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GT7 delayed to 2022 due to Covid
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Hawking Radiation
Member
Expected.
Will be more big game delays. God of War is next to slip into 2022.
Looks like 1 more year of old gen before we get new-ish stuff.
Will be more big game delays. God of War is next to slip into 2022.
Looks like 1 more year of old gen before we get new-ish stuff.
Javthusiast
Banned
Horizon maybe holidays 2021, god of war 2022.
captainraincoat
Banned
There’s the first delay....now waiting for the god of war delay
xrnzaaas
Member
Nope, I think Turn 10 had even less to show than Polyphony when they announced their new game.
Aggelos
Member
I can expect other Sony First Party Studios' games to be delayed into the bargain, due to COVID-19. COVID-19 is an ongoing/developing situation and anything is possible, you know.
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REDRZA MWS
Member
I never expected it anyway, COVID or not. I’ll be shocked if GoW Ragnarok actually ships this year too.
All those GT veterans. Even without covid this wouldn't be 2021 release. I doubt they will release it before 2023 or 2024 with some luck we might even get in in 2025 by that time they will manage maybe 60 cars for launch and 10 tracks.
Yeah, forza 8 ain't going to be this year and I am even doubting 2022 unless it's q4 22. I have a secret feeling that you might get another horizon though this year. Not a huge graphical update though.
xrnzaaas
Member
Yep Horizon 5 would be great, I think there's still time to announce the game in the summer and have it release in Q3/Q4. Horizon 4 is a 2018 game, they already have an extra year compared to their previous schedule.
The Fartist
Gold Member
Maybe it's delayed so they can add vehicular damage.Well fuck... was really hoping it was going to get sorted out and make it by summer.
Instead its more like this...
Naked Lunch
Member
Do we actually believe this is going to make even the projected 2022 release year?
This is definetly disappointing since it seemed they could actually make it. God of War seemed the unrealistic one.
Let's see how far in 2022 it will slip into but the most important thing is that they're finally able to deliver a full GT game without the many compromises seen in past games like GT5 or the barebone (at launch) online focused GT Sport.
Let's see how far in 2022 it will slip into but the most important thing is that they're finally able to deliver a full GT game without the many compromises seen in past games like GT5 or the barebone (at launch) online focused GT Sport.
Data Ghost
Member
Since Astrobot and Miles Morales my PS5 really ain’t getting much use. I’m literally turning it on to see if there are any updates available. GT7 will be worth the wait tho (I hope).
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Sony doesn't release heavy hitters until the user base props up. If system shortages keep going all year and into next year where even sold out consoles leads to a low user base, there will be more delays.
Fox Mulder
Member
Crazy since these both came out in 2017 and couldn’t hit console launches and maybe not even by 2022.
Naked Lunch
Member
I mean just the history of the franchise alone should be enough. Ive learned my lesson not to get my hopes up for release dates of GT too early.
Luckily Gran Turismo is always worth it in the end - so I can wait.
Arkam
Member
Knitted Knight
Banned
More like COVID is the perfect excuse for that studio to latch to. It would be something else if COVID weren't present (most likely) - at least that's the precedent that studio has set themselves. Highly mismanaged studio in my opinion that has been running on brand power and Sony's capture of the european market for quite a lot of years now.
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Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
Kiss my ass, I wanted to drive on trial mountain in 4k. 
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spartan30gr
Member
Iam done
John Wick
Member
WTF is going on? Random Tuesday news fest
MatrixReloaded101
Member
Its been out since 2017 lol
The Fartist
Gold Member
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
Its a 2023 title boys.
Hawking Radiation
Member
GT got the 'vid
Oh well
Oh well
digitaltrance
Member
This is exactly why I lost interest in GT games.
xrnzaaas
Member
I think the long break is more noticeable with FM, because Gran Turismo was getting tons of new content for about 2 years. They haven't stopped supporting it with new content that long ago.
Gloomnivore
Member
Kind of them to leave some room for a new Ridge Racer to come out this year.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Why would the demand issue lead to delays? The system is selling at a similar rate to PS4. Sony would not delay games just because more consoles will have sold by then, they want revenue now coming from the 6 million or so units out there. Big games sell millions and will continue to sell as people get systems. Early adopters are hungry for games. Should Sony not try to serve them because they can add a few million consoles in a few months or should they give them something to buy so they can begin seeing positive cash flow for the PS5? They also want to keep demand high. The longer these things fly off the trucks before getting to shelves, the better position they will be in for the generation. Delaying games is not plan A, it is plan B.
xrnzaaas
Member
First of all I think it's safe to say that quite a big part of those ~6 millions aren't in the hands of customers and that scalpers are still looking for suckers. Also racing games have become more niche, you can't expect even half of the userbase to buy GT7. GTS had a pretty bad start despite launching later in the generation and it only started selling better after it dropped to half price merely a month after release. There's also the case of GT7 being a PS5-only game so you won't get extra sales from PS4 users.
In my opinion it makes sense to release games with medium budgets now like Returnal and Ratchet & Clank or games which are crossgen. Gran Turismo 7 will cost a shitton to make.
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Roman Empire
Member
I never minded delays if the studios delayed their games if it give us a better product.