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Polyphony Digital
Based in Tokyo, Japan Founded 1998 Part of Sony Interactive Entertainment
Polyphony Digital is a Japanese PlayStation studio led by Kazunori Yamauchi that makes the Gran Turismo racing series. Its games are sold through Sony Interactive Entertainment; Gran Turismo 7 also sells in-game credits for real money and needs an online connection for most modes.
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- Game preservation
Ended Gran Turismo Sport online services; offline modes stay playable
Online services for the PS4 game Gran Turismo Sport, including Sport Mode, lobbies and custom liveries, ended on 31 January 2024, and add-on sales stopped on 1 December 2023. The company said the offline parts of the game, including purchased add-ons, remain playable.
Polyphony Digital (gran-turismo.com) - Monetisation
Gave Gran Turismo 7 players free credits after criticism of its in-game economy
After criticism of the game's microtransactions and of an update that lengthened the grind for in-game credits, Polyphony Digital gave players one million in-game credits and announced updates to increase race rewards, raise the wallet limit and let players sell cars.
Eurogamer - Other
Gran Turismo 7 career mode was unplayable during a 30-hour server outage
A faulty update led to a server outage of about 30 hours; because Gran Turismo 7 requires an online connection for most modes, its career mode and multiplayer could not be played. Polyphony Digital apologised and restored service with update 1.08.
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Last checked 1 November 2026. Sources: www.theverge.com, www.eurogamer.net, www.eurogamer.net, www.polygon.com, www.gran-turismo.com, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org. Spotted something wrong or missing? Send a correction.
