Tokyo Game Show

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Here we go again! After the keynote address a few hours ago didn’t bring any news about Gran Turismo 5, we’re looking to the main event: Sony’s Press Conference. As usual, keep an eye on the “live blog” above to “watch” the event. If you’re on Twitter, follow GTPlanet and include the #gtplanet hashtag in your tweets to join the conversation in the box below!

Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kazuo Hirai is kicking off Tokyo Game Show 2009 with a big keynote address. Watch the liveblog above for all the action – I’ll be simultaneously updating GTPlanet’s news blog if any information regarding the GT series is revealed.  Our Twitter feed will also be updated with the big highlights, and they’ll appear below. You can get your own tweets to show up here if you want, just include the hashtag #gtplanet in your tweets.

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.