It’s exactly this nexus of long term enjoyment, and the demand for greater subtlety, that gave birth to Gran Turismo. The need for excitement remains, but those thrills can be built more slowly. While that’s not intrinsically a bad thing, standing in an arcade paying money for short, intense bursts on a coin-op is not at all like playing on your sofa, where you have far more time to relax and explore.
That meant PS1 launch title Ridge Racer was every bit the arcade experience, with a handling model that bore only a passing resemblance to steering an actual car. With 3D polygon-based games only recently having arrived in a home setting, the most obvious template for their design was arcade games, where 3D was already well established. When the original Gran Turismo launched on PlayStation in 1997, driving games were not like those available today. Sony’s second major PlayStation exclusive of 2022 is another stunning technical achievement but is it still the best real driving simulator? Gran Turismo 7 – back in pole position (pic: Sony)
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