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[cormack12]

Source: https://www.gtplanet.net/fanatec-expects-gt7-this-year-20210126/

This expectation is spelled out in a financial report from parent company Endor. As we covered yesterday, the report goes over the particulars of the company’s record 2020 — driven by people staying at home and playing more racing games, and the growth in viewer hours of celebrity pro-am and pro virtual motorsport — and its forecast for 2021.

Endor expects to reach €100m in consolidated sales for the first time in 2021. That’s partly down to increased publicity through its sponsorship of the GT World Challenge, and a new PS5 licensed product line which aims to expand Fanatec into lower budget market sectors.

The report also calls out one additional area for 2021’s projections: Gran Turismo 7. Rightly pointing out Gran Turismo’s “blockbuster” status, Endor states GT7‘s launch should provide a sales boost across the sim-racing spectrum, including peripheral manufacturers. The report explicitly predicts that the game will arrive in Q3/Q4 of 2021.

That’s at odds with some of what Sony has said on the subject, though not entirely.

 

[Abriael_GN]

The actual report says "probably" which to me means they're just guesstimating.

 

[ethomaz]

They are guessing but in talk with Sony/PD... it is not a blind guess.

Said that aí expect GT7 to October 2021.

 

[FrankWza]

They would need to be right about this is they’re planning on entering the budget wheel market. They may finally be available at some retailers and would need to be pretty sure to start making orders based on that.

 

[Andodalf]

Fiscal Q3/4 or Calendar?

 

[blastprocessor]

Q1/Q2 for Horizon Zero Dawn then?

 

[TheMan]

eh, doesn't sound particularly convincing but we'll see. I fully braced for a delay into 2022

 

[xrnzaaas]

I wouldn't be surprised if the game got pushed back a few months because of the console shortages as it's going to be expensive to make and a PS5 exclusive. For me it's a day 1 buy no matter when it releases.