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Sony PS3’s Gran Turismo 5 at Christmas: Not 2008 but 2009
PR News: — ... on the ultimate driving games early in 2009, so having to wait a full year for the game will come as a huge shock. GT5 will be released in Japan late in the summer of 2009, late fall in the states and early winter for Europe. Sony must know that it would be better to release a game like this much closer to Christmas than just after Christmas. Maybe the game will be ready in early 2009, but that would not be the perfect time to release it for Sony’s sales figures. Source

Gran Turismo 5 coming Christmas 2009?
Joystiq [PlayStation] — ... the article is talking about the Spanish market, we are assuming the date applies to Europe only, but no other information concerning the highly-anticapted driving simulation was given. Note that back in July, Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi told our sister site Joystiq the game "might not even roll out before 2010," so we wouldn't get our hopes up. Take a look at the original article here (or the translated version here). [Via GTPlanet -- thanks to everyone who sent this in!] ...

Rumor: Gran Turismo 5 on track for holiday '09 release in Europe
Joystiq — ... GTPlanet - which is part of the chain of custody on this rumor - speculates that, if true, we could see a summer 2009 release for GT5 in Japan and a late 2009 / early 2010 launch in the West. This scenario would certainly follow the staggered roll-outs of previous Gran Turismo titles to a (Model) T. ...