Ok, are you sitting down? Once you have taken a seat and some deep, deep breaths, please read on.
Gran Turismo 5, the ever-so-often delayed mega-blockbuster-racing-juggernaut from Sony Computer Entertanment and Polyphany Digital is LOCKED IN for a December 24th 2010. That’s right folks, Christmas is saved.
The Playstation Blog confirmed the release date this morning and made my day, week and month!
Creator and mastermind Kazunori Yamauchi had this to say:
Gran Turismo 5 is an ambitious project, with challenges and complexities which have made it our version of the Apollo Space Program! When we created the original Gran Turismo back in 1997, we wanted to set a completely new precedent for the racing genre. With the technological leap onto PlayStation 3, our objective with Gran Turismo 5 was to create another great revolution which would not only satisfy our own high expectations, but would meet or even exceed the anticipation of the fans. Satisfying the loyal Gran Turismo followers is at the heart of all of our efforts, which is why it was such a difficult decision to delay the release of the game, and one which we did not take lightly. I can only apologize to everyone for making you wait so long, and I hope that when you try out the wealth of driving experiences available in Gran Turismo 5, you will not be disappointed.
Get ready to play folks, GT5 will include “over 1,000 cars, including karts and select NASCAR cars, scores of tracks, the all-new Course Maker, a dynamic weather system, a robust online community, and everything else Gran Turismo 5 has to offer”, and comes out in just a couple of weeks.
WOOOO!
