Ben-DutkaThis is a good news/bad news situation, and we leave it up to you. Would you rather be pessimistic or optimistic? Which source do you choose to believe?
On the one hand, we have today's report from Eurogamer , which finds plenty of mixed information concerning the eventual release of Gran Turismo 5 . While one source claims nobody knows when the game will arrive and there "is not much hope" it'll be on store shelves in 2010, European retailers Zavvi and ShopTo have posted December 3 dates for the hotly anticipated racer. Still, GAME says it won't arrive until 2011 and neither Amazon or Play have proposed dates. Also, lest we forget, Sony said we'd get a new launch date before the end of October but that obviously didn't happen, so there may be cause for concern.
Then you've got the other, more promising side of the coin: Jalopnik put the all-important question to Polyphony boss and series creator Kazunori Yamauchi at SEMA, and his reply was encouraging-
"The discs are being stamped as we speak."
They've even got a picture of Yamauchi making the disc-stamping motion with his hands. Now, this latter piece of information comes straight from the horse's mouth and isn't based on random retailer possibilities so perhaps we should pay it more attention. And if it's true, we should see an official release date announcement from Sony very soon…and that announcement, based on Yamauchi's answer, would have to feature a 2010 date, correct?
Related Game(s): Gran Turismo 5
As long as it's this year I'm happy. If it slips into 2011 that's fine. Why it's fine? Because the discs are already being stamped.
Gonna use this time to put in extra racing time in GT1.
Hmmm, is our widdle young mascot back???
I think there is so much pressure on Yamauchi that he's turned into a liar. Stamping the discs, PFFFT! Give us the release date or it's not happening.
It's not his job to announce release dates, it's Sony's.
Thanks GOD!!!
Put those bluray burners at full potential!!!
Guys only Jesus knows the release date. Man seems as if its never coming out!
At the Gamestop I work at, our system says November 6 for the collector's and then the 16th for the regular. I know it's far from the truth, but it would be damn nice if that was the case.
not looking good at all!
i would not believe a release date anyway, i mean sony have lied to us multiple times so whats stopping them doing it again?
it releases when it releases, and by the time it does release ill be too busy playing other games to even care about it!
sorry sony, but your constant jerking us around has lost you 300 bucks!
o, plus 50 bucks for that sweet GT5 cover.
o, plus another 600 bucks my father was going to spend for a new ps3 so hes not using mine.
o, and another 100 for the game he would of bought.
oh well.
When did they lie? Last time I checked, release dates were "Subject to Change".
Seems pretty straightforward to me…
But then again, what do I know.
they promised they would give us the updated date by the end of october.
At Last, Now give us a release date…
Is this the first time a game has gone gold without having a release date?!?
The disks are being stamped right now? Well then, I guess it's absolutely positively for sure and for certain this time LOL.
Good god…if that damned game ever shows up in my mailbox I'm gonna drop over dead from a heart attack.
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
Seriously, while i know this game will be epic and a sure-buy for me, i don't care anymore when it comes out. but it's gonna be legendary, i tell ya!
(the game itself, not the game actually releasing)
This will be my first GT game LOL!
I don't think that they ever said that the game had gone gold, but maybe I missed it. I Just keep waiting.
I think that game will be released late november. Cause on official site there is release date which is nov. 2010. http://eu.gran-turismo.com/gb/products/gt5/
It is coming out on Dec. 23 in Japan. It is suppose to be releasing a couple weeks earlier in the USA. PEACE!
This is only an estimation, but i figured id share this anyways: http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/PS3/Gran-Turismo-5-Collectors-Edition/8047982/?nt=1 they state a November 30th release date for New Zealand.