The Gran Turismo sequence has by no means did not hit the mark for Sony from a industrial standpoint, and it appears like its latest instalment can also be persevering with to see robust gross sales. Circana’s recently-revealed gross sales charts for the month of January in the USA revealed that the racing sim had jumped again into the highest 20, on the again of which analyst Mat Piscatella has supplied some additional particulars in regards to the recreation’s efficiency within the area.
On Twitter, Piscatella revealed that by way of greenback gross sales (i.e. income from copies bought), Gran Turismo 7 is at the moment the sequence’ second-best promoting recreation in the USA, two years on from its February 2022 launch. It trails behind Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, which launched for PS2 in 2001, however Piscatella says GT7 is trying more likely to catch as much as the highest spot “in some unspecified time in the future this 12 months.”
Gran Turismo 7 has stored up a wholesome cadence of post-launch updates over the past couple of years, having added new content material with common free updates. In February final 12 months, the sport added full help for PlayStation VR2 in one other free replace, whereas November noticed the discharge of the Spec 2 Replace, the sport’s largest but. In accordance with producer Kazunori Yamauchi, the sport’s lively person depend was “doubled” following the discharge of the Spec 2 Replace.
Despite widespread acclaim from critics, Gran Turismo 7 drew backlash from the group instantly following launch in 2022, with criticism being directed at issues reminiscent of server points, aggressive monetization, and extra. Developer Polyphony Digital has continued to handle participant suggestions in subsequent updates.
Gran Turismo 7 is obtainable on PS5 and PS4. Yamauchi has beforehand mentioned that although a PC port has been thought-about for the sport, one isn’t in improvement.
Yep, Gran Turismo 7 at the moment trails solely Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec in lifetime greenback gross sales for franchise releases within the US. Prone to catch as much as that in some unspecified time in the future this 12 months. https://t.co/TU8w7Fy1gF
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 23, 2024
