Gran Turismo is PlayStation's flagship racing franchise, spanning a quarter-century since its 1997 debut. The series emphasizes simulation-focused driving across a vast roster of vehicles and real-world tracks.
Since 2022's Gran Turismo 7, the franchise has settled into a live-service model with ongoing content updates rather than frequent new entries. Development cycles have grown substantially - the studio reportedly requires up to four years to create individual tracks, reflecting the precision demanded by the sim racing community. Sony has maintained active support for Gran Turismo 7 since launch, keeping the player base engaged with regular additions.
Since 2017, only one full-fledged game has been released in the Gran Turismo series: {Gran Turismo 7}, which came out in 2022. It has been a huge success for Sony, which has continued to support the title with new content ever since. Everyone knows that developing modern blockbus…
