Yamauchi: “We will give the release date of GT5 soon.”
In a short but sweet interview with AutoWeek magazine which must have fallen through the cracks with all the other E3 news, GT series creator Kazunori Yamauchi stated that “We will give the release date of Gran Turismo 5 soon.” The question remains, though – just how soon is “soon”? Speculation is mounting in our forums, with many pointing towards the upcoming Tokyo Game Show this September 24-27. Aside from taking place on Polyphony Digital’s home turf (their offices are located in Tokyo), the 2007 TGS show is where they announced the release date for GT5 Prologue. While this is just speculation, you can see the pieces of the puzzle would fit together quite nicely.
Another surprisingly interesting portion of the interview came when Yamauchi was asked about Gran Turismo 1‘s development:
AW: How hard was it to make that first game?
KY: It took five years. In those five years, we could not see the end. I would wake up at work, go to sleep at work. It was getting cold, so I knew it must be winter. I estimate I was home only four days a year.
He also mentioned the original game was created by a staff of only 7 people! Oh, how things have changed….
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August 2nd, 2009 at 9:11 am - #James
Just give us a goddamn release date already!
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July 9th, 2009 at 7:45 pm - #Brandon
OH YES BABY! ITS COMIN IN 09! Since EA lost the NASCAR contract I hoped SONY would take over.
I was waiting to find out who would take the NASCAR Franchise 4 months! (At least it seemed that long) I LOOOOOOVE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTT! -
July 3rd, 2009 at 2:16 am - #dl
GT5 is taking so long due to the list of cars they have to create, with the expectations that people have now they want a game that will surpass any other. I have gt1, gt b spec, and gt 3 a spec, gt 4, prolog and the hd demo. The grafics are always inproved. Xbox people dont understand that for a real simulation to be awsome you develop and test the product and tweek it, gt portable I bet will interact with gt 5. poly wants to rebound sony this year and jumpstart the economy and there is no better way than with gamers. I am sure that somewhere there is someone wanting to “open” the game to microsoft however it wont look they best they want. I have waited for gt 5 and will get it when it comes out just because it is a good platform for racing.
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July 1st, 2009 at 12:48 pm - #National Express West Midlands Driver
there has been so many potential release dates, its impossible that they are reliable and difficult to get my head around! on the other hand, KY has said he will give a release date so rely on his judgement….not rumours. ppl will just have to wait and be patient and when he does announce a release date…then ppl can start getting excited!! hope it will be a brilliant game
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June 30th, 2009 at 8:22 pm - #PL
Its about time to have some information about GT5 i dont need a release date
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June 30th, 2009 at 3:38 pm - #Jack_uk
dosen’t need to be this year but would be nice. I just hope its what I anticipated, which I guess it will be, seeing the trailer again and again I wouldn’t mind it if they delayed it until 2010 to get it perfect but its becoming more realistic that its going to be a 2009 release Q4 my opinion
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June 30th, 2009 at 1:54 pm - #Emmanuel
where do we get the notion of a christmas or 2010 release? TGS (september), GT mobile and FM3 coming in october, the need by Sony to release important titles by the end of the year, Yamauchi saying they can release GT5 anytime but they’re still polishing, the beginning of GtbyCitroen advertising, amar212 cryptic message, even OPM believes in a december 2009 release so everything match perfectly.
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June 30th, 2009 at 12:58 pm - #AngerdX
Really some peopla just amaze me, where do peopla get the notion of a 2010 release or a christmas one as no dates have been even hinted at by PD, i just got a feeling we all might be surprised when they do announce it!
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June 30th, 2009 at 12:15 pm - #viejaloca
ok, Thanks
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June 30th, 2009 at 11:51 am - #Jack_uk
@ viejaloca
1st quater, and that means its the first quarter of the year so each quater is split into 3 months each so its like Jan, Feb, or March next year -
June 30th, 2009 at 11:41 am - #jabofu
I hope that the graphics will look better while racing than in the prologue. Even in HD it isnt really sharp…
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June 30th, 2009 at 11:26 am - #viejaloca
Sorry, but what’s 1Q? Never heard of it.
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June 30th, 2009 at 11:04 am - #PERUDRIFTKING
I HOPE FOR THIS CHRISTMAS
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June 30th, 2009 at 8:17 am - #overdrive
bout fuckn time! sadly the release date will be 1Q 2010 (at least) and not 2009 xmas like we all hope.- Tnx Jordan for the reliable info!
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June 30th, 2009 at 7:44 am - #OnRoad
It will come soon after GT PSP my guesse than is December 2009 or 1Q 2010
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June 30th, 2009 at 4:58 am - #PaMu1337
his source is probably play.com, which we can all trust (not).
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June 30th, 2009 at 2:31 am - #National Express West Midlands Driver
where has the november thing come from? proof please-not that im being funny or anything…i just would like to see if it could be a true thing
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June 29th, 2009 at 11:32 pm - #Racer
Really where do you have a link
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June 29th, 2009 at 11:24 pm - #Coop
GT5 leaked release date is November 29
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I don’t mind waiting for it, but I would love a release date