The drop bites the rock – this is the opinion that summarizes some of the activities, also related to the gaming industry, that have recently affected the Russians. Sony is also a corporation that reacted to the war in Ukraine very directly – the Russians will not play one of the most important productions of 2022 for all PlayStation fans. The races were withdrawn from sale.
Two days ago, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister called on PlayStation and Xbox to withdraw their services from Russia. Currently, the authorities of Sony and Microsoft have not commented on the news, but the topic seems to be still endless – especially in the face of the latest news. There are many indications that the Japanese are not going to sell their leading position in the country of Vladimir Putin.
Gran Turismo 7 has been quietly withdrawn from sale in Russia. Yesterday evening Sony decided to update the PlayStation store, so instead of a great debut, you can now read the following message:
“Release date pending confirmation.”

So far, the Japanese have not officially announced their decision and have not responded to emerging requests for comment. However, we can confidently conclude that the move is not accidental and seems to be directly related to the latest industry news we are witnessing.
Let us recall that yesterday CD Projekt and Bloober Team announced the withdrawal of their games from the Russian market – these are the direct consequences that will affect players from this region after the attack on Ukraine. For several hours now, CD Projekt RED titles have had to deal with the bombardment of Steam reviews.