More pessimistic, some European sources announce a release for 2023. This would explain the absence of the game during the Summer Games Fest and Sony’s recent State of Play. The delay would logically be explained by the impact of the pandemic on production and telework, which would have slowed everything down.
Anyway, Sony remains silent on the subject. Although a November release would be both good and a logical release window. For such an important game, fall seems to be the perfect time, especially since in the United States (and around the world), it coincides with important sales days like Black Friday (we can already see the console + game bundles).
In short, impatience is feltand we are counting on Sony to please the fans.