Comments on: Rumor: GTA IV Episodes coming to PS3

By: Darrin

Darrin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:17:45 +0000

Paying developers for exclusive content isn’t “dirty”, Sony and Nintendo do the exact same thing.

Secondly, Gabe Newell probably bashed the PS3 on his own because of his own personal tech brand preferences and not because of anything Microsoft pressured him into.

By: JimmyMagnum

JimmyMagnum — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:16:55 +0000

given the fact Microsoft likes to throw money around like its confetti, $50 million isn’t really that much for them. They constantly play dirty pool to out-do the competition, most likely paying off developers to bad mouth the PS3 the same way lobbyists pay off politicians (Valve being a prime example), and what better way than to make last decade’s biggest multiplatform franchise get exclusive content on their console than to pay them a huge amount of money for exclusivity? Chances are, it is timed exclusive since Microsoft doesn’t own Intellectual Property rights and most contracts with the kind of exclusivity that grants a first party with rights to third party assets usually has an expiration date. For all we know, it could be years down the road when it will expire (in which case, we could have 2 more GTAs by then), making the expansions about useless, but there’s always that possibility that it could also expire soon and allow them to hit the PS3, most likely as a standalone title like the 360 has, but by then, even more people could care less.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:54:55 +0000

What does EXCLUSIVE mean hint: (: limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group). $50 million is a TON of money. GT5 cost $60 million to develop and is one of the most expensive games to develop ever. No way in hell MS paid for timed exclusivity. If you disagree you might want to get your head checked.

Even if you were right, It would have been released if it was a timed exclusive. GTA4 is really out of gamers minds. Why not pick up a 360 and then you won’t run into these problems. They aren’t that expensive and there are many games you can’t get on PS3. A lot of games look/run better on the 360 as well. I love having the option to get whatever games I want on whichever system runs them best. Bayonetta is a perfect example of a game that should be played on 360, not the PS3.

It works both ways. Some games are better on the PS3. I usually go by the controller for the type of game. FPS is usually 360 unless the PS3 version is better. Action games I like the PS3. Wii gets same/split screen multiplayer love.

By: Konsolenspass

Konsolenspass — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:02:15 +0000

I bought GTA IV via steam for around 8 € about 2 weeks ago. If Rockstar doesn’t publish the DLC for PS3 they will for PC (at least I hope they will ). I tested them on my friend’s XBOX and it was just amazing.

By: JimmyMagnum

JimmyMagnum — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:57:40 +0000

a new GTA wont be announced for a while, seeing as the people who worked on GTAIV (Rockstar North) are currently working on the PS3 exclusive Agent. More than likely, we will finally be seeing gameplay from that game, so a new GTA will most likely not be seen until next year at the earliest.

BTW, paying $50 million to Microsoft doesnt mean that it will remain exclusive, even on low sales numbers. They paid for exclusivity, not given money to develop the games and try to make it up in sales (though some of it was used for development). For all we know, it was a timed exclusive, much in the same fashion as GTA3-San Andreas and the exclusivity contract will most likely expire, at which point they will most likely release them for the PS3