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Grand Theft Auto IV: which version?
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CrushDance
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Why were you guys even discussing it? Don't all 360's come with a headset in the box? Why would one go out and buy one or use one they currently have when there's one made for the system in the box?acm2000 said:
Psychotext
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DCharlie is back? Scary times indeed. :lol
Kill Your Masters
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Ya know, things breakCrushDance said:Why would one go out and buy one or use one they currently have when there's one made for the system in the box?
If you break em on purpose, while playing gears with shitty netcode
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
I wonder how much more money Rockstar would make if they could sell the DLC to the 40% of PS3 owners. If there are 3-5 million copies sold on Xbox 360, then $50 million/3-5 million is somewhere between $15-$17 per copy to equal the amount spent on DLC. To make this profitable, I would wager that the DLC will be at least $20 per episode or $40 for both since it is likely not all 3-5 million will buy the DLC. Perhaps they will sell the first episode for $30 and then offer both at a later date for a budget price.
BenjaminBirdie
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DenogginizerOS said:
It's the difference between having Image Comics publish your book or Top Shelf. Image doesn't pay you up front, you get the profits for the book after it's published. If you can afford that, it's awesome. If you need the money before that, to carry you through the actual labor involved with the work, then as sensible a deal it might be, you're going to go with someone like Top Shelf instead, who give publishing contracts and advances.
Unless I'm mistaken, RockStar needed/wanted the money up front and thus were willing to sacrifice the potentially more lucrative path of releasing the DLC on both consoles.
squatingyeti
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CrushDance said:Why were you guys even discussing it? Don't all 360's come with a headset in the box? Why would one go out and buy one or use one they currently have when there's one made for the system in the box?
Because people keep spouting about the "choice" Sony gives you on your headset. You don't need a choice with 360, but you can have it if you're stupid.
BenjaminBirdie said:
You are not mistaken. Also, R* must really be confident in the ability of the DLC to draw purchases because the arrangement requires them to pay back anything under 50M. That's not something they plan on doing if you've heard their shareholders meeting.
DenogginizerOS said:
That's one of the main concerns that was expressed by Rockstar.
http://kotaku.com/354716/rockstar-experimenting-with-episodic-content
squatingyeti
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keyrat said:
Yeah, you're taking Kotaku's inference on why the episodic content is an experiment. Like I just said, they're VERY confident they won't need to repay $1 of the 50M advanced for the DLC by MS. Where the hell is speculawyer, he was probably paying attention too at the shareholders meeting.
squatingyeti said:
Is there a timeframe for how long they have to achieve the $50m in sales? I thought that Kotaku article said it, but after rereading, it's not the article I was thinking of. I'm pretty sure Rockstar has said that while they will make the DLC, they are sure that making retail releases will net them much higher returns.
Beer Monkey
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Interestingly, a poll at Joy.stiq, X3F and PS3 Fanboy is getting the same ~60/40 results as the GAF poll. They have almost 11,000 votes already.
because it can only use proprietary bluetooth headsets while ps3 supports any bluetooth headset. if you have a bluetooth headset for your phone, you can use it for ps3 too -- but your 360 will kindly deny you because they want you to buy their own bluetooth headset.... and as far as i know, the 360 bluetooth headset doesn't even work with phones and other devices.acm2000 said:
Francias Castiglione
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dfyb said:
It would be difficult to use any Bluetooth headset with the 360 as it isn't Bluetooth capable. The wireless 360 headset is the same 2.4Ghz radio tech used in cordless phones etc.
squatingyeti
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keyrat said:
IIRC they didn't mention a time frame required to reach the $50M. They were confident between the 2 DLCs they would easily capture $50M+. Also, they could potentially net much higher returns with a retail release as not everyone has LIVE. However, don't count on there not being a retail release after both DLCs are out. See Shivering Isles release.
Agent Ironside
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dfyb said:
You can leave.
MightyHedgehog
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:lol Well done.Karma said:
Psychotext
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Post of the thread there. :lolKarma said:
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MightyHedgehog
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This poll isn't really going to match up with the actual sales, but Rockstar can't really talk about the DLC without it hurting their neutral stance on platforms...they do want to sell as many of the PS3 version as possible, obviously. Post-release marketing of the DLC will have a real shot at changing people's perceptions a bit about which version to actually stick with and, for those who aren't yet committed, which to end up buying. Most unit sales of this series, so far, aren't the ones on day one, after all.Truelize said:
