mr_nothin said:
Why is everybody saying missed December 2009 like it was always planned for 2009?
GTPlanet:
Gran Turismo 5s release window has just been set to March 2010 for Japan, according to Kazunori Yamauchi at the TGS press conference. This, unfortunately, runs directly counter to everything that weve heard so far from a wide variety of sources for nearly an entire year:
November 30, 2008 Sony executive in Europe mentions GT5 will arrive at Christmas during an interview with a financial magazine.
June 4, 2009 Kazunori Yamauchi states: We can release Gran Turismo 5 whenever we want. during E3 interview.
August 2, 2009 GTPlanet acquires internal company documents which clearly outline the date that Sony expects to release the game (and it was well within 2009).
August 22, 2009 Kazunori Yamauchi states that GT5 will be released shortly after this date [October 1st] during an interview.
August 23, 2009 Printed material distributed by Sony at the GamesCom 2009 conference clearly indicate the game will be released during the fourth quarter of 2009.
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As well as other things such as Kaz laughing off a 2010 release date, saying it would come sooner than expected, GT5P, GT4, GT2 and GT1 having all being released in December in Japan, Peter Dille saying they already have a GT5 commercial.
Maybe FFXIII stole its potential release date or something, who knows, but I don't think anyone can deny that there was subtantial evidence pointing to a 2009 release.