Released on March 4, Gran Turismo 7 has more or less everyone in agreement, the game going back to basics with a single player mode worthy of previous Gran Turismo. Only here, for a few days, the community begins to annoy on the changes made by the last updates, in particular on the way in which the credits are now managed. We had already pointed this out in our full test, but Polyphony Digital has clearly designed its game to include micro-transactions, and push the player to checkout rather than farm. It must be said that the price of cars in Gran Turismo 7 has never been so high, which is causing a stir among players. We don’t know if Polyphony Digital and Sony Interactive Entertainment have attempted a backpedal, but since the arrival of update 1.07, Gran Turismo is no longer accessible, and it’s now been over 24 hours. A message has been posted on their social networks to explain that the game is in maintenance, and that this closure will take longer than expected.
Due to an issue found in Update 1.07, we will be extending the Server Maintenance period. We will notify everyone as soon as possible when this is likely to be completed. We apologize for this inconvenience and ask for your patience while we work to resolve the issue. #GT7
—Gran Turismo (@thegranturismo) March 17, 2022
The Japanese studio explains that it is the 1.07 update which is the cause of the failure, but remains evasive as to the real causes. Polyphony Digital is committed to keeping the community informed, but the discontent has been growing louder in recent hours, since even the solo mode is also affected, the latter being subject to a mandatory connection to launch. Let’s hope that the next communications around this maintenance will be clearer, and in the meantime, just be patient and play something else…