I går var vi alle overbevist om at Gran Turismo Sport skulle slippes til Playstation 4 den 16. november i år, men slik ble det altså ikke. I en oppdatering på US Playstation Blog skriver Polyphony Digitals egen Kazunori Yamauchi at lanseringen er flyttet til en gang i løpet av 2017.
Yamauchi skriver:
"Hello GT Community — I am sharing some news today that we have made the difficult decision to delay the release of Gran Turismo Sport to 2017. [...] From the start this title has been one of our most ambitious undertakings by using the latest technologies, such as physics-based rendering and sound simulations, and Scapes photo mode. In combining these features with a new Sport mode, we are offering a competitive gaming experience to truly reinvent what it means to be a racing game. We've been excited and humbled by the response each time that we've shared new gameplay with everyone."
Og så over til den triste delen:
"However, as we approach our planned release date in November, we realize we need more time to perfect GT Sport, which we've already dedicated so much effort towards since announcing the title. We do not want to compromise the experience in any way. While we cannot confirm a new release date at this time, we are more committed than ever to making GT Sport the best Gran Turismo game to date."
Tidligere i år meldte utvikleren at de droppet betaen for spillet slik at de kunne bli ferdige i tide, men det var altså ikke nok. Vi kan imidlertid trøste oss med at det finnes flere gode racingspill til Playstation 4 allerede.