Gran Turismo goes free to play later this week. Polyphony Digital, the creator of the long-running online game franchise, is launching a brand new iteration of “The Actual Driving Simulator,” referred to as My First Grand Turismo, designed for all sorts of gamers “with no limits on age or driving ability.”

The developer streamlined the sport to make it extra beginner-friendly, designing it “to be each approachable and immersive.” The corporation wished to provide everybody the chance to grasp the sport’s driving mechanics in numerous challenges, progressing by means of the vehicles and tracks as gamers grasp important racing methods.

Gamers can occupy their time with the free-to-play recreation in three race occasions, three time trials, and three music rally phases. The sport additionally features a “full suite of license checks.” Gamers can have 18 automobiles to drive throughout at the least three tracks: Kyoto Driving Park, Deep Forest Raceway, and Trial Mountain Circuit. Automobiles embrace a Mazda RX-7, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V, BMW M3, and extra.

The sport launches December 6, 12 a.m. native time, on the PlayStation 4 and 5, with PS5 homeowners accessing full VR2 assist. Polyphony Digital introduced the brand new recreation as a part of PlayStation’s thirtieth anniversary celebration, which launched on December 3, 1994. The primary Gran Turismo recreation launched on the console in 1997.