Sony Has Put Pressure On Polyphony To Release GT5
See Full ImageThere is often a great deal of pushing and pulling going on between developers and publishers when it comes to releasing high-profile titles, and as far as exclusive titles go, they don't get much more "high-profile" than Gran Turismo 5.
Not surprisingly, a recent Meristation interview with Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi, as reported by GameZine, shows that Sony has been putting significant pressure on the designers to get GT5 out the door. The game has been in development for over five years and while we've received large demos in the form of Gran Turismo HD and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Sony still wants the final product in stores...badly. Many rumors indicated a possible 2009 release but as it turned out, the hotly anticipated racer was announced for March 2010 in Japan; US and European regions are expected to get it not long after. In the end, Yamauchi called the pressure "unbearable:"
"Not in terms of content, but the pressure really, if we can call it that, of the delivery dates are sometimes difficult to bear."
Yamauchi goes on to say how he sees his team at Polyphony as a close family, but at the same time, he wants to satisfy Sony as he has made many close friends there as well. It's these professional relationships that clearly have an impact on Yamauchi, and if we were to hazard a guess, we'd say he was caught between both sides: on the one hand, Sony is essentially begging him to finish the game, but on the other hand, Yamauchi doesn't want to push his team too hard. For our part, we're okay with March; we're just a little disappointed it didn't make it out this year.
Related Game(s): Gran Turismo 5
10/5/2009 9:13:15 PM Ben Dutka
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HeXeN
Monday, October 05, 2009 @ 9:30:58 PM
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John Shoemaker
Monday, October 05, 2009 @ 10:04:31 PM
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Didn't someone say that it was basically done a few months back and they could release it at any time? How is almost a half a year out, from a five year in development, release date hard to bear?
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, October 05, 2009 @ 11:39:06 PM
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xnonsuchx
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 6:00:59 AM
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ThePearlJamer
Monday, October 05, 2009 @ 10:10:09 PM
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Qubex
Monday, October 05, 2009 @ 10:22:57 PM
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Q!
"i am home"
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Highlander
Monday, October 05, 2009 @ 11:01:22 PM
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Banky A
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 1:18:26 AM
o_O
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LegendaryWolfeh
Monday, October 05, 2009 @ 11:17:41 PM
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But it's interesting because from other developer points of view Sony is generally easy to work with and understanding and such, but I guess even they have a time limit at some point, haha
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Highlander
Monday, October 05, 2009 @ 11:37:08 PM
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mustang750r
Monday, October 05, 2009 @ 11:25:26 PM
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After reading it you will come out with a huge appreciation for Kaz and PD, and will understand better the reason why its taking so long. The interview is long but worth it.
Oh, look in the comments section as I had posted there as well revealing how I how about their hard work.
Kaz also talks about GT PSP and how they used car renders from GT5 for the game play and stuff.
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SnipeySnake
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 12:06:49 AM
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mustang750r
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 12:23:44 AM
in the 3rd sentence it should read as "revealing how I feel about their hard work."
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Banky A
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 1:21:48 AM
Where is this article you're talking about? Chances are, I've 100% already read it, lol but I'll make sure.
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mustang750r
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 12:17:43 AM
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Forever lol but thanks to my time machine add-on for the PSP I can rewind time and post lol
P.S. GT5 looks great ;)lol
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Wage SLAVES
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 12:38:51 AM
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I don't want 5 years dedication to end up gimped...take another 6 months to a year...we'll be here, unless Swine Flu wipes the world away.
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Banky A
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 1:23:51 AM
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___________
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 1:49:54 AM
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i dont have enough time to play the games i want to at the moment.
this weeks NGS2, next is uncahrted 2 and opp flashpoint,than borderlands,than R&C on november 5th, than MW2,than AC2 on november 19th,than the sabotuer on december 4th.
actually come to think of it, im glad every game that got a delay did.
im happy they got delayed.
O besides max payne 3,bioshock 2 and splinter cell conviction.
that one really hurt, im still mending the hole left from that one, and will be for some time.
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johnld
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 2:29:09 AM
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Snaaaake
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 5:36:15 AM
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What could be taking them so long????
Even Killzone 2 and MGS4 didn't took this long being a PS3 exclusive........
At least they're better than Capcom......
Only one canonical RE series showed up in the 6th gen........and we get 60% of the same thing years later... What the ****?
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Banky A
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 6:06:49 AM
^_^
And KZ2 did take quite a long time too.
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Snaaaake
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 6:29:09 AM
But for video games.....the longer it takes the higher the expectations get so I'm one of the many people don't want to get disappointed.
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JackC8
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 7:30:05 AM
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Diggity Dan
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 7:44:14 AM
I mean c'mon, 5 years? It's just silly now.
It's got me a bit worried I have to say. I hope it'll be even close to expectations. Prolouge was fun, and granted PD has had time to work on it since, but I thought it was marred with aliasing, screen tearing and other graphical issues.
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psychotoe
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 9:02:25 AM
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mustang750r
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 9:40:40 AM
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Just read the interview and you will not be disapointed by the hard work. Hell, NASCAR vehicles are getting full damage like rollovers and well if you've ever seen a NASCAR race you know how crazy the crashes are.
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maxpontiac
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 11:00:09 AM
Speaking of all things GT, if you have a PSP, do yourself a favor, and pick up GT PSP.
This game is amazing, a 9/10 in my book.
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Metal Head
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 10:04:56 AM
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Nynja
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 11:03:51 AM
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maxpontiac
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 11:18:49 AM
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Why? What's the point?
Afterall, it is just a video game. It has no bearing on life, so if a development team wants to make sure their project (in which they are so passionately involved in) is the best it can be, so be it.
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Alienange
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 @ 10:05:02 PM
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AshT
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Monday, October 05, 2009 @ 9:27:22 PM