First announced in 2020 at Sony’s “The Future of Gaming” presentation, Gran Turismo 7 has been delayed into 2022. The sport, from Japanese studio Polyphony Digital, is a follow-up to Gran Turismo 6, which was launched in 2013. The final Gran Turismo sport, Gran Turismo Sport, was launched by Polyphohy Digital on PlayStation 4 in 2017.
Sony introduced the delay following an interview between PlayStation boss Jim Ryan and British GQ published Tuesday. He cited COVID-related manufacturing points as the explanation for the delay.
“GT7 has been impacted by Covid-related manufacturing challenges and due to this fact will shift from 2021 to 2022,” Ryan mentioned. “With the continued pandemic, it’s a dynamic and altering scenario and a few vital facets of sport manufacturing have been slowed over the previous a number of months. We’ll share extra specifics on GT7’s launch date when accessible.”
All we’ve seen so removed from the sport is what was proven on the June 2020 presentation — a dynamic, flashy trailer completely designed to point out off next-gen {hardware}. Gran Turismo 7 was initially slated for launch in 2021, according to a PlayStation launch ad broadcast in November 2020.
Loads of video video games have been delayed over the previous yr because the COVID-19 pandemic, and there’ll doubtless be extra to return. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and Hogwarts Legacy were pushed to 2022. Amazon MMO New World was delayed again, this time till Aug. 31.
A 2020 work-from-home survey polled 2,500 developers — a 3rd of which mentioned they’ve seen their sport delayed due to the pandemic.
