There's an old saying that I think is appropriate here: when it rains, it pours. Sony has announced further delays to its much anticipated Gran Turismo 5 (GT5) arcade racing title. The game, which was scheduled for an early November release, has been once again pushed back, this time to the "holiday season".
In a statement on the official Playstation blog, GT5's North American Producer Taku Imasaki said:
"We sincerely apologize to GT fans for the delay, however, creator Kazunori Yamauchi and the team at Polyphony Digital. I 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."
The release of GT5 Prologue at the 2007 E3 Convention appeared to indicate a release in June of 2008. Further previews of the game followed, but no release date was given. Finally, just last year Sony indicated that GT5 would go on sale in March of 2010. Just three months later, at E3 2010, that date was pushed back to November.
The final specifications and release date were confirmed as recently as last month's Tokyo Game Show. A media event last week seemed to confirm that everyone was set for a November release. This latest delay has come as a shock to everyone, including Sony's North American arm.
Mr. Imasaki told the New York Times in a phone interview:
"We're really close, but this was an executive decision that was made yesterday. Realistically, we thought we had a good date. We're not happy over here."
He went on to suggest the game could be delayed even further, something no fan of the series wants to hear. Carscoop will keep abreast of the issue, and provide updates as they come in.
By Tristan Hankins
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8 Comments
WOW! Surprise anyone?
Is this post about Duke Nukem Forever?
Thanks to GT5, I'm more patient than I've ever been in my life! Bring on the delays!
The reason for the delay is vulnerable 3.41 PS3 firmware!
Delay and a new Gran Turismo can is just a fact of life, they are lazy like that, and waiting for Christmas season to release it.
OH FFS!!!!! Not again, sort it out!
damn american colloquialisms. what the crap does holiday season mean to the rest of the world, much the same as 'fall' releases. it has no meaning to everyone else. at least a range of months would be far easier to understand such as a november-december release. sorry for my ranting but it just annoys me how the entire planet revolves around america.
"sorry for my ranting but it just annoys me how the entire planet revolves around america."
Sadly, I agree. But the yanks have no grip on their spending habits and therefore it's up to the rest of us to bilk them.
So if Sony stuck GT5 in an pleather-wrapped sleave, throw in a "certificate of authenticity" for the first 5000 copies sold, and put it all aluminium case with a fancy holographic logo on the cover and signed by Mr. Yamauchi, they could sell it for loads more than it would go for after dec 25th.
So yeah, you can sell shit to them and clean up nicely like everyone else does...or you can grow a beard, reject science, and complain about them being the 'great satan' while planning to get your pilots licence.
Happy holidays! ;)