GT Sport Check Out First Moving Footage of Porsche Gran Turismo Sport

[Paul Jeffrey]

Japanese gaming giants Polyphony Digital have revealed the first moving images featuring the Porsche brand in the upcoming Gran Turismo Sport game.

With the announcement that Porsche will be featuring in the upcoming Gran Turismo titles revealed back in early April, Polyphony and Sony have now confirmed GT Sport (due to release later this year) will be the first title to receive digital versions of the cars as standard base content, adding to the sim yet another key manufacturer to a game already boasting several high profile licence agreements alongside official backing from motorsport federation the FIA.

In a statement from Polyphony, the developers are understandably excited about the prospects of bringing the iconic German brand to the game:

"We are really excited about our newly-formed partnership. Porsche have been exhibiting exemplary strength in motorsports, and with its many victories in endurance racing, they’re famous for being the "King of Endurance". The vehicle names, all derived from races such as the Carrera, Targa and Panamera, are a direct sign of the deep historical relationship running alongside motorsport, which has always been part of Porsche’s DNA. The manufacturer’s involvement is less about prestige, but a matter of principle for the continuous improvement of their products with technology deriving from motorsports".

Currently the game is undertaking an intensive closed beta testing programme with selected players chosen through an application process on the Gran Turismo Sport website, and a release is still scheduled for mid to late 2017.

GT Sport is set to be the latest title from Polyphony Digital Gran Turismo franchise . GT Sport is scheduled for release during 2017 for Sony PlayStation 4.

Don't forget to check out the Gran Turismo Series sub forum here at RaceDepartment to keep abreast of all the latest news and discussion around these racing games. We have a dedicated section for GT6 and for the upcoming Gran Turismo Sport release, so stay tuned for all the information as and when it becomes available.

Looking forward to getting your hands on GT Sport later this year? Do you think the change in direction by PD will be a good move for the series, or discourage the fanbase from picking up this latest game? Let us know in the comments section below!

 

[Juliusz Baczynski]

They are being compensated by the buyers for the time invested. Release a half baked product is never right. Although I appreciate the great work you modders do, it should not be necessary. Developers should live by their words, if they call the game the real driving simulation, they should make the experience as immersive as it gets. Gran Turismo sound is always a joke. On Forza games some cars sound cool, some sound as bad as in GT. One would hope devs could take good examples from their competition and improve their own products... I guess it is too much to ask.

if it takes this long to release GTS, imagine the time it would take to develop sounds close to a 3rd party quality sound mod. Time is money

 

[Austin Ogonoski]

Nice try....
Let's put it this way.
It is not very professional for an employee of one game company, to publicly criticize another, is it?
You know, now that you work for Mr Ian Bell, and Mr Ian Bell 'gave' you money for the SMS logo on your rear quarter panel. Don't forget the huge bonnet logo....
Or, is that what you are paid to do?
You know, publicly criticize other games which just happen to be coming out, at the same time as your game.
To may be plant seeds in people's minds; it's not good, don't buy.
The same kind of techniques that you ripped to bits in the past; and now you are doing it.
Sorry Austin, everything you say is now completely worthless.
Even your reply to me, has a dig in it at another game.
Everyone has a price, Mr Bell must be smiling at how cheap he got you.

Being paid for QA testing (aka sitting on a forum and saying "I found a setup exploit, pls fix") does not change the fact that at the end of the day I am a sim racer who eventually will close the pCars2.exe application and venture to other games for the rest of the evening.

I bought a PS4 and a G29 for GT Sport. After playing the beta, I am incredibly disappointed. Sure, go on and say I'm paid to rip on other games. The YouTube footage doesn't lie; the cars are nonsensical to drive, and
@TylerDurden4321 has experienced the same problems with the tire model as I have. This video below was against the best drivers in the North American beta (top split if you're looking for iRacing terminology). Watch how everyone jumps sideways at random. It's a freaking joke.

Did Ian Bell send me a custom beta download of GT Sport with broken tire physics? Maybe he hacked my PS4? Lots of people are gonna be disappointed if this is how the game remains at launch.

 

[Robert_S]

uau , looks pretty damn good and physics doesn't look fake like in codemasters F1 games

 

[JayJayRaceinho]

hae, what? Ian Bell is now the new beta tester of GT Sports and realized his PCars2 will have more bugs than GTSports in Amount of Sales?!

 

[Timmy UK]

Did Ian Bell send me a custom beta download of GT Sport with broken tire physics? Maybe he hacked my PS4?

Childish.

Being paid

End of.

Do yourself a favour, post comments in a different name.
Then no one can suggest, well, you know...

cars are nonsensical to drive

Ok.

Sure, go on and say I'm paid to rip on other games

Maybe you are, maybe you are not.
I don't care.
I never said you did, I asked if you did...
It is just a little bit rich, when you consider your history.
You must see how amusing it is?
As in the joke is on you?
Still, maybe you don't.

 

[Graham Laing]

Remember to keep it friendly here guys, or at least ensure that this does not turn in to all out war.

Capiche? <<<<---- Yup, I've seen Godfather 1, 2, and 3

 

[Austin Ogonoski]

uau , looks pretty damn good and physics doesn't look fake like in codemasters F1 games

Ok

 

[TylerDurden4321]

Or look at how realistic the game handles curbs, bumps, driving off-track and... man, time penalties are also really harsh (at 5:35 in the video, I actually got one):