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GTA IV DLC for Xbox 360 delayed News
Xbox 360 News by Tom Bramwell
As part of its Q2 financial reports, Take-Two has admitted that episodic content for Grand Theft Auto IV on Xbox 360 has been delayed from fiscal Q4 2008 to Q1 2009, GamesIndustry.biz reports.
In real terms, that means you can expect to see it pop up on Xbox Live during the three months from November to January inclusive, instead of "autumn" as had previously been touted - not least by Microsoft, which has used the promise of DLC in the autumn to try and lure gamers to its platform.
In a conference call to investors, Take-Two said that the decision was made due to portfolio balancing, rather than development issues, and did not give any pricing information for the episodic content. Nor would it confirm or deny plans for a handheld version of Grand Theft Auto IV.
78 per cent of Take-Two's total publishing revenue for the quarter came from GTA IV and catalog sales of prior GTA titles. The game, which was released on 29th April worldwide, celebrated its fifth week at the top of the UK All-Formats Top 40 a few days ago.
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keyboardmonkey
06/06/08 @ 07:44
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Mmmm greedy Take Two,
We made shit loads of money in in the first half of the financial year, and we want to make sure we make shit loads in the second half as well. Keeps the share price up i guess, but won't some one think of the children. It would be nice to have a confirmed date, it would give me more motivation to finish the game (currently on 30% or something, i got distracted by Mass Effect) Edited because my fingers are not typing what i want them to!
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The_Inquisitor
06/06/08 @ 07:46
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So all those adverts by Microsoft claiming an autumn release of the DLC were a sham. I though it was strange that they were promoting it before the main games release, but I guess they were allowed to feign ignorance, at least until the dust had settled and then change the DLC release date. By then of course most will have bought the game and hence, decided on a system.
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muscleblade
06/06/08 @ 07:47
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Saints Row 2 was delayed because of the GTAIV DLC. Now the GTA IV DLC is delayed to compete with SR2 again.
Im starting to get tired of GTAIV at 82% so to me its a good thing that i can let it rest and then enjoy it again at a later time. Ninja gaiden 2 and Colonies keep me more than occupied these days.
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3william56
06/06/08 @ 08:09
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PS3delayLOL.
Oh. What? 360 games get delayed too? What is the world coming to. Lambtron - you've hit the nail on the head. It's to shift the revenue into next financial year, so that T2 actually have some money coming in next year to balance the monsterous revenue this one. I get the funny feeling MS will be p*ssed though - you'd think that $50mil would get you an on time delivery. |
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crashVoodoo
06/06/08 @ 08:20
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noverber to january window you say ?
i can see it becoming a christmas release ... where it'll sell a fuckton. |
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Negotiator
06/06/08 @ 08:20
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"I'll still be playing the best 8/10 game in the world."
Yeah Halo is great, ain't it. |
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"Well, I'm only 10% or thereabouts through the main game, but I only started a couple of weeks ago."
Seriously, tell me thats only like 5 hours play? I suppose most people are a lot more casual with their game play than me. ------------------------ Its nice to hear the monkey screeching of the fan boys quieting on the whole GTA issue though. I'm not especially excited for the DLC I can see it being extortionate in price. |
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SpaceMidget75
06/06/08 @ 08:23
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@The_Inquisitor. It is quite possible that MS didn't know about this. ;) What would be the point in lying - surely the promise of DLC would be the selling point, not when it was released. Maybe if there was a year difference between the expected date and the actual date it would be worth twisting the truth but for roughly three months?
I'm not saying either way as none of us know, but when you look at the facts it doesn't seem to make much sense to lie. I suspect this is just to do with keeping shares strong in an attempt to fight off EA. As for the delay, I'm not too fussed as I don't think I'll be ready for it anyway. Would be nice to have something for over Christmas though. |
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ParanoidZombie
06/06/08 @ 08:24
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Too bad, in Q1 2009 I won't be playing this game any more. You can tell the prick that he won't get my money.
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The_Inquisitor
06/06/08 @ 08:50
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I'm not saying they lied, just that it's quite possible that it was know before hand and yet there was little reason to advertise it so far in advance, seeing that delays are so rife in the games industry. If they didn't know in advance, it was very much an opportunist move.
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muscleblade
06/06/08 @ 09:03
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"ah well, by then most people will have moved on to gears 2 anyway "
You make it sound like its impossible to play more than one game within the same time period. Of course i will be playing Gears 2 alot after its release but i wont just let other games collect dust on my shelf. |
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WinterSnowblind
06/06/08 @ 09:36
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@muscleblade
Saints Row was delayed due to the ridiculous amount of bugs. Just read some previews of it, and after their recent trailer, I don't think they have a problem competing with GTA. It's something they may actually pull off. |
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Kill_Crazy
06/06/08 @ 09:47
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Isn't the 1st quarter of fiscal 2009 april to june? As tax year (fiscal year) starts april.
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kangarootoo
06/06/08 @ 09:51
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@muscleblade
"Saints Row 2 was delayed because of the GTAIV DLC. Now the GTA IV DLC is delayed to compete with SR2 again." Why on earth would anyone want to delay their product, specifically to put it in competition against a competitor. It makes no sense. It has clearly been delayed to increase revenue in the next quarter. No biggy really, they are in business after all. Are people really desperately in need of new content for GTA:IV yet? |
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keyboardmonkey
06/06/08 @ 10:00
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@kill_crazy
I have always thought that as well for the fiscal tax year. However it seems due to globalisation the fiscal year now runs jan-dec. I guess tax is collected a different times from country to country. |
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Can we stop the GTA4 hate please?
I swear, some of you guys wouldn't know an amazing game if someone slapped you round the face with it, geez. I've just completed it, and loved the missions, all the improvements made (cover mechanic, new driving model), and the storyline kept me hooked all the way through, which is more than i can say for a lot of games I've played recently. |
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RazorObsession
06/06/08 @ 10:23
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i'm savouring the GTA taste, but it will surely be over before the year is out. already done the pigeons, the jumps, the random encounters and basically all of the side missions, with a lot of multiplayer and sandboxing instead of finishing the missions.
i dont wanna be such a GTA junkie that i will just buy the content no matter whats in it and at any price, but i was kinda hoping for it a bit sooner, or at the very least some kind of announcement as to what we can expect from it. my moneys on no new land mass to explore, but a hell of a lot of building interiors fully fleshed out, filled with appropriate people and quests. hopefully a parachute, and some real estate purchasing too. |
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evilcoffee
06/06/08 @ 10:28
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Highly unlikely but I wish there was seasonality - Liberty City in winter would be spectacular.
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