Gran Turismo Sport beta has been cancelled

The planned beta for Gran Turismo Sport has been cancelled in order for the game to launch this year, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has told VideoGamer.

The beta had been announced alongside the game back in October 2015.

"That's something that I'm very, very sorry about," said Yamauchi while talking about the beta. "In order to do a beta test we have to make a gold master of the beta test code, and for us it actually takes as much effort as to finish the real master code of the actual game."

[Gazondaily]

Ah not good. Well I think they are going all out to ensure the November release since this is only 50% complete. Best of luck to Polyphony

[thereapersson]

I would rather they not release this game during the holidays. It could benefit from an extra amount of development time, and I believe that next spring would be a good idea. Sony is probably pushing PD to get the game out for the holiday season.

[Gazondaily]

Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if this for delayed tbh. Sony are probably pressuring PD to get it out due to the VR launch.

[thereapersson]

It's unfortunate because while I'm heavily anticipating the launch of Morpheus this year and I'm super excited to be able to experience GT in a VR setting (my goodness!), I wouldn't want the former to affect the overall quality of the game.

Regardless, It's still too early to judge at this point (only in mid-May thus far). I'm loving what I'm seeing from this title thus far, and I hope that PD can meet their technical goals to provide a winning product.

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

They want it out so they can sell PSVR units I'm afraid! I feel for PD bc they know this game is probably going to fail.

[freshslicepizza]

ha, the pressure is on to get a big game out for psvr. sony is also likely trying to juggle ps4 neo in there.

don't worry, even if its not in the 90's for reviews it will sell lots like gt prologue because they have so many loyal fans. the real gt will be gt7 but don't expect that until 2018. sony needs to hire a project manager to get their asses in gear, they waste way too much time.

gt7 was actually scheduled for 2014 and they said the ps4 was so much easier than the ps3 to work on. yet here we go with more delays and setbacks.

[Dee_91]

@PR_FROM_OHIO Yes, Kaz is clearly worried..

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

The only Gran Turismo to not be released in Nov/ Dec was GT3.

[thereapersson]

-wrong reply box-

[ShowanW]

Is Sony really willing to possibly tarnish the Gran Turismo name to push VR?

Gran Turismo, fan base may not be so forgiving if this doesn't pan out.

Maybe Sony should let a 3rd party AAA game be the buzz for VR this holiday, or retool Drive Club for VR...

Give GT the time (and respect) it' needs to deliver an ultimate racing game...

[freshslicepizza]

sorry but driveclub lost its buzz at launch. the game looks awesome now but the problems it had cannot gain them the profile game needed.

luckily for sony they still have the momentum of ps4 sales to carry them through any bumps. i am curious to see if sony is trying to get ps4 neo out for psvr and juggle certain games around it. i'm afraid this game and it's high profile ip name is being used to help push psvr but will set-back gt7 for a couple of years now.

[ShowanW]

@Moldybread.. yeah DC didn't come out in the best state possible, but it's a pretty decent game as of today.

I'm not personally a super fan of Sim Racers (Burnout Paradise arcade'y are more for me)...

But GT fans may hate Sony, if the game doesn't pan out...

[kevinsheeks]

Lmao seems you have a little fandom of hate attached to you lol

[CaptainObvious878]

Sadly, I think what people are saying here is probably true.

Sony is probably going to be pushing out GT Sport for the PSVR regardless of what state it's in.

I'd like to know why it takes polyphony digital so long to develop each game.

The recent trailer looks good, but considering the time they should have spent on the game, I feel it should look better.

[Obscure_Observer]

You´re absolutelly right! Tbh don´t feel sorry for them! Sony has been GREAT allowing it´s dev teams to take as much time as they want and doing it so often, they become complacent, lazy and irresponsable.

Turn 10 had delivered 2 Forzas and a PC port (Forza Apex) and Poly can´t even delivery a propper next gen experience after all this time.

Replace Yamauchi and bring back Paul Rustchynsky from Evolution and make him director of the GT Franchise

It´s time evolve and move on

[rainslacker]

Unfortunately, I agree with you, and that concerns me since they said it was only 50% complete. While I play GT for the SP mostly, I really don't want to see something along the lines of DC again. I guess it depends on what 50% is complete.

[lvl_headed_gmr]

Sony is breaking their promise of a beta...thats so unheard of from them...

Typical. Another DriveClub on our hands...

[Rookie_Monster]

Kazunori Yamauchi ""very, very, sorry" but beta would have pushed the game into 2017."

Wth? How can a beta affect a launch? Never heard that before. A beta is to test the network code for potential game breaking bugs and without one, we are defintely going to have issue at launch. Not good.

That and the news about it is only 50% complete really put doubt if the game is even going to make this year's launch. This is disappointing to say the least as I was looking forward to the beta. :/

[extermin8or]

Very easily they have to have a proper playable code of the game rather than the in development code they use in studio. He does explain in his statement....

[SpaceRanger]

There's no sense in trying man. You're right, his statement in the article clearly lays it out. Unfortunately, the concern trolling comments will continue no matter how well you help them understand it.

[freshslicepizza]

let the conspiracy theories begin, they are trying to hide ps4 neo so they decided to cancel the beta.

[TwoForce]

What about Xbox 1.5 ? Is that also conspiracy theory ?

[Goldby]

If sony releases a neo,itll be march to combat nintendo. Not holiday to combat its own accessory

[sadsatan]

i'd rather play in november than 2017 so i suppose i'm ok with this. i hope the graphics get a huge lift as it's not very pretty (i understand it's only 50% complete)

[Dee_91]

http://i.imgur.com/QU7cFz6....

http://i.imgur.com/cN8ulQV....
For some reason, some people - whom I'd bet a nickel never played gt6, or haven't played in a long time- have this rose tinted memory of gt6's graphics..
More comparisons incoming...

[NotanotherReboot]

Looks like Gran Turismo will be the next Driveclub

[Rookie_Monster]

Not in graphics but pertaining to potential delays, then yes, it might just be. Hope it is not though, as I need games for my $400 PSVR this holiday.

[agame914]

You have to have a PS4 first before u can have PSVR

[Rookie_Monster]

@agame9142h ago
"You have to have a PS4 first before u can have PSVR"

Yea, I bought a PSVR for my health. ;)
http://i1376.photobucket.co...

[IRetrouk]

Lol

[lvl_headed_gmr]

So...you've already pre-ordered and or made up your mind to purchase a $400 peripheral knowing there are no games?

You are whats wrong with the industry.

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

DriveClub makes GTSport look like a PS2 game though lol! And DC was actually good IMO

[Imalwaysright]

The game still has months of development and will look better by release but since they're targeting 60 fps, I'd say that is impossible to match the overall graphical fidelity of DC.

[itsmebryan]

Yes, but Drive Club at least looked better.

[garrettbobbyferguson]

That would be incredibly idiotic to allow to happen as Gran Turismo is one of Sony's most popular games.

[rainslacker]

As of right now there is nothing to indicate that. There wasn't even anything to indicate it with DC until the day it released, because it worked fine for the reviewers.

Can't we at least wait until something bad happens before we start calling it the next driveclub? Do we really need the next 7 months to be filled with this argument which may not even be applicable?

Cancellation of the beta was down to resources. They'd prefer to put the resources into getting the game ready in time. Going by the statement in the article, it has nothing to do with trying to subvert any kind of negative feedback on the game, nor does a beta guarantee a game will work day one.

[Satyre28]

O boy. Sony cannot allow another Drive Club fiasco, S*** will hit the fan.

[Fishy Fingers]

Shame. Hopefully the extra time will allow them to address some of the god awful scenery and textures.

[IWasHere]

Don't worry. We get a beta of GT: Sport in November 2016 for 60US$/€. Damn, so many bad news. Still disappointing sounds, physics (look at the collision behaviour of two cars) and GT6 graphics. What the hell they developed for nearly three years?

[Angerfist]

Why should there be a beta for a game that is content wise a beta of the full GT7 game? I never had lobby issues with GT6 and the driving model is also good. That's the things that might be tested in a beta and these things were spot on before.

[pompombrum]

At the end of the day, Betas are luxuries for us gamers, half of the time, nothing more than a glorified demo/server stress test but I don't see why people can complain about this as it's completely up to the developers discretion. Now on the other hand, if the game launches a buggy mess (Drive Club comes to mind) then yeah, they will have done goofed up big time.

[rainslacker]

Yeah, they were advertising the beta though. Was up here on N4G for at least a month.

Maybe they need to hold off announcing betas nowadays too until they make sure they're going to have one.

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

I can't believe Sony is allowing PD to release this game with all the negative press it's getting right now I think it's wise to cancel GTSport as well. I have a feeling this game will flop hard and kill PD smh

[TwoForce]

That because they need to release this game along side with PSVR. Cancel the GT Sports might be smart, but here the tricky part this will kill their employees and lose amount of money if they cancelled the game. I understand you don't want to see your franchise suffer but we have to accept the unexpected event that we can't avoid.

[OB1Biker]

Not very good sarcasm

[rainslacker]

Sony isn't allowing them to release it, Sony IS releasing it. Sony is the publisher, they decide when it releases. Sony decided to forgo the beta, and decided to try going for a beta in the first place. Sony funded the game, and said it could be made. Sony likely made PD make a "Sport" version of the game to precede the full version which will release later.

What negative press is it getting that's so bad that it would mean they'd delay it? A beta being cancelled? that's nothing when it comes to the bigger picture.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Well we know why....

[rainslacker]

Yep, it's explained in the article.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

The Crew >GT

[Rivitur]

Goes to show sometimes betas aren't the best thing to do if you're in a tight schedule. You can't polish in time bit on the other side you're opening yourself up to potential bugs that could be crushed if you had a beta.

[rainslacker]

Beta itself is going to have old code, and what's needed to stress test the servers. Whatever they put out in the beta will have more up to date code for the full game already finished by the time the beta releases which can be a month or more.

Given how people nowadays are so quick to judge a beta as the final product, I'm surprised any company is willing to do betas at all.

[itsmebryan]

This is not good. BETA means testing in the real world and we saw what happened to Drive club with no beta testing.

[phoenix_dusk]

Driveclub had beta testing albeit closed.

[rainslacker]

Unfortunately, beta testing doesn't always resolve problems. It can help bring them to light, but lots of things still go unaccounted for.

PD and Sony are probably doing netcode testing, but likely are doing it with closed testing. Closed testing can be more efficient, and doesn't require compliance builds, and often can be more fluid due to being able to update faster, as well as having professionals who know what to look for....although some betas are semi-open and allow the general public to apply as well.

In any case, nowadays, as much as I hate to just accept it, so few games work well on day one that I've come to not even bother worrying about MP on the first day. The ones that do work don't always have a beta, and many of the ones that do get betas still don't work.

[TheColbertinator]

GTSport needs more time in the oven. Sony should have kept Evolution around to coordinate with Polyphony

[lastking95]

Strike 3, i didn't start gaming yesterday. I don't wanna say i have no hope it will turn out great, but I'm not expecting it to. Wtfh to GT?

[FlameBaitGod]

I think people forgot the whole point of this game lol, the game is a "partnership" with FiA. This game will enable the top players to participate in the FiA GT Championship virtually and recognize them as they do in the actual event. They will also be rewarded with the FiA trophies and recognized in their official FiA page.

[magiciandude]

This is a very bad sign. A beta would reveal far too many bad details about this game and the sales would severely hurt. PD, Sony has way to much to hide, so them cancelling the beta shouldn't be any surprise. ;)

[rainslacker]

So GeOW4 is going to flop then? Don't recall the "impression" articles really giving it much praise other than it was fun enough for what it was.

[Majister-Ludi]

That's odd. I think it would be more beneficial to push it back a little since beta testing is very important. Hopefully it releases without many bugs and they don't regret cancelling the beta.

[JMyers]

Why not test the game properly before launch? I love GT . I just want the game to work well online and have a good solid launch.

[Artemidorus]

No beta means a no buy from me.

Sounds like they are running out of time with a deadline for November. Will check out the reviews.