This is evident from a interview of CQ with Jim Ryan, president of SIE. In the same news, Ryan also reviews Sony’s recently announced next-gen VR glasses .

Ryan declares that the development of Gran Turismo 7 heavily influenced by the prevailing pandemic. Production issues eventually moved the game’s release to 2022.

“As important aspects of production have been negatively affected, production has slowed considerably in recent months,” said Ryan.

The President indicates further details about the postponement. Gran Turismo 7 was announced for PlayStation 5 last year. In a sizzle reel of PlayStation 5 games, it was initially reported in small print that the game would be released in the first half of this year, but that’s not the case.