The release of Sony's "Gran Turismo" has been delayed again. The fifth edition game was supposed to drop Nov. 2, but it will now hit stores in time for the holidays, Taku Imasaki, the game's North American producer, wrote in a blog post.
"We sincerely apologize to GT fans for the delay, however, creator Kazunori Yamauchi and the team at Polyphony Digital want to make certain they are creating the perfect racing experience, and we are confident that this ambitious game will exceed expectations when it launches," Imasaki wrote.
A version of the game for the PlayStation Portable was released last year, but the last major overhaul of the racing simulator, Gran Turismo 4, was released in 2005. The original game first launched in 1997. Gran Turismo has been a popular game for PlayStation, selling 55 million copies globally. But the last iteration isn't even compatible with latest PS3; GT4 was released on the console's precursor, PlayStation 2.
According to a New York Times blog post, the game was slated to go on sale in Japan this March. That date came and went without the release, until the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, when confirmation of the November launch was provided.
"This was an executive decision that was made yesterday," Imasaki told the Times. "Realistically we thought we had a good date. We're not happy over here."
The game was also supposed to launch in Japan on Nov. 3, as well as in Europe on Nov. 4. No specifics were disclosed about a rescheduled release, but Imasaki said more information would be available "in the near future."
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