Is this why sony wants $150 whenever repairs are needed?

You keep responding so I keep responding. But now its done.

lulz, sorry im still just pissed about what happned to my beloved PS3, if they reduced the cost of GT5 then they'd wouldn't have to take my moniez away!

Seraphic, you do avatars like drugs.

lol i changed the other one because the PS3 issue thing, basiclly it was light = good/happy or whatever... and now i see the clarity of it all... Sony has betrayed me!!

If it wasn't for that i would'uve kept the angelic one for about a good 3 months or so.

Sony hasn't betrayed you Seraphic, don't believe in that :D I went through 4 PS2, all with DRE's and still sony was there for me as well :P Of course, I had the GC and the Dreamcast to hold me through, but that's another story xDDDD

4 or 5 years since first announcement of Gran Turismo 5 and finally being released in 2010. Similar story to Killzone 2 which also took 4 years from being announced and finally released 4 years later in 2009.

Gran Turismo 5 development costs $60 million. Staggering costs involved in producing games - no wonder game studios are going out of business. Only the big named franchises survive. The costs for game development are expected to continue rising over time due to inflation.

A new game sells for $60 on average. Assuming $20 to $30 profit is made from the sale of every game unit sold when the costs involved are deducted. 2 to 3 million copies of Gran Turismo 5 would have be sold to break even.

actually those 150$ are mainly because u pay for the hand work.

any tech would charge 70$ for it, and the part that goes from 60$-90$+ shipping.

same for 360 lens, just part of the 360 it's cheaper since the dvd have more 10 years.

;_; they haz betrayed me, and there using my $150 of that 60m for a racing game franchise that i dont like! ;;____;;

@numonex

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=5838&type=wmv

This is Vision GT, the first tech demo for a next gen GT, which in turn lead to the development of GT HD, which wasn't even the GT5 engine, it was just a souped up GT4 engine, and this was released in late 2006/early 2007

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/864/864502p1.html

This is Kaz interview, which hints at the team focusing exclusively in GT5:P

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/3437.html

Kaz hinting at a 2010 release for GT5 already

Here they are, the links that everyone magically seem to disregard when it comes to discussing GT5 development time.