I checked Amazon today and although the release date has been logged as the 17th since early September, they have now changed it to the 31st.
Surely the PS2 version should be released sooner rather than later than the next gen versions? Especially when you consider the next gen versions required a total overhaul and the PS2 version is only being tweaked slightly! Also, why has there been such confusion over the release date? HMV also has the PS2 release date as the 17th, I checked today. Are Konami giving these sites and shops duff information or what?
FIFA comes out bang on time and across all formats, not to mention earlier than Pro Evo........AGAIN. The product might be not very good but at least they have a slick and properly functioning PR machine in place. Plus they can manage to release the game for all formats at once. Right now the game (in my opinion) isn't up to much but it's catching up with Pro and when it does it will still have all of these advantages PLUS all the licences.
What will happen to my beloved Pro Evo then? Sort yourselves out Konami FFS.