We revealed a month ago that Gran Turismo 7 will no longer be the game of choice for the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games. In actuality, it was supplanted by Assetto Corsa Competizione , which was superior on a competitive level and provided a more realistic simulation. However, the FIA’s director has remarked that he would select Gran Turismo 7 again once the game has developed to a competitive level and all of its flaws have been resolved.
As a result, Assetto Corsa Competizione was picked for this year’s FIA competition, leaving Gran Turismo 7 out. This was a major setback for the brand, given they had previously collaborated on Gran Turismo Sport, which was published in 2017. However, Gran Turismo 7 has fallen short and has been outpaced by competing driving simulations. This is due in part to microtransactions, a gameplay paradigm that emphasizes Pay To Win, and a subpar simulation.
The FIA’s eSports director revealed that he picked Assetto Corsa Competizione because Gran Turismo 7 could not meet his standards. He also stated that his association with the Polyphony Digital franchise is not done, emphasizing that this is not the end of the road. Rather, the two have temporarily ceased their partnership so that its devs may focus on the game. During this period, Polyphony Digital must address the multiplayer’s instability and provide the features required for GT7 to compete again.
As a result, Frederic Bertrand, head of Innovative Sports Activities for motorsport and Formula E, guaranteed that they are still working on additional initiatives with Gran Turismo. He also stated that the two businesses had reached a deal and that Gran Turismo 7 would be accepted back into the FIA after it has improved.
“The issue we had with FIA Motorsport Games at the time was that they weren’t always ready to support the live event as we wanted due of Gran Turismo 7 and all that. So we agreed to collaborate with Assetto Corsa for this year’s edition. It’s also more convenient for us because it’s more open to a wider range of nations.
“Nonetheless, we continue to collaborate with Gran Turismo on a variety of other initiatives. So, no, it isn’t the end. It’s just accepting a non-exclusive approach, and we feel that eSports should be more open. That’s what Kazunori Yamauchi and I agreed on. It’s agreed upon, and it’s done perfectly and nicely in Japanese!” Bertrand said.
Gran Turismo 7 became Sony’s lowest-rated game on sites like Metacritic, where players slammed it with a 2 out of 10 rating based on over 10,000 reviews. And the game included microtransactions and a Pay To Win concept, which allowed players to pay and instantly obtain particular cars without having to play. Furthermore, with a patch, they reduced the amount of money you could receive in the game, as well as loot boxes with a low success rate.
The great majority of people were outraged, but there was still a segment that competed and may not have cared as much about these changes. The competitive player has grounds to complain as well, and that is that the simulation and realism when driving in GT7 is inferior to the competition. We have titles like Forza Motorsport or Assetto Corsa, which were chosen by the FIA and outperform Gran Turismo 7 in terms of realism. However, it does not stop there, since there are several issues with the game itself.
Gran Turismo 7 , for example, restricted multiplayer room hosts from changing the circuit. To achieve something so basic, they had to close the room and start a new one. It wasn’t until June that they were able to resolve this issue.
According to Bertrand, the FIA aims to supervise Gran Turismo 7 in its upcoming World Series. The World Series Showdown will be place at the Red Bull Hangar-7 in Salzburg. The FIA and Polyphony Digital will meet here to discuss how the game is going and whether it will be ready by the end of the year. If that is the case, they will work together again on the 2023 festivities, but possibly not entirely.
“I’ll send my troops, and if we think it’s ready, we’ll proceed,” he added. “Then we’ll probably have another collaboration with Gran Turismo in the first quarter of next year. “Right now, it’s challenging, but they’ve been really honest with us, telling us that they need to focus on the first one,” he explained. “So we said, “OK, let’s make it simple.”
“We already needed something for the FIA Motorsport Games, so we stated we had an alternative. We’ll go ahead and do it. Then we’ll continue forward with development for 2023 with something that meets our expectations.”
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