Gran Turismo 5 officially drives into stores on November 24 @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on November 12, 2010

News: For really reals this time. We hope.

The first time Sony announced a release date for Gran Turismo 5, I punctuated the news with "No more delays. We hope."

Well, that was too much to hope for as the game was delayed a few weeks ago and missed its November 2 release date. But now, Sony has announced the game's final release date (for real this time!).

According to Sony, Gran Turismo 5 will be released on November 24, just in time for Thanksgiving marathons and the Black Friday rush.

Along with the release date confirmation, Sony included a message from Kazunori Yamauchi, President of Polyphony Digital, who wanted to apologize for the last delay:

Gran Turismo 5 is an ambitious project, with challenges and complexities which have made it our version of the Apollo Space Program! When we created the original Gran Turismo back in 1997, we wanted to set a completely new precedent for the racing genre. With the technological leap onto PlayStation 3, our objective with Gran Turismo 5 was to create another great revolution which would not only satisfy our own high expectations, but would meet or even exceed the anticipation of the fans. Satisfying the loyal Gran Turismo followers is at the heart of all of our efforts, which is why it was such a difficult decision to delay the release of the game, and one which we did not take lightly. I can only apologize to everyone for making you wait so long, and I hope that when you try out the wealth of driving experiences available in Gran Turismo 5, you will not be disappointed.

Gran Turismo 5 is less than two weeks away! Let the countdown to Gran Turismo 6 begin!