Yesterday brought the disappointing (but not
altogether surprising) news that Gran Turismo 5 would be delayed yet
again, missing its presumably set-in-stone November 2 release date.
Today, Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi issued an official
apology to disgruntled fans, and if it's any consolation, he doesn't
seem very happy with himself, either.
"I'm really sorry. Everyone, it's inexcusable," Yamauchi wrote on his
Twitter
account (translation via Kotaku). He also gave at least a brief explanation
for why the game suffered yet another delay, saying that, "it's because
time and labor were spent ironing the kinks out of [the game's] complex
system." Which, appropriately, is just about what you'd expect to hear
from a mechanic looking under the hood of your car.
The one silver lining, though, is that Yamauchi really does
believe the game will still be out this year, and in fact will still be
out before Christmas. According to Andriasang, when one of his followers on Twitter
pleaded with to get the game out this year and that he didn't want to
wait until after Christmas, Yamauchi replied, "I believe we won't keep
you waiting until then."
And at this point, we'll believe it when we see it.
Originally published on 1UP.com