GranTurismo 5 Race Night?

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coxmaster

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I think Black Friday would be a great release date for a high profile game such at GT5, as long as quantities of stock were sufficient.

I think thats a horrible release day.. Wouldnt releasing it a few days earlier (tuesday..) make more sense because then the fans of the game can buy it without dealing with the blackfriday shopping crowd.

Sales would still benefit from blackfriday, and it wouldn't be impossible to get a copy
 

zerocool84

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I think thats a horrible release day.. Wouldnt releasing it a few days earlier (tuesday..) make more sense because then the fans of the game can buy it without dealing with the blackfriday shopping crowd.

Sales would still benefit from blackfriday, and it wouldn't be impossible to get a copy

It would actually be smart to release it on Black Friday since most people are going to be shopping for new gifts and see a huge sign and stand for the new GT5 game.
 

coxmaster

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It would actually be smart to release it on Black Friday since most people are going to be shopping for new gifts and see a huge sign and stand for the new GT5 game.

Anybody that already wants GT5 will know its coming. Why not let those people buy it Tuesday, and then all the people that are just shopping can still buy it Friday?
 
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Anybody that already wants GT5 will know its coming. Why not let those people buy it Tuesday, and then all the people that are just shopping can still buy it Friday?

Well sure, releasing it earlier in the week is still a good idea, nothing wrong with that and probably a better option. But I don't think releasing on Black Friday is a bad idea either, if it came down to that.
 

coxmaster

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So its agreed then. They better release the damn game soon... lol

I dont even have a PS3 yet and im tired of waiting
 

zerocool84

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Anybody that already wants GT5 will know its coming. Why not let those people buy it Tuesday, and then all the people that are just shopping can still buy it Friday?

I would hate if they released it on Black Friday as I'd have to fight the crowds.

So its agreed then. They better release the damn game soon... lol

I dont even have a PS3 yet and im tired of waiting

Yea I want this soon. I was going to pre-order it on Amazon and then the next day the info came out on the delay. This is getting ridiculous.
 

RiDE

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So its agreed then. They better release the damn game soon... lol

I dont even have a PS3 yet and im tired of waiting

Me too lol. I got the PS for GT and the PS2 for GT3... so I'll get the PS3 for GT5. :awe:
 

coxmaster

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LOL. GT5 is on the front page of the Target ad this week

Apparently the delay came too late to change the print
 

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http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921666006660

"release date on or about 11/30/2010" they are waiting until the Tuesday after Black Friday to release it.

SONY: "We really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really mean it this time guys."
 

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bah, didn't hear the news was expecting it in the mail tomorrow. I was rushing through God of War so I would have it done by tonight.

Just checked amazon:
This item will be released on December 31, 2010

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That's just a placeholder date. If you want something that's a closer to "official", check out QuikWgn's post above.