Something has gone wildly wrong with Sony's flagship racing simulation, a new patch released for Gran Turismo 7 sends cars randomly soaring into the sky, with little parping exhaust trails into the clouds. It's not what usually happens on PlayStation 5 games.
The bizarre spectacle of watching intricately modelled, prestigious cars leap into the sky in Gran Turismo 7, a game renowned for its realism and attention to detail, is gathering viewers online, many of whom find it hilarious.
Long awaited update 1.49 was released to deliver a smoother experience with improved physics, and instead overclocks the game's simulated gravity, sending cars soaring. It's a reminder that making games is an art, and one small change or tweak can have unknown consequences. Indeed, in my recent interview with indie developer Anna Hollinrake she revealed a similar effect happened when she toyed with Unreal Engine 5's settings, resulting in a new game design idea.
But also, no matter how meticulously modelled a game is, sometimes the best fun comes from unintended accidents and right now GT7's fanbase are loving the sky-bound fun. Though I expect die hard Gran Turismo 7 players will be bored of this nonsense very soon.
Enjoy the silliness below until Sony fixes the issue.
Houston, we have a problem 😂😂😂#Gt7 #GranTurismo7 #Ps5 #PlayStation5 pic.twitter.com/rZGmTDnbBVJuly 25, 2024
New Gran Turismo update is fun. pic.twitter.com/fNTi0wtfeTJuly 25, 2024
I am doing the Gran Turismo physics update right?#granturismo #gt7 pic.twitter.com/tCxpVd2g1lJuly 25, 2024
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Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.
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