Polyphony Digital has revealed that the Gran Turismo 7 servers will be taken offline for a brief period of time today (May 26), as the developers prepare for the release of the brand new 1.15 update.
Today's update is expected to include some important fixes, as well as three brand new cars teased by the developers. So, whether you're eager to check out the official patch notes or just after the full server maintenance schedule, here's everything you need to know about the May 26 Gran Turismo 7 update.
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Gran Turismo 7 Server Maintenance Schedule (May 26)
As confirmed via the official Gran Turismo website, server maintenance will be performed on Gran Turismo 7 on Thursday, May 26th at the following times:
[Day & Time]
- 26 May 2022, 06:00 - 08:00 UTC
- 26 May 2022, 07:00 - 09:00 BST
Polyphony Digital also informed players that during the downtime only 'Arcade Race' within 'World Circuits', and Music Rally will be playable. other online services like 'Sport' mode will not be available and progress will not be saved.
Following the completion of today's server maintenance, players will be prompted to download patch update 1.15, which will include some important fixes, changes, and improvements. All of which can be found in the patch notes below.
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Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.15 Patch Notes
Below you will find the official patch notes for the May 26 Gran Turismo 7 update, which brings the game to version 1.15 with the following changes:
Main Features Implemented
1. Cars
ã- The following three new cars have been added:
ããã»Roadster Shop Rampage (Purchasable at Brand Central;)
ããã»Toyota GR010 HYBRID â21 (Purchasable at Brand Central;)
ããã»SUZUKI Vision Gran Turismo (Purchasable at Brand Central.)
2. Café
ã- It is now possible to receive âBirthday Present Tickets.â Those tickets can be received from Sarah in the Café, and can be claimed a week before or after the date of birth registered on the playerâs account for PlayStation™Network;
ã- The following three new Menu Books have been added:
ããã»Menu Book No. 40: Enter the 'Lightweight K-Cup'
ããã»Menu Book No. 41: Enter the 'Vision Gran Turismo Trophy'
ããã»Menu Book No. 42: Enter the 'Gr.1 Prototype Series'
The new Menu Books No. 40 and 41 will appear after clearing Menu Book No. 39 ('Championship: World GT Series') and having watched the ending, with a playerâs Collector Level of at least 20. Menu Book No. 42 will appear when the above conditions are met and the player's Collector Level is at least 30;
ã- Added 55 sets of new conversations with the Characters appearing in the Café.
3. World Circuits
ã- The following new events have been added to 'World Circuits':
ããã»Lightweight K-Cup
ããã- Tokyo Expressway - South Clockwise
ããã- Autodrome Lago Maggiore - West End Reverse
ããã- Willow Springs International Raceway: Streets of Willow Springs
ããã»Vision Gran Turismo Trophy
ããã- Kyoto Driving Park - Yamagiwa
ããã- Deep Forest Raceway Reverse
ããã- Autódromo de Interlagos
ããã»Gr. 1 Prototype Series
ããã- Circuit de Sainte-Croix - C
ããã- Suzuka Circuit
ããã- Daytona Road Course
In order to play these new events, it is necessary to unlock and accept Menu Books No. 40, 41, and 42 in the Café.
ã- Adjusted the rewards for Arcade Races and Custom Races;
ã- Added the 'Race Settings' option to the Quick Menu of Custom Races.
4. Showcase
ã- It is now possible to export photos taken in Scapes or Race Photo mode to the 'Media Gallery' of the PlayStation®5 console and the 'Capture Gallery' of PlayStation®4 system. The resolution of the exported images are individually adjusted on the PS5™ and PS4™, and can be shared to various Social Media platforms or transferred to a USB drive, with a resolution of 3840Ã2160 pixels on PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4 Pro console, and 1920Ã1080 pixels on PlayStation®4 system. The export function is only available from [Showcase] > [My Items] menu. In addition, photos set to âOpen to Allâ from 'My Items' within Showcase and displayed in the 'Gallery' within My Page can be downloaded at their original resolution from the 'My Page' area of the official website's GT7 section.
ã- Added a 'Like/Comment' button to the Quick Menu of shared replay content. Pressing this button will open the Details screen of the content.
5. Scapes
ã- The 'New Orleans' location has been added to the featured section of Scapes;
ã- Three spots have been added to the existing âAfter the Rainâ featured section.
6. GT Auto
ã- The following seven new paint colours have been added:
ããã»BAC Titanium Metallic
ããã»Jaguar Salsa
ããã»Nissan Storm White
ããã»Subaru BRZ GT300 Blue
ããã»Suzuki Cordoba Red
ããã»Suzuki Flame Orange
ããã»Suzuki Satellite Silver Metallic
7. Garage
ã- It is now possible to use the up/down directional buttons, in addition to the right stick, to scroll through the car description text from the [Car Collection].
8. Auto Demo
ã- A new spot has been added to the slideshow of Scapes;
ã- When a Scapes slideshow is played during the auto demo, it is possible now to go directly to the [Scapes] photo spot by pressing the â³ button. (This will become available only after the [Scapes] Pavilion is unlocked and the Tutorial has been completed.)
9. Sport
ã- [Online Time Trial] has been added to Sport;
ã- New information have been added to the event details screen, and other information have been edited.
10. Multiplayer
ã- An âEqual Condition Modeâ option has been added to to the 'Time / Weather Settings.' When this option is turned 'On', the 'Variable Time Speed Rate' setting will not be available.
11. Race Screen
ã- A display has been added to the car name indicator to show the distance to the penalty line.
12. Rankings
ã- The âTop 10 Starsâ ranking can now be displayed in the Licence Centre, Missions, and Circuit Experience Rankings.
13. My Page
ã- An indicator showing the progress to the next Driver Rating has been added to the Profile.
Other Improvements and Adjustments
1. Collector Level
ã- A notification indicating when new 'Missions' have been unlocked after levelling up has been added to the Level Up sequence. The notifications for levelling up and unlocking more 'Tuning Shop' areas will now appear separately.
2. Legend Cars Dealership
ã- In the Hagerty Collection, prices have been revised according to real world valuations under guidance from Hagerty. Hagerty is an American company that provides car insurance and valuation for classic cars, and has also sponsored many historic car events in recent years. The new prices will be applied from the next lineup update. The next pricing revision is planned for August 2022.
3. Car Settings
ã- Fixed an issue wherein Performance Points were not being calculated correctly when changing gear ratios in the transmission settings;
ã- Adjusted the calculation formula for the Transmission Settings.
4. Physics Simulation Model
ã- Fixed the operation of the overtake system for the âSF19 Super Formula / Toyota '19' and 'SF19 Super Formula / Honda '19';
ã- Fixed an issue wherein cars would drive unnaturally faster when tyres drove over some kerbstones;
ã- Fixed an issue wherein auto-drive and automatic gear shifts would repeatedly shift up and down, causing the car to not accelerate when the gears were set to an extreme gear ratio.
5. Steering Controller
ã- Fixed an issue wherein the game would crash if resuming from Rest Mode while using the Logitech G923 Racing Wheel;
ã- Adjusted the force feedback strength of the THRUSTMASTER® T-GT / Fanatec® Podium / Fanatec® GT DD Pro. While using the steering wheels listed below, if the values of the âForce Feedback Max. Torqueâ or âForce Feedback Sensitivityâ under [Controller Settings] > [Steering Force Feedback] options are set very high, the wheel may vibrate violently. If this happens, please set a lower value.
ãã»Thrustmaster® T300
ãã»Thrustmaster® T500
ãã»Thrustmaster® T-GT
ãã»Fanatec® CSL Elite Racing Wheel
ãã»Fanatec® Podium
ãã»Fanatec® GT DD Pro
6. Cars
ã- Fixed an issue with the livery for the Ferrari 512 BB â76 wherein the livery would become distorted near the fuel filler and engine cover;
ã- Fixed the interior instrument meter graphics for the Mazda Eunos Roadster (NA Special Package) '89;
ã- Partially fixed the operation of the lights on the Volkswagen Scirocco R â10;
ã- Fixed the painted area while driving with the WORK Meister S1R wheels.
7. Sound
ã- Fixed an issue wherein some music tracks that were selected in the 'Race BGM' playlist within 'Showcase' would not play back during an Arcade Race:
ããã»Lenny Ibizarre - "Orpheus in the Underworld" Overture
ããã»Lenny Ibizarre - Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
ããã»Ouantic - Motivix Retrograde
ããã»RosalÃa - Bizcochito
ããã»STR4TA - Aspects
ã- Fixed an issue wherein Race BGM would not play back during a race event if a player entered a race with 'Race BGM' Playlist selected in 'Showcase' and the race event's music track was not selected.
8. Missions
ã- The rankings for the following events have been reset:
ããã»Moby Dick
ããã- Pit In or Stay Out 1
ããã»The Human Comedy
ããã- Kyoto Driving Park One Hour
ããã- Deep Forest Raceway One Hour
ããã- Alsace One Hour
9. Circuit Experience
ã- It has been confirmed that some records in the below events' rankings have been registered by using glitches and invalid manoeuvres, and as a result they have been individually deleted:
ããã»Willow Springs International Raceway: Big Willow - Sector 1
ããã»Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit - Sector 4
10. GT Auto
ã- Changed the menu transition when leaving GT Auto.
11. Replays
ã- Fixed an issue wherein the âSave Best Lap Replayâ button would disappear after using the âSave Replayâ function in the Time Trials of 'World Circuits', and the Online Time Trials or Qualifying Time Trials of the 'Sport' mode;
ã- Fixed an issue wherein it was not possible to use the âSave Best Lap Replayâ function from the Quick Menu when the replay was uploaded to the rankings in the Online Time Trials or Qualifying Time Trials of the 'Sport' mode.
12. Race Screen
ã- A transition animation has been added when changing the scale of the Weather Radar in the Multi Function Display using the up/down directional buttons;
ã- Fixed an issue on the PlayStation®4 system wherein sometimes the lap time displayed turned red after pitting during a time endurance race;
ã- During a Manufacturers Cup race, the manufacturer's logo is now displayed next to the driver's name appearing on the car name indicator.
13. Assist Settings
ã- Adjusted the braking area for the â24 Heures du Mans Racing Circuit' on 'Full Course' and 'No Chicane' layouts.
14. Penalties
ã- Adjusted the penalty judgement algorithm so that penalties will not be applied for minor contacts in 'Sport' mode and in 'Lobby.'
15. Trophies
ã- The trophies acquired on the PlayStation®5 console and PlayStation®4 system will now sync correctly;
ã- Updated the description for the Trophy 'Time Attacker' to more accurately reflect the unlocking requirements.
16. Others
ã- Various other issues have been addressed.
Further details on the May 26 Gran Turismo 7 update, including images of the brand new vehicles included in patch 1.15, can be found on their official website.