tantone56 Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 God this pisses me off. First Lair gets pushed back, and now GTA. When will they learn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 My theory... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantone56 Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 Oops. Didn't see the thread. Could a mod delete this one then please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 No biggie, It really belongs here since it's not exactly a 360 exclusive..ya know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 The PS3 version may be a bit further behind, but no way in hell the 360 version is "done". Rockstar doesn't finish GTA games until literally the night before they go to pressing. And that usually follows about 90 hours worth of straight work from the entire team with no sleep to get it to that state. The fact that Take-2 brass just saw a playable version of the game (that's what they said) means they were in initial testing phase. That's when Rockstar North would be sending the first build of the game to New York that's actually playable for a purpose other than just taking screenshots or movies. That doesn't mean it's complete, just that at least some missions are playable and the QA process can begin. (This process usually takes about 4-6 months.) This is about the right time for that too, so it makes sense. At least one version of the game was probably just delivered for initial testing and Take-2 saw it and said "blecch!" It's possible the other version wasn't delivered at all. But even if that's true, it doesn't put the blame on one version or the other, because we don't know if they were unhappy with what they didn't see of the PS3 version, or what they did see of the 360 version. They may have gotten one mission on the 360 and then a bunch of unplayable crap representing the rest of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Hey, with ANY game, I'd rather wait for it than it be pushed out the door buggy and half-finished. Extra time spent on a game usually (not always...cough, Daikatana..cough) means it will be a better game all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumn_drag0n Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Oh no a GTA game delayed! What ever will hold me over?! autumn_drag0n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wccw mark Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 oh well,that will give me more time to play halo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Yeah, it's not that big a deal to me. I prefer to play that series on the PC anyway because of the tighter controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 I knew it! It *IS* the PS3's fault! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 I knew it! It *IS* the PS3's fault! That's one guy who's wrong about 50% of the time. Flip a coin with anything he says and you'll be right as often as he is. Nothing he says is gospel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMG Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 I was surprised by the delay, but things happen. Plenty of games to hold me over until GTA drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) I was surprised by the delay, but things happen. Plenty of games to hold me over until GTA drops. No doubt, There's several games (Two Worlds, BioShock, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonota Lair....) on my must play list as it is and that's just in the next month!! The delay is kind of a blessing, I've already got a game queue going. Edited August 3, 2007 by moycon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compacho Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I really don't get why this is such big news in the gaming scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 I really don't get why this is such big news in the gaming scene. Because it's a series that's sold around 47 million copies? Each iteration directly generates about $300 million in revenue for Rockstar - that's bigger than most blockbuster movies. It also helps sell systems and in turn other games - the PS2 didn't really pull away from its competitors until GTA3's release. All told, you're talking about probably $1 billion worth of influence on the industry's bottom line this year, now gone. Yes, that's big news. I would also argue that Rockstar's other games benefit from a GTA halo effect; they wouldn't be very popular otherwise. Would anybody have cared about this little developer making a ping pong game without GTA? And now it's a freakin' pack-in. People pay attention to Rockstar because of GTA. So it definitely affects them negatively across the board when there are problems with the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumn_drag0n Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I thought this was a pretty funny American Voices on The Onion. The first response is the best. Grand Theft Auto 4 Delayed autumn_drag0n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross PK Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I really don't get why this is such big news in the gaming scene. Surely you know GTA is BIG in the gaming scene? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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