Quote (Projectionist @ Apr 24 2010 10:32pm)
Update I read from GTPlanet
Yamauchi Discusses Gran Turismo 5’s Delay
April 20th, 2010 by Jordan
One of the more unpleasant surprises we’ve had waiting for Gran Turismo 5 was the unexpected postponement of the game’s March 2010 Japanese release. It was a quiet announcement, but set a somber tone at the beginning of the year for us eager fans. Since that time, we have not received any sort of information on exactly why that happened – until now. In an excellent interviewwith Dean Gibson of AutoExpress last weekend, Yamauchi-san clarified things a little bit:
“Actually, I think that March would’ve been too early. We could have produced the game in time to make that deadline, but the finished product wouldn’t have had everything that I wanted to include.”
Yamauchi also discusses why different manufacturers are in the game, and reiterates the fact that the ultimate release date is entirely up to Sony. For more, read the full interview here. Thanks to Dean for collaborating with me on this!
While it is great to finally receive clarification on the delay, I am still intrigued by the situation. Shortly after the delay was announced, I posted this analysis of the most likely reasons. As you may recall, Yamauchi and his translator did not hesitate to confirm the March date during this video interview with TechCrunch, which was filmed a mere four days before the postponement was announced by Sony. It would be very interesting to know what happened in those few short days which caused such a drastic change of plans…
yeah I also saw that, I guess I'm kinda happy that it got delayed cuz I want the full thing!
on the other note I just bought a Ferrrrrrrrrari F40!