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.
it will be worth the wait, just like LBP2…now I have time to finish Castlevania and Dead Rising 2
@547 Gamestop puts release dates out arbitrarily when there is a delay…truth is there is NOY a set date, but it should be before Dec. 25th or they would be crazy
First I like to say is I been waiting since 2008 for GT5 and every year and within that year they say it’s coming out this month, that month and so forth but now I give up. Polyphony Digital had more than enough time to define and perfect their problems. I know they keep adding upgrades to the game but just put the game on the market. I’m a true believer in continuous improvement but when you keep giving the customer false schedule dates it makes them want to wave the white flag. For now I’m going to buy the new Need For Speed instead of GT5. Highly disappointed!!! I hope they give their customers a real good reason why they are delaying this game. :(
Why is the lowest vote I can give a 1 out of 5. I want to give a 0 out of 5.
I bought a Slim last xmas, thinking this will be out around March’10. Boy do I feel like an idiot now.
Sorry, but no, it doesn’t ‘do everything’.
Disappointing. I normally not care about delay, but this is my most anticipated game since I buy my ps3 in 2007.
I must add the only Joke I see on this Blog are the people saying they are buying FORZA and Need For Speed for their racing Fix! Lmao, good luck with that as GT4 is better than Forza and Need for speed sucks balls! That’s like canceling a Ferrari for 2 ford Pintos!
I called it!, you all heard me.
but seriosly i thought the delays were behind us, guess not.
(lets just pray it gets released this year)
….and we wait
I think it might be time to consider selling my PS3. There are no exclusives I’m into, Sonic 4 was a bust, and now this :( The only thing I do with my PS3 is play Resident Evil 5 and Battlefield. I could do that on a PC. I’m not sure how bright the future of Playstation is.
I can’t believe that with how long its taken to make GT5 that there really is anything else left to do or add into the game at this point so it must have been something major that lead to the delay. Since I had to cancel my pre-order because I couldn’t afford to get the collector’s edition because of bills, I’ll be happy to wait. hopefully the delay isn’t too long.
524, you must not know what business is centered around
PROFIT
If they released it November 4th, they would be getting more money than they will be on the next release date, I guarantee it. People are PISSED OFF at this. PISSED OFF consumer = less likely to buy your product, good or bad. It was a terrible business move.
And you must not have ever done internal testing, because the bugs you are describing are fixed FIRST. The final tweaks are usually done to the interface and world map models. Whatever they are “fixing” (I use quotes because they are not fixing whatever it is, testing, and then FINALIZING in a matter of 70 days) they will not have polished much. They are likely adding more features, because like the parentheses say, it takes a lot longer than 70 days to finalize something that required a release delay.
My guess for a release date? February or March. Now if they do hold true to their word (when was the last time they did that again?) it’ll be nice to get a hold of it before 2011.
I’m not holding my breath though.
Hmmm, real bad news…but whats the reason?
Ahhh, right…the exhaust deflector of certain italian cars are inaccurate, they have to be overhault…this takes time, again! Just kiddin’! Missin’ words!
Sony, sorry thats an EPIC Fail!
I’m a real fan of GT an PD, but this is not customer friendly, this is embarrassing!
Not surprising, But disappointing
…so I have this list of things that I drew up. It says: 50 things Sony can do to annoy me. What’s not crossed out at this point is:
-increase blu-ray prices arbitrarily.
-make my digital downloads disappear (and make me unable to play WipEoutHD online).
-sponsor the development of lethal neuro-toxins to be released, for absolutely no reason, into the atmosphere.
-remove USB support and cripple format playback even more.
-put a bag of flaming dog-poo on my porch.
The digital downloads thing is only a question of time, though.
RAGE!!! :/
Wow, only after 4 years of waiting for this game, they delay it for another month and a half. Way to go Sony, let’s just add more fuel to the fire for the Delaystation meme.
This is great news for me! Now I can pick up Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit without worrying about buying two racing games the same month!
lol… I like how every time there’s a new trailer or an update they blow it out of proportion with screenshots and interviews and what not. But now when the news ain’t that great they try to brush it under the rug with a simple “sorry, it got delayed” like noone will notice.
Well I guess its their own fault for developing a game for five years and failing to notice that something’s wrong at the last possible moment. I’ll probably spend my money on something else now…
Gotta love how they haven’t responded to anything. Great to see they care about what their customers have to say
what? 1000 cars not enough? lol. its cool guys, take as long as you need. New Vegas will last me at least 3 months (real time, not play time).
LMAO.. GT, how can I trust you anymore?
theyre gonna add planes now
Come on sony COME ON i bought ps1 ps2 psp ps3 / why because i know sony is always the best come on release GT5 already!!!!!!!!!!!! paid 64$ and got gt force wheel for gt5 hoping it would be release on novmber 2 but nooo wtf!!!!!!!
U guys at sony better remove the GT5 Release date launch trailer announcement from PSstore since it got delayed
2010 holiday where sorry but we must delay it again , march 2011 umm delay ,2012 delay on going till 2016 today we release gt5,just release the game already
It takes less to make a real car…
While it’s only a game, it’s still business and missing a deadline so many times is unacceptable. I’m looking forward to the release whenever it arrives. Now both games I was looking forward to are delayed (LBP2 and GT5). I honestly thought this was a joke when I saw the posting, it’s almost unbelievable…haha.
It’s unlikely that Criterion Games will delay their game…so here I come Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
oh well …………………
What the hack are they doing with this game???
Adding simulated scents/odors like burning rubber, new car smell, exhaust, gasoline etc.. ? We will need to buy a new peripheral for for smells on our PS3s on top of the racing wheels PS Move, 3D TVs and whatever else.
I am disappointed yet a little relieved. November was going to kill my wallet so this is some relief. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood it is.
But seriously, WTF is going on?
“creator Kazunori Yamauchi and the team at Polyphony Digital want to make certain they are creating the perfect racing experience”
This is beginning to sound awfully familiar…Duke Nukem: Forever perhaps?
Just when you thought this day couldn’t get worse…
This isn’t funny anymore
FIRST Little Big Planet 2
SECOND Gran Turismo 5
and worse no confirmed date!
Why Sony? please answer us
Thanks guys, you just ruined my day!
Oh well, I’m still getting Fallout: New Vegas to tide me until (HOPEFULLY) this game is released before Christmas. If not…
Then you’ve lost ANOTHER long-time fan.
The next news is going to be “GT5 canceled for Production of GT6”
If it wasn’t GT5 it its fine by me…. but this is GT5, for crying out loud!
Buh. I already invested 3 figures in this game for a wheel. It’s 20 days till the planned release date. I don’t know what to say… maybe I’ll downgrade to standard edition. Regardless, Fallout: New Vegas is going to very probably be on the short list of my favorite games of all time.
unacceptable!!!!
This isnt funny! as ppl posting here i was counting down days to get this game…and then i open the blog and this shows up!
Shame on you Sony…please, set a release date and make it happen! stop making your custumers idiots…
=/
We know polyphony is working to do the best GT, but they must finish it sometime…or they will keep improving it forever?
This is good news, now I have more time to beat all my games before my brother starts to hog the PS3.
Wow, I didn’t think it was even possible to find an organization less competent and reliable than the democRAT Party.
Congratulations?
Pathetic. Kazunori, you need to learn something about trusting your development team. Maybe you should’ve worried about Q&A testing BEFORE adding in the additional marketing bullet points. That’s what patches and DLC is for.
THIS IS WHY JAPANESE DEVELOPERS ARE ON THE DECLINE- their development schedule isn’t flexible to adding in content along their product’s lifespan!
This is like a joke at this point. Just [DELETED] release the damn thing already.
This is like a joke at this point. Just F**king release the friggn thing already.
Kazunori Yamauchi shame on you. You will loose all credibility.
pushed bak again huh. im know its a gr8 game but damn seems like it will be another year. so sad hurry please
With The Last Guardian reported for another year after 5 years of development and now Gran Turismo pushed back ad patres, it’s clear that during this console generation Sony has totally failed in giving the lash to its Japanese studios.
In comparison, by the time The Last Guardian is finally completed, Uncharted 3 will have already been released. Western first parties have demonstrated time and again that artful games CAN be delivered every 2 years at most. Meanwhile, Japanese devs have been slacking off since the last days of the PS2.
Sony Japan really needs to stop this nonsense.
Yay first LBP 2, now GT5! Awesome keep up the work.
Also, they’re trying to make the perfect racing experience? I doubt that because they’re already planning on making GT6 so wtf.
Launch in 2012 maybe ?
This is a real shame.
Always delayed the game. Damn.
I will cancel my pre-order and buy the NFS because i pay for this game at least 2 months and delayed it again to a unknow date…
Shame.
Glad I just ordered a GT3 RS wheel yesterday. It will make a nice decorative piece now.
Can somebody please explain to me the timeline of printing discs, manuals, packaging, and shipping? I feel like it would take more than the 20 days that were left until it was in stores to produce a few million discs.
Dear Polyphony Digital,
Here is some free advice. When you’ve delayed a game more than twice, stop announcing release dates. When you are 200% positive that the game is ready for the general public, then announce a release date. Better yet, have the game go gold and be silent about it, then come out of no where and say, “Our game will be released in 2 weeks”. This way, you’ll:
1. Surprise us gamers, and get us excited really fast.
2. Not create the next Duke Nukem Forever and alienate your fanbase.
But hey, on a more positive note, congratulations on angering your fans! That’s hard to do with such a reputation!