News from Sema

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Spagetti69
Confirmed what and how.

Edit sorry. Your talking about the production run of discs. Where did Sony confirm this.
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http://ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1132007p1.html
When asked for comment on the accuracy of the report, a Sony spokesperson told IGN, "We will have more details very soon on the gold master submission as well as launch date."
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And as Jordan pointed out in the General Discussion thread, the NY Times ran the story as well.
 
DaveTheStalker
Think about Amazon and how much money they have lost by refunding shipping charges for both the game and the Prima guide. I doubt it's just the 4 or 5 people here, including myself, that posted their email. To get my guide next day it cost me $4 (3.99 to be exact), standard Amazon Prime next day fee.
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Huh, what shipping charge refunds? They are only supposed to refund your shipping charges if the game comes out on time but they fail to deliver it that day. I thought that's how it worked.
 
jodark
That is exactly what I'm hoping for. It really makes best financial sense for Sony. People will be buying PS3s with Move and then think "I need a really amazing game" and buy GT5. A release after Black Friday isn't nearly as beneficial to Sony.
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Not to mention some of the increased 3-D TV sales that would occur as well.
 
@scope. The IGN article neither confirms or deny anything. Doesnt say anything at all actually.

Don't know anything about NY times though, I haven't heard that one.
 
cygnus_zero
"Kazunori reportedly says game has gone gold."

There is no proof from any credible source he actually said this, and Sony sure hasnt confirmed it. Therefore it was never said as far as Im concerned. Im not going to hang on internet rumors when it comes to anything regarding GT5's release.
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New York Times is a pretty good source though.
 
TheIshter
New York Times is a pretty good source though.
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Not denying that. Where did they get there info from, Sony?

IGN got their info from jalopnik.

Edit* NY times have quoted Jalopnik as their source.
The source is only as good ad their source.

Not saying any of it is untrue. Bare in mind that Sony has not in my eyes confirmed any of this.
Only jalopnik.

Also the dreaded translation error, grrrr
 
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cygnus_zero
"Kazunori reportedly says game has gone gold."

There is no proof from any credible source he actually said this, and Sony sure hasnt confirmed it. Therefore it was never said as far as Im concerned. Im not going to hang on internet rumors when it comes to anything regarding GT5's release.
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:lol: Are you trying this hard to be skeptical?

I guess there is a chance that dinosaurs never existed. But, you would have to try really hard, and make up a lot of stuff to dispute it.

Occam's razor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor

Or the modern equivalent: "Playing the Percentages"

And the percentages are far in the favor of this being true.

Oh and "reportedly" is an accurate word in this case. Since it was reported by Jalopnik and is not a direct quote to IGN.

Journalism 101
 
Spagetti69
The story is only as good as their source.
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Fixed for you Spagetti 👍

He's right, too; people seem to not understand the basic concept of "proof". The NYT article offers no more credibility that the game is infact gold; they're quoting Jalopnik.

I trust Jalopnik, but we do need further mention from Sony and/or PD to back this up. It's hardly unquestionable proof at this point.
 
scope72
Oh and "reportedly" is an accurate word in this case. Since it was reported by Jalopnik and is not a direct quote to IGN.

Journalism 101
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Maybe they used that word because Translator-san was the one who said it in English, but ultimately Kaz was the one who said the statement, only in Japanese.
 
Thanks Slippy.

I want to believe this, I really do.
History has told me to be sceptical.

I read somewhere that Kaz rarely speaks English.
We know from past happenings what confusion that causes.

I'm getting off here for a bit. I'm cracking up. It's only a bloody game after all.
 
SlipZtrEm
It's hardly unquestionable proof at this point.
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That is certainly true. Heck, no proof is truly "unquestionable". However, I believe there is such a thing as healthy skepticism. Then, there is "I have been burned before and refuse to believe again" type skepticism.

Maybe not you SlipZtrEm, but I think we are witnessing a lot of the latter type. Everyone is shy, and not wanting to trust anyone. It's no longer healthy skepticism at that point. It's some type of psychological barricade that is put up by that person.

All of this is just my opinion of course, but think it is safe to assume this is not a mistranslation or made up. It is real, makes sense, and fits.

And again, the report was more confirmed, than denied by Sony.


TheIshter
Maybe they used that word because Translator-san was the one who said it in English, but ultimately Kaz was the one who said the statement, only in Japanese.
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Well, in Journalism (for the most part) a professional translator is the person. Essentially, you treat them as if they do not exist. Personally, I think Kaz knows what he is doing and answers questions vaguely. Then we are left to wonder what happened to the translation. When really, it is exactly what was said.

Plus, I don't think there is much of a chance for mistranslation in this case. The question that was asked and the following answer are pretty straight forward.
 
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scope72
No offense to anyone, but you should believe Dave on that one.
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Hahaha, thanks. Yeah, were were told by I think someone at sony or some interviewer that Kaz understands english but would rather not speak it. It's a japanese thing and I have witnessed it myself.
We have also seen interviews where he is asked questions in english and starts answering to Taka without waiting for the english-japanese translation.
 
scope72
No offense to anyone, but you should believe Dave on that one.
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Advice taken. It made sense to me that a Japanese born/raised man could have his message translated incorrectly into English, etc. But if someone who knows better is going to say otherwise then so be it, I know little about his understanding or speaking of English.
 
Kaz is on the Sony board, he's no longer just a game developer. So he does have a say in what Sony does with GT5, and probably has a pretty good clue if it's gone gold or not
 
dave_sz
Hahaha, thanks. Yeah, were were told by I think someone at sony or some interviewer that Kaz understands english but would rather not speak it. It's a japanese thing and I have witnessed it myself.
We have also seen interviews where he is asked questions in english and starts answering to Taka without waiting for the english-japanese translation.
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Yea, as I understand, it comes from a mentality of "if you can't do something right, then do not do it." Where as in the West, we tend want people to show effort and we thank them for that effort.

If that makes sense.
 
scope72
Yea, as I understand, it comes from a mentality of "if you can't do something right, then do not do it." Where as in the West, we tend want people to show effort and we thank them for that effort.

If that makes sense.
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It's more like "I don't know what the @$&# I'm doing but I'm sure it'll impress the ladies" or "if I don't do it, someone else will take the opportunity from me so I better step up".
 
at least we know for sure that there was a new build there..

http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/...ting-to-announce-a-release-date/td-p/46362987

SWERV_GRIFFIN
When I asked Kaz and the PD group last night, I was told that the date will be announced soon. They told us to have faith, please be patient, and it will be well worth it. after driving the special SEMA build of the game in the VIP Lounge all night, I tend to agree that it will be all worth it. Hey, I am patiently waiting , just like all of the rest of us.
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but really.. I'm begging to get really mad to this lack of PR by sony
 
Loeb80
at least we know for sure that there was a new build there..

http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/...ting-to-announce-a-release-date/td-p/46362987



but really.. I'm begging to get really mad to this lack of PR by sony
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New build but new compared to what? Do we know the person who said that has played the E3 or GC or TGS build?
They said one guy raced every car on every track. Unless there were only maybe a dozen cars on a dozen or so tracks, I don't see how he could do that.
 
I think he's a kind of mod over the official gt forum

the fact that there was a build "new" or "special" or "different" is official

http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/news/d5336.html

Guests at the event are invited to test drive Gran Turismo 5 prior to its launch, with all past GT Awards Best in Show vehicles being showcased in the software.
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I don't know guys .. just pay attention also here, to this front, instead of the complete nothing that is coming from sony
 

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