GTA4 Delayed until Q2 2008!

Master_X · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:41

To delay probably one of the most awaited games for this year is a big let down

very very disapointed...

Even if it does take longer to code the PS3 version surely they must have know this when they started making the game????? :confused:

gjrc · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:51

Master_X said:
To delay probably one of the most awaited games for this year is a big let down

very very disapointed...

Even if it does take longer to code the PS3 version surely they must have know this when they started making the game?????

it seems sony have a hold over them. oh well, good things come to those who wait.

Paranoid_Robot · 3 Aug 2007 at 18:05

lol at all the people believing Michael Pachter.

Edit: If I was to go with any rumour I would probably go with the trouble of fitting all it all on a DVD. Fitting all that data onto the DVD without having it load was a challenge and perhaps the PS3 version was easier because of being able to do a pre-install to the hard drive.

It's bad news all around but I think everyone can safely say there are plenty of games coming this fall to keep them occupied.

Johnnytoxic · 3 Aug 2007 at 18:09

I've seen a report that rockstar are waiting on a new tool named Mirracle Compression.

Grumps82 · 3 Aug 2007 at 18:58

Yeah im a bit annoyed that we gotta wait longer, but i like to play a game that it finished rather than the usual tripe that comes out.

Joebob · 3 Aug 2007 at 19:03

JUMPURS said:
msmalls' post is probably the best one worth reading in this thread.

once again I find myself agreeing with you - people will talk if we are not careful.

JUMPURS · 3 Aug 2007 at 19:08

Joebob said:
once again I find myself agreeing with you - people will talk if we are not careful.

No smoke without fire honey

lol

msmalls74 · 3 Aug 2007 at 19:16

Glad you liked it, but can you leave me out of you're little love in

Theres a few interesting ideas about, but its not like its the first game ever to delayed 6 months is it.

MadMatty · 3 Aug 2007 at 21:21

I think its delayed to to XB360 just to annoy us ps3 owners

Taketwo are waiting untill the new fixed 360's are in the wild so they dont get blamed and sued for gta iv making players 360 self destruct

Durzel · 3 Aug 2007 at 21:28

Theories are meaningless, we can all make up theories.

I'm going to choose to believe that aliens are the cause of the delay, they abducted some of the developers and Rockstar had to find new ones. That is about as plausible as "analyst speculation".

Fanbois will stop at nothing it seems to try and capitalise on every piece of news, regardless of known facts vs speculation. Depressing

BassPunk · 3 Aug 2007 at 21:48

good, I hate games without polish

at least it will be a better game

NokkonWud · 4 Aug 2007 at 01:43

KNiVES said:
Some people here really make the video games industry out to be like politics, honestly.

lol. It's not so bad when it's people who run these businesses, but when it's people here who don't have a clue about business in the first place talking crap it's annoying.

McManicMan · 4 Aug 2007 at 06:35

only thing that annoys me is Saints Row 2 could have come out this year possibly if no GTA like last year, to fill the void.

It really does make you wonder how difficult the PS3 is to programme for because its clearly a PS3 coding problem (many games have now shown this with bad ports, sloppy framerates, worse graphics), but in the end if as long as they get it all sorted and plough enough development time (seems PS3 needs much longer to get perfect results) into it then everyone is happy and it should be all sorted, but it does make me want to see what the differences between the two will be when finally released seeing they are delaying so much and we have already seem 360 based trailers, ect,ect

Joebob · 4 Aug 2007 at 11:47

msmalls74 said:
Glad you liked it, but can you leave me out of you're little love in

Theres a few interesting ideas about, but its not like its the first game ever to delayed 6 months is it.

Damn, was hoping for a three way

The internet conspiracy theories seem to be working overtime in this thread... it is what it is, GTAIV is delayed by six months which is very bad news IMO but as to the reasons why - what does it really matter?

Needles · 4 Aug 2007 at 11:57

If ps3 is the reason for the delay then why not release the 360 version in October if its finished?, because its behind aswell. Face it rockstar need the money and if one version was ready they would have released it, the whole project is behind. Theories are all well and good but the issue could be hdd needed for 360, ps3 programming issues either way both versions are behind and the only ones to blame are rockstar.

Ace of Spades · 4 Aug 2007 at 12:10

Rockstar released GTA early it could kill off the ps3 and further business for rockstar.

"andy" · 4 Aug 2007 at 12:58

McManicMan said:
its clearly a PS3 coding problem

source?

you could just as easily say its a problem for them trying to compress everything onto DVD

none of us know the truth so why spout crap about it

tomanders91 · 4 Aug 2007 at 13:01

hopefully saints row 2 will come out at the end of the year, because i thought that was perfectly ok to fill the void last year.

NokkonWud · 4 Aug 2007 at 14:28

Needles said:
If ps3 is the reason for the delay then why not release the 360 version in October if its finished?, because its behind aswell. Face it rockstar need the money and if one version was ready they would have released it, the whole project is behind. Theories are all well and good but the issue could be hdd needed for 360, ps3 programming issues either way both versions are behind and the only ones to blame are rockstar.

I don't think it is a PS3 only problem, but it is possible. They wouldn't be released at different times because the contract signed by Microsoft and Sony were that it would release at the same time.

Scratchy · 4 Aug 2007 at 14:58

Why would they have a contract saying they will release it onto both consoles at the same time anyway?
It's not like one or the other is going to stop them from putting in on their console if they release it on another first - "Oh no we don't want your multi-million selling franchise on our console then"