Gran Turismo

[DrTrouserPlank]

I'm downloading the video now, but the news article doesn't say the game will ship in spring, only the car. The article is also dated Jan 7th, so it's before the Japanese delay was announced. Obsolete if you ask me. No announcements on GT website either, so nothing new.

Edit: ok the video claims a "spring release", but as I say, this video was made and posted well before the delay was announced. The release date will be announced on www.gran-turismo.com and until It appears there, nothing is definite.

[audiman1982]

Ok i stand corrected.

[Hentis]

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MastrGT wrote:
New? When was that AMG video released?

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Mastro,

The video was put up about 2 weeks ago. Its the one that was on GTplanets site from last year.

@ audiman 1982 

The part where they state that GT5 will be released the same time as the SLS was on the premise that GT5 would be released in March in Japan. Seeing as that is been  delayed I seriously doubt you will see The SLS & GT5 side by side if you get my drift

The video also features footage of the infamous "3 disc GT5 box"

Cheers

Hentis

[MastrGT]

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Hentis wrote:

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MastrGT wrote:
New? When was that AMG video released?

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Mastro,

The video was put up about 2 weeks ago. Its the one that was on GTplanets site from last year.

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Yes, my question was more rhetorical than serious, unless there really was some "new" video that I didn't know about.

[Hentis]

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MastrGT wrote:

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Hentis wrote:

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MastrGT wrote:
New? When was that AMG video released?

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Mastro,

The video was put up about 2 weeks ago. Its the one that was on GTplanets site from last year.

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Yes, my question was more rhetorical than serious, unless there really was some "new" video that I didn't know about.

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Noted for Future reference sir !!

Hentis

[Rob-F1-Fan]

I just read a news thing from 2008 , Yamauchi said " GT5's coming sooner than you think " 

ARGHHHH !!! I Cant wait any longer !!!! I seriously hope its out in June

[robber53]

forza is a real good game yea shame its an xbox game cos there RUBBISH

[Fink10]

I don't really pay much attention to online store's release dates but Play.com have just put this back until September.They had it down for March,which was the Jap release date as we know,but to put it THAT far back is worrying.

I know it's all just speculation just now but I think it's not unfair to ask why was this delayed in Japan and when can we expect to see it.After all,we have been waiting a long time for this and after being told the game is nearly finished or being closer to a release date than we think many times over the last 2 years I think many people patience is starting to wear very thin.

[DrTrouserPlank]

Whilst it's all speculation, moving dates back is a lot more significant than moving them forwards in order to attract pre-orders. Moving the date back almost has the opposite effect so I wonder what they know (if anything). Shopto is still sticking with June and they are usually right. They moved their date prior to the announcement of the Japanese delay.

If it does come out in September that's a bit late in my opinion.

I'm sick of the uncertainty. I'd actually be "happier" if they would just announce a date regardless of when it is and stick to it. You'd have to say that all the uncertainty points towards a release date not being that imminent, if it is an indicator of anything at all, but why would you want to keep a release date a secret if it was coming soon? there's no benefit in doing so, especially with the "Gran Turismo road show" rolling around the world showing the game at all the big events at the moment. That promotion of the game is the only bit of hope that I have that they are nearing a release soon.

[MastrGT]

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DrTrouserPlank wrote:
You'd have to say that all the uncertainty points towards a release date not being that imminent, if it is an indicator of anything at all, but why would you want to keep a release date a secret if it was coming soon?

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SONY has to give purchasing departments in large stores enough time to make GT fit into their budgets, otherwise SONY wouldn't get the orders from some of them. From what I've seen, PD gives them about 4-5 month's notice (a bit more than 1 business quarter), the same amount of time they give us, with their press release, nothing in secret. (PD still hasn't really ramped up their own marketing for GT5 yet with a release date in mind, either, regardless of the recent GT Academy TT or Prologue, and that usually takes at least about 6 month's, or so.)

With GT4, for example, they gave their initial notice in August, I think, for an early November release. It got pushed back until the end of Dec/04/Japan (GT4's only official delay), but that is another story.

Any new release has a schedule to keep. We just have to recognise it through SONY/PD's actions.