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Great write up 👊

The title of this thread keeps making me think of David Bowie 😅 Reliance on satellites is probably not a good move. The Chinese have devices now they can deploy in space to grab them or push them into decaying orbits etc, as an example.

Totally agree with @Riff Machine about the immersion. The accents are jarring, yet when you play the radio in the car it's Russian language music. So stupid. I runs pretty well, I have all settings maxed and I'm getting 60fps, not bad for the old 1080ti. Too early to say much else, I've only played an hour. Melee is average, not a patch on something like Dying Light, so hope the gunplay is better.

It's only a matter of time before I pick this up, early access again but it looks damn good.

Had a go of the new track, also tried out the Sophy races, pretty cool.

Liverpool 2 - 5 Real Madrid LFC actually went 2 nil up but it was a night of very silly goals mixed in with a couple of beauties. That Vinicius is quality.

Reviews are coming in, and a fairy mixed response to it. I will try it out on Gamepass, possibly on Xbox but most likely on PC.

I'd like to see some consistency but we seem very Jekyll and Hyde right now. I was very pleased for Emerson Royal, he gets a lot of stick but he's a trier and I love that about him.

The SteamDeck has helped tremendously when looking at backlog games, Prey for example, is finally getting a play through. Aside from that I've mostly been finishing Division 2 dlc in terms of older games.

As a teenage environmental protestor in the 90s it was clear to me that the majority of people are too caught up in their own petty bullshit to do anything about the environment, or anything else for that matter. I'm just glad I'll likely miss all the really horrific stuff coming our way in a couple of decades. How we organise ourselves as a species has done us in. Capitalism has ruined us. I remember as a kid when they finally banned CFCs. The corporations had been denying any issues for decades, saying it was a Marxist plot, but they couldn't really hide the big fuck off hole in the ozone layer which just got bigger and bigger. We were are now, it's too late to fix anything as far as I can see. Just look at the world, people arguing over bullshit, inventing ridiculous conspiracy theories, too scared too look at the real cause of our ills, like Nero fiddling while Rome burned. I'll stick to my bicycle 🙈😅

New update brings new cars, a new track, PSVR2 and new AI, named Sophy. Details for Update 1.29 The following is a list of the main features and adjustments introduced in the latest update for Gran Turismo 7. Main Features Implemented 　1. Cars 　- The following five new cars have been added: 　　・Citroën DS 21 Pallas '70 (available for purchase at Legend Cars) 　　・Honda RA272 ’65 (available for purchase at Legend Cars) 　　・Italdesign EXENEO Vision Gran Turismo Street Mode 　　・Italdesign EXENEO Vision Gran Turismo Off-road Mode 　　・Porsche 911 Carrera RS (901) '73 (available for purchase at Legend Cars) 2. Tracks 　- The Grand Valley race track comes with four different layouts: 　　・Grand Valley - Highway 1 　　・Grand Valley - Highway 1 Reverse 　　・Grand Valley - South 　　・Grand Valley - South Reverse This track will be available at Collector Level 15. 3. World Circuits - "Circuit Experience" has been added to the "Grand Valley - Highway 1" track in the Americas section. - The following new events have been added to World Circuits: 　・Grand Valley - Highway 1 　　- World Touring Car 600 　　- Gr.1 Prototype Series 　　- American Sunday Cup 600 　　- Japanese Clubman Cup 550 　　- Historic Sports Car Masters World Touring Car 600 will be available at Collector Level 15; American Sunday Cup 600 will be available after clearing Menu Book No. 39 (Championship: World GT Series) and having watched the ending; Japanese Clubman Cup 550 will be available after starting Menu Book No. 42 (Gr.1 Prototype Series) that unlocks at Collector Level 30; and Historic Sportscar Masters will be available after starting Menu Book No. 46 (Historic Sports Car Masters) that unlocks at Collector Level 29. 　・WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 　　- Sunday Cup Classic The Sunday Cup Classic will be available after reaching Menu Book No. 13 (Try Your Hand at a Mission). 4. PlayStation®VR2 　- The PlayStation®5 console now fully supports PlayStation®VR2. Every game mode (excluding "2P Split Screen"), every online race, and an exclusive VR Showroom mode is available in VR. Please see the following link for more details: https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/gt7/news/00_8412588.html 5. Gran Turismo Sophy 　- A limited-time "Race Together" event now allows players to challenge the autonomous racing agent Gran Turismo Sophy (GT Sophy). This event is only available on the PlayStation®5 console version. "Race Together" will be available after reaching Collector Level 6 and can be accessed from the special banner at the top right of the World Map screen. Please see the following link for more details: https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/gt7/news/00_5962264.html 6．Scapes 　- The following functions have been added to Scapes: 　　・Drift Photography 　　・Height-Adjustable Spots 　　・"Height-Adjustable Spots" button on the Scapes home screen 　　・Heat Glow effect 　- The Drift Stage and "Move the camera up and down" features have been added to Curation in Scapes. 　- Tutorials for "Drifting" have been added. 7. Brand Central 　- New Museum section for Italdesign has been added for Europe (Italy). 　- New Museum section for Sony AI has been added for Asia-Pacific (Japan). 8. Café 　- The following two new Extra Menus have been added: 　　・Extra Menu No. 16: Collection: Honda Motorsports (Collector Level 47 and above) 　　・Extra Menu No. 17: Collection: Porsche 911 Carrera RS (Collector Level 39 and above) 　- There are new sets of conversations with the Car Designers and Characters appearing in the Café. These new conversations can be accessed by changing to the following cars in your "Garage" and speaking with the Characters in the Café. 　　CAR DESIGNERS 　　　- Kunihisa Ito 　　　　・Honda NSX GT500 '08 　　　　・Mazda 787B '91 　　　　・Mini Cooper 'S' '65 　　　　・RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 　　　- Hikonori Kagurazaka 　　　　・Aston Martin Vulkan '16 　　　　・Bugatti Chiron '16 　　　　・Bugatti Veyron 16.4 '13 　　　　・Citroën DS 21 Pallas '70 　　　- Hideo Kodama 　　　　・BMW i3 '15 　　　　・Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Coupe '54 　　　　・ Plymouth XNR Ghia Roadster '60 　　　　・Suzuki Swift Sport '17 　　　　・Toyota Sport 800 '65 　　　- Tom Matano 　　　　・AMG Mercedes AMG C 63 S '15 　　　　・AMG 300 SEL 6.8 AMG '71 　　　　・Honda S660 '15 　　　　・Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SV '15 　　　　・Mazda Demio XD Touring '15 　　　- Shiro Nakamura 　　　　・BMW M3 Coupé '07 　　　　・De Tomaso Pantera '71 　　　　・Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe '64 　　　- Ed Welburn 　　　　・Chevrolet Camaro SS '16 　　　　・Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Package '18 　　　　・Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR1 '19 　　　　・Pontiac GTO 'The Judge' '69 　　CHARACTERS 　　　- Jeremy 　　　　・Honda RA272 '65 　　　　・Honda S800 '66 　　　　・McLaren MP4/4 '88 　　　　・Porsche 911 Carrera RS (901) '73 9. GT Auto 　- Thirteen new paint colors have been added to the Real Car Paint section of the Paint Shop. 10. Sport 　- Race events that only allow for certain Car Settings to be adjusted have been added. 11. Lobby 　- "Results" button to display the race result after a qualifier or race has been added. 12. Controller 　- Engine startup sound and haptic vibration have been added when changing cars in the "Garage" while using a PlayStation®5 DualSense™ wireless controller. 13. Race Screen 　- Added a "Display Car Info Only" option in the Race Info Display section of Display Settings 　- Added the same option in the Race Info Display section of the replay options available during a replay Other Improvements and Adjustments 1. Cars 　- We fixed an issue in which the amount of downforce set would increase if Rear "Type A" parts were attached to the following cars: 　・Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV GSR '96 　・Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V GSR '98 　・Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR T.M. SCP '99 　- We changed the display for the Peugeot L500R Hybrid VGT 2017 to now include the power output from the motor in the vehicle's max power. (This does not affect the vehicle's performance when driving or its Performance Points.) 　- We stabilized how the Dodge SRT Tomahawk Vision Gran Turismo behaves during the rolling start of an online race. 2. Tracks 　- We adjusted the penalty system algorithm at the following two sections on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course: 　　・Pit Lane Exit 　　・Chicane Exit (Turn 11) 3. Steering Controllers 　- We fixed an issue in which the screen would occasionally freeze for 1.5 seconds when using a Fanatec® steering wheel controller. 4. Localization 　- Fixed various text localization issues. 5. Others 　- Various other issues have been addressed.

Unfortunately they released it in a sorry state and they'll need to do a hotfix to sort whatever is broken. I updated the FG server went it went live and I'll be watching out for the update to fix the broken features.

I've let a friend of mine borrow my PS4 Pro so his partner can play Last of Us, partly due to this show 🙂

The longer it goes on, the better it gets 😅

Yeah, eating McDonald's being associated with an early death isn't a great marketing strategy 😅

I loved it on GameCube, but I gave my Switch to my 6 and 7 year old nephews recently so won't get to enjoy this. Looks like a nice remaster!

Yeah absolutely, the hardcore nature of it is what attracts me, and that's definitely not for everyone. You can go into a raid with nothing but a knife, they are called 'hatchet runs' and can be fun too 😁

Hilarious, I've been doing the New York expansion this week but other than HDR not working properly I've not come across any issue.

In Tarkov, in between missions there are traders and also a flea market to buy and sell weapons etc You also start with an equipment locker to stash your stuff, which you can make bigger by expanding your hideout. But yeah, if you do badly you can lose your gear, and if you keep doing badly you can run out of money. This does cause a phenomenon known as 'gear fear' 😁 But you can also play as an AI character once an hour to go in and scavenge loot for your main character.

Yeah, it is sadly PC only. DMZ is a chill out game for me when compared with Tarkov. Tarkov is more hardcore, tactical and realistic, in theory. There's about 8 maps to choose from. It's similar in that you get dropped in a random location and have to get extracted to leave successfully. You die you lose everything you're carrying, and though you can ensure your gear, its no guarantee you'll get it back. It has RPG elements, you have missions, skills to rank up, a hideout to build among others. It gets my heart pumping like old school DayZ. A pity its only on PC.

OK, yeah it's only me that plays this but it keeps me honest 😅