On August 30th Vmware announced that vSphere 8 would be with us later on in the year (I even posted about it). Today it has gone GA (General Availability)

https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2022/11/10/announcing-general-availability-of-vsphere-8-with-core-storage-vvols-enhancements/

I will have a look soon so will post my comments.