Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 10:20 GMT
SCEE: GT5 EU date “in due course,” JP delay “only applicable for the Japanese market”
SCEE has told VG247 the Gran Turismo 5 delay announced this morning is “only applicable for the Japanese market.”
The company added that the Polyphony racer’s EU date will appear in its own good time.
A SCEE rep told us: ”This information on the GT release is only applicable for the Japanese market. SCEE will announce the launch date for this game in the PAL territories in due course.”
The game was given a March release back at Tokyo Game Show last year. After today, it’s TBA.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital
17 comments
#1
Johnny Cullen
13/01/10, 10:01 am
Worldwide release.
It must be, innit.
Worldwide release im the summer, announced at E3.
#2
Psychotext
13/01/10, 10:15 am
Of course the delay is only for the Japanese market, they never announced a date for the EU / US so it’s impossible to delay it. Semantics… but true.
#3
onlineatron
13/01/10, 10:24 am
Sounds like a Worldwide release to me.
At least that’s what I hope it is… Knowing Sony they’ll find some way to fudge this!
#4
TIMCSS
13/01/10, 12:39 pm
Tbh it was abit of fail to have GOW3 and GT5 coming in the same week in japan lol. GT5 would sell more then gow3, and thats hardly clever selling.
Maybe they have the western release ready and want to launch it all togther in april. Sony have nothing releaseing then.
#5
Psychotext
13/01/10, 12:42 pm
GoW3 is a non event in Japan anyway. God of War 2 sold 17k over there on release. To put that in perspective, that’s less than Katamari sold on the 360 a week earlier.
#6
TIMCSS
13/01/10, 12:46 pm
Doesnt matter if its not a main event or not, You dont release 2 of your own IP’s on the same day. Thats insane and cuts down the possibitly of both being brought.
#7
Psychotext
13/01/10, 12:53 pm
On the same day? No, for sure. But there are four weeks in March.
#8
TIMCSS
13/01/10, 1:21 pm
they said back end of march for gt5, and gow3 is the 25th.
#9
No_PUDding
13/01/10, 1:54 pm
Good.
I reckon it’s to line up a summertime release.
#10
Psychotext
13/01/10, 2:41 pm
Good? GOOD?
I’LL KILL YOU!
/struggles against straight jacket
#11
No_PUDding
13/01/10, 3:04 pm
Stop whining, atleast you have Forza you baby.
#12
Psychotext
13/01/10, 3:18 pm
If I’m honest, they could release GT5 next year and I still wouldn’t be sure I’d have any significant amount of time to dedicate to it.
#13
Eregol
13/01/10, 3:23 pm
GT5, new meaning for vaporware?
Duke Forever is gone and needs a replacement.
#14
TIMCSS
13/01/10, 3:58 pm
Eregol – 2k have the rights to duke forever now i belive
#15
fatEuroRabbitsAreGay
13/01/10, 5:25 pm
That stupid rep should have mentioned it was only in Japan. Or did he state that to begin with? How did this get confused with the US & EU versions? Benji is a pink haired homo from london by the way. Likes little boys. Thats disgusting.
#16
Johnny Cullen
13/01/10, 5:31 pm
“That stupid rep” did mention it was only for Japan.
#17
No_PUDding
13/01/10, 8:14 pm
Bah, you’d better make time for it, if the online is any good.