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Ian Dean

The new Gran Turismo 7 update is a car crash, but fans love it anyway

Gran Turismo 7 physics patch; cars.

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.

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