gta IV pushed back

[Nick419]

i knew this was coming source: GTA planet and rockstar itself:

Sad news for a lot of fans tonight, GTA IV has been delayed due to "additional development time required" to complete the title. The game is now planned to be released in the second quarter of Rockstar Games' parent company, Take Two, which stretches over February, March and April.

We received this e-mail from Rockstar Games:

Hi everyone,
I wanted to tell you personally that we have decided to move Grand Theft Auto IV back a bit. We also want to thank you for all the incredible support you've shown us over the years. We’ll have more information very soon, but in the meantime here’s a release we’re sending out to the press.

Best wishes,
Sam

Sam Houser
Founder Rockstar Games

The press release states that the parent company is updating its financial guidance, of course due to the delay, where we get a clear reason for pushing back the title...

Strauss Zelnick, Chairman of Take-Two, stated, "With Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar is setting a new standard for next generation video games. Certain elements of development proved to be more time-intensive than expected, especially given the commitment for a simultaneous release on two very different platforms. We all recognize that perfecting the game is vital and I can assure everyone it will be worth the wait. We owe it to the game's millions of fans, to our dedicated development team, and to our shareholders to make sure that Grand Theft Auto IV is a groundbreaking gaming experience that takes maximum advantage of next generation technology."

Sam Houser, Founder and Executive Producer of Rockstar Games, added, "The new consoles are allowing us to create the Grand Theft Auto game we always dreamed about. Every aspect of the game and its design has been completely transformed. The game is huge and is pushing the hardware platforms to their absolute limits. The top engineers from Sony and Microsoft are working closely with the team in Edinburgh right now, helping us to fully leverage the power of both platforms. As always, our goal is to surpass even the wildest expectations of the game's fans, and to create the ultimate high definition video game experience."

More details are to follow soon, and a conference call that can be streamed via the web is scheduled for 5:30 PM EDT. We'll update you as we receive more details.

Press Release: Take-Two

UPDATE: Nothing else came out during the conference call, just reassurance that they want to bring out the title at its best, and not finish it up sooner to meet the holiday release schedule.

[AspirinE]

good, at least ill get some time to actually have a chance to buy a PS3.. :/ The game should only be better by that time.

[chad08]

those fucking fucks, fuckin eh owell hahaha i dont even have a ps3 or xbox 340 or what ever the number is haha but i want to play that game tho

[°[~CHR!$~]°]

damn...too bad

[Nick419]

good, at least ill get some time to actually have a chance to buy a PS3.. :/ The game should only be better by that time.

why dont u want a 360? its cheaper,has more games, n is over all better. plus ps3 doesnt get the extra content

[Slimm]

good, at least ill get some time to actually have a chance to buy a PS3.. :/ The game should only be better by that time.

why dont u want a 360? its cheaper,has more games, n is over all better. plus ps3 doesnt get the extra content

u know why? The reason the game is pushed back is cus of the fucking 360

Thursday, 2 August 2007
Xbox 360 problems delay GTA IV. Microsoft bans Playstation 3 release.
Problems with development of GTA IV on the Xbox 360 has meant the game has been delayed until April 2008.


GTA IV was due for release on 17th October. Rockstar have been using the Playstation 3 as the lead platform. An Xbox 360 team have been working besides the core team adapting code. Whilst the PS3 Blu-ray disc will easily accommodate the game, there have been problems fitting the game on to a single 360 DVD disc. Microsoft will not allow the game to be released on 2 disc as they are concerned the 360 will be compared unfavourably to the PS3. The situation has led to tension between Dan Houser and the Microsoft Empire as there is currently no way the game can fit on a single dvd.

Microsoft are currently working on a new compression technology for DVD9 discs, however this wont be available until next year. In a politically worded statement Sam Houser said "The game is huge and is pushing the hardware platforms to their absolute limits. The top engineers from Sony and Microsoft are working closely with the team in Edinburgh right now, helping us to fully leverage the power of both platforms."


Whilst the PlayStation 3 version is all set for completion at the end of this month, Microsoft have tied Take Two into an iron-clad legal agreement that forbids them from releasing the game on any format unless the Xbox 360 is ready. This has meant that whilst the PS3 version will be ready for October, Microsoft have directly prevented its release. That's what happens when the Houser brothers sell their arse for the Microsoft dollar. Stupid limey gimp-bags.

fucking homo ass 360, this is the proof that ps3 > 360.

[Nick419]

lol no thats way wrong go 2 any site that reviewed the demo and it says they saw the 360 demo...and rockstar even made a statement saying the ps3 version is 2 - 3 weeks behind 360 so look it up cause thats wrong.

[AspirinE]

good, at least ill get some time to actually have a chance to buy a PS3.. :/ The game should only be better by that time.

why dont u want a 360? its cheaper,has more games, n is over all better. plus ps3 doesnt get the extra content

Man, i will never buy a console or hardware that is designed by americans. XBOX already has 30% rate of failing, if ima buy actually buy a console, ill work my ass for one-two more months and buy something that will last me.

PS3 .. WILL have more games, and already has a good selection. Plus since i dont have a DVD player, ill find it usefull for Blue-ray playback, no not because of "HD", but simply because with the new drives soon to come to pc's ill be able to write music, movies, in vast amounts on one disk.


Ohh and LMFAO @ the article slimm posted.

[Nick419]

ps3 still isnt selling well. i only know one person in this whole world who has a ps3 although its mostly due to the price tag.

[AspirinE]

ps3 still isnt selling well. i only know one person in this whole world who has a ps3 although its mostly due to the price tag.

ur what 15? 14? ..

I have friends who are 19-25, many of them have a PS3, coz they can afford it.

If its not selling doesn't mean its not good ;]. Thats the same reason you don't see everybody driving a BMW. I read about this whole price thing on forums and some sites and its kinda funny. Do you remember how much the PS2 cost when it came out? ... i'll tell you, around 600 dollars when it was being sold first. I remember looking at the price tag.. and thinking "why the hell would i want this piece of crap that costs so much, when sega dreamcast is out and has 'the same games', and 'there were no games on it' ". Now it costs what 60$? on a sale, maybe 100$ as normal price and the games have only gone out of use in like 2006.. with the new age starting. Same thing will be with PS3 coz obviously they've planned it out, and as soon as game developement pays of the investement they'll lower the prices to boost console sales to get the needed pay-off.

[Deadishot]

I for like the the delay..

theirs too many good games coming out in november and if gta came out i would just have to many games to play and spend hours just figuring out waht game to play.



as for the 360 vs ps3...

im not gonna get invovled this time...

even though to PS3 is bad.