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Grand Theft Auto IV Should Have Been Out Today!

ITANI | October 19, 2007 | Blog | Playstation 3 XBOX 360 Misc 
Today was a day that's meant to go down in history, the day that GTA IV was going to be released. Unfortunately it isn't. Rockstar is one of few company's the delays their games but this time it was an exception yet we still don't know the reasons to why GTA IV was delayed.
Today should have been another landmark world-changing day for Rockstar. If everything had gone according to plan, we'd have been on extended hiatus while Grand Theft Auto IV's incredibly detailed world sucked us in like a vacuum. But it wasn't to be.

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  • 0 thumbs!
    Dance Floor Killah | October 19, 2007
    Wish it would've been out, but I guess good things come to those who wait.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Steel Magnolia | October 19, 2007
    Is this news? This is what forums are for...
    • 2 thumbs!
      Tenken | October 20, 2007
      Especially since he's literally THREE DAYS late. Worldwide.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Pyrazor | October 19, 2007
    Honestly this hardly qualifies as news.
  • 1 thumbs!
    tekmosis | October 19, 2007
    I've edited it to be classified as 'blog' as it is more related to a blog like post than it is news.
  • -1 thumbs!
    Seproth | October 20, 2007
    Most companies don't delay their games. It's other places making up release dates for them. Once a developer sets a released date it's very likely that's when the game releases.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Daimob | October 20, 2007
    meh. Delays make games better.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Big Willie | October 20, 2007
    Yeah, as long as the game is as polished as humanly possible, I've got no quarrels.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Incidnia | October 20, 2007
    Yes we do know why it was delayed;

    - They needed additional development time because there were bugs and things wrong, also things they wanted to add but couldn't if they committed to an october release

    - Some problems with the 360 version and also some different problems with the PS3 version

    - They wanted to add multiplayer modes (2-16 player deathmatch)

    - So they didn't have to compete with Halo 3 dominating the market, albeit GTA4 will outsell Halo 3, it wouldn't have gotten as many sales if sold now.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Tenken | October 20, 2007
      Multiplayer wasn't anywhere near being a prime reason for delay. They announced they'd have multiplayer near the game's announcement.
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      SS4Gogeta | October 20, 2007
      They didn't want to compete with Halo 3? ARE YOU MAD?! GTA IV will easily slaughter Halo 3! And they would have sold more, than Halo 3. Halo 3 is a six hour game then bang you're done! Try that with GTA IV.
      • 0 thumbs!
        Steel Magnolia | October 20, 2007
        Aren't you forgetting about the multiplayer that keeps some gamers occupied for years? GTA would have sold less copies than it could have if it was released at the same time as Halo 3, that's pretty much a fact.
  • 0 thumbs!
    2dx | October 20, 2007
    I am mad that they dont have any GTA games for the wii.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Xegaldis | October 22, 2007
    Oh noez, delayed? Typical. Anyway, gives me more time to save up for a PS3 I guess.. only a few more months..
  • 0 thumbs!
    Final Blade | October 22, 2007
    Not that bad, At least they are trying to make it close to perfection.
  • -1 thumbs!
    Jai Poke Manic | October 22, 2007
    What that is so crapo

    They should do as they promise
    I hate that it burns me up so hot it ticks me off
    Why can't they do as they damm promise
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      Tenken | October 24, 2007
      Yes. Yes they should. Do as they promise. Release GTAIV. With buggy textures, constant popups, terrible loading times, and half the city missing due to glitches in the system.

      Right on. Because that's exactly what happened when they showed the game two months before it was expected to be out.
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    regice | October 29, 2007
    I really waited so long but i have nothing to do expect to wait for June 2008

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