Sony Is Cancelling Digital GT Sport Pre-Orders; Revised Pre-Order To Be Offered At The Earliest Opportunity

It seems that Sony is cancelling digital pre-orders for Gran Turismo Sport (GT Sport) following the game'due south contempo delay.

GT Sport was officially delayed concluding week to further "perfect" the racer. Kazunori Yamauchi, founder of Polyphony Digital and Creator of Gran Turismo serial, announced the news on the official Playstation blog:

"However, equally we approach our planned release date in November, we realize we demand more time to perfect GT Sport, which we've already dedicated and then much effort towards since announcing the title. We do non want to compromise the experience in whatever way", Yamauchi wrote.

The PS4 exclusive racer was delayed into 2022 without providing an exact release date. Following the game's announcement, several PSN users reported having received a message from Sony, stating that their digital GT Sport pre-orders have been cancelled. Digital pre-orders will exist unavailable until a new release date has been ready.

"Cheers for pre-ordering Gran Turismo Sport from PlayStation®Store. On 30th August 2022 we regrettably announced that the release of Gran Turismo Sport has been delayed until 2022. We practice not have a new release date at this time. We have, therefore, decided to cancel your pre-society and refund your pre-order payment. This refund may take upward to 7-x days to be candy. Please go along a tape of this message for future reference.

One time we have a new release date for Gran Turismo Sport we volition offering a revised pre-order for it on the PlayStation®Store at the earliest opportunity. Cheers for your custom and please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused."

Publishers cancelling pre-orders due to a delay isn't common in the gaming industry, and since a new release date hasn't been revealed, we might well be looking at a longer than expected delay for GT Sport. As e'er nosotros will continue you updated when nosotros learn more on this matter.

VIA: GT Planet forums