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As predicted yesterday, SCEA announced overnight that the hotly anticipated Gran Turismo 4 will be heavily delayed, following news of a four week slip of the Japanese version.
The US version has been harshly delayed however, slipping from December 14th to a non-specific release window described as “…the January-to-March window of 2005.”
In quite the most predictable statement to be released this year, SCEA said, “Natural challenges with finalizing all the key features and localization issues across worldwide territories have led to the difficult choice of pushing back the release date in order to ensure that Gran Turismo 4 lives up to the exacting standards of the 36 million-plus fans worldwide that have purchased previous versions.”
This news also casts a spectre of doubt across the European release, which currently is due within the same window, though with SCEE placing a 28 February date on the launch.
It is widely expected that this date, perhaps the tenth (actually tenth!) date to sit abreast the game will slip, probably to Easter, totalling a staggering eighteen month delay total for the key sim software.
As ever, if anything further breaks, you’ll be the first to know.
The US version has been harshly delayed however, slipping from December 14th to a non-specific release window described as “…the January-to-March window of 2005.”
In quite the most predictable statement to be released this year, SCEA said, “Natural challenges with finalizing all the key features and localization issues across worldwide territories have led to the difficult choice of pushing back the release date in order to ensure that Gran Turismo 4 lives up to the exacting standards of the 36 million-plus fans worldwide that have purchased previous versions.”
This news also casts a spectre of doubt across the European release, which currently is due within the same window, though with SCEE placing a 28 February date on the launch.
It is widely expected that this date, perhaps the tenth (actually tenth!) date to sit abreast the game will slip, probably to Easter, totalling a staggering eighteen month delay total for the key sim software.
As ever, if anything further breaks, you’ll be the first to know.
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Funky 19 Nov 2004 14:10
1/4
Hey Spong, your next competition should be "Guess when GT4 will be released in Europe".
I'm going for June 17th 2005
I'm going for June 17th 2005
Autobot 19 Nov 2004 19:43
2/4
I think I figured out why GT4 keeps slipping. It may be Forza Motosport, because a lot of people have been raving about it in pre release. It could be what is causing them to be soo picky. I think if they are worried about Forza they may feel that they may take the crown as the best sim. I'm sure that could be the reason.
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Pandaman 19 Nov 2004 21:37
3/4
I think its fair to say that we'll all see Grand Turismo 5 before we see GT4.
andovertabler 22 Nov 2004 07:10
4/4
So no-one's expecting GT4 in their Christmas stocking this year?
What about the Game Pac???
What about the Game Pac???