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Polarbert

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17,936 posts

259 months

Thursday 30th August 2007
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Is when GTA4 has been put back to. 25th April to be precise. Okay it isn't May but it may as well bloody be. We could have all been playing it next month. But no.


Does anyone know why it has been delayed?

RemaL

25,092 posts

262 months

Thursday 30th August 2007
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no but its a bit of a p1sser. I was lookng forward to playing that

_Batty_

12,268 posts

278 months

Thursday 30th August 2007
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Polarbert said:
Does anyone know why it has been delayed?
thought it was due to problems getting it to work with the PS3...
but then im often wrong hehe

Fidgits

17,202 posts

257 months

Thursday 30th August 2007
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_Batty_ said:
Polarbert said:
Does anyone know why it has been delayed?
thought it was due to problems getting it to work with the PS3...
but then im often wrong hehe
The PS3 fanboys reckon its because it wont fit on a 360 disc!


In all seriousness - its probably just because they cant hit a stable code release and have a lot of work to do, therefore pushing it back 6 months to cover resolving issues and fully testing.

Steve Evil

10,815 posts

257 months

Thursday 30th August 2007
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Just think it plain wasn't ready, personally as much as it pains me to wait, I'd rather wait another 6 months for it and have loads more features and a more polished experience than just have it shipped out with a load of things cut out.

To play devil's advocate it could also be due to the fact they were reportedly having problems fitting it all onto a 360 DVD and really wanted to stream stuff off the hard drive, which MS wouldn't let them because of that stupid core system they insisted on releasing.

Altrezia

8,739 posts

239 months

Thursday 30th August 2007
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Bit annoying, but I'd rather play a polished game than a rushed one!

Fidgits

17,202 posts

257 months

Thursday 30th August 2007
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besides, isnt halo 3 out next month?

baz7175

3,551 posts

239 months

Thursday 30th August 2007
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Fidgits said:
besides, isnt halo 3 out next month?
Unless it gets pushed back again that is wink

Mr_Yogi

3,288 posts

283 months

Thursday 30th August 2007
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Have to agree, the more realistic answer is they both versions are not ready.

Conspiracy theories aside, this is the first GT game to be developed on two platforms at once and RockStar North are a smallish team.

Then both platforms are new architectures and wildly different from one another. On top of that both seem to be providing a couple of extra hurdles for the devs.

pastrana72

1,741 posts

236 months

Thursday 30th August 2007
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i thought i had read on a forum elsewhere that it is a problem on the PS3 version and not the XBOX360 but contractually they can not launch on one console fist but need to sort problems and launch on both formats at the same time,

i can wait, as long as it is worth the wait and i expect it will be.

Stig

11,823 posts

312 months

Friday 31st August 2007
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pastrana72 said:
i thought i had read on a forum elsewhere that it is a problem on the PS3 version and not the XBOX360 but contractually they can not launch on one console fist but need to sort problems and launch on both formats at the same time,

i can wait, as long as it is worth the wait and i expect it will be.
Something tells me that you read that on an XBox360 forum wink

Mr Whippy

32,453 posts

269 months

Friday 31st August 2007
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Stig said:
pastrana72 said:
i thought i had read on a forum elsewhere that it is a problem on the PS3 version and not the XBOX360 but contractually they can not launch on one console fist but need to sort problems and launch on both formats at the same time,

i can wait, as long as it is worth the wait and i expect it will be.
Something tells me that you read that on an XBox360 forum wink
I could probably find out why it's delayed, but only if I didn't share the reason, doh...

Good team of artists up there though, so I know it'll look very nice and worth waiting for biggrin

Dave

Fidgits

17,202 posts

257 months

Friday 31st August 2007
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baz7175 said:
Fidgits said:
besides, isnt halo 3 out next month?
Unless it gets pushed back again that is wink
True - but say Halo gets us to Christmas - then Mass Effect onwards - hopefully till May!

pastrana72

1,741 posts

236 months

Friday 31st August 2007
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Stig said:
pastrana72 said:
i thought i had read on a forum elsewhere that it is a problem on the PS3 version and not the XBOX360 but contractually they can not launch on one console fist but need to sort problems and launch on both formats at the same time,

i can wait, as long as it is worth the wait and i expect it will be.
Something tells me that you read that on an XBox360 forum wink
yeah, probably, wink

baz7175

3,551 posts

239 months

Friday 31st August 2007
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Fidgits said:
baz7175 said:
Fidgits said:
besides, isnt halo 3 out next month?
Unless it gets pushed back again that is wink
True - but say Halo gets us to Christmas - then Mass Effect onwards - hopefully till May!
Yeah, we're a right sad old bunch aint we, we work through the year by different game releases instead of months like normal people laughlaughlaugh

Fidgits

17,202 posts

257 months

Friday 31st August 2007
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baz7175 said:
Fidgits said:
baz7175 said:
Fidgits said:
besides, isnt halo 3 out next month?
Unless it gets pushed back again that is wink
True - but say Halo gets us to Christmas - then Mass Effect onwards - hopefully till May!
Yeah, we're a right sad old bunch aint we, we work through the year by different game releases instead of months like normal people laughlaughlaugh
hehe