Report: Gran Turismo 5 “autumn” launch revealed by Sony exec

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in GT5 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Guess what? Puxatony Phil saw his shadow and Sony announced another delay for Gran Turismo 5 in the same week. Oh, the irony. In an interview with Spanish site Canarias Al Dia, CEO of Sony Entertainment Portugal James Armstrong reportedly revealed another disappointing delay for the highly anticipating driving simulation game. Armstrong allegedly said Sony is aiming to have GT5 on store shelves before Christmas, and that the “priority is to make this game with the best quality as possible.” Does this mean that Sony and Polyphony Digital are struggling to work out bugs before the all-too-important game is unleashed on the consumer? It sure sounds that way.

If you’re at all like us, you’re wondering by now whether GT5 will ever see the light of day. The highly hyped, multi-format racing game was supposed to be released in the fall of 2009, then in March of 2010. Now we’re talking sometime before December. Note to Sony and Polyphony Digital: Don’t publish truck loads of teasers, videos and screen shots more than a year in advance of the big kid console version of the game finds its way onto store shelves. It’s just mean.

Gallery: Gran Turismo 5 Cover with Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

[Source: GT Planet]

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