Gran Turismo 7 reminded me why I stopped playing Gran Turismo

Even if we ignore the abusive micro-transactions and the bait-and-switch of adding them several weeks AFTER the game was released, I question whether Gran Turismo 7 is actually a good racing game to begin with.

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CONTENTS:
00:00 - Intro
03:16 - Not my cars anymore
08:44 - Support this channel on Patreon for exclusive and early content!
10:10 - Participation prizes
14:54 - "Simulation" racing?
16:50 - Legend Cars
19:56 - It belongs in a museum
23:37 - Exploitative business practices and Outro

LINKS AND SOURCES:

Dual Sense controller ad, copyright, Sony.

"Gran Turismo 7 is more a digital museum than an actual racing game" by MegaBearsFan: http://www.megabearsfan.net/post/2022...

Footage from Pokemon Animated Series, copyright Pokemon Company International.

Andrade, G. A Rawlsian defense of participation trophies. Philosophia (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-022-00...

"To All Our Players" by Kazunori Yamauchi:
https://www.gran-turismo.com/gb/gt7/n...

"Gran Turismo 4 - Ford Model T Tourer '15 Custom Race PS2 Gameplay HD" by xTimelessGaming via YouTube:
   • [#848] Gran Turismo 4 - Ford Model T ...  

"Activision’s post-launch microtransactions are the peak of anti-consumer practices" by Christopher Hovermale @ Destructoid:
https://www.destructoid.com/activisio...

"The Sinister Reason For Adding Microtransactions After Launch" by Jim Sterline via YouTube:
   • The Sinister Reasons For Adding Micro...  

"Egregious Post-Launch Content in Video Games is a HUGE Problem" by Zack Millsap @ CBR:
https://www.cbr.com/post-launch-adver...

"Gran Turismo 7 Adding Microtransactions After Launch Is Terrible" by Kyle Gratton @ Screenrant:
https://screenrant.com/gran-turismo-7...

"Gran Turismo 7 Update Makes Rare Cars Even More Expensive" by Daniel Deangelo @ Game Rant:
https://gamerant.com/gran-turismo-7-u...

Musical selection "Everything Must Go", written by Manic Street Preachers, remixed by Chemical Brothers, from Gran Turismo.
"Moon Over the Castle" by Masahiro Andoh, copyright Polyphony.
Gran Turismo 1 and Gran Turismo 2 menu music selections, copyright Polyphony.
Musical selection from Demon's Souls, composed by Shunsuke Kida, copyright From Software.