022
    3
    While technically sublime in terms of graphics; driving physics; and sound design, it is all for nothing as it's let down completely by a pathetic in game economy full of time limited offers to convince you to part with more real money to afford rare cars as playing the game normally will not net you nearly enough currency to afford anything desirable in a sane amount of time. Even if youWhile technically sublime in terms of graphics; driving physics; and sound design, it is all for nothing as it's let down completely by a pathetic in game economy full of time limited offers to convince you to part with more real money to afford rare cars as playing the game normally will not net you nearly enough currency to afford anything desirable in a sane amount of time. Even if you purely grind, it'll take you upwards of 10 hours (just doing the same event over and over) to afford but one of these cars. Also in the most recent update changes were made to make grinding take even longer, a disgustingly cynical move showcasing the greed currently infecting the gaming industry.

    The event list and career mode are barren to say the least, a fraction of the races that were available even in the particularly underwhelming GT Sport 'career mode', with numerous tracks not selected for a single race, and whole categories of cars (GR.2; GR.1; classic racers; Vision GT cars) not given any races, almost as if the developers forgot they existed despite a Vision GT car being on the box art!

    Engine swaps are in the game... although the caveat being they are only attainable through a lottery ticket system. This system has 6 tiers of ticket, with 1 of 5 prizes available in each ticket. You get one ticket a day.... that's it. You cannot pick your prize, and engine swaps are only available in the top 3 tiers of tickets. This means you only have a 50% chance of even SEEING an engine swap in the draw, and if you do it's only a 20% chance of aquiring one. I cannot fathom how anyone thought this was a good way to give you content.

    GT7 has cemented itself as the worst GT title to date, and potentially has ruined the franchise and reputation of the developers in the process.
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  97. Mar 19, 2022
    1
    when the game was launched, it was pretty good despite the scripted roulette tickets. But since 1.07 the rewards for all races have been halved while "legendary" vehicles easily cost 12 million cr. the game encourages us to spend real money. as if that weren't enough the last update crashed the game for 2 days without the possibility of playing offline (apart from the music mode). whywhen the game was launched, it was pretty good despite the scripted roulette tickets. But since 1.07 the rewards for all races have been halved while "legendary" vehicles easily cost 12 million cr. the game encourages us to spend real money. as if that weren't enough the last update crashed the game for 2 days without the possibility of playing offline (apart from the music mode). why does the game need an internet connection? Expand
  98. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    25 years of loyalty towards Polyphony and Sony… and they reward us with a punch on the nose with micro transaction’s and not allowing us to play past bedtime. I’m as angry with them as I was with my parents who stopped me playing 25 years ago.
  99. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Sold it once it become pay to win. I paid £70 for this, and they treat it like a free to play.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 120 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 120
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    80
    Gran Turismo 7 has a lot of good and plenty of great. The use of DualSense and the particularly well-tuned loading is exemplary, and there's a huge amount of work behind the game, with a lot of detail that's almost hard to believe at times. [Issue#318]
  2. May 11, 2022
    92
    Gran Turismo 7 brings to the tracks every single thing fans always wanted: the GT Mode everyone loves, plenty of customization options, car loads, classic scenarios and one of the best DualSense and 3D Audio experiences the PS5 has to offer. This is the best Gran Turismo experience we have ever seen in a long time.
  3. May 7, 2022
    90
    Gran Turismo 7 is a love letter to motorsport history and an impeccable technical showcase. The franchise's traditional formula gets good improvements, but it's still extremely true to its roots. One of the best racing series ever shines spectacularly on the PS5.