PlayStation has posted another behind the scenes video today with Kazunori Yamauchi providing details on the new and improved livery editor in Gran Turismo 7.
Liveries have been applied to race cars since the 70’s. Many of them provide memories of various cars, drivers and specific races. Yamauchi believes the livery editor turns a car into a blank canvas, a medium of expression, where players can express themselves.
Fans have created millions of liveries in the series. The main goal for the livery editor in Gran Turismo 7 is to improve usability and make it easy for gamers to use.
Gran Turismo 7 launches on March 4, 2022 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. It’s refreshing to get so many details months before release. Let’s hope they continue pushing these videos out.
Quite a few sites posted their interviews with Kazunori Yamauchi in late September, here are some of those details.
- Feature-wise, the PS4 and PS5 version will be exactly the same, but the PS5 will load faster, have better audio and graphics at 4K/60FPS
- PS4 and PS5 players can race online together
- All of the Gran Turismo Sport content will carry over to Gran Turismo 7
- The game will always be online requiring online save, except for Arcade Mode
- The sticks on the DualSense controller will be more precise, on the same level as a steering wheel
- Real time dynamic time-of-day and weather, some dynamic environmental features won’t be available on all tracks
- The damage model will basically be the same as Gran Turismo Sport
- Car classification system is out, performance points return
- Car tuning and modifications are back
- Players can learn about their cars and cultural backgrounds in the GT Cafe
- AI is faster and drives more human-like
- Limited ray tracing, no plans for 120FPS support
- Can’t talk about PSVR yet
