[Multiplatform] Grand Theft Auto IV. Not as much fun as shooting real Albanians

Originally Posted by JazzFlight

I still think this main character looks FUGLY, like a damn caveman.

Hehe yeah, that's true, but then again, that's nothing new as far as GTA is concerned

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Originally Posted by Musharraf

Well that's awesome but I don't have a 360 either. I seriously don't think that the 360 version will be better anyway, be it only for graphical reasons. I have a HD-TV so I want to have "high digital" graphics, not some average 360 pixel bullshit

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This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Looks awesome, only bad part is that it will probably be a bitch to mod compared to the other games. But that's to be expected for these next gen games.

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Originally Posted by Mudkips

Do you bother to wipe your ass after you shit anymore?

Yes umm okay thanks for your post, but for your information (FYI), I corrected my statement at least twice in this thread

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Rock

I'm aware of that. What I meant was that this "New Yorkesque" Liberty City has nothing to do with the original Liberty City from GTA III.

I think that as this game is tagged as GTAIV, it's a whole seperate thread from the GTAIII games. I imagine they'll get a few characters back in but the continuity between this and the previous set is likely to be significantly reduced.

Anyway, Liberty City from GTAIII was tiny. Chances are the new Liberty City is going to be massive. The map from GTAIII could possibly feature in the new game as a single district for all we know right now.

I'm also interested as to exactly what new features they could put in that would improve this enough for you to be excited about it. For me, the excitement of a new GTA game is having a whole new city to explore and new missions to do, not what new and exciting gameplay features they might have added. To be frank, between III and San Andreas, all they added in the way of gameplay was motorbikes and dressing up. What made the games fun was the monstrously large area to explore and the characters they inhabited it with.

As with all the previous games, Rockstar appear to be keeping pretty tight lipped so far about who's providing voices for the game. There's been some pretty massive names before though so it's impossible to guess. I can't think of too many famous eastern European actors off the top of my head although I imagine all the extras from Severance and Hostel might get a look in. Of the previous characters, I'd love to see Kent Paul and Macca feature again. Danny Dyer and Shaun Ryder are funny as fuck in San Andreas.

I'm also looking forward to a slow drip of related websites between now and the game's release date. Every website mentioned on the radio stations and posted on billboards in the previous games has been a real one and it's that attention to detail which has always put the GTA series so far ahead of hopefulls like Saints Row.

As far as extra downloadable stuff for 360 goes, is it not possible that the DLC will be the stuff from the PS3 version they have to leave out of the 360 version because of space restrictions? If there's one thing Rockstar are good at it's marketing, especially making bad news seem like good news (Like when they got Manhunt banned in New Zealand and it shot to the top of the games sales charts all over Europe for a month).

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Originally Posted by Shin

As far as extra downloadable stuff for 360 goes, is it not possible that the DLC will be the stuff from the PS3 version they have to leave out of the 360 version because of space restrictions?

Very unlikely, since it's rumored that Microsoft paid quite a few dollars for exclusive downloadable content. If anything, maybe PS3 will eventually get some different DLC.

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All big-dick system comparisons aside, I'm actually stoked about this game. I'm gonna have a 360 later on this summer and I'll probably end up getting it on that. The GTA series has always been a series that has relied far more upon its off-kilter humor than on graphical excellence. Every little touch to detail has always been added and now it's just a bigger engine to help with these details; platform is of no consequence to me.

<3 the "GetaLife" building in the trailer

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Only four more days until the next trailer =D

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Next trailer:

http://www.videogametalk.com/index.php

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Looks like a Half-Life 2 mod.

Honestly.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Haha, that trailer was hilarious. I swear, it's the accent which is gonna make this game a great game. "plz no more killin", haha. The background music was pretty shit, but that's okay.

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Are you mentally retarded, the music was the best part about that trailer.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I liked the music too. D:

Time to start saving for a PS3 or Xbox 360 for me.

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Grand Theft Auto IV delayed

Quote:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO.O) on Thursday cut its 2007 sales forecast and said it would post a full-year loss, before one-time items, because it needs more time to complete its highly anticipated "Grand Theft Auto IV" video game.

The company's shares slid 8 percent in extended trade following the announcement.

The game, which had been scheduled for release in October, is now planned for release in the fiscal second quarter of 2008, Take-Two said.

In a statement, Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick said "certain elements of development proved to be more time-intensive than expected."

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Well, if it will make the overall game better, then I guess I'm all for it :/. Was it just me or did the trailers seem...a little choppy.

Here's looking forward to next summer now.

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While this certainly sucks for people who were looking forward to the game, and perhaps for people will only one console, I personally breath a sigh of relief. The next 4 months are enough wallet rape as it is.

That said, I was looking forward to fucking around, I played Crackdown again the other day and it did nothing but whet my appetite for Sandboxers all over again.

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Originally Posted by BlueBomber

Here's looking forward to next summer now.

Spring, more like it, since Take-Two's fiscal Q2 is from February to April. Unless they delay it again. O_O

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Originally Posted by 2401 Penitent Tangent

While this certainly sucks for people who were looking forward to the game, and perhaps for people will only one console, I personally breath a sigh of relief. The next 4 months are enough wallet rape as it is.

That said, I was looking forward to fucking around, I played Crackdown again the other day and it did nothing but whet my appetite for Sandboxers all over again.

That is exactly what it i thought when i heard this news. I'm happy it is delayed. I love the GTA series, but their is far too many quality games coming out for the 360 this fall and having one less fanatastic game to manage my time for makes me sigh a breath of relief. Plus, when GTAIV drops it will be during a dry-spell for the 360 and will allow me to invest most of my time into it as of now i have no interest in any 08 games besides GTAIV. MGS4 looks stupid as does FF whatever which are currently the only big 08 titles next to GTAIV.

It is also a smart move on Rockstars part as they're no longer competing with 10 other AAA games. They will move far more copies of GTAIV then they would with the october release date. The only game that will give GTAIV a run for it's money is MGS4 and that isn't all that big of a threat. Past MGS games have moved 3+ million copies whereas the GTA games like Vice city have moved 12 million units.

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Oh. I was planning to buy a 360 the day this launched (peeack will also be CRUSHED2DEATH). This is quite a delay, but now the game will be even more awesome. Plus I heard a rumour there's a few other games coming out this year that I can play on a 360 anyway.

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Originally Posted by Iwata

They will move far more copies of GTAIV then they would with the october release date.

I wouldn't be so sure, certainly not far more. There are virtually no games coming out in autumn that can compete with GTA IV on most people's priority scale... maybe Halo 3 for some, but that's it. Yes, lots of good games are coming, but GTA is something else entirely. It will sell like crazy regardless of its release date, but it might have done slightly better in late October, since generally game sales are at their highest at the end of the year.

I was speaking idiomatically.

GTA IV coming out in Q2/2008 will have to compete with much more other games than if it had come out in autumn 07. Also, I gonna assume that a lot of people are pissed now, so I think that the sales figures will be even lower.

I am not really surprised about these news since there have been rumors and all, but half a year, that's kinda gross.

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Originally Posted by Musharraf

GTA IV coming out in Q2/2008 will have to compete with much more other games than if it had come out in autumn 07.

No it won't, there's nothing else coming out in spring 2008. Maybe Metal Gear Solid 4, but not like people can't buy two games.

Also, if you're anticipating a game so much that you're pissed about its delay, you will buy it either way.

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Little Big Planet, Devil May Cry 4 and MGS 4, and hey, don't you forget Madagascar 2: The Lost Island

But I guess you're right, people will buy it either way.

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Originally Posted by Aardark

I wouldn't be so sure, certainly not far more. There are virtually no games coming out in autumn that can compete with GTA IV on most people's priority scale... maybe Halo 3 for some, but that's it. Yes, lots of good games are coming, but GTA is something else entirely. It will sell like crazy regardless of its release date, but it might have done slightly better in late October, since generally game sales are at their highest at the end of the year.

Given that the 360 version will most likley be the best selling version of GTAIV. It will move more overall units in it's new launch window then it would with the october 07 date. Nearly all my friends on the 360 i've talked to are interested in GTAIV, but their are 1 or 2 other games coming out within the same time period that they would rather buy first then GTAIV. I also hear this alot whenever i play live and get into a discussion about what games everyone is anticipating.

If GTAIV came out during october, it would be competing with a release schedule that had AA/AAA games dropping every week for the entirety of October/November.

With it's new launch date, it's only direct competition is a PS3 game which is MGS4 and no other competition from any 360 titles. Given that the PS3 userbase is quite smaller then the 360's as of now and most likely will be still when GTAIV is released. It makes sense to release the game when the most popular console has the least competition. Also it's new release date is right around when the majority of gamers are getting the itch to buy a few new games.

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Moved some crap out of this thread

Okay, it's like this: general GTA discussion: ✔. discussing what effect the delay will have on GTA sales: ✔. completely unrelated console wars and debates about who has the most exclusives: ✗. Thanks.

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