Motortoon Grandpix 1/2, GT1, GT2, Omega Boost, GT3, GT4, Tourist Trophy. Did any of these games got delayed? It seems their struggle started during the PS3 era.
GT1 wasn't delayed per se but it took them a lot longer to make than originally planned.
GT2 was delayed by, ok, only two weeks. So nothing development related probably.
GT3 was delayed by a year.
GT4 was delayed by 18 months.
GT5 was delayed several years.
GT6 only released on time because they didn't come close to finishing it. If they did, it'd have been delayed by 18 months to 2 years.
You can not go by previous histoy of a company, because things are made different now than
way back.
Yes you can and fundamentally no, they're not.