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.
Tuffcub
227 comments :D
bunimomike
Even Jesus is pissed as he had the day booked for the second coming. Knew I shouldn’t have asked Kaz to remove karting. My mistake.
MXZ
Of course, this is the prophecy.
i knew Gran Turismo Five couldnot come out with Duke Nukem Forever
one can not exist.
Charmed_Fanatic
230 comments WOW
guess this is the 231st :P
Kitch
Why do they bother? Who runs Sony? Is this game worth it? NO. No game is worth this much shit. They are generating their own shit and hype.
Galgomite
Okay, this is the part where a team of lawyers take over the office and release the game. This is Duke Nukem Forever, 90s General Motors stuff. I no longer buy the pursuit of quality. The people in charge, geniuses or not, should be fired.
Yahavage
Wow, epic post count on this news! Not really surprising though given the somewhat sensitive nature of the issue at hand >_>
kjkg
It’s kind of hard to enjoy counting down to the release date when there isn’t one again. Wonder if there is more to it, would have thought they could have worked out a new release date by now. It’s not as if they care about sticking to it anyway, haven’t as of yet.
spek
I’ve had this game pre ordered for 3 yrs now. IT’S NEVER COMING OUT IS IT?!
MornelitheVT
Dry the tears ladies, it’s only because as of October, SCE wanted all games shipped with FW 350, and PD’s SDK was 341. The only people to blame are hackers, in this case.