Multiple sources? Who else is backing down?
Where shall I begin?
The Deltawing is likely to not be included. I'm aware that this is not PD's fault, and as such, it's unfair to blame them, but I'm just listing every example I can come up with from the top of my head.
PD talks about 24 hour time cycles, and judging from the official page, it looks as if all new tracks have 24 hour cycles. yet it would appear as if tracks like Brands hatch won't feature the full 24 hours, instead being from 06.00 -20.00. This isn't necessarily the case in the full game, but it goes without saying that when you advertise the track as having variable time of day, then people will expect the full 24 hours. What is even more worrying, is that this could be the case for several tracks.
Kaz himself says on multiple occasions that he'll be at TGS, even saying that he'll talk about the livery editor and such. He then doesn't bother to show up, nor does he feel it necessary to explain why.
PD talks about the course maker, hyping it rather nicely. Then backs down on size claims. Sure, the reported size is still perfectly fine by any standards, but he shouldn't talk about it until he knows for sure that they can deliver what he's saying.
We then get informed that it aparently won't even be there for the release...
PD talks about sounds and how it will definately be improved. I'm sure the improvements are good and all, but that it won't be there at release, is disconcerning to say the least.
All tracks will carry over to GT6. Well, judging from the official GT6 website, Top Gear won't. Not a big loss for me personally, but none the less, it seems unprofessional for a big company to misinform their consumers like that. Regardless of whether or not it's intentional or not.
The pre-order and special edition bonus info has just been a mess from the get go.
I'm sure there are more examples, but going on memory, these are the only ones I can come up with.
I'm sure GT6 will be a brilliant game. But I'm sick of PD's inability to properly communicate with their consumers. Important questions are often answered with such vague sentences, that we simply can't take anything meaningful away from them. This thing with the Mercedes cars might not actually have anything to do with PD, but it just adds to the frustration of not getting proper info from the developer.