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>I said it wasn't a racing sim
but it is thoughbeit

> despite the tagline claiming it to be a ''driving sim''

the question was whether or not it is a "game" or a "simulation" not whether it is about racing or driving. in both cases one is a subset of the other.
obviously since you only race in GT and never drive on public roads it is a racing simulator. racing is driving, so it is also a driving simulator, but not a very accurate one. a video game is a simulation. therefore, gran turismo is both a game and a simulator. or more accurately a video game built around a simulator.

>which in context always meant something very different from the very start.
i would agree except GT is very clearly a racing simulator from the very start and has nothing to do with real life driving at all other than featuring everyday road cars in its lineup. the gameplay structure of a race weekend in GT is completely identical to how racing simulators like NR2003 and rFactor work.

>Yes, GT was always a videogame first, not a mere simulation software

no, it was always a racing simulator.
the fucking proposal Yamauchi submitted to Sony for GT1 literally says "HYPER REAL DRIVING SIMULATOR " and has a fucking picture of the Opel Calibra DTM car on it.

you are a moron. go back to /vg/ and stop posting here