Gran Turismo 7's PS5, PS4 Campaign Requires an Online Connection

Gran Turismo 7’s refreshed single player campaign aims to capture the spirit of old games – in all but one area. As noted in small print on the PlayStation Blog, you’ll need an “Internet connection” in order to enjoy the solo experience, as well as its car collecting GT Café mode and Livery Editor. Presumably this game is going to be quite light if you don’t have your console online.

[-Foxtrot]

Urm...yeah, no thanks

There's literally no need for it...

[Seraphim]

truly unfortunate. there is absolutely no reason any single player portion of any game should require internet connectivity.

[giveyerheadawobble]

Well, I know why.

Microtransactions and in game economy is all but confirmed now. This is how gaming is now. They can shove it up their arseholes for all I care.

[Extermin8or3_]

Plenty of reason in this case. The whole game is linked together, your progression is carried across everything. On pa3 gt players found a way to edit the save files and give themselves loads of credits and get fully upgraded cars etc.

[Seraphim]

@giveyerheadawobble

I suspect it goes further than that alone but yes, unfortunately that is how gaming is and only more games will follow suite over the years.

[badz149]

Is FiA not a HUGE reason for it? I think the online requirement is put there by the FiA, not Sony. Not a single SP game from Sony requires an always online condition aside from GT Sports and I think the FiA is behind this decision. Maybe years later when they decide to move on to GT8, maybe in 2026 or 2027. they will let the FiA license for GT7 to expire and will allow offline saves.

[dbcoops]

Willing to bet on any given day you play a game or maybe multiple games that need an internet connection. If you use PS Plus you already have one if you use gamepass you have one. I get it though the fodder articles have been in extreme abundance here especially since Sony's showcase.

[Sayai jin]

These are the people that make Sony think they can charge you $80 dollars to have a game on PS4 and PS5...aka "dual entitlement" or MS thinking they can double the price on XBL Gold. Simpin' for a company is so shameful.

[--Onilink--]

Yes and on the day that I happen to lose my internet connection for any reason whatsoever or Sony decides to shutdown the servers for a game, I fully expect to be able to continue playing something that is not multiplayer

[lodossrage]

See, this is exactly why I didn't buy GT Sport.

I was hoping they wouldn't do this again. Guess I won't be buying GT7 either.

[PitbullMonster]

GT Sports is mainly a Multiplayer game....

[lodossrage]

Yeah but when servers for games go down then what?

You're left with a husk of nothing

[Shane Kim]

The reason they shut servers down is couse no one is playing.

[lodossrage]

@shane Kim

Yeah we know and get that. But that's exactly why single player shouldn't be online mandatory.

[dbcoops]

Yet you just used an internet connection to post your comment, hmmmmm.

[lodossrage]

And??? that comment doesn't even make sense.

The internet isn't a physical product I'm paying $70 for.

The internet isn't going to just sit on my shelf without any use if the internet just vanishes.

Unless the game is free-to-play, I will NEVER accept single player that needs online.

People like you are exactly why these companies (not just gaming) get away with the things they do.

[RaidenBlack]

Online, for solo play?
Aw, c'mon!

[Magog]

Good. It's the only way to prevent cheaters.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

In my opinion it's a bad thing I'm not promote an always online future thank you very much.

[Magog]

Why would you ever disconnect your console from the internet? It makes no sense.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Magog

My boy doesn't know reality of people's lives eg power outage, hurricanes, remote regions, etc... In my opinion you got think about this carefully.

[Orchard]

What has this got to do with cheaters? This isn't an anti-cheat measure. And even if it was, why would you care if someone else cheats in a single player experience?

As for why would people disconnect from the internet... outages - Comcast here in the US have terrible up time. Others also might travel with their console (I know I do when travelling for work). I expect my single player games to still function.

And what happens when Sony inevitably kills the servers? I have a $70 paperweight? Great.

[Magog]

The game also has an online pvp aspect so the single save is protected by the always online requirement.

[Orchard]

Right... but the most you can do is unlock the best cars... there's no cheating in terms of getting something others cannot obtain.

That isn't enough to warrant an always online singleplayer gamemode.

[darkrider]

Dude try harder. Go find another opinion piece from that Microsoft site to say stupid stuff about the ps5....

[Knushwood Butt]

So hack the game offline, then take those hacked cars online.

[Orchard]

@Knushwood You’d still only be able to hack cars that other players can unlock too.

If you could hack unachievable cars with fake stats offline and take them online, that would mean vehicle performance data is in the save game - if PD are doing that then they must be amateur 🤷

Rule number one of network programming is never trust the client.

Plus what kind of cheats are we talking about? As far as I’m aware the PS5 and all recent PS4 firmwares have not been hacked/exploited, and the game is not on PC.

[Imalwaysright]

Oh yes, a lot of cheaters in the single player portion of the game would be really bad!

[Amplitude]

@Magog:

The game is was, but go play Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 right now to understand why this is an issue

[spss11]

It concerns me how many gamers have no issue with giving up control. Subscription services, sp online only, streaming etc. all of it is bad for future of gaming imo. I prefer a library of games to own & play at anytime online or offline. I dont want to rely on servers & my internet connection. Especially since I never play online except for the occasional coop game.

[lodossrage]

FINALLY, someone understands.

But we saw this coming. And it's not just in gaming. People have been conditioned to slowly but surely give up things like ownership and control for the sake of "comfort".

[Tetsujin]

Outside patches and/or the occasional co-op, offline gaming should still be a standard.

Before arguing cheaters, have the offline and online different; this way what you do/have doesn't carry over and you have to actually show skill.

Before arguing patches/updates, be transparent and announce ahead of time so people can plan accordingly.

No achievements/trophies tied to online.

From a customer standpoint, this comes as concerning because there are times I have to watch what I do online due to data caps from my ISP, and having to keep a constant connection online just because a whole 4 people complaining about cheaters because they lack skill shouldn't cause the rest of us grief.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

No thanks sir

[Ninver]

Pushsquare are on a roll. This suck big time! Not everything requires an internet collection! Geez

[dbcoops]

They definitely seem to be pushing something lately..

[Good-Smurf]

I'd be more OK wtth this if only certain features inside single player require internet like back in GT5 GT6 not the whole thing required internet.
They better get into detail real soon 'cause right now I'm not happy if it need internet to play single player at all.

[Yi-Long]

No SP game should have a requirement/demand to be connected online in order to just play the campaign or SP content. It’s ridiculous and consumer-unfriendly, if not at launch, then surely and obviously after 5-10 years, when support drops and servers are shut down.

Don’t forget what Sony did to Driveclub.

Very disappointing to hear this.

[badz149]

Last I checked you can still play Driveclub SP campaign just fine. They shut down the server because there was not that many players anymore.

[Yi-Long]

The server shutdown in time attack also means your fastest times aren’t really registered any more, and it just says leaderboards/scoreboard is unavailable, in red text at the bottom of the screen.

With racing games, a whole lot of replay-value comes from taking a car and trying to improve your own lap-times, and when that functionality is lost, that basically destroys that part of the game.

I do want to replay the campaign, but obviously the SP content outside of Campaign has been severely gimped/destroyed when servers were taken down.

[EvertonFC]

2 disks 1 for mp 1 for sp campaign same with digital 2 versions to download .
It wouldn't be that hard to do.

[PitbullMonster]

There will be a FIA Mode, daily and weekly challenges. I m sure for these things you need a internet connection.

[Yi-Long]

That’s perfectly fine and understandable, but the issue here is that they also put up that online demand for the SP campaign mode.

[scofios]

WTF , no need for that shit .

[Smok91]

I don’t understand why this matters. I have internet lol

[Yi-Long]

Go do some hot laps in Driveclub to improve your own times, and then tell me again how this shouldn’t matter.

It’s ridiculous that when they decide to take down online server-support, it basically breaks the game. That’s why it matters when they build a game around ‘always online’. It’s because then you’re also depending on them to keep those servers up and lines open for you to be able to play and enjoy the game you bought.

I can still boot up my 360 and play Project Gotham Racing 3 and 4 and have a great time, completely offline, playing through its SP modes. As it should be.

[lodossrage]

To be fair, you can still play Driveclub offline just fine.

But yeah I get your point about some of the main features being dead because the online servers are gone.

What's troubling is that people are sitting here saying they don't see the issue. it tells me the industry got what it wanted, enough people conditioned to accept loss of control and ownership.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

So true

Lodossrage

[jukins]

Lol look at everyone crying about needing a connection to the internet WHILE BEING ON THE INTERNET everyday all day as proof by the comments. . .commenta from people who again.....comment everyday allday but all the sudden its a problem lol. . . .

[Rhythmattic]

Its the principle.... Remember the Xbox One debacle ?
(Disclaimer: Im a PS / PC gamer... But I aint supporting sony for this backpedal...)

[DJStotty]

This is different though, this is Sony so will get a pass as an outstanding innovative feature.

[MadLad]

Do you know what that means when they inevitably shutdown the servers?

Do you know what that means if your internet goes out, or slows down?

[jukins]

Again fake crying...any games server thats been shut down is because ppl werent playing.....ive played gt sport since day one and still do ive never not been able to play it except server maintenance.

Like i said you guys crying and complaining have no trouble finding a connection to chat here all day and im sure you also all have reliable stable high speed connections.

[lodossrage]

ok stop

I'm a playstation fan and I make no attempt to even remotely hide that.

But don't sit here saying people are "fake crying" or "fake outraging" because I seen my brother buy Socom Confrontations. And he bought it full price for it to be a paper weight because it has no single player. Now imagine how the people that bought MAG or Warhawk must feel.

Granted, those games had no single player, but that leads to the point that having games depend on online servers for general activity is bad.

Imagine how people are going to feel with that Assassin Creed game or GT Sport are going to feel when the servers go and they realize even the single player no longer functions.

I wanted GT Sport BADLY. And I wanted GT 7 BADLY until this bit of new came out. I can't speak for everyone else by my "outrage" isn't fake and I show it by not purchasing any product that I feel isn't right.

The same people that were mad about Xbox One's always online DRM (before they reversed it) should be the same people mad about this single player issue.

This isn't about playstation, nintendo, microsoft, or ANY fandom. This is about simply what's right and wrong.

[Knushwood Butt]

The Warhawk servers were up for 12 years.

[BrainSyphoned]

Your comment doesn't take up much bandwidth.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Not everyone has internet to be fair.

[Tapani]

Why would anyone at this day and age complain about this anymore? I mean, I don't see too many people carrying these bricks of consoles to a so remote place where there's no internet available, not even one where you can't share via your mobile phone. Plus if you can buy a console, I'm sure you can afford internet as well.

[Ristul]

You don't get it. Like, at all.

[GhostofHorizon]

There is no amount of internet that will connect you to a shut down server.

[jukins]

Lmao "you dont get it" we get it you guys are keybaord evangelist crying and complaining about something you use everyday. No games server have been shutdown when people were actually playing in decent numbers. Oh well stay behind ill be enjoying gt7 day one with my fancy always on internet connection while you guys take a fake stance while always using the internet to cry and complain

[GhostofHorizon]

Well, tell that to a number of games on my trophy list I can't Platinum and finish because the servers are down.

[Ninver]

Whatever super cloud/sauce you're using to play games after the servers are shut down please let us know about it.

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

Wtf! Why??

[Imalwaysright]

And there goes my excitement for this game. Sony is starting to grind on my nerves with stupid decision after stupid decision. No bueno Sony.

[SurgicalMenace]

Look man, if you don't want to afford the games, don't. To continue to make excuses to not spend only makes you appear salty. For what? Your such an angry little guy.🤣🤣

[Imalwaysright]

Oh I won't but that doesn't mean that I have to be quiet when a publisher asking €80 for a game has the nerve to put a single player behind a paywall, tells me that I have to ask permission to play it and that my game disc will become more irrelevant than a paper weight as soon as the servers get shut down and yes I'm angry because I've been a gamer for more than 30 years and it pisses me of seeing the direction publishers and console manufacturers have been taking an industry that I loved towards a consumer nightmare and don't forget, give those people a hand and they will take your arm so don't be surprised if more publishers start doing the same under the guise of a pathetic excuses just so that they can shove "surprise mechanics" down your throat in single player experiences.

Also, seeing so called games not just saying "oh well" but actually go out of their way to defend crap that is detrimental to them is unbelievable to me and when you do that you become a literal dumbass in my book so congratulations dumbass, you have my dumbass stamp of approval.

[SurgicalMenace]

Dude, you're so cool. Could only wish to be as edgy as you. True inspiration, you are. Statues will be erected in your honor but will fail to illustrate the true testament of your glory.😂 Don't mind my laughter, it is only there because the shear thought of your glory is just as nonsensical as your plastic rage. Calm down buddy, have a Snapple.

Find what enjoyment there is left or find something else to do.🤷🏾‍♂️

[Shuckylad]

Welcome to the future. When the ps5 is regarded as retro you won’t be able to play GT7 then.

[repsahj]

...i hope they change the decision coz I'm really excited about this game already!

[MetroidFREAK21]

And interest is gone

[moriarty1889]

wth Polyphony??? A proper full fledged GT shouldn’t require an online connection for the campaign. GT Sport all over again it seems. Cant have a normal offline campaign anymore for GT I guess as Polyphony forgot how to create an OFFLINE CAMPAIGN GT. Rubbish.

[DarXyde]

My guess is that they're compiling analytics on single player tendencies and trying to develop games in a way that maximizes profit on future titles.

I don't like that. I don't like that one bit.

[darkrider]

Internet? What's that. In 2021 internet. Try harder... It's amazing the length that some go to try and find something to say bad. After overheating ps5, Thor, internet. Next to many exclusives, do gamers need really need games? Aloy why is she so fat. That's was another amazing stuff.

[GhostofHorizon]

This is actually a valid complaint. It doesn't matter today or in the next few years but once the servers for the game go down, there is a chance that the game is unplayable.

[ocelot07]

Now am not going to go nuts about this as it really don't bother me I have internet lol. But I don't get why you need to connect to the internet to play single player races. My guess is they have like weekly challenges you can do in single player and the results upload to the servers. If that's all you miss out on by not connecting to the internet then surly no one can complain about that.

[buckaroobanzai21]

Being upset about a game being online, then posting a comment online complaining about a game being online. The irony is delicious.

[Elit3Nick]

It's not completely about not having access to internet, it's about what happens when the servers get taken down. But yes, say someone wants to take their console to the cottage to keep playing GT7, if there's no internet access there then too bad.

[dbcoops]

Oh God I can't take me console to the cottage whatever will I do. If these are legit attempts at outrage they're pretty sad.

[Imalwaysright]

What irony? Paying €80 for a game that has a single player campaign only for it to become a paperweight when the servers get taken down?

[buckaroobanzai21]

The servers won’t go offline for at least 8 years, and they will probably patch it at that point to make it offline accessible.
It’s online to make constant improvements through metadata, I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

[dbcoops]

Cause the servers are going to get taken down what the first month, the first year? Seriously you guys need to try harder.

[Imalwaysright]

buckaroobanzai21

Metadata for single player campaign? For exactly what? Is this game going to be a live service game like GT sport that requires gamers to be engaged?

@ dbcoops

No useless fanboy. You're the one that needs to try harder because your defense of Sony is absolutely pathetic but then again they're not making it easy for you so go on, give it another shot to dispute what I said and let's see if you'll fair better.

[darkrider]

It's amazing. Even more if many think services/streaming is the best thing ever...

[DJStotty]

@buckaroobanzai21

"Being upset about a game being online, then posting a comment online complaining about a game being online. The irony is delicious."

You mean the same thing that happened with the xbox one? or every xbox game that is announced as online connection required? those same people?

[Ryuk_2007]

Sony out here pulling a 2013 M$ move again. Can't wait until you have to pay a $10 fee to play used games lol

[dbcoops]

Well since gamepass needs an internet connection you could call it a 2021 M$ move really.

[Mehmeh]

Lmao, and you’re calling out others for “trying hard”.

[Flawlessmic]

Not great but not the worst thing eitger even if ur internet goes down, most people have enough mobioe data u can just hot spot if worst comes to worst.

Agreed though dont see why campaign needs internet but not that big a of a deal either.

[dbcoops]

Won't stop it from being "a big deal" and "the worst thing ever", you watch.

[CosmicTurtle]

There is absolutely no rational reason to do this. All it does it provoke frustration. There is no rational argument for this. Force a change, get on Twitter and let them know. No single player game should be locked to online, games lasting as long as servers are up is ridiculous.

[GhostofHorizon]

The problem is that if for some reason this ends up being the last GT game, it means that if they ever shut down the servers, players would not be able to play the best version of the series.
Requiring online just to play through single player is a terrible decision no matter how you look at it.

[outsider1624]

Oh come on!!!! Always online? So what happens when the internet disconnects? Do i get logged out or does it continue?
Does it atleast saves offline and then uploads online when the internet is back?

[Father__Merrin]

I don't know what you would do with this offline it's obviously a connected title the way it's made some may complain though

[Knushwood Butt]

These days with Sport I spend almost as much time viewing, liking, and reposting liveries and photos in my news feed than I spend in a car.

XP level 43
261 'career mode' victories
100% circuit experience
100% licenses
Never played an online race.

[UltimateRacer]

Let’s wait and see, you can play the single player in GTsport without an internet connection.

[dbcoops]

"Let’s wait and see"

Hey enough with that common sense stuff that won't fly around here, lol. People are too focused on grabbing those torches and pitchforks.

[Imalwaysright]

Wait for what?

from the article in the Playstation blog: "We’re aware that long-time fans of the Gran Turismo series strongly desired the return of the GT Campaign mode*"

At the end of the article in small lettering: "* These features require internet connection. "

https://blog.playstation.co...

[UltimateRacer]

This could be changed by the time the game releases so that’s why I said wait and see.

[aaronaton]

This is to do with the FIA rules against cheating, this was explained years ago, this is bigger than gaming. Some of the components are linked to serious FIA leaderboards and worldwide competitions.

[GhostofHorizon]

That's a valid point. Not something that has to be a part of a single player campaign though. People who play single player campaigns and people that compete are two separate groups of people. When people go to tournaments or compete for leaderboards times they don't go to the single player campaign.

[darkrider]

Dude they aren't Sony gamers saying crap. This is old. Was talked years ago... They are thinking about an arcade racers without any connection to FIA.

[DOMination-]

A lot of people moaning about this whilst they post to an ONLINE forum. I really don't see the problem, the PS5 is the only next gen console that has a digital only edition. Pretty much everyone can access the internet in 2022, I get that the three people who will want to play it in 15 years time might no longer be able to but times change and people need to get over it.

Microsoft has forever been gimping features in Windows because they want to keep something around all because a few idiots use some random ancient DOS system that relies on it still. If more companies took the Apple approach of F--- LEGACY we'd all be in a better place. Instead we have to listen to the tripe on here and cater to a few who hold us all back. I applaud Sony for this approach, even if there are reasons for them doing it.

[gunnerforlife]

Guess this will be the first GT that i pass on. Not because i don't have online, cuz i do, but because we brought MS to their knees last console generation because of this exact same reason, i shouldn't need online to enjoy a single player experience or any game for that matter, this is a shitty move by sony and PD, and i for one hope it costs them in Sale numbers.

[Good-Smurf]

I just read the linked page at turned out that so far GT Cafe GT Auto Trial Mountain High Speed Ringhave asterisk meant they need internet connection.
It could be for update with new rims and tuning parts and cars it doesn't mean the game lack content...yet.
Still need to know whether the game still needs to be online to save or not.

[neomahi]

Communism. This is B.S.

[northpaws]

Dude, the article (on blog.playstation.com) doesn't even say campaign needs online connection, what the fuck is wrong with this push square site.

Can we stop just read a headline and start whining? Read the freaking thing. Don't be like the new PS5 heatsink problem again, complaining before confirming, use your freaking brain.

[BrainSyphoned]

From the blog""
the GT Campaign mode*
* These features require internet connection. 
""

[TheColbertinator]

And there goes any interest I had in GT7

[dbcoops]

lol, sure.

[Knushwood Butt]

0 - 0 = 0

[dbcoops]

Here comes the fake outrage. Watch the people moan that literally play other games that require an internet connection. Can you do PS Plus without an internet connection, can you do gamepass? The majority of people are connected nowadays but that wont stop this from being used as fodder as usual. Oh no imagine needing an internet connection in 2021.

Watch it will take less than a week to get clarification from Sony that this is not the case anyway, just like before when people jumped to conclusions and ran with their hate articles, people should just learn to wait and see instead of jumping on the troll band wagon.

[darthv72]

So was it fake outrage when MS said they were going to have an online requirement for XBO?

With Sony being in MS shoes this gen (doing 180s to try and save face) maybe they will 180 this as well.

[Ninver]

Give it up. Your comments are not persuading anyone. End of the day, this is bad practice. I would like to play my games forever if I decide to live off the grid in the bush without internet. It's that simple.

[Npugz7]

It’s 2021 if you don’t have an internet connection than gaming isn’t for you nowadays. Maybe back in the 80s and 90s I would say otherwise.

[MadLad]

What happens when the servers go down, or even your internet goes out?

This site went hog on Diablo 3 and Sim City going always online.

This site constantly says they hate the idea of an all digital future, because it may cause issues with use and functionality.

Now we have Sony claiming they're releasing an only online title; a big series to boot, and a third of the comments are defending that action.

Sony is getting more and more anti-consumer. I'm glad the majority here are calling out BS for being BS.

[BrainSyphoned]

Uhg. I was really hoping to eventually buy this on PC to play on the go with a Steam Deck.

[KINGS47]

Honestly I'm more upset about it being CrossGen. Say no to crossgen kids!

[Deeeeznuuuts]

I do agree, it is stupid having it always online but people who are saying no buy just because of that....come on

[WelkinCole]

As a hardcore Sony fan I will not buy gt7 like this. I want my games to work forever as long as my console works. This is how it has always been and should always remain. This is a big no no for me as its anti consumer.

The day I can't buy a game outright and own forever as long as I want is the day I stop buying games

[AmUnRa]

So, when you turn on your console you have always an tnternet connection, right? Otherwise you cant log in right? you need an internet connection to update your games and firmware right? You need an internet connection to talk with other gamers look at theyr stats right? You need an internet connection to upload your ingame pictures and gamevideos right? Heck a lot of you have cloud gamesaves right?
And now when you guys are playing singleplayergames you are pulling the cord of the internetconnection out of your console right?
Do you guys know how stupid you all sound,
O the fake outrage is realy disqusting, you guys realy need a life.
I'am done with this b*s whats going on after the Playstation show last week, its making me sick. Is this what gamers become?
I done with it. The forums on so many sites are a a joke.

[Orchard]

Most of what you just wrote is wrong…

- You can sign in to the console on PS, Switch and Xbox without internet, just not sign into PSN/NO/XBL

- Most games can be run with the on disk content / without updates if you have no internet. This is actually a requirement on PS and Xbox platforms for developers, your title cannot be unplayable without a day 1 patch. If for some reason you do need that, you need to go through an exception process which the platform holder may or may not approve - this isn’t common.

- If a game requires a specific firmware update, that update is part of the disk content for those who don’t have internet.

- Everything else you listed: talking to others, viewing others stats, cloud saves, sharing screenshots and videos are all optional. I can play most games until the end without doing any of those.

Some people do have periods without internet due to outages, travelling etc.

You don’t need to, nor should you, defend a poor, anti-consumer decision.

[Knushwood Butt]

In GT Sport I've spent hours viewing, liking, and reposting car liveries and photos. It's a core part of the game, and a core part of Gran Turismo.

Is it optional?
Yes, but so is playing the solo races, circuit experience, and so on.

I have friends that have hardly touched the solo stuff and just race online.

I have hardly taken any photos myself, but love to chill by checking out the content created by others.

[Orchard]

And that’s fine if you have internet, but if you didn’t, you’d expect the single player experience to still function.

[BlaqMagiq1]

I hope PD switches their stance on this. I want an offline experience with this GT.

[ScootaKuH]

I never found it to be an issue in GTS and I don't edify l expect it to be an issue in GT7

[WelkinCole]

The problem is when the servers go offline which is going to happen eventually.

I still have my games from the NES era and I can still fire them up if I want. I want my games now to have that option. Otherwise I am never going to buy and keep a gaming collection going forward after this.

[cammers1995]

Unacceptable. This is just another form of "always on DRM".
I hope It fails.

[Gamist2dot0]

I'll just wait till close to release and see what this really means instead of freaking out about what's assumed here.

[Gamer75]

The people defending this can no longer bash other companies if they have games that do the same thing

[buckaroobanzai21]

Everyone needs to calm down, we are literally only a year away from Elon Musk providing free Internet to the world. Non-issue. Thank you Elon for solving yet another crisis of our time.

[WelkinCole]

Its not just about other folks without internet that will be cut out. I actually do care for those folks as well and I want them to be able to buy the game and play without the need for internet.

This goes beyond that. This is about gaming ownership. If it will require an always online connection then that means eventually a game I buy for 60 plus will be unplayable in the future.

I have always agreed with the 60 plus cost to buy because I get to own the game and collect them where i can always fire up later like 10 or 20 years later. Not anymore if this is the way gaming is heading.

[buckaroobanzai21]

Your whole argument is based on the idea they will never patch it for offline use, rather naive. They patched GT Sport they will for 7 as well.

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

Don't really bother me. So doesn't have internet at this point. I get the principle of the matter is what's important but still I guess it just doesn't matter to me.

[SugarSoSweet]

Don't buy it guys money talks....remember YOU the consumer holds the power.

[ajax17]

such bullshit

[Flakegriffin]

LOL!

[Melankolis]

I'll wait for more information

[Brutus83]

While i dont see the point, i dont really care either. Everything is always online anyway

[Chilliersplash]

Seriously WTF does it matter , my console is never not connected to the internet , unless you live on the fucking moon how is it going to be a problem , you lot have to have something to whine about boo fucking hoo

[lellkay]

I'm a sony boy, but come on. I don't support this.

[Sully_III]

I wonder if in 10 years there'll still be many of us who demand an offline connection option when playing games like this, or single players games. For, me it's about my autonomy and their control over the thing I bought with a lot of money.

[boing1]

Oh noes, so the same will happen with GT7 as with GT Sports. Absolutely nothing.

[tbcamerasnvn]

Good. It's the only way to prevent cheaters

[philm87]

Do the people complaining not have internet connections?