Why gran turismo 5 delayed

In what will surely prove to be the least surprising piece of gaming news this week, Sony has announced that Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed again.

The much-anticipated latest addition to the long-running simulation series was due to be launched on November 2 in the US with Japanese and UK debuts following the day after.

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In a short post on the PlayStation Blog , Imasaki stated simply:. Fans have literally been waiting years for the repeatedly delayed Gran Turismo 5. During Sony's E3 Press Event , when a "firm" release date of November 2, was assigned to the game, many in the audience cheered. But even then, suspicions surfaced that November would come and go without a new Gran Turismo on store shelves.

Despite SCEA's reassurance that the game will be made available this holiday season, it is becoming difficult to put much stock in a release for Gran Turismo 5. It is much easier to have faith that, when Gran Turismo 5 does finally ship, it will be visually stunning just check out the game's TGS trailer and jam packed with every last feature that Yamauchi and the rest of the team at Polyphony Digital could imagine. Just this week, video emerged of the game's previously unrevealed Course Maker.

Take a look:. The Course Maker may not offer ModNation Racers levels of customization, but it is yet another feature added to what must already be the most content rich racing game ever created.