Having read some of the big theory or speculatuion posts made here.
Just to be sensible for a moment, a simple question I have for some with their voiced speculative comments:
Has it been confirmed what the delay is?
Im not aware a specific cause has been mentioned, so it could be several things to just one thing? It could be something that has no effect on how the game will be or it could be the opposite with something as major as a big feature being dropped?
Take your pick of the following:
- For instance is it a major problem with part of the game?
- Something thats just not quite finished?
- Is it in the regional aspects in preparing the game for various countries/languages?
- Technical issues with 3DTV, facetracking or something else?
- Legal or licenscing issues?
- Logistics or manufacturing?
- Sony HQ sales decision to have a different launch strategy closer to Christmas?
What some fail to remember is this is the largest game on Sonys books, their No.1 franchise and Playstation system selling game. Sony are under BIG pressure to deliver with this title and they will only get one shot at releasing it. If any game for Sony has to live up to the "Only On Playstation" marketing BS then its Gran Turismo 5. Also from what little we know or have been shown of the game its one of the most ambitious, if perhaps too ambitious console games I care to remember.
Still no matter when this releases its going to sell like crazy and people will be gagging for it as they have been for the last couple of years anyways.
The concern is not so much when its releasing, the concern I have more is will it deliver whats been promised?
Some have called me a fanboy in the past and all the rest of it and yes I do admire what Polphony have achieved and that GT is the most iconic racing game in the last decade not by fluke but by popularity, however if anything I will be amongst the most critical of this game on these forums just as I have been with FM. This game better not release with major bugs or unfinished half assed parts. If so I think I will decide to give up on gaming as Ive put up with enough of the marketing BS many games studios come off with these days and fail to deliver on. Codemasters and F1 is a fine recent example.
Looking on the bright side if GT5 has an issue and the delay is to correct it at least they had the balls to postpone it not like Codies failing to ensure a quality finished product ended up in store shelves. Id rather have a developer screw up and delay something than release it screwed up.