Sony Rep: GT5 Planned for October 2010

Gran Turismo 5 March 15th, 2010 by Jordan

According to an Italian gaming site, a Sony representative at last week’s Game Developers Conference informed them the company was looking to release Gran Turismo 5 in October of this year. While GT5 received little attention at the show, Sony’s marketing vice president, Peter Dille, re-affirmed the game would release this year. Of course, October also fits nicely within the “fall” release window mentioned by European Sony executive James Armstrong last month.

This gives Sony plenty of time to establish themselves in the 3D television market over the summer, providing the platform to introduce GT5 as the technology’s “killer app” at the start of the popular holiday buying season. While we must be wary of this somewhat anonymous source of information, it lines up with everything else we’ve been hearing as of late. Time will, as always, tell.

Thanks to Stefan1904 for the tip!

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  1. March 28th, 2010 at 3:43 pm - #
    madaz75

    I was betting on a World Wide 30th Sept Launch.

  2. March 21st, 2010 at 7:01 pm - #
    Ringmaster

    Or watch it on youtube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCr1bTBHHv4&feature=related

  3. March 21st, 2010 at 7:01 pm - #
    Ringmaster

    Did you see the realistic weather on F2010 preliminary videos? ¡wonderfull!!

    Here:
    http://es.codemasters.com/games/?gameid=3194

    I hope at least the same (or better) weather on GT5!! (Taking into account that Codemasters will port the game from Xbox 360, not using all the power of PS3!!)

  4. March 21st, 2010 at 1:46 pm - #
    tomek_pl

    I hope it comes out for PC

  5. March 20th, 2010 at 7:00 pm - #
    Dylan

    this whole forum is full of pessimists.

  6. March 20th, 2010 at 7:31 am - #
    Jas

    Lol this is a joke – I bought my ps3 for gran turismo – and i’ve waited long enough. Im going to buy a xbox this weekend and hopefully forza 4 will be out before this game!

  7. March 20th, 2010 at 3:07 am - #
    Turbo_3800

    All this negative talk isn’t making things any better. @ this point you can’t say nothing new than someone else has already said. So just tilt your head back with your hands on your head exhale & yell “f**k!!!!!” And just deal with it.

  8. March 18th, 2010 at 2:21 am - #
    Praggia

    Wow yet another stellar disappointment by Polyphon Digital
    Always been a fan but sooner or later what Sony is doing is going to end up doing more harm than good.

    If its not released by October i’m selling my PS3 simple as that.
    I just dont think its fair to all the loyal fans who have been supporting GT from the beginning

    sad..really

  9. March 17th, 2010 at 4:55 pm - #
    PSN ID VINDICTIVE_1

    Gran Turismo 5

    Here is the fatal flaw surrounding Gran Turismo 5. On the original playstation Polyphony Digital released 2 games. On the playstation 2 they released 2 games. Unless you want to count prologue (not a north American release) then they released 3 games. Now for the PS3 we are still awaiting the 1st release of a Gran Turismo title again unless you want to count prologue (which is debateable since both prologues were just overly glorified demos of the actual games they were released for) then you have one release for the PS3. The original playstation did not see the launch of Gran Turismo until well into the life of the system. So we will compare releases on systems starting with the PS2. The PS2 has a current life cycle of 10yrs, there were 3 games released on this system (counting prologue). The PS2 system was released on Oct 2000. The first Gran Turismo game for that system was Gran Turismo 3 released on July 2001. That is about a 9-10 month gap between system release and software release. The next game was GT4 prologue released around Feb 2004(not a north american release). Followed by the full version of GT4 released on Feb 2005. The PS3 was released Nov 2006. The first game for the PS3 was GT5prologue released in April 2008. That’s about 16-17 months between system release and software release. With no full game release date yet.   Here lies the inharent problem with GT5. It has been in developement for way to long.  Since the last full game release from polyphony digital. The rest of the video game world has continued to release game after game only closing the gap between where the last itteration of the Gran Turismo series left off and where they (the compitition) are in terms of content and graphics. Since the compitition has yet to slow it’s release schedule actually some developers have shortened developement time. The developers at Polyphony Digital have had to try and cram as much content into the new version of their ultra popular racer as possible and when a competitor releases something that has a feature that GT5 also has and it looks better or just as good on the compitition then we consumer get a delay in the release date so the developers can add or tweak the software.  Which creates more antisipation and hype which means the developers again have to add more content or refine content resulting in another delay.  Resulting in more hype and the vicious cycle never ends until Polyphony Digital realize that the game will never live up to the mythic hype behind this monster of a racer, and decide to release it, be it great, good, or bad. Either way it is time for this game to venture out of the studio and into gamers hands and consoles. Before all the hate mongers start calling me a XBox 360 fanboy, understand this I still to this day own a PS1, PS2, & launch version 60gb PS3. Also I own all four copies of Gran Turismo both copies of prologue and Gran Turismo HD. So it should go without further comment on how much of a fan I am of the series. Just hope Kaz and others both at Sony and Polyphony Digital realize the sooner the ship date the better. If things need to be added (3-D support or GPS tracking) these things will be used by the minority of the gamers purchasing this game and can be added later via downloadable updates over the Playstation Network.     

  10. March 17th, 2010 at 4:27 pm - #
    blackjack

    @joshua – “it isn’t Sony’s Fault, neither PD fault.That’s just how business works in todays world.”

    not if you talk to Hideo Kojima, mastermind behind Metal Gear Solid. It appears that he is a clear example of being aware of his loyal fanbase which is contrast to PDs current way of doing “business”.

  11. March 17th, 2010 at 3:59 pm - #
    Gejost

    They should do it like Blizzard does, dont give any release date untill the game is as good as done. Dont say the game will be released in 6 or so months, what untill you are absolutly sure before you give a release date.

  12. March 17th, 2010 at 2:23 pm - #
    Joshua

    Okay. Last year, I had purchased Gran Turismo PSP. & A PSPgo to go with that. Now I’ve completed the game, it seriously lacks a carrier mode which is just disappointing. I’ve already finished the 102 Driving Challenges doing them over, and over just to get gold. I’m not bored with it but I think they could made a carrier mode for this. Another reason, the game has lots of content, but it’s too short. Now My PSPGo is filled with 5 games, and some music. But GT5 is a whole different story. It’s going along well but I DO HOPE IT COMES OUT THIS YEAR ! PD has released really short-lived demos recently like. GTHD Concept, GT5P, and the GT5 Time Trial Challenge. it’s getting so boring & short live that I don’t even touch my PlayStation 3 anymore. I just play GT3, (recently bought) and GT4 On the PS2. Everyone wants a another demo or something to keep us busy. I’m not mad that the game isn’t out yet, i’m just upset that recent games that PD has released. Are really short lived. Like GTHD it was full & Alive, and now it’s hardly talked about anymore. Same thing is happening to GT5P. Many people are expecting too much, no wonder why it’s talking so long to come out in the first place. So many people are obnoxious about the release date. Just relax it isn’t Sony’s Fault, neither PD fault. That’s just how business works in todays world.

  13. March 17th, 2010 at 1:40 pm - #
    FORZA_SUCKS

    FORZA SUCKS

  14. March 17th, 2010 at 5:22 am - #
    Reaper666

    Well.. With this announcement I guess ill continue playing Forza 3, having 2 consoles and having GT5:P and Forza 3 is epic cause that way I dont compare like the rest of the sadless fat people who bitch all the time.

    Anyways..

    So PD release it when you want I say. couldn’t care less anymore.

  15. March 17th, 2010 at 4:25 am - #
    Andre

    I have PS2 just for Gran Turismo 4. I’ve been playing it for ages now and I’m still not tired of it. I’m what you can call “a huge fan of the GT Series”.

    Although, I just got too tired of all this s#!* about the eternal delays for marketing proposes, the 3D excuses and the rumor about the “top secret ps3 racer” crap (Motorstorm 3?!?! Twisted Metal?!? WTF?!?? Not in your dreams :S).

    I’m getting Xbox and Forza 3 this month and, for what I’ve been seeing, I’m sure I won’t regret it!

    That will be millions less one copy of GT5 sold! ;-)

  16. March 16th, 2010 at 10:44 pm - #
    Dedicated Kojiman

    I just play prologue and try to get better times with the 2007 r on Fuji Speedway GT. Its fun even after all of this wait because its the best F1 simulator out there.

  17. March 16th, 2010 at 9:55 pm - #
    t7mha

    Why don’t we all boycot the game for a month, just to give PD/Sony something to worry about. I mean we’ve waited this long already whats another month gonna hurt!!!

  18. March 16th, 2010 at 6:03 pm - #
    MastaWoot

    @ iucidium

    You can ROTFL all u want… but they still have the game…. and GTs (drag) Test mode aint any better either… try GT4 or GT5P and try to stick a launch without ANY level of TCS. At least they tried to solve it, and did so in a minuscule way… When was the last time GT5P got updated for any type of fix that isnt online play focused? Its a demo I know, but if it has had updates for the online play portions, why not a bit of a fix on the regular “campaign”

    Seriously dude bashing FM3 aint getting u nowhere and its all u do… stick to voicing your satisfaction or lack of thereof while reffering to GT5

  19. March 16th, 2010 at 5:47 pm - #
    Rick

    it’ll sell millions no matter what, i might buy it since i have a gtpsp collection that would go to waste if i didn’t get gt5

  20. March 16th, 2010 at 4:27 pm - #
    ICEYOUCOLD

    Yeah, Im getting it for x-mas now-_-

    *cancels pre-order*