does this upset me? Yes.
Does this surprise me? Not in the least.
Gran Turismo 5 is delayed…again.
This game has been in a constant state of “delayed” for most of the PS3 life cycle now – the “totally official this time we mean it guys, really” release date was supposed to be November 2, 2010, though now, apparently, it’s going to be out “sometime in the holiday season,” which could really mean anything.
The only thing I guess you can say is that if they were intent on getting it out two weeks from now, I would assume that it’s got to be basically done by now – I know the software development cycle enough to know that if you get this close to the actual release without delaying, the problem you’re running into isn’t a serious one. But with any project, there’s a point, like, say, now, when you just have to leave well enough alone and just release your product into the wild.
I guess if waiting a couple of weeks (I wasn’t likely to grab this on day one anyway – it’s pretty much what I’m asking for for Christmas) avoids a big day one patch download, I can live with it. But, it’s probably just time to let it go: I would assume that the packaging has already gone to the printers at this point.
I understand perfectionism, but c’mon Polyphony, just let it go.
