lol GTA shakes teh industy!

[MrAngryFace]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20113199/

Analyst Michael Pachter told Web site GamesIndustry.biz that he believes Rockstar has delayed the game because it is struggling with development on the PlayStation 3.

Sony denies this charge and said that the company has a dedicated team working with Rockstar on “GTA IV.” They say they're not that worried about the delay and would prefer that Rockstar take the time it needs to perfect the game.

“We’d love to have [it] out as soon as possible,” said Sony spokesperson Dave Karakker.  “But we’ve never had a single game make or break any of our platforms. That’s not how we built 100 million sales of [the] PlayStation 2, and that’s not how we’ll build 100 million in sales of [the] PlayStation 3.”

Um, yeah. But when you think about marquee franchises on the PlayStation 2, what do you think of? “Metal Gear,” “Final Fantasy,” “Gran Turismo,” and, of course, “Grand Theft Auto.”But nearly a year into the PS3’s life, not one of those critically important games have released yet for the console.

Even though the delay of “GTA” might hit Sony hardest, Microsoft might actually be taking the news harder. Although the company’s public reaction to the announcement was upbeat and included references to its other Very Important Title, “Halo 3,” —  this news is not good for Microsoft.

“Microsoft was very conscious about linking ‘GTA’ and Xbox,” says Davison. “With ‘Halo 3’ coming out in September, ‘GTA’ was like the one-two punch.”

(MSNBC.com is joint venture between Microsoft and NBC Universal.)

What’s more, Microsoft reportedly paid $50 million for the exclusive rights to “GTA IV” downloadable episodes — money that Take-Two has no intention of giving back, even though the title will miss the critical holiday season.

Still, most don’t think the loss of ‘GTA’ will stall the fast-moving train that is the game industry. If anything, it provides an opening for other developers to convince retailers to give them precious shelf space.

One title that stands to gain, says Sebastian, is “Call of Duty 4,” a shooter from Activision,that might temporarily quell the “GTA” fan’s need to blow things away.

“Retailers can buy that game with a lot of certainty that they’ll sell it,” he said.

[y2kev]

CoD4 mention!111

[MrAngryFace]

wooo

[Himu]

lol gotta be kiddin me

[Phoenix Dark]

One title that stands to gain, says Sebastian, is “Call of Duty 4,” a shooter from Activision,that might temporarily quell the “GTA” fan’s need to blow things away.

WTF. It'll sell great - on the Xbox 360. But how is that comparable to GTA...

I doubt the delay has anything to do with the PS3. But it really benefits Sony more because by April there will be more PS3s out there. Maybe MS should just hold the big time price cut until April.

[MrAngryFace]

its an msnbc gaming article what do you expect?