And that, friends, is why online-only experiences are not good! We’ve been pausing this article for most of the day, expecting Polyphony Digital The Gran Turismo 7 is back online right away – but nearly ten hours now and the racer who recently paid fans £69.99 / $69.99 is still practically unplayable due to an extended maintenance window that doesn’t seem to be ending.
The address was taken offline earlier today for scheduled maintenance, which the Japanese developer notified players about in advance. This was only expected to take about an hour, and was timed to coincide with the latest Gran Turismo 7 Patch. Shortly thereafter, he posted an update: “Due to an issue with update 1.07, we will be extending the server maintenance period.”
The spokesperson addedWe will notify everyone as soon as possible when this is likely to be completed. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask you to be patient while we work to resolve the issue.” This was posted about ten hours ago as of the time this article was published, and there is still no indication when the game will be playable.
It wasn’t a good day for Gran Turismo 7, considering all things, like the patch tweaked some bonuses for the races, which led to a strong backlash in terms of in-game microtransactions. It’s a shame really, because the simulator rider has been living it up a notch since its launch, with fans liking the pieces with the product. And now, prolonged outages and some unnecessary tweaks threaten to undermine all that goodwill.
