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Sony dismisses exclusive GTA 360 content News
PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 News by Robert Purchese
Sony has dismissed the exclusive episodic content for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV, claiming that a "large percentage" of gamers will be unwilling to fork out for it - at least to start with.
Sony America marketing man Scott Steinberg believes there is more than enough content in the launch version to keep you occupied.
"Perhaps [Microsoft will be] shipping some episodic content in the fall, but there is a whole lot of product shipping on the PS3 in April and I personally don't think there's going to be a huge percentage of folks who [will] jump into downloadable content for another price when they're still playing through the core product," Scott Steinberg told GameDaily.
"So while I do think having that brand on their system was a move for them which they felt they needed to make because they cut a big cheque for it, I think PlayStation fans know the Grand Theft Auto experience on the PS2 is how they grew up playing Grand Theft Auto.
"When you combine GTA IV with MGS 4 and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - all the exclusive content that we've got going forward - I think that goes from tipping point to shoving point for consumers who are on the fence," he added.
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THEGREATMADMAN
31/03/08 @ 10:50
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Bet it would be a different story if sony were getting the exclusive content
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Bet it would be a different story if sony were getting the exclusive content
Of course it would, Sony would be going about how great it was (Like MS are) and Microsoft would be going on about how it's not important. I don't think any one can say that either companies PR is any better or worse then the other edit:/ sorry some terrible typos
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"Bet it would be a different story if sony were getting the exclusive content"
Of course, and Microsoft would be the ones saying it is pointless. DLC doesn't bother me though as I normally just wait for it to become free or don't bother with it. I will buy it on whichever system runs the game the smoothest, if they are identical then I will probably go for the PS3 version because it doesn't sound like a jet powering up. |
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Well he is right as I'd imagine a lot of Xbox 360 owners won't bother downloading the extra content for GTA IV and it isn't really much of a reason to buy it over the PS3 version since initially both games will ship with the same content.
I've opted for the Xbox 360 version of the game because I believe it'll be the best version, that decision had absolutely nothing to do with it having DLC. The GTA games have tens of hours of gameplay out of the box so unless Rockstar have cut back on it for the sake of releasing stuff as DLC - not beyond the realms of possibility in this era of digital distribution - then I cannot imagine I'd ever need DLC personally. From what I understand, the game's playing area will remain the same with the DLC anyway so it won't offer the same thing as, say, the Shivering Isles for Oblivion, which gave you a new island to play around in. |
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TBH I think he's probably right to some extent - I'm guessing a lot of people will never finish all the core content of GTA4 - let alone feel the need to pay to download more. Still, given a choice between the 360 version with the possibility of DLC and the PS3 version without it's not hard to see which people are more likely to go for...
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captainrentboy
31/03/08 @ 11:07
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I'm not sure whether the exclusive DLC will be a deciding factor for many folk as to which version they buy, or even which console they buy to actually play it on, I say that because bar MS shouting about it to us geeks it's not really something that's advertised a lot, I'd imagine the vaaast majority of casual gamers out there have no clue that DLC is coming to the 360.
But, I do think that when it's actually released it will be a success, as long as it's not priced stupidly high. As we've seen with the Halo 3 content, Live gamers are more than happy to spend their MS points to add a lil longevity to a game. |
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Rash is probably right, I mean, the "problem" with PS brand is that ppl buy the system to play 4-5 games in 10 years of its life time.
Like a collegue of work that bought a PS3 recently admited " I just want to play a footie game every two years, and shoot something every now and then, I don't realy care about games Miguel..." |
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SleepyMagpie
31/03/08 @ 11:10
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30% of the buyers of the 360 version paying up for it is still nice extra revenue, given the masses that will buy GTA IV. Besides, for completists the 360's will be the edition to get.
I won't dl the content immediately, that's for sure, but reading the LOOONG interview in the current EDGE mag with Sam Houser, the content sounded cool, actually. What Sony REALLY should be worried about is whether GTA IV will run as well on the PS3, and look as good as the 360 version! And as their track record has shown, that is not certain at all! |
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Eighthours
31/03/08 @ 11:10
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Steinberg is destined to become just as hated as Sony's previous PR mouthpieces. Everything he's come out with so far has been depressingly spintastic.
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captainrentboy
31/03/08 @ 11:11
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That coleague sounds mental, by shooting things every now and again did he actually mean on a computer game?
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Will be interesting to see if one of the companies gets a sponsership deal for the TV advertising. Like Sony did with burnout paradise.
As that is likely to give more of a boost then DLC. And if the adverts show both systems logo equally then the timing of the GT5 Prologe release could be better then you'd first think as thoughs adds do have a wow factor that might be enough for people who are going for GTA4 to think that it'll make a great second game. |
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I have just realised that I have never paid for a single piece of game add-on DLC (excluding XBLA games here)!
I think Sony are right in saying that the DLC downloads will be low in realtion to games sales, but given the choice I think people will buy the version with the optional extras in case it turns out to be worth the money. I will be. Maybe the GTA episodes will be my first purchase. Who knows?
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I'd imagine that a lot of GTA4 owners won't buy the DLC, true, but then GTA4's inevitably going to be one of the bestselling (if not the bestselling) game of this generation, so it'll still sell more DLC units than any other title's. That's nothing to be sniffed at, and claiming that it's not an issue ('didn't want the extra content anyway, poo it smells!') is just so transparently false. And that comment at the end about PS3 exclusives... well, there's a reason my PS3's been gathering dust since I got it at Christmas.
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@muters, I'll bite the bate this thread is bound to go off topic into general willy waving anyway!
But firstly why are you not Playing Motorstorm or Resistance or GT5P or Uncharted or Rachet??? All brilliant games, which leads me onto another thought, a year on and i'm still playing Motorstorm and Resistance, yet theres not a single 360 exclusive launch game that i was still playing after a year. PS3 may have fewer games but what it does have keeps you coming back for more, surely that's better then forking out another £50 every month or two cos you've got all you can out of the games you have? Anyway back to Lost Oddysee with me. |
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Well I am pretty sure this actually reflects Sony's thinking. Sony probably had a specific amount of money which they set aside to buy exclusives and in the end they decided that paying to keep MGS4 and Final Fantasy exclusive was a better investment than buying exclusive GTA4 DLC. So the question is where they right; is MGS4, FF and GTA4 (without DLC) a more attractive package than just GTA4 + DLC.
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Well let be honest he is not gonna say " You should go for 360 version as it's got more missions" is he?
It's a difficult one though a friend of mine (big GTA fan) recently traded his 360 for PS3 and when I told him of the extra content on 360 he didn't seem to fussed, so maybe he is right and people won't care much. I haven't got my PS3 yet but if I did I would still go for 360 version, I'll take all the extra GTA action I can get! :) |
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FenderMaster
31/03/08 @ 11:34
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hes actually right, th vast majority of gta's market are casuals, who dont do downloadable or episodic gaming
mgs4 isnt as big a draw to casuals as sony thinks though... |
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Anthony_UK
31/03/08 @ 11:35
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''We don't need exclusive content'' Says man who doesn't have exclusive content!
Sorry PR guys really are terrible! Personally, I don't think it's a a system seller, but I know which versin I'll be getting........ |
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Oh right, yea, no one will bother.
But get this, apparently people will LOVE have virtual items in the 'Home' house Total bs, and total damage control @headbog No offense, but you sound like you're on the sony payroll. If it were reversed, you'd be bitching about MS Home, and trumpeting about the sony GTA IV DLC |
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"Well, I own both consoles and will be getting the complete version for sure. So that's at least one less sale Mr Sony Man."
I also own both consoles, and I've quickly reached a point where I'll take a potentially inferior PS3 version just to avoid the disc drive and fan noise of my 360 :p. Even though I also actually much prefer the 360 controller to the SixAxis. I've only fired up my 360 once or twice over the last couple of weeks - I was instantly reminded of how much I long for the day where the PS3 game catalogue is large enough that I can pack away my 360 altogether, and only drag it out for really compelling exclusives. It looks like it won't be too long if my previous two weeks of PS3 gaming are anything to go by. |
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"What Sony REALLY should be worried about is whether GTA IV will run as well on the PS3, and look as good as the 360 version! And as their track record has shown, that is not certain at all!"
No they shouldn't. Comparisons to the 360 will be irrelevant in due time (and have never been relevant to the non-hardcore). For now because of the high price point the PS3 has to prove its credibility with the hardcore gamers, thus battling the 360. But as the PS3's price will go down in the future, bringing it more in reach of the non-hardcore, Sony should focus on the real opposition: Wii. |
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