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.
Lymmusic
and us plussers might get an online beta next month…
gideon1451
Urgh. I’m getting a bit sick of this.
R1MJAW
I hope Kaz is prepared for the torrents of abuse he’s going to receive via twitter. Not from me, I hasten to add … I don’t bother with any of that twitter/facebook/bebo nonsense.
toutski
Will 6 weeks really make that much difference?
webby_15-0
to the game? no probably not. might aswell release it and just do a firmware update.
toutski
That’s what I’m thinking.
I’ll bet my boll0cks there will be a release patch as well.
gazo69
Will it only be 6 weeks, though?
kivi95
not every one har internet
toutski
Not sure Gazo. I was going on the statement (assumption) that it would be our pre-christmas.
gazo69
I sincerely hope toutski! But I’m not confident :(
grimm
“gran turismo forever” anyone? :)
citizeninsane45
It only does……….DELAYS!
webby_15-0
it only does………disapointment
Watchful
Wonder what the game killing bug was? And how much Kaz swore when he was told about it? I’d be willing to bet he’s not happy about the delay either.
webby_15-0
kaz? not happy? by now ive sussed that he’s an evil genius. ‘i know, i’ll make the best game ever and just not release it. mwahahahahahaha’
nofi
A bug can be fixed. This isn’t a bug.
Watchful
If by implication then this is something that can’t be fixed, which car manufacturer has pulled the licensing agreement? :)
nofi
Oh wow.
cc_star
LittleBigPlanet had barely registered on people’s conciousness (outside of the committed core) and the delay helped elevate sales massively
Of course GT5 is on millions of people’s minds – but this probably will have the added side effect of increased publicity and therefore sales, what a nice bonus.
citizeninsane45
Sorry for yet another post but I am bored at work!
Maybe they are adding a Terminal style level like MW2 for a bit of publicity!
grimm
A bit like carmageddon or something then. That would be awesome in the gt5 engine lol
webby_15-0
just announced – ‘in the driving lessons, we have changed the cones to terrorists and if you hit them you blow up.’
Rising Force
Who complained about the track editor!?