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That's not how that works. That's not how any of that works. At all. Not even a little bit.These paid or call it embedded reviewers / influencers are not neutral at all.
Of course they will and have to praise the game - otherwise they will not get any review-copies anymore in the future, or no invitations to events from Sony/PD and so on.
Same situation we have with tech-bloggers and reviewers. Its no secret.
Also i can not remember seeing Mr Broadbent playing GT Sport. Only iRacing and other sims.
If, in the event, this were to happen, then 9/10 times the review copy would be turned away. As someone that's put together a fair number of reviews, I've never once been instructed to be anything other than honest. However, there's a difference between being honest and constructive in your criticisms, and simply saying "This sucks" without explaining why and providing a suggestion if one comes to mind, or comparing it to something else.
The latter is what would exclude you from being involved with any future considerations.
I don't know what it is that you have against Broadbent or anyone else that's been afforded the opportunity to play the game before its retail release — no different than any other review cycle at any point in time — but it's hilariously childish and needs to stop.