My First Impressions of Gran Turismo 7 Beta

Mazda uses Gran Turismo as a platform to show their dedication to rotary-powered cars by committing to only create them in video games.

If you are a car enthusiast and a gamer, chances are you will have heard about the Sony PS5 launch that just happened last week. With it, of course, is the much awaited announcement of the racing simulator, Gran Turismo 7.

It is a big deal, of course. The Gran Turismo series is one of the most realistic driving games available today, featuring a huge array of cars and stunning photo-realistic graphics that would surely push the Playstation hardware to the edge. It is an exciting time for a long-time Gran Turismo fan like myself.

It just so happens that one of my cousins is a beta-tester at Polyphony Digital, and I have been able to get my hands on a pre-production PS5 and a secret beta copy of GT7.

With a massive release like this, there are many things that Polyphony Digital are trying to improve over the previous titles, while coming up with new content to keep the series fresh. This game being still in beta stages however means that there are some glitches and bugs as well.

Here are some of the things that I have observed while playing this game.