Gran Turismo 7 is a great game, but like so many other games in 2022 (and likely beyond), it is weighed down by microtransaction madness, hidden online requirements, and business decisions that don't consider the impact of both.

All of which unfortunately came to a head for Sony, PlayStation, and Polyphony during server maintenance to introduce patch 1.07 on March 17, 2022. Let's talk about it.

I still remember when Sony was *fighting* always online messaging...in Virtual Legality.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/WFBJ6ART8I8

#GranTurismo #ServerMaintenance #Downtime

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Discussed in this episode:

SONY SITES AND NOTES

https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gt7/news/00_1764433.html

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-PPSA01317_00-GT7STD0000000PS5

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/softwarelicense/

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/store/ps-store-refund-request/

ARTICLES

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/following-microtransaction-criticism-gran-turismo-7s-latest-patch-makes-it-harder-to-earn-cars/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gran-turismo-7s-microtransactions-are-live-and-gt-sports-5-cars-now-cost-40/

https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/17/22983882/ps5-gran-turismo-7-update-1-0-7-server-outage-hours

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-03-18-gran-turismo-7-is-getting-review-bombed-following-extended-period-of-maintenance

https://www.engadget.com/gran-turismo-7-outage-review-bombing-130947025.html

TWEETS

https://twitter.com/thegranturismo/status/1504435541038833665

https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1504758015874027547

https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1504810922434568216

METACRITIC

https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/gran-turismo-7/user-reviews?sort-by=date&num_items=100

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