Gran Turismo is one of those franchises that have seen a great handful of delay’s in it’s life, and it seems things aren’t really planning on changing anytime soon.
Polyphony Digital’s Kzaunori Yamauchi recently posted an update, regarding the upcoming Gran Turismo Sport over on the PlayStation Blog, ultimately confirming a delay for the title; due to more development time being needed to reach expectations. The details which entailed can be read below:
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.
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.
Gran Turismo Sport has recently been aimed more at the eSports audience, with it being the first ever Gran Turismo title to be more developed more towards the competitive gaming crowd. While the delay is more than likely due to bugs and other development issues, it’s also quite important for Polyphony to make sure this game will work well within a competitive environment, while also being welcoming to newcomers to the franchise. As we know, eSports titles are really either a hit or miss; it would really nice to see a racing title, such as Gran Turismo – make it’s way into the competitive gaming spotlight.
A new release date for Gran Turismo: Sport has yet to be announced.
