Racing game Gran Turismo 7 has been unplayable since Thursday, because developer Polyphony Digital is struggling with server problems. As a result, the game’s servers were offline for maintenance. The game was also not playable in single player, because the game requires an internet connection.
The problems with the servers arose shortly after the release, can be read in the GoT topic and on Redditand originated in update 1.07 of the game, writes Polyphony in a maintenance message. The company says it has taken the servers offline for maintenance, and that maintenance is taking longer than expected due to an issue in update 1.07. The company is asking players to be patient until the issue is resolved. The company has already started distributing of a new update: 1.08.
Due to the server problems, the game has been unplayable for more than 24 hours. The game requires players to have a working internet connection, even in single player. Players can’t access their personal save files, their garages, can’t race, and can’t customize their cars. All that works is the arcade mode with a limited amount of cars, and Music Rally mode, writes IGN.
It’s not the first time players have been angry with developer Polyphony Digital about the game. In early March, the developer decided to add microtransactions that cost up to tens or even hundreds of euros per car. The game costs 70 euros to purchase for the PS4 and 75 euros for the PS5. The game also had a bug at release that made it almost impossible to win certain races, we wrote in our review. players were also angry that winning a race has become worth less in recent updates, forcing them to win more to unlock more expensive cars.
Update, 16.15: The servers went back online on Friday afternoon. The developer has published an update About the issues: “Right after the release of the 1.07 update, we discovered an issue where in some cases the game would not launch properly on product versions for the PS4 and PS5.” To ensure that users save data was maintained, the developer decided to stop the 1.07 update and release a 1.08 update with improvements.