Gran Turismo 5 Confirmed for November 2009?

Online UK retailers, Play.com, has put up a release date for Sony’s upcoming highly anticipated racer, Gran Turismo 5, for PlayStation 3. They’ve listed the game as November 27, 2009. Curious as to whether this release was just an estimate from the retailer, PS3Hype e-mailed Play.com for confirmation (rough translation incoming).

Please be advised that the release date currently listed on the website, the 27th November 2009, is as given to us by the publisher / manufacturer or The Game. Should this release date change we will update the website accordingly, so it is worth checking Play.com periodically. Should this release date change we will update the website accordingly, so it is worth checking periodically Play.com.

So according to Play.com, Sony sent them that date. Could we finally be racing to the fullest for Christmas?