Sega representatives gave the official reasons for the delay of Sega Rally 2 to Weekly Famitsu magazine. According to Sega, the online capabilities of the game were not ready for the original date, as most people had speculated. They wanted to ensure a bug-free mulitplayer racing environment, especially with the 4 player option through the 4 controller ports. The January 28th date is solid as there are no hints of further delays.