Gaming's most serious racing sim Gran Turismo 7 has a seriously funny bug
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's a car in Gran Turismo 7.
Gran Turismo 7 players have flocked to social media to share examples of, uh, unusual driving physics after the racer's 1.49 update added a new setting that seemingly fills vehicles with helium.
Gran Turismo 7 vs Forza Motorsport - The Duel - Digital Foundry Graphics Breakdown Gran Turismo 7 vs Forza Motorsport - The Duel - Digital Foundry Graphics Breakdown.Watch on YouTubeWhere developer Polyphony Digital had hoped to introduce "more natural weight" for players, cars are instead launching themselves into the air, making for some extraordinarily amusing clips:
New physics seems really fun
byu/O_pv ingranturismo
コーヒーブレイクNO？？？
ドカ沸きするランエボを避けて走ろう！ pic.twitter.com/PA42FbAUei
"I think I had, like, 12 heart attacks," added one Redditor. "I love this glitch, and it's so much fun dodging the inevitable fling."
ついにミサイル発射出来るようになったんですね。#GT7 #グランツーリスモ7 pic.twitter.com/0qbcwBZcc7
— 会長 (@Splash397) July 25, 2024 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings"We are now aware of the following issue in the 1.49 Update released on July 25," Polyphony told players reporting the issue.
We are now aware of the following issue in the 1.49 Update released on July 25:
Car Physics Simulation
- Unintended vehicle behavior is produced when a particular car setting is set within Car Settings
This issue is currently under investigation.
We apologize for any…
"Unintended vehicle behavior is produced when a particular car setting is set within Car Settings. This issue is currently under investigation. We apologise for any inconvenience this may be causing."
Not everyone is looking for a fix, though.
"This is the greatest update ever," said another redditor. "Please do not patch."
