Gran Turismo 5 To Release “Shortly” After GT PSP
In a video interview with French gaming site GameBlog.fr, Kazunori Yamauchi hinted at Gran Turismo 5‘s release date with the following statement (thanks to reece22345 for the translation!):
“I really understand that lots of people are interested in GT5, and we will do everything we can so that the game is released quickly. But we are focusing our priorities and Gran Turismo will come out on the PSP the 1st of october first. The only thing I want to tell you today, is that GT5 will be released shortly after this date.“
Yamauchi’s statements fall in line with what GTPlanet has learned previously, making a 2009 release date even more certain than it already was. He also hinted at why he is often so secretive in his interviews, adding that he ““rarely wants to talk about the future” and “”likes to be precise, and he’s not happy talking about stuff that isn’t concrete and ready”. When the whole world (or would that be…’Planet?) painstakenly examines and archives your every word, it would give anyone extra pause before opening their mouth.
The GameBlog crew must have also picked Yamauchi’s pockets, because they managed, somehow, to get hold of these screenshots. You may remember seeing them before – we originally posted them here in the highest resolution that was available from Polyphony Digital’s own website (they were taken offline shortly thereafter). GameBlog, however, got some copies that were considerably larger in size. Hmmm…
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August 30th, 2009 at 2:59 pm - #Rick
Notice the dates at the BOTTOM of the pics. This PROVES that the release date WILL BE IN 09!
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August 29th, 2009 at 7:25 am - #Kevin Jonathan Chandra
I want it.maybe will 1000 cars and can damage(car)
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August 27th, 2009 at 12:54 am - #Rhett Mash
@ cuarache
Errr… it’s not plain English. It’s Japanese. In fact, I did a little more research and got some reliable translations from a Japanese acquaintance… Here it is…
■収録車種 : Included Models
・1,000車種 : 1,000 car models
・170種類のプレミアムモデル（内装、ダメージに対応） : 170 premium models (interior, damageable)
・830種類のスタンダードモデル(『グランツーリスモ 4』から引き継がれたモデルに互換性を持たせたもの) : 830 standard models (it’s compatible with models brought down from Gran Turismo 4)So it’s interior (comma) damageable. It’s not damagable interiors. I know we want to believe what we want to believe, but I’m just annoyed that they are trying to fleece us here with vague information. If they had damage, it would be mentioned in the description of the 830. Kaz himself keeps telling how long it takes to make cars and from a production stand point, it makes complete sense for PD to leverage their existing assets. You can guaran-dam-tee based on what? I don’t think even PD can give us guarantees. Seeing how things are working out, my hunch is that PD will either release a half baked but well polished GT 5 soon and release major updates after every 6 months or they will just keep lying about their release date. We know what happened with dates on GT4. It’s PD we are talking about and they do have a history (huh).
Sorry, but I’m just frustrated waiting and waiting only to see something that looks unpromising. Like I said, if I take off my fanboy glasses and see a non-polarized view, there are games out there that can replace GT. The big difference is that GT has pedigree and I pray that PD do whatever it takes to keep it intact. Oh yes, I’ll wait for it, but while I’m waiting I’m going to also enjoy my driving fix from other greener pastures.
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August 25th, 2009 at 3:45 pm - #cuarache_GTR
LOL @ rhett mash its written in plain english dude!! some of the “830″ cars will have appeared in gt4 before it doesn’t mean they’ll be directly ported you numpty!! could you imagine PD not featuring a ’97 Dodge Viper GTS just because it appeared in a previous game thats just ridiculous. I guaran-dam-tee this game will feature cars completely rendered exclusively for GT5 about 30% of these will never have appeared in the GT series before. The “170″ continuously mentioned are cars that will feature damage on the cockpit view, no need to worry every car will feature mechanical and exterior damage.
EVERYONE calm down and a get a grip PD have never released a half-cooked GT and 5yrs of waiting says they never will!!! -
August 25th, 2009 at 2:42 am - #Rhett Mash
Man are you guys blind or what.
I’m pretty amazed with all this fanboyism. I so wanted this game to be a real GT successor. Seems like it’s being shoved out of the door soon because they have competition. You guys can imagine all you want in your fantasies, but the truth is PD are being vague on 170 cars specifically so that you guys will do that. There is no benefit at this point for them to keep us guessing. They are pressed against some good competition and if they had 1000 cars with interiors and damage they would say it. It’s a great way to win the bigger and more competition and steal the thunder from Forza. Also, why would they mention that 830 cars are compatible with GT4 models or soemthing like that. The answer is plain simple. They have 170 cars designed for GT5 and since they are probably being forced to release early by SONY, they are going pad the number of cars by porting GT4 cars. I was so excited to see damage in GT5. But, seeing it only disheartened me. If they had better damage they would have shown it, considering what Shift and Forza have been flaunting. It indeed they are releasing soon, there should be more reason to show all the cool stuff so they can shut up the cocky Forza guys and divert all the attention. That damage was pathetic. Honestly, I thought Forza’s damage was pretty bad to begin with but when you compare it to what we saw, even Forza Motorsport 2′s damage looks much better. Flip flopping doors sounds cool, but in reality how many times does a 200 km/h crash result in doors flip flopping without a dent or scratch still shiny as new. In fact, if anything doors would either fall off or get jammed in. Knowing Kaz’s eye for perfection, I think they are just starting to experiment with damage and he probably wants to pull off something grander, but the SONY suits want the game out and they end up with this mess.After much thought and much hurt after years of wait, I think I can no longer trust PD to entertain me the way they used to. There are newer acts in town. They are called NFS:Shift and Forza. Not only is the Forza date concrete, they have been showing off some very real gameplay elements and to their credit their can back up most of the features they announced. I even visited the Forza community site where Forza fanboys are treated with timely updates about the game and every other week something cool is revealed. All the gamescon videos and demos prove that the game is indeed going to ship soon and you know what it looks gorgeous. Although I will agree that something about it makes it look like a GT rip off. Then again, if I can find my GT like feel somewhere else I’m all for that.
If GT does miraculously turn up with everything Kaz promises, I will get it and cherish that my devotion to the GT series until now is not in vain. However, it seems that Kaz will let me down and just allow me to drift away to Forza.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 6:59 pm - #Aristedis
all cars will have interior views…update will give as damage for all cars…PD is no1
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August 23rd, 2009 at 5:12 pm - #Snaeper
I thought this section was for comments not a hype-session/wishlist
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August 23rd, 2009 at 2:07 pm - #5gran turismo5
all i really want in gt is 900 degree steerling wheel and all 1000 cars with detalied cockpit view =]
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August 23rd, 2009 at 1:53 pm - #Zx10rking
As long as it comes out this year and has the Radical SR cars I’ll be happy. Nurburgring is going to be soooooo cool :)
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August 23rd, 2009 at 1:48 pm - #Palmer
If GT5 doesn’t have interior views on all the cars, they are going to lose the FM3 vs. GT5 debate. 400 cars(+ whatever DLC) with interior view is better than 1000 cars with 170 having interior view…
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August 23rd, 2009 at 11:21 am - #supermaniac
i’d rather have them put the most beautiful tracks ever made as DLC
like no people no city, just nature and lots and lots of details
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August 23rd, 2009 at 10:49 am - #aleksandar SRB
I have one wish: put Spa track in game!!!! It”s the best and most beautiful track on world!!!!
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August 23rd, 2009 at 6:12 am - #chrisrar
i also think damage will be included on all cars, production cars damaged locked. and possibly pd/ sony release patch to allow it as manufacturers sign for its approval. could be done…
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August 23rd, 2009 at 6:08 am - #chrisrar
my guess is that all cars will have interior views, but the premium allow for full tracking of ur head so u co7ld look around at the interior, the rest will simply have interior with front view and back view.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 am - #Bank Alexander
I hope it comes out on December if it’ll get all the minor problems fixed from that GC demo ^_^
Vrooom!
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August 23rd, 2009 at 12:44 am - #STEVEYSTEVEY
I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS BUT THERE BETTER BE A PS3 SLIM BUNDLE WITH GT5 ON THE RELEASE DATE OR IM GOING TO KILL SOME CATS
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August 22nd, 2009 at 9:31 pm - #Ahmed
December is fine, I still need to save up, any news about that statement about the premium vs standard models?, All I really care about is having cockpit views in all cars, would be a disappointment if that’s not the case, either way i’m glad we’re finally a couple of months away, i’ve never anticipated a game’s release as much as this .
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August 22nd, 2009 at 9:09 pm - #fire…
^^^ speaks the truth.
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August 22nd, 2009 at 9:00 pm - #Zmann42087
Chris said: “does anybody remember wat we were told at e3 we would be told when gt5 would be out SOON and we still havent been told so when they say gt5 will be out soon after gt psp they really mean it will be out in december.”
You hit the nail on the head. People really need to calm down, because you’re not going to get this in your hands before December 11th. Don’t even let that thought enter your mind, because you’ll just end up disappointed.
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Has anyone noticed the pigeons in photo #5, and the dog in the GT5 trailer( at about the time the group of JGTC cars come lining up in the streets of Europe? It seems P.D is not only working on human animation but also animal animation! Imagine the pit stoppages!!