News just in: Gran Turismo 5’s release date been pushed back to the “Holiday Season” – or Christmas Time to you and me, according to the US PlayStation Blog.
Now it’s not been said whether this applies to all regions, but from the quote below it seems more than likely.
We can confirm that Gran Turismo 5 will not be available this November 2nd, but the game’s release will be coming this holiday season.
We sincerely apologize to GT fans for the delay, however, creator Kazunori Yamauchi and the team at Polyphony Digital want to make certain they are creating the perfect racing experience, and we are confident that this ambitious game will exceed expectations when it launches.
We’ll have more information for you in the near future
Damn that Kaz and his perfectionism.
Update: the Japanese version is delayed too. We’re expecting news of a corresponding EU delay shortly.
Update 2: SCEE has confirmed that the European date is delayed too, with no new date yet for our local version. Expect a press release soon.
Update 3: SCEE’s told TheSixthAxis that the game will still be released “before Christmas” and apologise for the delay, echoing the US statement.
We are sorry to say that Gran Turismo 5 will not be available on the previously announced release date of November 3rd, but the game will be released before Christmas.
We sincerely apologise to GT fans for the delay, however creator Kazunori Yamauchi and the team at Polyphony Digital want to make certain they are creating a racing experience of the highest quality. We are confident that this ambitious game will exceed expectations when it launches later this year.
cRaSh
Looks like GT5 is the new DukeNukeEm Forever
jm2c
nofi
My thoughts: http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/10/13/gt5-the-aftermath/
Peter Rushton
YESSSS
wait wrong response…
WTF!
solidsteven
KILL HIM lol
Raider197
“We are confident that this ambitious game will exceed expectations when it launches later this year.”
And I am 100% certain, without a shadow of a doubt, it will not.
Maybe two years ago, even one, but certainly not now.
Charles Logan
GT5 being delayed is like the biggest running gag ever. At this point I’m doubting GT5 even exists. If they hadn’t wasted time doing Prologue, we could be playing GT5 already.
Quinlank
Epic stuff :D Internet asplode time!
Really shits all over Sony’s exclusives line up for the rest of the year coupled with LBP2 being pushed to the far-too-heavily-loaded-with-exclusives-early-2011 period as well. The end result of this is that they’ll have so many big games arriving in such a tight window that none of them will do very well.
JaffaMan24
Sorry, all this is my fault…..I tentatively booked the day off work today before all this kicked off so I can only assumed it’s linked via some quantum entanglement type thingy!!
Raider197
Damn you JaffaMan24! Damn you and your jinxing ways!
John Malcolm
Do I hear the sound of Duke Nukem driving around the Top Gear track in a white helmet?
My patience is wearing VERY thin!
hazelam
i’d ask what odds ladbrokes would give me on gt5 not getting a release this year, at least in europe, but it’s likely to something like 11 to 10 or something.
Kennykazey
It’s never gonna come out is it?