We put Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo 7 through their paces as we dive deep into the graphics, and physical effects a player will feel on a direct drive wheel, and do some FPS testing on each. Both games were tested across several different tracks with various lighting and weather conditions. We also talked to real-world driver Super GT about his opinion on how the game feels to drive on a Fanatec steering wheel out of the gate while also asking for some tips to improve. Forza Motorsport vs Gran Turismo 7 framerate is also tested, but I think the results may be surprising to some.
Gran Turismo 7 has skipped one month of regular updates to deliver ‘Version 1.49’, which adds significant changes. Here are the most notable new features.
What bugs me (and don't get me wrong I appreciate free updates) but they say skipped a month to bring a decent update...but I'd done the new races and bought the new cars within 45 mins. Doesn't seem that substantial
Although today's Gran Turismo 7 game update, 1.49, has brought in a sweeping set of physics changes that have largely been for the better, it's safe to say that not everything has gone to plan.
"Polyphony Digital has confirmed that it is aware of the issue and working on determining a cause in order to fix it."
This is hysterical. 🤣
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Just so I understand...
Game breaking physics in a Sony game is considered fun, but if it were Microsoft, we would mock them for "doing it again" or whatever
@GamerRN @TheNamelessOne I don’t think this is the same as a brand new game that’s released in a broken state which can dissuade the public from playing and kill all sales momentum. Gran Turismo 7 is an already established game with an already established player base. The bugs in this update have broken the game causing severe and absurd events like multiple flying cars! It’s funny, worth enjoying as it will likely be fixed v. soon. Not every conversation has to be about the formats wars!
@venom
They know that but they want to take a shot since well, they have nothing going for them.
Also, they are the same person.
Skys the limit
- not in gran turismo!!
Haha
😛. Haven’t experienced any of this myself. Apparently it’s just if you engine swap or something, it hasn’t affected the daily races
Still hilarious though! This is he game I spend most time on, so it’s slightly worrying
They have fixed all previous bugs very quickly, like in a week or so ..
Why did they mess with it. The physics were fine. Trying to fix what isn't broken.
It was fine but there are rooms for improvements. For one, the tweak on the tyre physics is very much welvomed IMO. Now tyre deg have a more severe impact on performance and make you actually care about tyre management. There were many events where people were pushing their tyres to the very end with very little performance penalty which kinda made pitstops as disadvantages instead of a strategic call.
Look I LOVE GT games and even 7 but they're was Def room for improvement on the physics side of things.
I agree it feels more floaty now like the cars aren’t connected to the road as much, less feedback and fight through the controller from the road imo. Disappointing.
Drove three of the new cars on the new track and while they perform differently the steering feels more samey now across different cars. Have to applaud them though, all these updates have been free and they are clearly committed to making GT7 better and better.
You’d think the physics of this release would been iron clad solid on release and through the development process this would be locked down, only adjusting wear and weather…not sure why they overhauled the steering?! Either way this will always be my favorite racing game on PS5 as it just keeps getting bigger
This is cinema. Keep it in the game for april fools or something. I think this is amazing.
Would love for stuff like this to just be a fun "cheat" option or something to turn on whenever you feel like a having a laugh. I'm always kind of bummed when hilarious glitches get patched out completely. I mean, I know GT is a serious simulation game. And it does need to be fixed. But things like this are comedy gold when unexpectedly triggered.
It's why I loved UFC so much too. That game had no end to wild game breaking moments that would happen out of nowhere.
They should keep as an permanent game mode. I miss when games knew the right way to not take itself seriously (big head mode, funny cheat codes, stuff like that)
to answer your other comment
this is a patch to a game thats been around for 2 years.
this is "actually fun" because the game shipped without any major bugs and wasnt gamebreaking when it came out. this is the first time this happened for this game specifically and will be fixed within a day.
meanwhile, some of the games on the other side, are still fundamentally broken.
THATS the difference.
Ohhhh.... So if a patch breaks a game 2 years later and makes it unplayable, then it's ok?
As long as it came out and stayed without bugs for a long time, then when a patch severely destroys playability, it's just fun that it happened.
Ok that makes perfect sense, thank you for clarifying.
It's unplayable? So what the fuck have i been doing since the update came out? It's a glitch that happens when you use certain suspension settings, it's getting fixed and is certainly not game breaking, gotta make it seem worse than it is though eh? Cant leave free ammo lying around in the console war now can we.
Not like you had a choice. Anyone that has played both will tell you that GT7 is the better game, it's not even a contest anymore.
Meh, I like them both. I wouldn't say one is clearly superior to the other.
DF tried to take a neutral stance. Then they agreed it’s not worth it in this case. Forza isn’t in the same league, this updates anecdotes not withstanding.
I haven't played GT7 but I did play both motorsport and Horizon. The issue I have with Motorsport is that it is a racing sim. Not my cup of tea it seems.
Horizon is actually fun to play and I like the set pieces where you are racing against fighter jets. The version I played was horizon 5 and the only flaws I found with it are it is sometimes no clear how to proceed further in the game and the music is not good. I wish I could load my own sound track in the game.
it says its a racing sim ,and horizon is the more arcade one,
to me horizon feels like need for speed,
motorsport feels dead, in fact its like a codemasters 'grid' from last gen, in fact code masters grid has better physics, I need to stop flamebaiting, (all truth tho') but yeh GT7 is a masterpiece and they fix these bugs Pretty quick.
After a successful debut in 2023, Honda Racing is bringing its Gran Turismo 7 esports event back this year -- and opening the live final to players around the world.
This is way off topic but I watched their live event earlier this month and received a 6 star vehicle. Got the LaFararri in red. WHoo!
Rain and trees are better in Forza, car paint and lighting go to GT7. Forza also has a much better sense of speed. Polyphony need to do a better job in that area.
I am having so much fun with the game it has far better gameplay and car control than FM7 Imo, the Ray tracing reflections and RT AO in game play give the game a beautiful look lighting is gorgeous at night!
From df
"Definitely one of the better looking racing games in recent memory"
this entry is a substantial upgrade over Forza Motorsport 7, with much better lighting, greatly improved PBR materials, high fidelity foliage and more accurate reflections.
See how when you corner in Forza the back end slips out immediately, yeah that doesn't happen in real life.
You need to increase throttle… drastically, or give it the 'scandi flick' for that to happen.
boring vs boring, both put me to sleep