Sony has announced that the latest entry in its flagship racing sim franchise, Gran Turismo 7, has been pushed back to 2022. The game was set to mark the series' debut on PS5, after being revealed at the PlayStation event on last year, and it is expected to arrive between February and June of this year after a Canadian announcement of the game: "Scheduled to launch. The first half of 2021 ". However, in a recent interview with GQ, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan was asked if Gran Turismo 7 had been delayed to 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a PR representative chimed in. “GT7 has been affected by Covid. production challenges," the representative said, "and will therefore move from 2021 to 2022." The spokesperson clarified that "critical aspects" of the game's development have slowed down in recent months due to the "dynamic and changing situation." triggered by the global pandemic, although Ryan or Sony's representative did not provide details of the production trailer.of the PlayStation exclusive has arrived.Sony has confirmed that it will share more details on the new release date of Gran Turismo 7 when it is available .
Next-gen racing
The news will come as a frustrating blow to fans excited to get behind the wheel of the first racing sim to come to next-gen consoles. In what will mark the first entry in the series since Gran Turismo Sport in 2017 (which, by the way, is compatible with PlayStation VR), Sony has promised that Gran Turismo 7 will take full advantage of the exclusive features of the PS5. This means gamers can expect the next racing sim to use haptic feedback and adaptive triggers on the DualSense controller, a super-fast SSD, 3D sound, and hopefully ray tracing and the 4K/60fps capabilities of next-gen hardware. . Details on how Gran Turismo 7 will do this remain scant, but the warning in the "Get Ready for Next Generation" trailer at least looks promising. It's also worth noting that Gran Turismo 7 isn't the first major title to be delayed due to pandemic-related delays. Warner Bros. has pushed the release of its Harry Potter open-world RPG Hogwarts Legacy to 2022, while Amazon's new MMO New World has also been pushed back. It seems movies aren't the only things affected by the virus, after all. Today's best Gran Turismo Sport deals
