Yamauchi Readies GT5 Release Date Announcement

Whilst at least 96% of TSA readers have already tuned out of anything Gran Turismo 5 related (and every writer except me) for the hardcore still waiting on every scrap of information, rest assured that neither Sony nor Polyphony have forgotten about the game.

Yamauchi’s latest tweet says that a release date will be announced soon,

まもなく発売日が発表されそうだ。うぉ・・・シビレるぜ・・・。

Translated, it says that the release date (well, ‘sale’ date) will be announced promptly. We’re guessing that means today, so expect a press release, confirmed (new) date and – presumably – some official videos, screens, biscuits and t-shirts.

Gran Turismo 5 was delayed days before its original, locked date of the 5th of November, and despite leaks from all over since Sony haven’t said a thing apart from taking some of the videos down from YouTube.  We’re hoping this one sticks, and we’d be very surprised if the game’s not out two weeks today.

We’ll update if and when that date is confirmed.

54 Comments

  1. Poor title choice :( I saw his post and I thought you had more intel.. :(

    • well what does Readies mean to you

      • considering this was posted “considerably” after Yam yam posted this, I thought he was about to say something legit this time

  2. “readies” gave it away, i really do hope it comes today.

  3. Prompt for the Japanese usually means very prompt! Here’s hoping it is today!

  4. Finally, this is exciting stuff!

    • Don’t count your chickens too soon, it is Sony.

  5. “まもなく発売日が発表されそうだ。うぉ・・・シビレるぜ・・・”

    I had one of those, but the wheels fell off.

    • having grown up with hearing parents and grandparents say that, I just spat coffee over my monitor!

      rofl, lol etc.

  6. So what happens to the people who are playing the ‘early’ copies? If they are on FW3.14 or whatever, then surely they can’t update or play online after full release? (serves them right tho, lucky B’stds!!) :-)

  7. I don’t care if it’s over exposed and over hyped. I love GT, I want GT5 news and I love TSA for covering every scrap of it.

    Please let there be a date announced today, and please let it before Christmas

    • Couldnt have put it better myself….

      • I totally agree… every little bit builds the excitement. This game, for me, cannot be overhyped!

    • Me three i think this is exiting to see if there are any new info every day

      • Me four………exciting news indeed. Just hope it hits the shops this side of December :)

    • nuff said
      took the words out of my mouth (typing fingers)

  8. Also, you better be right on the biscuits. Work only has custard bloody creams today – useless for dunking!

  9. Love this gamesmanship from the Gt5 makers and Sony in the face of NFS launching next week (on the back of that ‘oohh this Burnout / NFS fusion is nice’ demo)…
    Gentlemen – start your engines, it’s going to be a good time to be a racing game fan (with a PS3) before Christmas!!

  10. Carrefour says it will be released in italy from the 3rd of December
    http://static.blogo.it/gamesblog/gt5italia.png

    • When I picked up Black Ops from Best Buy they to had banner showing GT5 with a 3rd of December release date.

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