It has been 10 days since the war in Ukraine broke out and if the conflict does not seem to find a favorable outcome, on the side of the actors of the world of entertainment, we multiply the shock interventions to show their dissatisfaction with the government of Vladimir Putin. In the video game, for several days, many manufacturers and publishers have made it known that they are boycotting Russia in support of the Ukrainian people. Electronic Arts to begin with, then CD Projekt Red, Bloomber Team and more recently Microsoft, which is withdrawing all of its products from Russian territory. On the side of Sony, no position has been made, the Japanese manufacturer obviously not wishing to comment on this subject. However, in a completely discreet way, Sony Interactive Entertainment acted all of the same, since the game Gran Turismo 7 was not marketed in Russia, at least in its dematerialized version.
Our colleagues at Eurogamer have indeed found that the PlayStation Store indicates a suspended release, without further details, while the game has been available in the rest of the world for a few hours. We do not know if this quiet intervention by Sony Interactive Entertainment hides other maneuvers, but one thing is certain, the companies follow and support each other in this fight to make the Kremlin flinch. We imagine that other actors will raise their voices in the days and weeks to come if the war in Ukraine continues…
