GTA IV's Episodic Content EXCLUSIVE to Xbox 360

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> > since im posting from Wii i can't provide links 'n stuff but do a
> > google to verify - it seems official.
>
> It's a couple days old.

Six threads down from this one to be exact, on my newsreader anyway.

I received the "official confirmation" on Friday afternoon and posted it
then. That's not to say that Rockstar won't change their minds later on,
though.
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>> > since im posting from Wii i can't provide links 'n stuff but do a
>> > google to verify - it seems official.
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>> It's a couple days old.
>
> Six threads down from this one to be exact, on my newsreader anyway.
>
> I received the "official confirmation" on Friday afternoon and posted it
> then. That's not to say that Rockstar won't change their minds later on,
> though.

your news was a day or three old, too.
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> >> "AirRaid" <airraid22 DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1182103292.969228.23200@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> >> > since im posting from Wii i can't provide links 'n stuff but do a
> >> > google to verify - it seems official.
> >>
> >> It's a couple days old.
> >
> > Six threads down from this one to be exact, on my newsreader anyway.
> >
> > I received the "official confirmation" on Friday afternoon and posted it
> > then. That's not to say that Rockstar won't change their minds later
on,
> > though.
>
> your news was a day or three old, too.

Not to get defensive, but no it wasn't.

The Take Two financial statement, which failed to mention PS3 episodic
content for GTA, was a few days old, yes (and we reported on that at the
time as well). However, the sites that pointed to this omission as "fact"
that the content would be exclusive to Xbox 360 didn't bother to contact
Take Two or Rockstar...or at least they didn't get confirmation before
publishing their conjectures. I'm fairly certain that, judging from all the
sites who have since cited our story, we were the first to publish Take
Two/Rockstar's official words on the subject...as few words as there were.
Is it a big deal? Perhaps not, but at least give us some credit where
credit is due.

<soapbox>
The rumor that GTA episodic content would be exclusive to Xbox 360 has been
floating around a lot longer than the recent financial report, but so what?
There have been rumors of a PSP redesign for months now. If a site is the
first to publish official confirmation from Sony that the PSP is being
redesigned with a phone and a camera, I'd say that they were "first" with
the news...even if it is only a confirmation of prior rumors. After all,
anyone can print a rumor. If so-called "games journalism" is ever going to
rise above its current state, a good start would be to actually speak with
company representatives before publishing rumors as fact.
</soapbox>
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What I'm wondering is how much this 'episodoic content' is going to cost.

-- Bob
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"Odd Bob" <odd_bob.DeleteThis@odd.bob> wrote in message
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> What I'm wondering is how much this 'episodoic content' is going to cost.
>
> -- Bob
>
IMO it'll probably be more than a map pack but not outrageous I don't think.
What I wonder is if this "episodic content" is going to extend the single
player game or if it's going to be multiplayer content.
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On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:53:44 -0500, Odd Bob <odd_bob DeleteThis @odd.bob> wrote:

>What I'm wondering is how much this 'episodoic content' is going to cost.
>
>-- Bob

depends how big it is i guess, if it's something similar to the
Oblivion shivering isles expansion, it would probably be priced
similarly.

smallee than that, you'd hope it'd be priced cheaper.
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"Odd Bob" <odd_bob.DeleteThis@odd.bob> wrote in message
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> What I'm wondering is how much this 'episodoic content' is going to cost.
>
> -- Bob
>

BINGO!


the other thing i'm wondering is if Rockstar wont just rerelease the PS3
version (think greatest hits) with the missing content.

From what i can tell there's going to be 2 episodes. Live price will likely
be $15 each. So $30 for the PS3 greatest hits "full" version, eventually.

50 million would make me push some content Microsofts way too!
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In article <gNCdne2K0coo4OjbnZ2dnUVZ_ualnZ2d.RemoveThis@comcast.com>,
"Android" <androvich.RemoveThis@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote:

>
> Six threads down from this one to be exact, on my newsreader anyway.
>
> I received the "official confirmation" on Friday afternoon and posted it
> then. That's not to say that Rockstar won't change their minds later on,
> though.

No apparently in a investors meeting, TakeTwo or Rockstar said MS paid
$50 million. The first one will apparently be in March 08 and they have
to reflect it as revenues on their balance sheet since we're within 12
months of that.

Who know how much it will cost to add the DLC though, on top of the $60
game.

Sony should have plied Rockstar with money for exclusive content on the
Blu-Ray disc though. That would have been the smart strategic move,
more content on a disc that has more capacity and you don't need a hard
drive to download or pay additional money for DLC.

Also, TakeTwo expressed confidence that the game would help sell PS3s.

I rather hear more about online modes though.
 >> Stay informed about: GTA IV's Episodic Content EXCLUSIVE to Xbox 360 

In article <vcSdnbNBgtGnCejbnZ2dnUVZ_vWtnZ2d.DeleteThis@comcast.com>,
"Android" <androvich.DeleteThis@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote:

> The Take Two financial statement, which failed to mention PS3 episodic
> content for GTA, was a few days old, yes (and we reported on that at the
> time as well). However, the sites that pointed to this omission as "fact"
> that the content would be exclusive to Xbox 360 didn't bother to contact
> Take Two or Rockstar...or at least they didn't get confirmation before
> publishing their conjectures. I'm fairly certain that, judging from all the
> sites who have since cited our story, we were the first to publish Take
> Two/Rockstar's official words on the subject...as few words as there were.
> Is it a big deal? Perhaps not, but at least give us some credit where
> credit is due.
>
> <soapbox>
> The rumor that GTA episodic content would be exclusive to Xbox 360 has been
> floating around a lot longer than the recent financial report, but so what?
> There have been rumors of a PSP redesign for months now. If a site is the
> first to publish official confirmation from Sony that the PSP is being
> redesigned with a phone and a camera, I'd say that they were "first" with
> the news...even if it is only a confirmation of prior rumors. After all,
> anyone can print a rumor. If so-called "games journalism" is ever going to
> rise above its current state, a good start would be to actually speak with
> company representatives before publishing rumors as fact.
> </soapbox>

Which site do you write for?
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"poldy" <poldy.TakeThisOut@kfu.com> wrote in message
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> In article <vcSdnbNBgtGnCejbnZ2dnUVZ_vWtnZ2d.TakeThisOut@comcast.com>,
> "Android" <androvich.TakeThisOut@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote:
>
> > The Take Two financial statement, which failed to mention PS3 episodic
> > content for GTA, was a few days old, yes (and we reported on that at the
> > time as well). However, the sites that pointed to this omission as
"fact"
> > that the content would be exclusive to Xbox 360 didn't bother to contact
> > Take Two or Rockstar...or at least they didn't get confirmation before
> > publishing their conjectures. I'm fairly certain that, judging from all
the
> > sites who have since cited our story, we were the first to publish Take
> > Two/Rockstar's official words on the subject...as few words as there
were.
> > Is it a big deal? Perhaps not, but at least give us some credit where
> > credit is due.
> >
> > <soapbox>
> > The rumor that GTA episodic content would be exclusive to Xbox 360 has
been
> > floating around a lot longer than the recent financial report, but so
what?
> > There have been rumors of a PSP redesign for months now. If a site is
the
> > first to publish official confirmation from Sony that the PSP is being
> > redesigned with a phone and a camera, I'd say that they were "first"
with
> > the news...even if it is only a confirmation of prior rumors. After
all,
> > anyone can print a rumor. If so-called "games journalism" is ever going
to
> > rise above its current state, a good start would be to actually speak
with
> > company representatives before publishing rumors as fact.
> > </soapbox>
>
> Which site do you write for?

www.gamesindustry.biz
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"poldy" <poldy.DeleteThis@kfu.com> wrote in message
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> In article <gNCdne2K0coo4OjbnZ2dnUVZ_ualnZ2d.DeleteThis@comcast.com>,
> "Android" <androvich.DeleteThis@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > Six threads down from this one to be exact, on my newsreader anyway.
> >
> > I received the "official confirmation" on Friday afternoon and posted it
> > then. That's not to say that Rockstar won't change their minds later
on,
> > though.
>
> No apparently in a investors meeting, TakeTwo or Rockstar said MS paid
> $50 million. The first one will apparently be in March 08 and they have
> to reflect it as revenues on their balance sheet since we're within 12
> months of that.
>
> Who know how much it will cost to add the DLC though, on top of the $60
> game.

Probably a significant amount, if there is that much of a demand for it. If
the content is as big as they are suggesting, I can see them asking $20 for
each new "episode."

> Sony should have plied Rockstar with money for exclusive content on the
> Blu-Ray disc though. That would have been the smart strategic move,
> more content on a disc that has more capacity and you don't need a hard
> drive to download or pay additional money for DLC.

Agreed, although unfortunately Sony doesn't have the same amount of $ to
burn as MS does. Especially not when they are already losing so much money
on each PS3, and will soon have to drop the price anyway.

> Also, TakeTwo expressed confidence that the game would help sell PS3s.

That was true only with the original games on PS2. People bought systems to
play GTA. Perhaps that would also be the case now if GTA IV were a PS3
exclusive, or maybe if the PS3 version came out months ahead of the 360
version. However, with a simultaneous release, I doubt GTA will sell PS3s.
Just imagine if GTA III and Vice City were released on Xbox at the same time
as PS2...

> I rather hear more about online modes though.

Should be interesting to learn more about.
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"Android" <androvich.DeleteThis@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message
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> "poldy" <poldy.DeleteThis@kfu.com> wrote in message
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>> In article <vcSdnbNBgtGnCejbnZ2dnUVZ_vWtnZ2d.DeleteThis@comcast.com>,
>> "Android" <androvich.DeleteThis@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> > The Take Two financial statement, which failed to mention PS3 episodic
>> > content for GTA, was a few days old, yes (and we reported on that at
>> > the
>> > time as well). However, the sites that pointed to this omission as
> "fact"
>> > that the content would be exclusive to Xbox 360 didn't bother to
>> > contact
>> > Take Two or Rockstar...or at least they didn't get confirmation before
>> > publishing their conjectures. I'm fairly certain that, judging from
>> > all
> the
>> > sites who have since cited our story, we were the first to publish Take
>> > Two/Rockstar's official words on the subject...as few words as there
> were.
>> > Is it a big deal? Perhaps not, but at least give us some credit where
>> > credit is due.
>> >
>> > <soapbox>
>> > The rumor that GTA episodic content would be exclusive to Xbox 360 has
> been
>> > floating around a lot longer than the recent financial report, but so
> what?
>> > There have been rumors of a PSP redesign for months now. If a site is
> the
>> > first to publish official confirmation from Sony that the PSP is being
>> > redesigned with a phone and a camera, I'd say that they were "first"
> with
>> > the news...even if it is only a confirmation of prior rumors. After
> all,
>> > anyone can print a rumor. If so-called "games journalism" is ever
>> > going
> to
>> > rise above its current state, a good start would be to actually speak
> with
>> > company representatives before publishing rumors as fact.
>> > </soapbox>
>>
>> Which site do you write for?
>
> www.gamesindustry.biz
>
>

I'm beginning to think you like your job or something.
>
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