Less than a month ago Sony said GT4 would be released in Europe mid-December. Despite this announcement it has been rumoured in the trade press that the date wouldn't hold. Now the Official UK PlayStation website has a release date of Q1 '05, Game shows TBC and Amazon has February 25th 2005.
Gran Turismo 4 Delayed in PAL land?
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SolidSnakex
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Other dates seem to be fairly locked in. Promotions have already started in the US, and they're selling alot of GT4 stuff on their Japanese website:
PAL will likely get the LE version thats coming out in Japan, it comes with a Making of DVD.
PAL will likely get the LE version thats coming out in Japan, it comes with a Making of DVD.
These things are made by my fellow country men (Netherlands). If I am not mistaking
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Compiling a PAL games of shame list. Titles due for US release in 2004 but are '05 European releases.
Metal Gear Solid 3 -- Konami
Ace Combat 5 -- Namco
Final Fantasy XI (PS2) -- Square Enix
Guilty Gear Isuka -- Sammy
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams -- THQ
Blood Will Tell -- Sega
Sonic Mega Collection Plus -- Sega
Astro Boy (PS2) -- Sega
Cold Winter -- Vivendi
Dead or Alive Ultimate -- Tecmo
La Pucelle -- Koei
Phantom Brave - Koei
Everybodys Golf 4 -- Sony
Gran Turismo 4 -- Sony
Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures -- Nintendo
Mario Party 6 -- Nintendo
Mario Tennis -- Nintendo
Viewtiful Joe 2 -- Capcom
Japanese publishers mainly.
Metal Gear Solid 3 -- Konami
Ace Combat 5 -- Namco
Final Fantasy XI (PS2) -- Square Enix
Guilty Gear Isuka -- Sammy
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams -- THQ
Blood Will Tell -- Sega
Sonic Mega Collection Plus -- Sega
Astro Boy (PS2) -- Sega
Cold Winter -- Vivendi
Dead or Alive Ultimate -- Tecmo
La Pucelle -- Koei
Phantom Brave - Koei
Everybodys Golf 4 -- Sony
Gran Turismo 4 -- Sony
Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures -- Nintendo
Mario Party 6 -- Nintendo
Mario Tennis -- Nintendo
Viewtiful Joe 2 -- Capcom
Japanese publishers mainly.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
ourumov said:
You would have millions of Americans swimming over to Europe if that happen, weapons in hand.
Brofist
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SolidSnakex said:Other dates seem to be fairly locked in. Promotions have already started in the US, and they're selling alot of GT4 stuff on their Japanese website:
PAL will likely get the LE version thats coming out in Japan, it comes with a Making of DVD.
Shit..if I buy a new set of Sparcos they're going in my Integra GSR, not in my living room
jakershaker
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GT4 isn't delayed yet, the 'sometime in december' date still holds.
At least according to SONY at the end of last week.
We'll se though...
At least according to SONY at the end of last week.
We'll se though...
ravingloon
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ourumov said:
Give it up. Everyone's been saying the delay of the last year was for online play. Online code isn't that difficult. I'd be willing to wager with anyone that the reason it was difficult was this: Sony wanted to implement a pay system like LIVE and to do that, it had to launch with the one game that was capable of getting people to bite the bullet. This system is more difficult than they thought, hence GT4 loses online play till they can get it right. Just my opinion, but I think I'm right about it.
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They now ship the PSTwo, so there's no excuse. Don't get fucked. Import.
They now ship the PSTwo, so there's no excuse. Don't get fucked. Import.
My guess is that yeah, the online mode was supposed to be some kind of big, complex production that they could never actually get out the door. Polyphony has a history of envisioning much more than it can actually achieve -- Yamauchi's E3 2000 presentation was all about about how amazingly life-like the AI in Gran Turismo 3 was gonna be. Yep, that definitely made it into the finished game...
DFS.
DFS.
SolidSnakex
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WarPig said:
I wonder, is that the back end of any old Ford GT, or is it the back end of Yamauchi's personal Ford GT?
DFS.
Probably his own, he seems to like showing off his cars. His black 350Z looks awesome.
SolidSnakex
Member
Here's his 350Z:
Is this his S2000?
Is this his S2000?
Okey, this is Yamauchi's personal S2000. Came off the lot bone stock, that's all aftermarket shit he had done to it. They used it as the ceterpiece of the GT4 demo display at the Tokyo Game Show a year ago
Bonus pic: this is from the parking lot on top of Polyphony's office (it's a converted warehouse out in the Tokyo 'burbs). Vintage Camaro SS and a pretty trick S2000 belonging to some other guys on the dev team.
DFS.
Bonus pic: this is from the parking lot on top of Polyphony's office (it's a converted warehouse out in the Tokyo 'burbs). Vintage Camaro SS and a pretty trick S2000 belonging to some other guys on the dev team.
DFS.
SolidSnakex
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Damn that's nice. So almost all the Polyphony team is sporting some really nice cars? Must be alot of fun working on that team:
The Polyphony folks have a pretty rough life, though. We toured the office last September -- keep in mind this is more than a year before the game's eventual ship -- and pretty much the whole team was already living at the office. According to SCE's PR folks, the dev people basically work until they drop early in the morning, crash out under their desks, wake up in the early afternoon, and repeat the cycle until the game's done.
Our tour was between about noon and two, but we never got to see Yamauchi, because he was still passed out in his office.
They can afford cool cars, though. I really liked that white Honda in the lot there, the upgrades were all nice and subtle -- rims, skirts, spoilers front and rear, some nice new seats and five-points, and DVD navigation ('cuz you can't find shit in Tokyo without it).
DFS.
Our tour was between about noon and two, but we never got to see Yamauchi, because he was still passed out in his office.
They can afford cool cars, though. I really liked that white Honda in the lot there, the upgrades were all nice and subtle -- rims, skirts, spoilers front and rear, some nice new seats and five-points, and DVD navigation ('cuz you can't find shit in Tokyo without it).
DFS.
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=56989
Hahaha... Sony is hilarious. How many times have this goddamn game been delayed now?:|
Hahaha... Sony is hilarious. How many times have this goddamn game been delayed now?:|
TekunoRobby
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PAL Land.
Thanks for that, I'm going to use that instead of Europe now.
Thanks for that, I'm going to use that instead of Europe now.
TekunoRobby said:PAL Land.
Thanks for that, I'm going to use that instead of Europe now.
With a huge market for GT4 like Europe, why, why are they playing with us. This kind of shit is my no 1 reason why I modded my PS2, so i DONT have to wait for a European Release and I can get the NA version.
Still cant believe this s*&t. But it gives me more time to play GTA: San Andreas 4 times over
So as long as GTA keeps me busy i dont have to import.TekunoRobby
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TELEGRAPH MESSAGE FOR: PAL LAND
MESSAGE FROM: NTSC LAND
I feel for you. STOP. I wish the game came out sooner. STOP. Why not try importing the NTSC copy? STOP.
MESSAGE FROM: NTSC LAND
I feel for you. STOP. I wish the game came out sooner. STOP. Why not try importing the NTSC copy? STOP.
) I am gonna import the game. Wanted to do that with Final Fantasy X but i am glad i did not do that, cuz PAL Version FFX >>>>> NA Versionjakershaker
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For you that seems to have missed my last post:
OFFICIAL STORY(everything else is speculation)
GRAN TURISMO 4 OFFLINE IN DEC
GRAN TURISMO 4 ONLINE PERHAPS NEXT YEAR, NO RELEASE DATE AT ALL
THANK YOU!
OFFICIAL STORY(everything else is speculation)
GRAN TURISMO 4 OFFLINE IN DEC
GRAN TURISMO 4 ONLINE PERHAPS NEXT YEAR, NO RELEASE DATE AT ALL
THANK YOU!
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