| EaglesEye379 said: Please inform me (or correct my misinformation) about something. I keep seeing God of War 3 and GT5 as 100% going to be in 2009. Last I checked, the only hint at God of War 3's release date is 'coming soon' from the E3 trailer and the PSP game's manual. How is this 100% guaranteed for 2009? Did I miss an official statement anywhere? As for GT5, last I checked, there was an interview somewhere with the head developer and he said it wont be released until after 2009, possibly 2010. How is this 100% guaranteed for 2009? Again, please correct me if there is an official statement saying it will be 2009. Also, I wouldnt say Forza 3 is a 2009 release, heck it hasnt officially been announced yet. |
I'd say God of War III has a 95% chance of making it out next year, and Gran Turismo 5 a 75-80% chance.
Apparently, Kazuo Yamauchi "laughed" at the idea of GT5 releasing in 2010, and said the game will be out "sooner than expected." Of course, this does somewhat contradict earlier statements he made, so I'm not going to say it's definite that the game will release next year, especially given the perfectionist nature of the team at Polyphony Digital. Delays are hardly uncommon for them.
As for God of War, I believe it will come out next year for a number of reasons:
1. At E3, Sony stated it was a 2009 title.
2. Sony's not in the position they were in 2005 and 2006, so they're no longer announcing games years in advance in a desperate attempt to make their console look better. Most of their titles since 2006 have been announced 6-18 months prior to release, with the exception of LittleBigPlanet, which was announced at the very beginning of 2007, when Sony was still extremely desperate.
3. Sony Santa Monica are some of Sony's best developers, and they're great at meeting deadlines. They manage to pump games out like clockwork, much like Naughty Dog and Insomniac. Uncharted was announced at E306 with a CGI trailer, and came out a year and a half later just in time for the 2007 Holiday season. I would not be surprised to see God of War III follow the same fate.
4. Sony tends to have 3-4 medium to large releases hitting every holiday season. God of War III would be perfect as their forerunner for the Holiday '09 season, with Uncharted 2 and Ratchet & Clank Future 2 as solid support titles.
Edit:
lulz, forgot my link to Yamauchi's comment:
http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=47261
