Gran Turismo 7 PC Port Might be Cancelled
The rumored Gran Turismo 7 PC port has reportedly been canceled.
Sad New for Gran Turismo 7 PC
Gran Turismo 7 debuted on the PS4 and PS5 in early March 2022. By that time, Sony had already started porting PlayStation games to PC, beginning with titles like Horizon Zero Dawn, Days Gone, and God of War. And while plenty of other PlayStation games have appeared on Steam since then, Gran Turismo 7 was never officially confirmed to be in development for PC.
Nevertheless, a PC version of Gran Turismo 7 was indeed in the works, IconEra user Bryank75 reports, citing a person familiar with the matter. The project was eventually shelved, as per the same source, who previously leaked information about several other PlayStation games. The reasons for the supposed cancellation of the Gran Turismo 7 PC version are unclear, as is the exact timing of Sony’s decision to shelve the project.
Responding to one IconEra user question during a subsequent discussion, Bryank75 also stated that a PC port of the Demon’s Souls remake is not currently in development, in spite of recent speculation to the contrary. Elaborating on that point, they theorized that the 2020 game likely won’t make the jump to PC for “many years.”
The possibility of Gran Turismo 7 skipping PC may come as a surprise to some fans, especially since bringing Polyphony Digital’s racing game to more platforms has long seemed like an obvious way for Sony to continue its live service push. On the other hand, the company has reportedly canceled more than ten GaaS projects since 2022, suggesting a potential shift in its live service strategy, especially after its main proponent, former CEO Jim Ryan, retired in March 2024.
A month earlier, PlayStation Chairman Hiroki Totoki pledged that Sony would get more “aggressive” with PC ports. Since then, the company has released PC versions of everything from Horizon Forbidden West and Ghost of Tsushima to LEGO Horizon Adventures and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, among other titles.
It’s unclear whether the purported cancelation of the Gran Turismo 7 PC port signals a potential shift in this strategy. The main thing that might have changed Sony’s perspective on PC ports since early 2024 is the fact that Microsoft has now fully pivoted toward multi-platform publishing at the expense of Xbox hardware. As a result, Sony is currently in a unique position to seize a bigger share of the market by offering the only ecosystem that can play both PlayStation and Xbox games, the former on day one. Granted, this wouldn’t have to be done at the expense of PlayStation PC ports, though it could theoretically result in Sony deprioritizing such projects.
