PistolGrip
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Actually he said PS3 would win but not by much.crazyscreenwriter said:
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Pachter blames PS3 for GTA IV delay
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frAntic_Frog
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rockstar desperately needs the holiday revenue from GTA sales, so if only the PS3 version were the culprit, they would've delayed the PS3 version while releasing the 360 one. But clearly thats not what happened.....
Making a PS3 SKU caused Kane and Lynch's delay, making a X360 SKU caused a DMC4 delay.
In this case I agree that it seems like both versions are behind schedule. PS3 version has never been shown and the X360 version was shown with bad framerates and pop-up. It's a shame, but we'll get a better product in the end.
This gen is a whole lot of waiting, I love these really epic and ambitious games but waiting for them sucks. Next-gen is going to be even worse with large budgets and more workers and man hours needed to make a AAA title. At some point there needs to be a limit, I don't want to wait 4 years with X720/PS4 for a AAA GTA :/
Hell even this gen I'll be surprised if we get 2 GTAs on X360/PS3.
In this case I agree that it seems like both versions are behind schedule. PS3 version has never been shown and the X360 version was shown with bad framerates and pop-up. It's a shame, but we'll get a better product in the end.
This gen is a whole lot of waiting, I love these really epic and ambitious games but waiting for them sucks. Next-gen is going to be even worse with large budgets and more workers and man hours needed to make a AAA title. At some point there needs to be a limit, I don't want to wait 4 years with X720/PS4 for a AAA GTA :/
Hell even this gen I'll be surprised if we get 2 GTAs on X360/PS3.
Dr. Zoidberg
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MechDX said:
Seriously, though. Does the stock price tanking make it cheaper/easier for another company to purchase? I know T2 isn't in the best financial health.
crazyscreenwriter
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Dr. Zoidberg said:
Well, they still have to agree to a sale and... It would take a lot still, and TakeTwo still has value as a company.
But didn't they try to sell TakeTwo in the Spring and there were no takers? Or was that just a rumor? I know there has been an on-going stockholder rebellion at T2.
This thread needs speculawyer.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=TTWODr. Zoidberg said:
Market cap slightly above 1 billion dollar. That's not pocket change. Taking a nosedive today though (-18%).
Son of Godzilla said:
I'm sorry... I guess I didn't think anyone actually believed Tretton when he implied that Sony had something to say in the matter.
BTW: if Sony had the kind of authority over Rockstar that would retain exclusivity (unless they let it go multiplat), why would they have to moneyhat a day-and-date release? I'm sorry, but your post does not make sense.
frAntic_Frog said:
Both versions are probably far from finished, with the PS3 version presumably being in worse shape if its never been displayed to any journalists.
Take 2 might realize that if they release a GTA game and it pisses a lot of people off from being buggy and/or imcomplete, they could suffer more in the long run.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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sankao said:
It boggles the mind that $200M of stocks evaporated like that.
If people are smart, they should buy the shares right now, and just sit on it till GTA4's release...
PepsimanVsJoe
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I dunno why I continue putting myself through this but uhhhh:
1. Simultaneous release
2. First GTA game on next-gen systems
3. An almost complete overhaul of GTA(comparable to the jump from GTA2 to GTA3)
Looking at this how can one simply say that the delay was caused by either the PS3 or the 360?
To me it looks more like neither game was near-completion and Rockstar tried to do too much at once with the time they had. So thus a delay.
1. Simultaneous release
2. First GTA game on next-gen systems
3. An almost complete overhaul of GTA(comparable to the jump from GTA2 to GTA3)
Looking at this how can one simply say that the delay was caused by either the PS3 or the 360?
To me it looks more like neither game was near-completion and Rockstar tried to do too much at once with the time they had. So thus a delay.
I assume this means that PS3 will get Halo 3, since last month or so, Pacther were blabbering about GTA would get delayed since it couldn't compete with Halo 3.
Hey, 360 repairman!!!
You forgot your tool at Wedbush Morgan...
I'm pretty sure that if they had done as they did with their previous games, concentrated on the PS-version first, then port it over to PC, and 360 in a half year, we would not have gotten Rockstars first major delay on their game.
Hey, 360 repairman!!!
You forgot your tool at Wedbush Morgan...
I'm pretty sure that if they had done as they did with their previous games, concentrated on the PS-version first, then port it over to PC, and 360 in a half year, we would not have gotten Rockstars first major delay on their game.
Son of Godzilla
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Ugh... Of course no one believes Sony let R* go multiplatform. The thing is, how the hell does something like that even get said? It makes no sense unless the deal they reached about a multiplatform release was really about whether or not the PS3 version would come out after the 360.theBishop said:
MonkeyLicker
Art does not make 60FPS @ 1080i with real world physics on the PSf*ckin2.
I agree with patchscratcher 100%.
mckmas8808
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MercuryLS said:
First of all your are crazy. They will have the engine built at GTA IV. We will really get at least 2 GTAs for the PS3 and 360.
S
Shepherd
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If this is true then we should get a very polished 360 version.
mckmas8808
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shagg_187 said:
How do I invest in stock markets?
Seriously question. I want to make money like Nintendo.
crazyscreenwriter
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mckmas8808 said:
If you want to do that just tape to GameCubes together.
/rimshot
This may be true, but N'Gai's article sounds right to me too, and it's backed up by recent impressions of GTA4 that criticized the game heavily for the bad framerate and lacking graphics. Even if the PS3 version was having difficulties, I think the 360 version was also weak enough to justify a delay.
otake said:
Well a lot of games that get delayed to "spring" end up coming out the following autumn, with Half-Life 2 being the most obvious example.
The difference is that Valve is self-owned and can afford to be as laughably slow as they want to be. Take 2 needs Rockstar North to get this game out as soon as possible, which is already next spring at the earliest.
They probably could have benefitted from doing an LCS/VCS double pack and marketing it well but opted for the quick ports at $19.99 each. It'll be interesting to see how they make it through this. Bioshock looks amazing but is probably not going to sell proportionate to its quality.
gregor7777
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Both were delayed to get the PC version out in time.
Yes.
Yes.
mckmas8808
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MercuryLS said:
Fall 2009 GTA IV: Another city
speculawyer
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sankao said:
It boggles the mind that $200M of stocks evaporated like that.
It's actually more than that . . . the stock had been hovering in the 20s for a while and only very recently dropped below $20 . . . clearly there were leaks from insiders that a delay was imminent and the stock started going down.
BenjaminBirdie
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Link316 said:
I figured it was Harry Potter Book 7 that caused Book 6's delay myself.
BenjaminBirdie
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besada said:
lolHats?
PepsimanVsJoe
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theBishop said:
Kind of weird how when I click on somebody's name in this forum I can add them to my buddy list but I can't add them to my ignore list.
Oh well.
And as I've stated a million times before this delay has nothing to do with a particular console. Just ignore Pachter(and me) and move on.
Psychotext
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I've seen a lot of people saying that... but all I've seen is IGN saying there was some framerate issues and pop-up. Can anyone point to this "buggy mess" that was demoed?DSN2K said: