October 9, 2007More on GTA: IV - The Delays Till 2008
Posted by The Ori
Zelnick told the world that the delay was due to “almost strictly technological problems… not problems, but challenges.”
“We’re not gonna send money back to Microsoft. That’s not part of the deal.” Said Zelnick about the planned episodic content for the game, the first instalment of which is scheduled for a March 2008 release. Take-Two don’t plan to adjust the Xbox 360 episodic content schedule at the moment and are confident that they can deliver the episodic content as planned.
I looked at the “content” of the game, and there is definitely a graphic depiction of the Lawyer, Mr. Jack Thompson (As seen below)
That looks pretty close, if you ask me.
Other rumors say the delay was because Halo III would have killed sales. The others are because of the Ban of Manhunt 2, and legal issues with GTA:IV and Mr. Thompson. I read elsewhere that; Development on the PS3 has proven to be a little more difficult, where as the XB360 version was pretty straight forward. Zelnick said there were technical problems, and that would be PS3 issues. Neither game is a port, they are both being written from the ground up, for each console.
Remember, GTA has always been a port to the original Xbox, from six months to years after the PS2 versions. So, you have to wonder, why is this taking SO LONG?! My money is on the rumor that; one version is completed, but waiting for the other.
On 10th May 2006 Rockstar announced that the next version of Grand Theft Auto will be released simultaneously on Xbox 360 and PS3. That is the contract deal that Take 2 has with both M$, and SONY. Rockstar also said that they are “not giving money back” to M$? This may be due to the possibility, that the XB360 version is done, but the PS3 version presents programming “challenges”, so even if the the XB360 version is done, it can’t be released till the PS3 version is done and ready for release.
Also? Hosi starts off assuring gamers that it doesn’t matter which platform they play on, he soon makes it clear where the hardcore gamer will find the ‘complete experience’;
“They’re identical games. We’re not hardware makers, and we’re not like a pawn between these companies, we try not to be as much as we can. We make great games for people to enjoy on whichever system they want.”
Wait for it…
“But I guess if you want the complete experience with the episodes, then yeah, you should buy the 360, I suppose.”
As always, rumors are just that, RUMORS. Feel free to search the internet on why GTA IV is being delayed. There is more to Zelnick saying it was simply his decision alone for the Fiscal 2008 release.
all i have to say is the fact of the game being done already on one system… it is and common sense says its done for the ps3… now before i get any comments on being in favor i own a 360 to so shut it… but gta4 was already into development for the ps3 before it lost its exclusive to the 360… sites that have demoed the game said until a few months ago no demo version of the 360 had yet to be seen… then there was rockstars complaining on the lack of space issues the 360 has because of the dvd9 vs bluray… then the fact that gtas have been ported to the xbox so considering the fact of developing the game from the ground up on the xbox which theyve have yet to do till now… the only thing i can think of that would be the ps3s cause is maybe they want the game to integrate with HOME on the PSN and as far as sales go regardless halo 3 sales would have not affected gtas sales being the release on both systems and actually for those who favor microsoft more would have been good for the company considering huge sales from halo and what would have been gta…