For years, Kazunori Yamauchi has always talked about "crossing the virtual, with the reality" and making dreams come true for gamers. It obviously started with Gran Turismo, simulating the feel of driving cars at home, but along.came GT Academy, allowing you the opportunity of a lifetime, using GT to become a Motorsports athlete, but recently, PD made a long term partnership with the FIA to have represented competitions and prizes... out of this, we got Gran Turismo Sport, and fans so far are just discussing it as a Gran Turismo game...
GT Sport is NOT a traditional Gran Turismo game, it's a Trojan horse.
At first, it seemed like a big enough deal to have eSports be the newest big deal for sim racing, but with the FIA's involvement has thrown in an interesting link into the previous flow of blending games and reality...
ALL THE PROFESSIONAL MOTORSPORTS MIDDLE MEN ARE BEING CRAMMED BACK IN!!!
A digital license has been announced, and it will be treated like a normal racing license, right down to the eligibility and fees. Acquiring and maintaining a Motorsports license is a huge responsibility, and if the FIA expect that kind of capability out of you, then they expect you to do more than just play video games...
GT SPORT IS NOT JUST ESPORTS, IT'S A SCOUTING TOOL!!!
We saw the first hint really when they announced two FIA sanctioned online modes to not only represent a country... BUT ACTUAL MANUFACTURERS AS WELL!!! GT Sport has the potential to open the doors to GT Academies going beyond just Nissan, but it could also have the crushing intimidation of real life Motorsports as well.
Make no mistake through, there ARE abilities to play GT Sport like a normal game, but PD and the FIA are making it quite clear that apart from the arcade/campaign/regular online modes, it's the other modes that are the main focus. If you're looking for a more traditional GT experience, then this may not be for you, this is catering to a more niche player base.
Gran Turismo Sport: Crossing the virtual into reality... the hard way.
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Well it's 'the real driving simulator', not surprised they are taking it this far now. It's really amazing how far gaming has come in the last few years.