My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Roflwaffle What happens when the most established franchise within a genre decides to do something entirely different to its previous games? Well, that’s exactly what happened back in 2017 as Gran Turismo Sport completely flipped the series on its head. Today, as we quickly approach the game’s impeding demise, let’s unpack what exactly happened and the lasting consequences of those decisions... Jalopnik Article: https://jalopnik.com/the-stars-of-gran-turismos-world-tournament-see-no-futu-1848950204 Music (in order): Summer Crystal - Kay Nakayama (Gran Turismo Sport) Prunus In Guanhua - Akimasa Yamada (Gran Turismo 6) Windroad - Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo 2) Slipstream - Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo 3) Lineage - Kenji Kato (Gran Turismo Sport) Glass Substrate - Yasuhisa Inoue (Gran Turismo Sport) Mesmerium - Satoshi Bando (Gran Turismo 5) Mirage - KEMMEI (Gran Turismo 6) Night Floating - Tyme and Tatsuya Yamada (Gran Turismo Sport) Majestic Blue - KEMMEI (Gran Turismo Sport) Channels credited: https://www.youtube.com/@Paragleiber https://www.youtube.com/@TPL-Motorsport https://www.youtube.com/@Lompi https://www.youtube.com/@CalemMrNazreenn https://www.youtube.com/@Shirrako https://www.youtube.com/@DragCarTV https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalFoundry https://www.youtube.com/@rynogt4 https://www.youtube.com/@MotoGamesTV https://www.youtube.com/@GTRufus https://www.youtube.com/@StefanClift Sources: https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gtsport/news/00_1344615 https://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-sport-is-not-gran-turismo-7-more-substantial-than-prologue-titles/ https://www.gtplanet.net/kazunori-yamauchi-pre-e3-2017-interview-gt-sport-features-game-series/ https://www.gtplanet.net/gt-sport-players-wont-be-kept-waiting-for-dlc/ https://www.gtplanet.net/gt-sport-could-eventually-feature-up-to-500-cars/ https://www.gtplanet.net/gt-sport-update-1-06/ https://gran-turismo.fandom.com/wiki/Gran_Turismo_Sport/Car_List https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gtsport/news/00_3960825.html https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gt7/events/gtws2023/worldfinals/competitors/#top https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/29/gran-turismo-for-boys-in-2005 https://www.gtplanet.net/kazunori-yamauchi-tamir-moscovici-interview-jff-2013/ https://gamerant.com/ps3-development-stories/#disapproved-by-developers https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/gran-turismo-maker-calls-playstation-3-development-a-nightmare/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/yamauchi-i-gran-turismo-5-i-s-development-cost-hit-60-million https://www.gran-turismo.com/local/jp/data1/products/gt6/carlist_en.html https://www.gtplanet.net/trial-mountain-grand-valley-deep-forest-arent-gt-sport-yet/ https://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-sport-could-have-been-called-gt7-sport/ 0:00 Before the Game Released 3:52 GT Sport at Launch 7:50 Updates / DLC 10:20 GT League 20:09 Sport Mode and the Online Championships 31:58 How GT Sport Could’ve Been Way Better 45:58 The Legacy of GT Sport