Interview with Rico Otsuka, MC of the youtube channel "GTsport Broadcasting Station", which presents the appeal of the PS4 racing game Gran Turismo SPORT (hereafter: GT Sport), and GT Sport player Tatsuya Sugawara.We recently brought you the first half of the article.This is the second half of the issue. Please take a look.

GT and real cars

What should we call the online race in the first place?

lycoI have been discussing this point with Mr. Sugawara quite seriously, but it is a surprisingly difficult point to discuss.

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture)The term "e-sports" is generally accepted, but from our point of view, "e-sports" is a very popular term.GT Sport is different from eSport.It's a sense of "I'm not sure what to do"... but it's in the big picture of the game.For clarity, e-sports is fine.

lycoI think there are a lot of ways to think and perceive things.

Are real races with real cars and virtual races still totally different?

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture)I am a member of the "I" group. I am.Don't compare games and real cars with the same yardstick.I think. It's a completely different thing.

I've been watching races since I was a little kid, so I have some knowledge of the actual cars, but there is no way I would be invited to commentate on a real race, right?

But the opposite is normal.

Some professional racers are "two-faced" with video games, so I can understand the commentary of such a person.If you have no knowledge of the game at all, when you start talking only with the knowledge of the real car, there is a lot of discomfort.It is.

We have no intention of competing with the real car, but we have heard from people with the real car, "We are not going to compete with the real car.It's just a game!There are quite a few times when I feel that I'm being looked down upon explicitly with "I'm not a good person.

I don't think it's a question of who is better or worse. I can't compare them.

lyco: I still think the world is in the midst of a "The real car is more amazing.I have the image of being "a good person.

Some people see GT Sport as a real car because the car looks and behaves so realistically. Also, the "Racing with real cars is more amazing, and GTSport is a copy of real cars anyway.Some people may think, "Oh, I'm not sure what I'm talking about," but as Sugawara-kun says, games and real cars are completely different things.

Of course, racing real cars is awesome! But virtual racing has its own fun.I think it is important to see it as a completely different sport.

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture)I think that the world of real car racing is either a completely business world or a world where rich people invest their private funds.It costs a lot of money just to get into a race.Therefore, even if you want to participate, it is not so easy to do so.

GT, on the other hand, anyone can enter andEven if you stick to gaming equipment, you can get started with an investment of 100,000-200,000.With a real car, that's an amount of money you can't even afford to buy a cheap used car.

Besides, a real car costs a lot to maintain, but with GT, once you have the right tires, the tires don't wear out, and the car doesn't break or get hurt even if you hit it. If I had to say something, it would be the electricity bill (laughs).

."The hurdles to entry into motorsports have been lowered tremendously.I think the great thing about GT is that it's "the first of its kind". It's groundbreaking.

Indeed, it is amazing that people of all ages and from all over the world can participate. What else is interesting about GT?

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture)The interesting thing about GT is that it's a "fun thing."Where you can compete purely on your driving skills.I believe it is a "good idea.

The "one-make race" for the actual car is called "There is no performance difference between all machines.It's sometimes said that "I'm not a good person," but in fact it's quite common.Perfect equal condition is not possible with real cars.

But.GT is data, so it is easy to achieve equal conditions for the machine.It is. You can compete purely on driving skill. That's why it's interesting, and I think that's what makes it fundamentally different from a real car.

It's not about which is better or worse.Simply, real cars and GTs are different.This is the story.

Also, even though GT is a game, you can't put bananas on the ground like in Mario Kart (laughs).

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture)I think GT is very special among e-sports.It's not a game at all.In other games, there are quite a few items and game elements.

As you say, in Mario Kart, there is a game element such as placing a banana peel on the top driver to catch him and pass him to win, but there is none in GT.

So when I play GT with my school friends, it's no fun at all. No matter how many times we play, I always win, and they never win.This is boring.I'd be like, "What the hell?" (laughs)

I think it's hard to find a game that shows such a difference in skill as GT.

lycoI bought my first GT this year, and from there Mr. Sugawara became my mentor and taught me many things. I just wanted to say, "It must not be fun for Sugawara-kun to be accompanied by such a poor person... I'm sorry.I always thought, "I'm not going to be able to do that.

So sometimes we play make-believe, run in reverse, andWe sometimes make up our own weird rules to play by.(laughs) This is one of the fun things about GT.

GT Sport is more of a gentleman's game...it's all about sportsmanship.

lycoYes, it is, as a medium category of eSports competitions."Whoever beats his opponent wins.I think that most of the time, the answer is "yes. So, even if you go to the extreme and use all sorts of "items and techniques and stuff..."If you can beat your opponent, you will win.So.

But GT is not like that. It is a world made up of races where everyone races with sportsmanship.

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture)I agree: yes. In other games, you don't have to be considerate of the people you are fighting. But GT is different.

You must race while respecting your opponent.The first is that it is a very good idea to use the same type of equipment as the second.

For example, when braking, "Blow off the car in front of you without intentionally slowing downor "When you are battling, bump into your opponent and pull him out.And since it is not broken like a real car, and lives are not at stake, you can do whatever you want to do.

Hence.We have to respect each other and fight on the basis of trust to be able to race.The first is that it is a very good idea to use the same type of equipment as the second.

When it comes to competitions, the members competing are usually always the same, so we often run together in different races. So, if I am not running with respect for my opponents, I am not going to be able to say, "You know what?Getting your line crushed in another race.and so on, and it will come back to you in a roundabout way.

I have seen many players who have had rough runs and poor relationships with other players.So it is important to run with proper respect for your opponent.

It's more fun that way, and even if you win with a dirty run.(at least for me).I am not happy.

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