Game News Gran Turismo 7: a revolutionary AI? Sony is preparing an announcement that will “change the game”!
While he let himself be approached during a long dedicated presentation of more than thirty minutes, Gran Turismo 7 is rushing at full speed towards a release set for March 4 on PS5 and PS4. If everyone thought that the surprises around the title were going to stop there, it was bad to know Sony who gives us an appointment for a major announcement in the coming days!
Since its reveal during the PlayStation Showcase last September, Grand Touring 7 hasn’t stopped making the hearts of motor game enthusiasts throb. The list of qualities which make us wait for the new installment of the Polyphony Digital franchise is not lacking in arguments, and the last presentation, which took place last Wednesday, came to put the icing on the cake : moreover, we have summarized all the latest announcements in a dedicated article.
Over the past few weeks, Polyphony Digital’s latest creation – a real racing car whose total authorized rolling weight is announced massif on PS5 and PS4 —, has pulled out all the stops to seduce as many players as possible, all with great hits of trailers that make us do laps for an immersive discovery! Moreover, the developers and Sony are making l’immersion a big argument in the game’s promotional campaign, but it doesn’t stop there!
AI prowess?
Indeed, Sony and Polyphony Digital still have a lot to play around Grand Touring 7 as they both seem to announce: if they raise the pressure through a mysterious tweet, the wait should not be very long since a revelation must intervene this Wednesday. If we do not yet know the details of this one, its subject might not be clearer: artificial intelligence!
To hear the Japanese company, it’s not just any project that will soon be unveiled to everyone, but ” a revolutionary AI project created by a collaboration between Polyphony Digital Inc. and Sony Interactive Entertainment ». The recent statement is accompanied by a short video extract which suggests that this project might be a game-changer!
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On 2/9, our team is excited to launch our Gaming Flagship and announce a breakthrough project in #TO THE created through a collab with Polyphony Digital Inc. (PDI) and @Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). Enjoy this sneak peek. https://t.co/XlHvBQuu1Q
– Sony AI (@SonyAI_global) February 7, 2022
For now, the mystery around this revelation is still thick. However, Sony’s AI branch, created in April 2020, has been in the works for a few months and is leading ” breakthrough research in AI and robotics in entertainment ». Among the fields targeted by the firm, we find ethics, imagery, sensoriality but also, surprisingly, gastronomy and, above all, video games! So it’s around Grand Touring 7 that the first project of this branch should be formalized on Wednesday.
Previously, when Sony AI and PlayStation’s partnership was revealed, former chairman Shuhei Yoshida alluded to the ” development of artificial intelligence agents capable of being opponents or partners of the player within a game ». Information which, linked to Grand Touring 7, might suggest a big step forward on the areas of AI-managed pilots within the game. Anyway, the appointment for next Wednesday, February 9, is taken!
Through Jinxeb, Writing jeuxvideo.com
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