And this, friends, is why online-only experiences aren’t good! We paused this article for most of today, expecting Polyphony Digital to get Gran Turismo 7 back online promptly – but it’s been almost ten hours now and the racer that fans recently paid £69.99/$69.99 for is still practically unplayable due to an extended maintenance window that doesn’t appear to be coming to an end.
The title was taken offline earlier today for scheduled maintenance, which the Japanese developer had 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, it posted an update: “Due to an issue found in Update 1.07, we will be extending the Server Maintenance period.”
A spokesperson added: “We will notify everyone as soon as possible when this is likely to be completed. We apologise…
