The date is locked in: Gran Turismo 5 will go on sale throughout North America on Wednesday, November 24th.
That means you’ll be experiencing 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 in less than two weeks.
Along with confirming the November 24th date, Kazunori Yamauchi, President of Polyphony Digital Inc. 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.
Don’t forget to pre-order Gran Turismo 5 if you haven’t already to ensure your copy day one and receive a voucher for one of five free downloadable cars with a custom Stealth Model skin.
We’ll have much more on Gran Turismo between now and launch, so please stay tuned to the PlayStation Blog and the official Gran Turismo site.
PERFECT RELEASE DATE!!!!!!!!
My logitech G27 and Wheel Stand Deluxe are all set to go……OHHHH YEHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!
Thanks for the early Christmas present!!!!
Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!! That means collectors editions ship on same date Alex?? can you confirm?
Thanks!
Thank you Polyphony and Sony. I am sure it will the best game ever. Score 10 on IGN for sure!!!!!
Seriously Sony, where the HELL is the UNCHARTED 3 release date?? Can you guys do nothing right?? >:(
… I kid :P GT5 f yeah!
And there was much rejoicing.
Game of the year. period
Was never really a fan of previous installments but I gotta say this one looks impressive.
AWESOME!
Now I’m forced to get a driving wheel… :( Damn you marketing, you win this round!
Finally!!!!!!
YESSS!!
Thank You Sony and Kaz! We really appreciate it!!!!
Hoping it’s actually the 23rd and they’re padding it an extra day to be sure…I know I’ll be looking for it starting a few days before…
OMG, It’s about damn time!
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
G27, CHECK
Rearrange Lounge for G27 Setup, CHECK
Book December off work, CHECK
Get loads of beer in, Double CHECK!!!
Best Christmas EVER!!!
Much sooner than I anticipated, that’s about less than 2 weeks away.
I just hope that my body is ready for the real driving simulator.
Same day in the PAL region according to the EU blog.
At least Duke Nukem Forever didn’t beat you to market.
I’ve already been celebrating this before and got deeply frustrated. I’ll be sure not to make the same mistake again, Sony.
TTTTHHHAAAAAANNNNNKKKKKKKSSSSSS!!!
F R O M S W I S S
Kaz, you don’t need to apologize. I knew all along the wait would be worth it and it (delay) was done with good reason.
He’s a perfectionist and perfectionists are never satisfied. I’m sure with the discs now being pressed, he’ll probably find something and say “hey, this needs to be fixed for GT6.”
Turkey with a side of GT5. What more could anyone want? :)
bout damn time.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!
OMG. I JUST CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS. COME OVER HERE, MY PLATINUM TROPHY (or not)!
Turkey, insane holiday sales, family…..and cars- lots and lots of cars. that a new combination this year im going to like!
THANK YOU SONY!!!!!!!!
FINALLY!
Congratulations to Kaz and the team at PD for finally getting this out the door.
Gran Turismo 5 looks absolutely incredible, and I am sure we will all be enjoying this for years to come.
It’s about time!!!!
YEAAH!!!! Finally!!!
This is gonna make my winter break awesome.
THANK YOU SWEET POLYPHONY THIS WAS AN AWESOME MOVE BY SONY/POLYPHONY. They still have to compete with black ops but it wont be as bad as releasing it before black ops!!!
You Promise?
YES! :D Can’t wait!! Got the collectors preordered!
Just in time for christmas shopping…Thank you much for the release information, just make sure it happens this time.
Well Sony u left me in between a rock and a hard place. I have the collectors edition of gt5 and assassins creed collectors plus need for speed reserved. Guess its bye to need for speed now I need to c how I come with the xtra 40.
Finally!!!
R.I.P. Forza
Bring on GT5!
Finally! now all i need is a wheel…
Congratulation Polyphony!
It has been a long time coming, and all the fans are more than ready. i hope this is a HUGE success.
holly crap, i just pre-ordered NFS! i thought gt5 was delayed until dec 31, 2010. omg what to do, what to do? Well let’s hope somebody will buy it for me at X-Mas :) if not i’ll get it in jan 2011. Start off the new year with gt5 lol.
Well thanks Alex, it’s still good news :)
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG *HUGS PS3*
0___________________0!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In Brazil too?
YES, now we can say GT5 without being deleted! GT55555555555555555 GT5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555!
Oh, hell yeah.
now that I think about it. Right before black friday? this game is gonna cell like hot cakes. Watch there not be enough copies.
About time!
What are we going to spam unrelated threads about now?
Hey, Sony! Where’s the GT5 DLC? Can’t you get anything right!?
Just kidding
Good to see a release date this side of Christmas
burger time for gt5 finally
Awesome, so a few weeks late isn’t all that bad! Who’s ready to race?!
Duh.
Finally no need to spam the PS Blog!!!!!!!!!!!
YEEEESSSSS!!!