Gran Turismo Sport has been delisted from the PlayStation Store, but it seems a little ahead of schedule. Polyphony Digital's PS4 exclusive was set to get the chequered flag for its online component at the end of January, after a slow sunsetting of DLC starting in December, offline modes remaining playable.
This was announced back in September, but if you check today, the game has been removed entirely from Sony's digital storefront. Players who previously purchased Gran Turismo Sport will still be able to access the game, of course, and redownload it if necessary, but anyone looking to pick up the 2017 title now will need to join the race for a physical copy.
What do you think happened here? Was this just a scheduling snafu on Sony's end? How do you feel about GT Sport, and do you own a copy for posterity? Race into the comments section below.
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I’ve not played it, but it seems like the game is basically a glorified demo without the online component, so it makes sense for it to be delisted.
May it rest in peace next to DriveClub.
Gran Turismo 7 will suffer this exact same fate a few years down the line. This is what you signed up for when you choose to accept always online games.
Damn… now I'm gonna think about getting GT7 until it gets delisted as well..
I'm sure we'll see GT sport back someday in an unofficial capacity if it truly was a beloved game that people actually want to go back to.
Not like there is much to do in the game.
Did they ever
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