Sony Unable to Confirm Gran Turismo 5 Release Date

Cwalat - 393 days 23 hours ago

lol agreed, the game is including more things that GT5P has:

weather system
more tracks
more cars
destruction system
deeper online integration

... no wonder they can't confirm release date yet, the guys are taking their time. and if i remember correctly.. that helped quite a bit last time.

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Kigmal - 393 days 19 hours ago

I'm not knocking on the Sixaxis/DS3 but I have Burnout Paradise and holy crap the "triggers" are god awful for racing games. do you guys actually like those triggers? I mean I can see why ppl move shooting to the R1 button now for shooters.

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Aquanox - 393 days 18 hours ago

When Sony says

"At least close to completion by [Insert Date]"

It usually means quite some months later... which gives more strength to the 2010 release date of GT5.

Lets be honest guys, both PS an Xbox fans. Sony NEEDS GT5 and God of War 3 for 2009... Killzone 2 will not be enough and we all know it as well as we know that Microsoft won't be revealing its 2009 lineup anytime soon, so it's not as if it would be a walk in the park even WITH GT5 included.

I honestly don't understand what could be taking so long, by the time GT5 is released, Microsoft might have already released 2 iterations of Forza Motorsport, something similar to what has happened with Killzone 2 and the Gears of War franchise.

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NO_PUDding - 393 days 18 hours ago

The quotes ended ages ago, Sony didn't say that, and you aren't a twat; you knew that.

Stop fueling the fires.

09 seems liekly when Sony says no comment.

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socomnick - 393 days 18 hours ago

Lol Sony sigh, and people wonder why its called the delay station.

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airheadluffy - 393 days 17 hours ago

no sony does not need GT5 and GOW3 for 2009. i need those games.

honestly, they have a strong line up as it is. well at least better than what the competition has announced so far. i know the competition will reveal a couple of titles, but sony still shouldnt worry about it. they have infamous, kz2, uncharted 2, wardevil for 2009. they will probably announce a couple more to add to that. a price drop will also help them sell alot more.

@1.5
GT5 was never given an official release date. some games are considered delayed just because they were speculated to release on x date, but an official release wasnt announced yet.

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elorm9 - 393 days 19 hours ago

But IMO, it's best if they don't announce a date. It's better than announcing a date now, and delaying it when problems arise. I've had enough of that

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Aquanox - 393 days 18 hours ago

I agree, Polyphony are perfectionist with Gran Turismo 5. If it was for perfectionism alone, I believe the game should already be out there by early 2009. I think it's more related to the late addition of car damage which wasn't planned from scratch.

I remember Forza 2 producers saying they dind't have any idea that the paperwork behind car damage was so damn difficult to pull off, and it seems that Polyphony is also experiencing this particular situation.

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Foxgod - 393 days 18 hours ago

if it gets delayed enough it will feature flying cars.

But seriously, this game is ofcourse a sony blockbuster, they shouldnt delay it so much.
It will only do harm to the system its reputation.

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sak500 - 393 days 12 hours ago

@xi YOu work for sony why do you have to defend games delay? They had 4 years since it was annouced somewhere in 2005 to counter 360s launch and yet you have the nerve to say that it might be to improve weather system etc. They can't even program it faster to save their lives. You'd think sony doesn't want a blockbuster to boost up their sales? If it was just delayed to improve weather system or to add more tracks or cars can't they do it as DLC?

With all the delays one would think it might come out for PS4.

@Foxgod LMAO...bubbles

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NO_PUDding - 393 days 18 hours ago

You knwot hat how xD

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Foxgod - 393 days 18 hours ago

he knows that the same way you seem to know about forza 3

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pwnsause - 393 days 18 hours ago

1. Its takes six months to make a car for GT5. they are aiming to get at least 700 cars in GT5.

2. Adding Realistic Damage to the game. They have to get through company issues first, like convincing Ferrari to allow them to put Damage in their Cars in GT5.

3. Adding an interactive Weather system in the game.

4. making its online mode work, and bring a sense of community into GT5. In other words, Bring loads of community features into GT5.

5. Obviously putting alot of Tracks in the final product.

and others I havent touched on that other people on this site will touch on.

and GT isnt the only game that Polyphony makes, although its the only game series that they developed on for Many years. Their Very first game ever made was on the PS1, it was called "Motor Toon Gran Prix" which was basically the ground work for the Birth of the Gran Turismo Series. it had a sequel after. They also made another PS1 game called "Omega Boost". On the PS2, other than GT3 and GT4, they made "Tourist Trophy", which was Motorcycle Racing simulation. they used the GT4 engine to make that game.

I do agree though that Grid was a pretty good game, and so is Burnout Paradise, GT5p, Grid and Burnout Paradise keep me busy until the Real GT5 launches.

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Steven Colbert - 393 days 18 hours ago

I agree with you on GRID.Its a great game.

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wicked - 393 days 15 hours ago

@7.1 how can it take 6 months to add a car, if like you say they will have 700 cars, then that is 350 years? I think you must be mistaken.

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Ldubbz - 393 days 7 hours ago

I got a disagree? Cant please everyone I suppose...lol

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PirateThom - 393 days 7 hours ago

Nope, that was the latest figure given. 6 months.

However, I think something was misunderstood. I'm fairly certain that this includes the time spent visiting tracks to record engine noises (this is a huge process - on GT5P there's a video of them with the GT-R recording it from every possible angle while it's idle and well as while moving - stick 900 cars into the mix and this becomes a lengthy process) as well as completley building the cars (inside and out) and programming their real world behaviour. Damage modeling has put time on.

So, while it takes "6 months" to do a car, I'm fairly certain that it's not all spent programming and I'm more certain they have multiple teams working on the cars.

Similiar thing with the tracks, even for existing tracks, they will go and rephotograph every single possible angle of every part of the track to make sure every bump and apex is perfect.

Trust me. Gran Turismo is a labour of love and when it's finished it will be unmatched because no one puts as much care and attention into a racer as Polyphony Digital.

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NO_PUDding - 393 days 19 hours ago

I would prefer wait than play Forza 3.

Yah?

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Foxgod - 393 days 19 hours ago

you know anything about forza 3 ? , for all you know forza 3 could be even more awesome then gT5.

i prever to play forza3 then to wait.

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Aquanox - 393 days 19 hours ago

"we certainly hope the full game will be at least CLOSE TO COMPLETION come Christmas 2009."

Ouch! :S

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NO_PUDding - 393 days 18 hours ago

I do know about abotu Forza and I know peopel liek to claim (atleast on NeoGAF) it's a simulator more than GT, but... Let's be honest.

I drive cars and it's not.

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cmrbe - 393 days 18 hours ago

Those who prefer Froza are go kart drivers. Real professional drivers play GT.

@Foxgod : So because a game is played and loved by professional drivers is not accessible to the general mass?. Where did i say GT was catered for professional drivers and not general mass?. This is the beauty of GT. It allows the masses that would normally not able to afford the cars in GT to drive them and have an idea how they actually would feel like if they are driving one because even Professional drives that do drive them in real life have said countless times that GT is the best car driving sim they have come across.

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Foxgod - 393 days 18 hours ago

so you prediction is that gt5 wont sell much ?
afterall there arent as many professional drivers as their are gamers.

If i would develop a game that expensive, i would target it at the gamers instead.

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PoSTedUP - 393 days 18 hours ago

it will sell well over time, GT franchise is in the top 10 best selling game franchises of all time.

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cmrbe - 393 days 19 hours ago

Alan wakes or Huxley's release dates?.

At least GT5 which Poly said it will be a 2009 title has a month.

You really are an idiot.

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DavidMacDougall - 393 days 19 hours ago

Thats funny, How long you have to wait when your 360 RROD's again?

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 393 days 19 hours ago

To both above:

GT5 is one of the main franchises that pushes the system. Like Halo, Gears of War, Forza. They came on time to push systems. Alan Wake and Huxley are nice games, but not as important as GT5 for PS3 as Halo etc. is for the 360.

This is just getting lame. The PS3 is here since dec. 2006. Its allmost 2009 and many of the main franchises won't hit the system untill 2010. Like God of War III also. This is just lame period. You can't defend that.

@ David

My 360 didn't crap out on me. My PS3 did. The first update it got a freeze, at last it booted up after hard reset a couple of times.

After 3 weeks the BluRay diode/laser stopped reading discs. Just changed the PS3 at the store...

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Patchstation 3 - 393 days 19 hours ago

I also wasted money on a PoSh!t3....I hate waiting. At this rate, I will have to wait 10yrs until I play something good on this paperweight.

Maybe Sony wants to release another $30 demo.

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cmrbe - 393 days 18 hours ago

Poly said its 2009 and now Sony rep has given a month. Why are you acting surprise?.

Poly are perfectionist and thats the way i like it. I would rather wait for GT5 for five years to play excellence than play mediocre Froza 2 and 3 in 5 years.

This is the thing with you xbots. You guys want mediocre now instead of waiting for quality. Look at what happened to Halo 3?. How about last remnant and Infinite discovery?. How about the x360 hardware?.

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Foxgod - 393 days 18 hours ago

lets not start about software quality, the 360 sells a Sload more games, and got way more 90% + ranking games on metacritic.

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PoSTedUP - 393 days 18 hours ago

it took a lil wile for games like GT to come out on ps2, in the mean time, we have alot of new ip's to look forward to till then : )

wait for great games....

should i buy a no name bran 32" hdtv now, or save up my money for a sony bravia 40" and have to wait for it??? hhmmmmm, this ones a tuffy.

plus i have GT5p that constantly gets updated...

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Mindsucker - 393 days 17 hours ago

Man you are one of the biggest tools, out hear selling yourself down the drain for your 360. You claim to have bought a ps3 what a joke. Don't you find yourself pathetic hunting down any controversy with PlayStation just so you can post the crap you post. How dose it feel to be a pathetic Fanboy when you get the RROD. O and look you got a little friend Patchstation 3 wants to be just like you - hell he is already...

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Foxgod - 393 days 18 hours ago

yeah, and sony fans will buy it.

If this becomes a trend, ps3 owners will be buying yearly demo's for a game that will be released someday.

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cmrbe - 393 days 18 hours ago

because even the GT demo is better than any racing game on x360.

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Foxgod - 393 days 18 hours ago

you keep telling yourself that, meanwhile il be playing full games.

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