Gran Turismo Sport (commonly abbreviated as GT Sport) is a racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It was released on October 17, 2017 in North America, October 18, 2017 in Europe, and October 19, 2017 in Japan, and is the 13th game in the Gran Turismo series, the seventh game in the main series, and the first game in the series to be released for the PlayStation 4.
One of Gran Turismo Sport's main focuses is competitive online racing, supported by the international governing body of motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and serving as the platform for the FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championships. The game launched with 168 cars and 29 tracks, but free game updates have brought the count to 324 cars and 82 track configurations as of December 2019. The free updates also added a more traditional single-player campaign mode to the game.
Similar to its predecessors, Gran Turismo Sport is a racing game and includes two game modes: “Sport Mode” and “Arcade Mode”. Online racing is also featured in the game. The game has been described as different from the “Prologue” titles seen in the past in the series and features more content. Unlike Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6, the game does not feature a dynamic weather system or day-night cycle. However, players still have the option to modify the race's time of day before entering the race. It includes 324 cars and 82 configurations in 32 locations to race on as of December 2019.
For the first time in the series, the game features Porsche vehicles included in the game after Electronic Arts' licensing rights to the Porsche brand had expired (previous Gran Turismo games only included Ruf as a substitute).
