Gran Turismo 7: Developers promise "nostalgic experience"

Is the 2021 release date for Gran Turismo 7 realistic? According to current plans, the racing simulation will appear for the Sony PS5 this year. In view of how long the developments of the predecessors sometimes dragged on, one should view this supposed assurance with a good dose of skepticism, especially since one has so far only heard and seen very little about the racing game. At least some details about the use of the PS5 technology are already known.

After all, Kazunori Yamauchi, CEO of the Polyphony Digital development team, has spoken about the title for Playstation 5 again. In an interview with the Japanese website Octane he talked about his goals and ambitions with regard to GT 7 and promises a "nostalgic experience" for those familiar with the predecessor.

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With Gran Turismo 7, it sounds like you want to get old fans of the series on the one hand and the Don't throw the latest innovations overboard.

Gran Turismo 7 is being developed exclusively for PS5. GT Sport was released exclusively for PS4 in 2017. The last numbered part, Gran Turismo 6, was already on the market in December 2013, back then for the PS3.