Understanding the known issues in Gran Turismo 7 can help players navigate current game challenges.
PlayStation racing title Gran Turismo 7 currently presents players with various technical challenges. These issues impact everything from controller performance to online race functionality. Let’s explore the problems players might encounter and how some of these situations can be managed.
Steering Wheel Snags
For those using Fanatec steering wheels equipped with an encoder dial, a specific issue has emerged. The inputs from this dial do not work as intended. This means functions usually controlled by the dial may not respond correctly during gameplay.
Scapes Mode Peculiarities
The game’s “Scapes” mode, which allows players to capture stunning car photographs in diverse settings, has a minor hiccup. Unintended spots are selectable within two “Featured Scapes” collections:
- ‘Chromatic Drive: Tokyo Outer Ring Road (Ichikawa)’
- ‘Rotate the camera vertically: Kabuki-cho’
The developers plan to resolve this visual glitch in the game’s next update.
Challenges with Car Styles
A more complex problem involves applying custom “Styles”—visual designs for cars. Players are currently unable to use these styles with two specific vehicles given to eligible players on January 25, 2024:
- Genesis X Gran Berlinetta Vision Gran Turismo Concept
- BVLGARI Aluminium Vision Gran Turismo
To help players avoid this problem until a permanent fix arrives, some temporary solutions are available:
- Avoid applying Styles saved using the affected cars from January 25, 2024.
- Only create and save Styles with cars redistributed on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, or those acquired from “Brand Central” in the game.
- For better organization in your Garage, consider deleting cars received with Car Tickets on January 25, 2024, and any Styles linked to those vehicles.
- Cars can be removed via the “[Used Cars] > [Car Valuation Service]” menu or from your “[Garage] > [Discard]” options. (Please note: The “Car Valuation Service” becomes available as you advance in the game. The “Discard” choice appears only if you have two cars of the same model).
- Styles can be deleted from “[Showcase] > [My Items].”
Unexpected Stops: Application Errors
In certain race events, players have reported game crashes on the “Rewards and Rating” screen. This type of application error prevents players from moving forward in their game progression.
Multiplayer Mode Difficulties
Online multiplayer experiences have also encountered some hitches:
- Lobby Start Freezes: In the “Lobby,” players have sometimes seen “Preparing” on the screen, yet the host cannot start the race. To resolve this, all room members leaving and then re-entering the room usually allows the race to begin.
- Invisible Players: There have been occasions in the “Lobby” where players in the same room do not appear on the member list or during the race. If the host attempts to start the race when this occurs, an application error will crash the game.
- Post-Race Stalls: After completing a race in the “Lobby,” some users have been unable to progress beyond the race results screen.
The developers anticipate fixing these multiplayer issues in a forthcoming update.
Wrapping it up
Gran Turismo 7 is currently facing several known issues that impact player experience, from minor graphical quirks in scapes to more disruptive problems affecting controller functionality, car customization, and especially online multiplayer stability.
While some workarounds are available for immediate concerns like the car style application bug, players can expect most of these issues, particularly those related to crashes and multiplayer lobbies, to be addressed in upcoming game updates.