<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sports	I-Application
main	O
focuses	O
is	O
competitive	O
online	O
racing	O
,	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
international	O
governing	O
body	O
of	O
motorsport	O
,	O
the	O
Fédération	O
Internationale	O
de	O
l'Automobile	O
(	O
FIA	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
platform	O
for	O
the	O
FIA-Certified	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
Championships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
and	O
includes	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
"	O
Sport	O
Mode	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
6	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
dynamic	O
weather	O
system	O
or	O
day-night	O
cycle	O
,	O
but	O
players	O
still	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
race	O
's	O
time	O
of	O
day	O
before	O
entering	O
the	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
also	O
features	O
two	O
championships	O
held	O
simultaneously	O
throughout	O
the	O
year	O
:	O
the	O
Nations	O
Cup	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
represent	O
their	O
respective	O
countries	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Manufacturers	O
Cup	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
represent	O
automobile	O
marques	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
inaugural	O
FIA	O
GT	B-Application
Sport	I-Application
Nations	O
Cup	O
in	O
2018	O
was	O
Americas	O
regional	O
champion	O
Igor	O
Fraga	O
(	O
Brazil	O
,	O
IOF_RACING17	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Car	O
categories	O
are	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
introduced	O
in	O
GT	B-Application
Sport	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
virtual	O
reality	O
headset	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
creator	O
Kazunori	O
Yamauchi	O
mentioned	O
that	O
"	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
possibly	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
year	O
or	O
two	O
[	O
from	O
2013 ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
mentioned	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
physics	O
engine	O
that	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
6	I-Device
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamauchi	O
also	O
spoke	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
sometime	O
in	O
2016	O
or	O
2017	O
and	O
how	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
how	O
much	O
easier	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
develop	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
versus	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
6	I-Device
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2015	O
Paris	O
Games	O
Week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
expected	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
to	O
have	O
much	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
enhanced	O
processing	O
power	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
series	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
virtual	O
reality	O
headset	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
expiration	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
exclusive	O
licensing	O
to	O
Porsche	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
Porsche	O
in	O
a	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three-time	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
world	O
driver	O
's	O
champion	O
Lewis	O
Hamilton	O
became	O
the	O
"	O
maestro	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
the	O
demo	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
that	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Lotus	O
Evora	O
(	O
making	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
debut	O
in	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
)	O
being	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
closed	O
beta	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
difficulties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Martin	O
Robinson	O
described	O
GT	B-Application
Sport	I-Application
as	O
a	O
deviation	O
from	O
past	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
by	O
cutting	O
the	O
vast	O
car	O
collections	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
placing	O
a	O
sharper	O
emphasis	O
on	O
competitive	O
online	O
driving	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
no	O
lunar	O
rovers	O
,	O
no	O
19th	O
century	O
single	O
horsepowered	O
wagons	O
and	O
not	O
even	O
anything	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
an	O
open	O
wheel	O
racer	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
its	O
car	O
list	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yet	O
,	O
conversely	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
possibly	O
the	O
most	O
focused	O
,	O
directly	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
has	O
put	O
out	O
since	O
the	O
heady	O
days	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
likewise	O
noted	O
that	O
GT	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
garage	O
and	O
track	O
selection	O
is	O
smaller	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
they	O
found	O
impossible	O
to	O
forgive	O
,	O
but	O
described	O
the	O
shift	O
to	O
online	O
racing	O
as	O
serious	O
,	O
sensible	O
,	O
and	O
well-structured	O
:	O
"	O
That	O
PvP	O
online	O
environment	O
,	O
or	O
Sport	O
Mode	O
as	O
its	O
dubbed	O
,	O
is	O
where	O
developer	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
has	O
gambled	O
all	O
its	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carsillo	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6/10	O
concluding	O
it	O
will	O
disappoint	O
anyone	O
hoping	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Faulkner	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
was	O
equally	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
devoting	O
a	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
his	O
review	O
to	O
observing	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
GT	B-Application
Sport	I-Application
and	O
racing	O
games	O
of	O
rival	O
color	O
:	O
"	O
You	O
'll	O
get	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
feeling	O
of	O
the	O
weight	O
of	O
the	O
cars	O
as	O
you	O
drive	O
them	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
than	O
you	O
do	O
in	O
Forza	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
still	O
something	O
lacking	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
Cars	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
only	O
17	O
locations	O
available	O
in	O
GT	B-Application
Sport	I-Application
,	O
with	O
variations	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
circuits	O
up	O
to	O
40	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faulkner	O
lamented	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
single-player	O
content	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
GT	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
new	O
online	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
well	O
crafted	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
unavailable	O
when	O
not	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Towell	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
awarded	O
GT	B-Application
Sport	I-Application
4/5	O
,	O
citing	O
superb	O
tracks	O
,	O
solid	O
controls	O
and	O
incredible	O
handling	O
nuance	O
across	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
high	O
powered	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towell	O
said	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
continues	O
to	O
offer	O
an	O
educational	O
single	O
player	O
experience	O
with	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
scenarios	O
to	O
overcome	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
somewhat	O
"	O
pedestrian	O
"	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
patch	O
on	O
Forza	B-Application
7s	I-Application
career	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
central	O
pillar	O
of	O
GT	B-Application
Sport	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
selling	O
point	O
,	O
are	O
the	O
FIA-recognised	O
online	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
"	O
Winning	O
a	O
slipstreaming	O
race	O
around	O
an	O
oval	O
against	O
real	O
opponents	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
exciting	O
than	O
any	O
offline	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
has	O
implemented	O
a	O
traditional	O
single-player	O
mode	O
(	O
akin	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
in	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
UK	O
all-formats	O
physical	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
one	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
nearly	O
three	O
times	O
as	O
many	O
copies	O
as	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
sold	O
150,286	O
copies	O
,	O
which	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
eight	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2016	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
Gamescom	O
2016	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Game	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
2017	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2017	O
Best	O
Sports/Racing	O
Game	O
2018	O
Guild	O
of	O
Music	O
Supervisors	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Music	O
Supervision	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
Game	O
21st	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
