After Gran Turismo Sport improved after a rocky start based on fan feedback, microtransactions are now set to be added to the game. Our guest author DevilRon reports on the new feature that the series creator had initially ruled out.
At launch, Gran Turismo Sport was not in a great place, as the title offered very little content at first. However, after fan feedback, the game rapidly improved with each patch. After extensive updates, the game was finally looking good at the beginning of 2018.
After months full of improvements, the unexpected blow follows: Microtransactions are on the way!
Patch 1.23 Brings Microtransactions
This is what the July update brings: Patch 1.23 includes several new features:
- the Formula 1 race car Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+ is newly added. Lewis Hamilton won his fourth world championship in 2017 with this rocket
- Also the Mazda 787B ’91
- and the HONDA S660 ’15 are coming as fresh cars.
- Additionally, races can now be held on the “Circuit de Sainte-Croix” race track.
So far, it’s a pretty normal update. However, if you continue reading the official news blog of GT Sport, the next change jumps out at you: Every car that costs under 2 million euros in the in-game currency can now be unlocked through the PSN Store. Of course, with real money!
The prices range from $0.99 for a Mercedes-AMG GT S ’15 to about $3 for the Alpine Vision. More precise information about the exchange rate and other prices are not yet known.
Developer Previously Opposed Microtransactions in 2017
Creator Rejected Microtransactions: No one really expected this, as the main developer and creator of the series, Kazunori Yamauchi, mentioned something entirely different at the Sony Playstation Experience 2017.
When asked whether the game would offer microtransactions, he replied with a clear “No”.
However, it remains questionable why they chose to take these steps. Although the game had an extremely bumpy start, the fan community was quite united in believing that GT Sport had been on the right track since the New Year.
