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The best thing about PD is their ever increasing relationship with the auto manufacturers.

I totally agree..

if your after information on cars and how to implement them in a game.. there is no better place to go.

just hope they dont get to side tracked and caught up making tools for manufacturer's to hinder them from making GT titles..
 
Now, everyone has to remember that the release date all depends on Sony. And Sony has been known to hold finished products until a specific date. They did this with the PSP, as Amazon mentioned they had thousands of PSPs sitting in their warehouse waiting to be sold. So, if Sony wants the game to be released in Summer of 2011, then that's what will happen regardless of whether or not the game is finished.

So, any date from about the 23rd on is possible. However, it REALLY sounds like Sony wants the game to be released BEFORE Christmas. So, the 23rd to the 7th is probably going to be the release window. The 14th would be a little late and probably too close to Christmas to make since. The 21st is VERY unlikely.

The 30th is in the middle of the "Before Christmas" release window. The 23rd is before Black Friday. So, those two would be the best candidates. If the "8-12 days after Black Friday" is accurate, then the 7th would fit.

But, in the end, it all depends on Sony.
 
Watching NASCAR practice and Joey is using the GT5 car
 
release date tomorrow anyone?
the "very soon" from the other day has pretty much been and gone!
 
PD is owned by SCEI. GT will be always top gaming priority there. Plus they would probably support any KY\PD adventures with the Auto industry without thinking twice (since it only strengthens the brand).

Well yes...PD is owned by Sony and GT franchise is top priority right now. But PD has enough autonomy now to do other things other than making a game, whereas PD was solely making GT games before. There's a big difference. If you've noticed, PD worked real close with auto manufacturers as of late, Nissan, Toyota, Mercedes Benz, Citroen. Besides the examples I've mentioned before, in the latest post in the interviews thread, Kaz mentioned they've been touching base with Toyota's hybrid team for over 5 years and learned about Sony's own Lithium Ion batteries. If Sony only saw PD as a game developer, they would not have allowed these projects to go alongside GT5. Why waste resources to learning hybrid systems or lithium ion batteries that adds minimal value to making GT5?

I know this is completely business talk and has nothing to do with the GT5 game. But Sony definitely sees more potential in PD than just a game developer. That's why they gave PD such a huge budget and gave them 6 good years to develop the game and perfect its simulator engine. Notice how the GT franchise is on PS platform only. It's Sony's way to tell auto manufacturers that if they want PD's simulation technology, they have to get Sony's technology first. And if they want PD's help on designs, they'll most likely have to pay royalty to Sony as well as Sony owns PD.

I'm not saying that Sony will forget about the GT franchise, it will always be an integral part of Sony Entertainment & gaming. But I'm wondering if there will be a day when Sony, not just Sony Entertainment, has bigger plans for PD that GT franchise & game development won't be the #1 priority for both parties anymore. That's what I've been trying to get a stab at.

Sorry for going OT, but it's an insight to try to understand why Sony & PD are acting the way they are by having long development times, delays, and lack of communication to public. In simpler words, GT5's intended audience aren't just racing sim fans, but rather, auto manufacturers to see GT as an internal design and simulation tool and a marketing tool to the public.
 
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Please explain to me how that is a worthy post :odd: I see PD getting involved with these auto manufactureRs to make GT a better game. How are they getting away from GT. :rolleyes:

Well, his post was great on so many levels:
1st: it changes from the usual "my grandma told me GT5 will be released when Granpa changes underwear" type of posts
2nd: his analysis shows that there is hope in these forum, at least someone is using their brains
3rd: I dont see that scenario happening overnight, and let's assume for a moment that will be true... so what?? we all mature, we all learn new things, we all evolute (hopefully), we all move on from the past... so in Kaz's case, i would be happy, delighted, joyful for him that he can improve his career by going toward something he like so much... Producing the GT series has benefited all of us, himself in particular with all those opportunities of driving cars in exclusivity... I put myself in his shoes for a split second, and i would love to live a moment of his.... achieving so much...

I am sure their will be someone else who can make GT games even better (and surely faster) and if there isn't, so Kaz will get the credit for it,
but at least I am glad Kaz is just not stuck in one area, this guys has potential, and you cannot blame it on him for it... who would not want to have that much potentials (for themselves and for their lives) ???

Honestly that quote he stated is worthy is sorry in my opinion. I understand some people are upset about how long GT5 is taking to come out, but to say PD dont care about GT series anymore because they are interacting with automakers 👎. I just don't understand how that nonsense is a worthy post.



Ok Sony not PD Kaz loves his job and to say that he doesn't care about GT anymore because he involved with automakers is silly the man is trying to make the game better.

This is now beyond a simple game, even beyond GT5 (which is NOT a simple game) That post was worthy because it shows the potentials that a game such as GT5 can give any of us, a man like Kaz, and an organization like PD...

The potentials to, not only do something well, but to also achieve new things in other domains than your own area of expertise... That, my friends, is something we all would like, but it's certainly NOT given so easily to any / all of us.... Only a few selected person(s) organization that shows that much perseverance such as Kaz and PD can... We should all be happy for them to produce such quality work... i still cannot wait for GT5.




The best thing about PD is their ever increasing relationship with the auto manufacturers. They won't stop making games, it is far and away their main focus, to thimk otherwise is just, well, silly.
Agreed with you! :)

Right now PD's team cannot replace a whole engineering design team ... their effort only support and help steer the engineering design process.
And if they ever will, SCEI will have to expand PD's team to continue the GT series...
 
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why because i asked someone to stop spamming the forum...

maybe i was a little harsh... but cmon

the dude posted the same link twice within about 3/4 posts of himself..

is there really any need ???

i dont get great enjoyment out of sifting through pages and pages of the same links / pics / gif's

if i had a pound for every time that gif of Kaz pressing discs was posted .. i could damn near buy GT...

theres just no need

and now here i am finding myself posting about nothing in particular... AWSOME !!

I was referring to your Avatar cheeky...cheeks :p
 
Just give me a date already! Wahhhhh :yuck:
 
I liked the red and black Stig, but going with another white suit was awesome. It's like saying "Eff you, Ben Collins, you're only as good as your track numbers. The Stig is bigger than you!"

On the subject of Ben Collins, apparantly he's now doing promotion work for NFS Hot Pursuit......so there's life after being the Stig.
Clever and rather funny tactic by EA if you'd asked me, Ben Collins jumping to "the other side"............:D

 
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No one has the release date

No shop does
No online store does

Anyone who gives a date other than Sony is just guessing based on probability and is more than likely doing so to get traffic to their site.
 
I was referring to your Avatar cheeky...cheeks :p

ahh..

my bad...

glad you like it though... no idea who she is.. just some random pit girl... but yes she is rather cheeky isnt she...

probably be told to remove it soon... to cheeky for GTP
 
On a Saturday?

I for one would be surprised...

We had Nürbürgring info last year on a Saturday too when there was the 24h. It's always possible but I doubt it. Would be stupid to bet my hopes on it. I thought every day of the past two weeks was a possible day to give a release date, but we still dont have one.
 
On the subject of Ben Collins, apparantly he's now doing promotion work for NFS Hot Pursuit......so there's life after being the Stig.
Clever and rather funny tactic by EA if you'd asked me, Ben Collins jumping to "the other side"............:D

Ben Collins is nothing without the white suit on. Nobody cares if Ben Collins is promoting anything........they only care if you have 'The Stig'.
 
I wonder if Kaz will be at the race when Joey debuts the GT5 car? Hmmm. He is already in the states at Sema, and Texas would be a short plane trip away. Maybe he can say start your engines, and you can start your engines in GT5 on xx/xx/2010. Wishful thinking, I know, but it would be a wide live audience.
 
My PS3 just YLOD'd. The first time that I'm actually grateful of the GT5 delay!
 
I wonder if Kaz will be at the race when Joey debuts the GT5 car? Hmmm. He is already in the states at Sema, and Texas would be a short plane trip away. Maybe he can say start your engines, and you can start your engines in GT5 on xx/xx/2010. Wishful thinking, I know, but it would be a wide live audience.

I doubt it. SEMA ends tomorrow and the Texas race is on Sunday. He would have to leave SEMA and immediately get on a plane and fly to Texas.

Wasn't Kaz supposed to make an announcement sometime this weekend concerning the release day. He wanted to mention it earlier but Sony made him wait a couple days.
 
My PS3 just YLOD'd. The first time that I'm actually grateful of the GT5 delay!

Oh my god, on the uk release date aswell. How gutted would you of been.:nervous::yuck::yuck::yuck::yuck::yuck:
 
Wasn't Kaz supposed to make an announcement sometime this weekend concerning the release day. He wanted to mention it earlier but Sony made him wait a couple days.

What? Did he say something like that? :odd:
 
Wasn't Kaz supposed to make an announcement sometime this weekend concerning the release day. He wanted to mention it earlier but Sony made him wait a couple days.

Where did you hear that?
 
Ben Collins is nothing without the white suit on. Nobody cares if Ben Collins is promoting anything........they only care if you have 'The Stig'.

You might want to check his website, I think you will find he is busyer now and making more money than when he wore the suit,
wasn't realy a bad move on his part if you ask me .
 
You might want to check his website, I think you will find he is busyer now and making more money than when he wore the suit,
wasn't realy a bad move on his part if you ask me .

But now he can't became a legend...
 
You might want to check his website, I think you will find he is busyer now and making more money than when he wore the suit,
wasn't realy a bad move on his part if you ask me .

I was curious on what stig was doing in the past, don't really care for what Ben is doing now. Although he is all over the place, i see him on fifth gear and some other stuff.
 
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