Imasaki later reiterated that Sony "is shooting for it to be out by the holidays," but added, "you won't see too much more delay." We'd ... we'd like to hear a more definitive response than that. Not that we'd, you know, believe it, but still.
Gran Turismo 5 delay a last-minute executive decision, 'you won't see' further delays
by Griffin McElroy 
on Oct 14th 2010 11:30AM
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Imasaki later reiterated that Sony "is shooting for it to be out by the holidays," but added, "you won't see too much more delay." We'd ... we'd like to hear a more definitive response than that. Not that we'd, you know, believe it, but still.
Reader Comments (80)
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:31AM rchapoteau said
I'm going to guess it was to add anti-piracy methods in like Medal of Honor did.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 12:03PM mywhitenoise said
@rchapoteau Bullshit. It doesn't take a month to add in a firmware update onto a disc.
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Posted: Oct 14th 2010 12:15PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
@rchapoteau
More like they wanted to distance themselves as much as possible from COD BO.
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More like they wanted to distance themselves as much as possible from COD BO.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 12:31PM asamohthpesoj said
@mywhitenoise
Yes it does.
The game is suppose to be on selves in less then a month, if they are going to add anti-piracy measures then it is going to take at least a month to burn all the discs again.
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Yes it does.
The game is suppose to be on selves in less then a month, if they are going to add anti-piracy measures then it is going to take at least a month to burn all the discs again.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 8:59PM mywhitenoise said
@asamohthpesoj 3.42 hasn't even been out for a month, and Medal of Honor is already out.
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Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:33AM Negatron said
How do you piss off the New York Times?!
Polyphony, your good, real good!
Polyphony, your good, real good!
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:39AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
@Negatron
You have to laugh at the quote: "you won't see too much more delay"
No, thats cool, it's not like we've been waiting for this game since the launch of PS3 or anything :D
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You have to laugh at the quote: "you won't see too much more delay"
No, thats cool, it's not like we've been waiting for this game since the launch of PS3 or anything :D
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:48AM Negatron said
@Spunky Monkey 190906 i couldn't agree more.
You can catch me on other GTA 5 posts ragging on it, as if i don't like the game which is untrue.
Where they messed up to me is releasing that download (Prologue?) around the same time Ps3 first hit the market; which i played and enjoyed, that was about 3 years ago..
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You can catch me on other GTA 5 posts ragging on it, as if i don't like the game which is untrue.
Where they messed up to me is releasing that download (Prologue?) around the same time Ps3 first hit the market; which i played and enjoyed, that was about 3 years ago..
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:56AM Petebot330 said
@Negatron Yeah I was like why did they include a picture of a car--oh my god that's a screenshot!
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Posted: Oct 14th 2010 12:00PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
@Negatron
I still believe they should have just made that GT5 and called this one GT6, we would have had DLC and god knows what else for Prologue already, enough for it to be a viable option as a simulation racing game. Patches could have easily added more stuff in.
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I still believe they should have just made that GT5 and called this one GT6, we would have had DLC and god knows what else for Prologue already, enough for it to be a viable option as a simulation racing game. Patches could have easily added more stuff in.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 4:58PM XAQUZ said
@Spunky Monkey 190906
I remember them saying when they released Prologue that it will be updated regularly so ultimately it will reach the level of the final game, then you can buy the full game for all the cars and stuff not in prologue.
Probably my brain is making this up but I can almost swear that I read it somewhere back then.
If they did that, we'd be reading about the delay of GT6 instead of this. which would be a much better situation.
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I remember them saying when they released Prologue that it will be updated regularly so ultimately it will reach the level of the final game, then you can buy the full game for all the cars and stuff not in prologue.
Probably my brain is making this up but I can almost swear that I read it somewhere back then.
If they did that, we'd be reading about the delay of GT6 instead of this. which would be a much better situation.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:34AM PR0F3TA said
i thought it was to play with our emotions
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 12:07PM ShadowXIII said
@PR0F3TA
...they are lies.....ALL LIES!! *sniff*
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...they are lies.....ALL LIES!! *sniff*
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:34AM Pure Black World Tendency said
Maybe they had to remove those flags on the Italian course
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:36AM RadioactiveQube said
Fool me once, shame on y--
nah, no biggie, just polish the f*ck out of it, i don't care as long as it lives up to it's promises
nah, no biggie, just polish the f*ck out of it, i don't care as long as it lives up to it's promises
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:36AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Yeah yeah Polophony ¬_¬ Enough excuses already, just release the damn game.
I was all ready to buy my GT5 copy, you're slowly making me lose interest again.
I was all ready to buy my GT5 copy, you're slowly making me lose interest again.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:37AM SovereignSky said
They've already broken our hearts to many times for us to believe that there'll be no more delays :(
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:37AM Ospov said
And they day before release they will push it back 1 week.
Just because.
Just because.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:38AM Follisimo said
Seems to me like the game is already done and Sony is just waiting on when they feel is the right time to ship the game for max sales.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:38AM NaeemTHM said
I lulzor in your general direction Taku Imasaki.
The next thing I want to hear about GT5 is "Yo it's out". That's right...no more release date nonsense. Just let us know when it's on the shelf.
The next thing I want to hear about GT5 is "Yo it's out". That's right...no more release date nonsense. Just let us know when it's on the shelf.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:40AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
@NaeemTHM
Oh wait! No, sorry about that, we have to recall the versions we put on the shelf and delay it again, give us a year and we'll be all good, we promise :D
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Oh wait! No, sorry about that, we have to recall the versions we put on the shelf and delay it again, give us a year and we'll be all good, we promise :D
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:40AM acefondu said
They aren't releasing it yet because they're renaming it to Gran Turismo Forever.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:41AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
@acefondu
No, GT5 Infinite and beyond!
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No, GT5 Infinite and beyond!
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 1:27PM AntiSniperSpy said
@acefondu
Gran Turismo - It only does everything
Ok its not that funny but I tried
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Gran Turismo - It only does everything
Ok its not that funny but I tried
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:41AM Barracuda777 said
Maybe they have to release the damn game already........ i mean forza 4 is sounding rather appealing by this point given it will prolly release around the same time
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:45AM Dayvido said
I don't play racing games to much anymore but GT5 looks awesome. It really sucks that they keep pushing the game back. People will be pissed off the game is full of bugs.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:58AM Negatron said
@Dayvido
Gran Turismo is pretty consistent that we should give them at least. I don't expect bugs if any at all, but I do want to see 3 years of worth of Cars available.
Also i want to hear X to tha Z pop up and say "Yo Dogz, we know you like gaming. So on your Used 1985 Ford Escort, we put a Commodore 64 on the hood of your carr!!!"
Ohhh snap!
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Gran Turismo is pretty consistent that we should give them at least. I don't expect bugs if any at all, but I do want to see 3 years of worth of Cars available.
Also i want to hear X to tha Z pop up and say "Yo Dogz, we know you like gaming. So on your Used 1985 Ford Escort, we put a Commodore 64 on the hood of your carr!!!"
Ohhh snap!
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:45AM soypancho said
@Sony
Stop saying things. We stopped believing you a long time ago. Just tweet or something when it's coming out the next day.
Stop saying things. We stopped believing you a long time ago. Just tweet or something when it's coming out the next day.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:47AM Negativecool said
Broken comment system:(
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:50AM spin cycle said
Kinda interesting this year about all the delays. So many games pushed to 1Q next year.
And on top of that we have two very interesting cases.
First NBA Elite 11 which came so close to being shipped before being delayed that copies were pressed and ads appeared in papers from local retailers saying they had it.
Second, GT5, which after finally having its first hard release date ever, misses this too, announced just a few weeks before the date.
And on top of that we have two very interesting cases.
First NBA Elite 11 which came so close to being shipped before being delayed that copies were pressed and ads appeared in papers from local retailers saying they had it.
Second, GT5, which after finally having its first hard release date ever, misses this too, announced just a few weeks before the date.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 5:35PM Dustin F said
@spin cycle
Yep, they missed their hard date they were adamant they would reach. That's a big deal for a company that has already sliped behind its goals repeatedly.
I suspect something major is wrong with the game. I hope I'm wrong, and Polyphony has an excellent track record on quality.
Anyhow, this will eat substantially into sales because they are going to miss some holiday sales. I'm going to be done with Christmas shopping by the first couple of weeks of November, and I was going to get PS3 owners in my family this game. If this is a matter of polishing some special function, I think they should disable it, launch the product, and patch the game to restore that function.
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Yep, they missed their hard date they were adamant they would reach. That's a big deal for a company that has already sliped behind its goals repeatedly.
I suspect something major is wrong with the game. I hope I'm wrong, and Polyphony has an excellent track record on quality.
Anyhow, this will eat substantially into sales because they are going to miss some holiday sales. I'm going to be done with Christmas shopping by the first couple of weeks of November, and I was going to get PS3 owners in my family this game. If this is a matter of polishing some special function, I think they should disable it, launch the product, and patch the game to restore that function.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 7:49PM SoCoolCurt said
@Dustin F
that's what i'm saying. at this point they should just release the game and put out a release day patch. i would have no problem with that. there has to be something seriously wrong with it. i just want the damn game already.
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that's what i'm saying. at this point they should just release the game and put out a release day patch. i would have no problem with that. there has to be something seriously wrong with it. i just want the damn game already.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:51AM ch3burashka said
Sure, Imasaki, I totally believe you.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:57AM Undying said
So is this game the next Duke Nukem Forever?
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 11:58AM db2 said
This game has gone way beyond "I'll believe it when I see it". At this point, I could be at home playing GT5 after just purchasing it, and I would still have some remaining doubt about its release. I've still not fully come to terms with the fact that GT for PSP was actually released. I guess it's just a bit disorienting when a launch title comes out 5 years after the console it's for.
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 12:03PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
@db2
Haha :D So true, you almost feel like you're dreaming, at any moment, they'll kick down your front door, approach your PS3 and take your copy of GT5 and as you ask why, they tell you.
"It's not finished yet, we have more stuff to add to it, we'll give it back when it is REALLY finished".
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Haha :D So true, you almost feel like you're dreaming, at any moment, they'll kick down your front door, approach your PS3 and take your copy of GT5 and as you ask why, they tell you.
"It's not finished yet, we have more stuff to add to it, we'll give it back when it is REALLY finished".
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 12:06PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
@Spunky Monkey 190906
"Here, have some of these trailers in the meantime"
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"Here, have some of these trailers in the meantime"
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 12:01PM TylerDurden102680 said
Like it matters nobody is going to buy this game with Joy Ride coming out!
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 12:03PM PSBuckshot said
I booked November 5th off work ¬¬
Posted: Oct 14th 2010 12:04PM lenandude said
@ben linus Gran Turismo is far from a dying franchise. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue sold over 2 million copies. And it was a demo! It had only like 5 tracks! The franchise is very much alive. But, on the other hand, Assassin's Creed seems to be going down the drain now that the Ubisoft president has basically said he is going to milk it for all its worth without any regard for the developers. And, yeah, theres no sign of the Call of Duty franchise leaving us for a very long time.
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