Polyphony Digital has come through with Update 1.61 for Gran Turismo 7, granting you access to one of the rarest cars in the history of automobiles: the Nismo R34 GT-R Z-tune from 2005. Only 19 of these were ever made in real life, and here you can have your own stock one minus any big financial investment.
In the past few days, the players went ballistic. Some were excited, some got salty, and some were just autoimmune for drama, full splashes of classic GT7 community vibes.
About the car: R34 GT-R is already somewhat legendary. The Z-tune barely entered into the realm of unicorns. A lot of enhancements were done by Nismo over and above those in an already set wild R34: engine mods, stiffening chassis, and the like. GT7 does not keep it in the garage for show. This baby *drives.* From early tester reports, the car does everything right, in that dreamy way with which GT-Rs are known: pure rage.
Sure enough, not all were happy. Some witty mix of those comments were left, with some saying, “So excited, the dream car has been unlocked,” said @RePeteW. “This is a worse update than last month-whatever-that-speaks of,” said @JohnManoy. Then, @BBkinggerman straight-up asks, “Is this a joke?”
Cue the resurgence of the whole Forza versus GT debate. The classic rallying cry, “Forza is better,” was thrown out by @punkoutt, the brevity not followed up by any explanation. Then @ChrisTheKing44 picked up the gauntlet by saying, “Forza is now on PlayStation.. Let GT rest in peace.” Of course, @PlayManiaco_ was quick to respond: “Gran Turismo remains the King since the 90s.” So goes the console-war saga, eh?
VR enthusiasts will not want to miss the reminder that GT7 in PSVR2 is, was, and always will be a holy experience, whereas these updates are slightly controversial. “You haven’t experienced GT7 if you haven’t tried in VR,” said @askamsky51. No arguments against that.
Then, as is befitting, there comes the cry for new tracks, new GT500 cars, or *anything* ha-ha-not-another-classic ride. @Mark_Whitelegge politely (okay, semi-politely) requested 2023 GT500 cars and Porsche 911 GT3 R; @djsitu28 just wanted to know: “New tracks?” Sadly, the answer remains a no. Not this time.
It’s still early, and of course, people are already throwing suggestions that Polyphony might be cutting down on content for Gran Turismo 8. @JAGLeMans thinks it’s obvious content is being saved to the next title. Or maybe not, and maybe they’re pacing themselves. Either way, the Z-tune comes now, and definitely NOT for-going—thank you, @grok, for confirming that this car is here to stay and not some short tease.
What now? Updates, probably, more cars, definitely more heated debates on Twitter. GT7 has been out for a while now, and Polyphony is feeding the beast. Love it or hate it; you cannot deny the commitment they show.
Now as you excuse me, I’ve got a Z-tune to obliterate at the Nürburgring! Catch you all down at the pit lane.
