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Someone was saying on GTAForums how it could possibly R*s fault for not being able to program the game on PS3 ie. not having the technical know-how to the console whereas others do. I dont think thats a valid reason though, but at least someone is trying to blame them, hardly anyone on those forums wants to criticise or blame R*.
Its going to be shit knowing I could be playing it on my 360, while the finsihed game can't be released while they finsih it off for the piece of shit! :realmad:
Problems with development of GTA IV on the Xbox 360 has meant the game has been delayed until April 2008.
GTA IV was due for release on 17th October. Rockstar have been using the Playstation 3 as the lead platform. An Xbox 360 team have been working besides the core team adapting code. Whilst the PS3 Blu-ray disc will easily accommodate the game, there have been problems fitting the game on to a single 360 DVD disc. Microsoft will not allow the game to be released on 2 disc as they are concerned the 360 will be compared unfavourably to the PS3. The situation has led to tension between Dan Houser and the Microsoft Empire as there is currently no way the game can fit on a single dvd.
Microsoft are currently working on a new compression technology for DVD9 discs, however this wont be available until next year. In a politically worded statement Sam Houser said "The game is huge and is pushing the hardware platforms to their absolute limits. The top engineers from Sony and Microsoft are working closely with the team in Edinburgh right now, helping us to fully leverage the power of both platforms."
Whilst the PlayStation 3 version is all set for completion at the end of this month, Microsoft have tied Take Two into an iron-clad legal agreement that forbids them from releasing the game on any format unless the Xbox 360 is ready. This has meant that whilst the PS3 version will be ready for October, Microsoft have directly prevented its release.
New Release Date: March 4th 2008
Edit: Our sources confirm March 4th, 2008.
So we know GTA IV has been delayed until the second quarter of the 2008 fiscal year, but when exactly will we be seeing it on the shelves?
Take-Two has apparently been telling retailers March 2008, and going by a typical "GTA released on a Tuesday" assumption, that leaves us with the 4th, 11th, 18th, or 25th.
GameStop has posted "pre-release ships March 3rd, 2008" on their GTA IV page, so for now, we're assuming that the final(?) release date for Grand Theft Auto IV is the 4th of March next year.
Another random, rather unimportant thing to take notice of. Rockstar has removed the "Coming [Date] text on the "agegate" image on the official GTA IV site.
Dan19 said:Gameplay say the 25th of April... 265 fucking days.
Gameplay say the 25th of April... 265 fucking days.