With ME2 GOW3 adn RDR out who thinks gt5 could beat them for GOTY. i do it has been in porduction for 5 years and Kazunori Yamauchi only saying he would releas a compleat game why would it not be 10/10 and GOTY meterial. also gt game in the past have been GOTY so why no diffrent.

Its got a lot more going againt this time then ever before.

Bias.
People hating it because of how long its taken to come out

God of War 3

Definitely. GT5 is clearly a GotY contender. It should be the best racer ever released.

What year is GT5 a contender for?

Was a release date announced that I was not aware of?

It will definitely be a contender but it's got some stiff competition this year. So far my bet for GOTY is Red Dead.

Actually it may just get it people often forget about games released at the beginning of the year so ME2, GOW III, Alan Wake, HR, SMG2 all will not win it.
It will be GT5 vs Halo Reach when it all comes down to it.
Personally I was going to vote for GOW III, but the fact it has too many familiar things to the other GOW's spoilt it for me, so either HR or GT5 will get voted GOTY by me.

If it's set for a 2010 release it could be possible, but that also means that it has to show us really impressive stuff to contend with those beasts released already.

Racing games don't win GOTY. RPG, Platformer, FPS, Action adventure is pretty much it.

i am a huge fan of Gran Turismo since day 1 (own all PD games). But i have high doubts it will get GOTY. Since when has a racing game ever won a GOTY award??

It's going to be my GOTG (game of the gen) as ill clock up more hours on it then any other game this gen but GOTY awards aren't given to racers.

It's a contender but it'll have to be pretty damn good..

As of right now I'd say the top contenders are (in this order):

- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Red Dead Redemption
- Mass Effect 2
- God of War 3

With the following as long shots that may get it from one or two small sites:

- Bayonetta
- Heavy Rain
- Alan Wake


That's only the first half of the year.. We still have a number of titles to come that could very well surpass these as a clear winner of GOTY awards from a lot of sites..

Things like:

- Portal 2
- Zelda Wii
- The Last Guardian (if it releases this year)
- Natal Projects
- Move Projects
- Halo Reach
- Agent

And many that haven't even been announced yet..

Basically.. GT5 would have to get every aspect to 99% perfection and it'd have to have a whole heap of great new content that hasn't been seen in the racing genre before. I know it'll be an awesome experience and I'm really looking forward to it, but it has a lot of tough competition for GOTY.