2007-08-03 03:37:30

So will Take Two survive long enough to remain able to publish this game? Really forget the 360 and the PS3, this and Manhunt could cause Take Two to go to receivership when you throw in their other problems including illegally backdating options.

And it sounds like this is actually good news for the 360 with the DLC is still on pace for March according to the press release.

2007-08-03 03:58:21

Halo 3's biggest threat gone.. that can work out as a good thing :)

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pssh! more like electronic gay-ming monthly! amirite

2007-08-03 07:41:31 In reply to Optimusv2 (2007-08-03 03:58:21)

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2007-08-03 10:04:06 In reply to Phaethon360 (2007-08-03 03:18:51)

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Halo 3 Bitches!!!

Beware, Heretic is on the prowl!!!

2007-08-03 10:39:31

more time to play mass effect

2007-08-03 10:54:44 In reply to rustykaks (2007-08-03 10:39:31)

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2007-08-03 14:13:09

I want a demo if they are gonna delay it!

2007-08-03 14:27:22

april is long way

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2007-08-03 14:40:18

I don't know, I can't help but think that the reason we don't have this game is because of the continual problems developers are having with the PS3.

There was probably only two options for Rockstar.

1- Release the only version that's ready but would give the 360 exclusivity until the PS3 version was finished (08)

2- Wait until both versions are finished and maximize sales on both game platforms.

Rockstar is also probably betting on the PS3's user base being near or equal to the 360's base by 2008.

Yep, I really have a gut feeling that the PS3 is reason why we won't be playing GTA4 this fall.

2007-08-03 14:45:52

Could be the other way around, due to the 360's Hard Drive, or lack there of.

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2007-08-03 14:55:23

Or could it just be that the game plays like crap, and rather than get blasted in the reviews and end up with poor sales, they choose to polish it instead and own 2008.

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2007-08-03 15:00:45 In reply to Phaethon360 (2007-08-03 14:45:52)

2007-08-03 15:22:05 In reply to Phaethon360 (2007-08-03 14:45:52)

2007-08-03 15:42:00

some crappy analyst it seems says that the reason for the delay is the PS3s complexity apparently.
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=80...

Pure speculation of course... take it with a huge pinch of salt!

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2007-08-03 15:43:08 In reply to Phaethon360 (2007-08-03 14:45:52)

2007-08-03 16:37:13 In reply to alimokrane (2007-08-03 15:42:00)

Pachter has his faults and detractors but crappy analyst is a bit far. That could easily be the reason, Rockstar wouldn't be the first multiplatform dev to have issues. Most of them are.

That said I doubt he knows for sure. He's always very much on Take 2's case for some reason.

2007-08-03 17:01:05 In reply to deftangel (2007-08-03 16:37:13)

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2007-08-03 17:06:51

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?i...

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2007-08-03 17:08:42 In reply to alimokrane (2007-08-03 17:01:05)

He works for Wedbush-Morgan.

It's a little unfair to write him off based on what he says publically, that's only a very small part of what he actually does as an analyst. The meat and potatoes of his stuff is sold in reports to publishers for thousands of dollars.

If he was useless nobody would buy them and he'd be sacked rather quickly.

Sure he sticks his neck out and says a few things, sometimes rather spectaculary getting them wrong but even so, after a couple of bad months he pretty much nailed NPD for June.

2007-08-03 17:13:45 In reply to Phaethon360 (2007-08-03 17:06:51)

2007-08-03 20:09:05

Ouch this is going to hurt Sony, atleast 360 has Halo3 to fall on as its major system seller this year.

2007-08-03 21:11:57

PlayStation 3 responsible for GTA IV delay, surmises Pachter

http://xbox360.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/playstation-...


With Take-Two remaining tight-lipped about what's really behind the Grand Theft Auto IV delay – they're going with the vague "almost strictly technological challenges" defense – it's up to the pundits, analysts, bloggers, and anonymous tipsters to give us the skinny on what's really going down. First up to bat is video game analyst extraordinaire, Michael Pachter who told our pals at GameDaily BIZ, "We think it is likely that the Rockstar team had difficulty in building an exceptionally complicated game for the PS3, and failed to recognize how far away from completion the game truly was until recently." Of course, he means really recently, since Take-Two did just reaffirm their plans to ship the game in October as recently as E3 (yeah, the one last month).

We know what you're thinking: Why not release the game for Xbox 360 in ought seven, and ship the PS3 release whenever it's ready (everyone else seems to be taking this course of action)? Pachter further surmises "that Take-Two had a contractual commitment to Sony that it would not favor competitor Microsoft by launching the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV prior to launching the PS3 version," calling it "the only plausible explanation." Guess he doesn't think much of our theory that the targeting was too accurate and intuitive and needed to be retooled.

[Update: Newsweek's N'Gai Croal takes a slightly different approach than Mr. Pachter, surmising, "We believe that Rockstar is having difficulty with both versions of the game, not just the PS3." In other words, no deals enforcing a consistent launch date across platforms, just difficulty in getting it ready on either. "It wouldn't surprise us if Rockstar and Take-Two had already all-but-delayed the PS3 version to triage the Xbox 360 version for this holiday, only to have their hands forced when, at yesterday's product review, it became clear to both sides that even the 360 version could not be completed this year to Rockstar's exacting standards."]

2007-08-04 10:18:18

lol 1 game is delayed and your all shouting doom, there are other games....

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2007-08-04 18:24:03

Patcher is likely on Take Two's case because Take Two has you know broken the law in its filings. There's a reason former corporate officers are gong to jail.

2007-08-05 00:40:34 In reply to ManThatYouFear (2007-08-04 10:18:18)