Roubicek Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I just found an article that puts forward a fairly strong case for Take2's acquisition by EA. Let's hope this doesn't happen although I can't see R* changing much since they don't seem to have changed after being bought the first time. Janco Partners' Mike Hickey, who first told GameDaily BIZ that he felt Take-Two Interactive was an "obvious" acquisition target for Electronic Arts, has now reiterated in his latest research note that he remains "convinced [Take-Two] will eventually be acquired at a meaningful premium to their current share price," despite the publishers "checkered corporate profile." Original Article Link to blog about the article Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transparanoia Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ha! Then GTAV will be released too early, with not enough work, gameplay issues and a sh*tty port from the X360 to the PS3. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaJones Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 If EA buys then GTA V is gonna have HUGE endless billboards advertising all their other games everywhere...it would probably end up as a crappy game somewhere between crackdown and burnout... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Deuce Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 somewhere between crackdown and burnout... Actually, Crackdown isn't a bad game. While it obviously copies the idea of GTA, it has a unique feel to it. And it brings a lot of new features and fun things to do, while most copies like Saint's Row don't put half as much effort into their games. Plus, the main creator is a guy used to work for Rockstar who went on to do a solo project. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XBOXLOVER Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 somewhere between crackdown and burnout... Actually, Crackdown isn't a bad game. While it obviously copies the idea of GTA, it has a unique feel to it. And it brings a lot of new features and fun things to do, while most copies like Saint's Row don't put half as much effort into their games. Plus, the main creator is a guy used to work for Rockstar who went on to do a solo project. Yeah, so think of it less of a clone and more of sibling. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starion Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 If EA buys then GTA V is gonna have HUGE endless billboards advertising all their other games everywhere...it would probably end up as a crappy game somewhere between crackdown and burnout... Burnout f*cking rules, thank you very much. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I'll have to find a new company to admire. I couldn't see Rockstar selling out, though. Still, EA Games is the biggest sell-out video game company ever. Oh, what do I do? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcroptic Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 well imagine.. Time crises + Pro street + GTA IV... i think it will make an interesting game Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh995 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ha! Then GTAV will be released too early, with not enough work, gameplay issues and a sh*tty port from the X360 to the PS3. it's NOT being ported. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Smurf Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ha! Then GTAV will be released too early, with not enough work, gameplay issues and a sh*tty port from the X360 to the PS3. it's NOT being ported. Yeah GTA IV isnt but if EA buys T2 then hes saying GTA V might. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decisive Chief Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 it seems though that EA have money to burn and bying out plenty of companies then ruining the games so i hope this aint true Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transparanoia Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ha! Then GTAV will be released too early, with not enough work, gameplay issues and a sh*tty port from the X360 to the PS3. it's NOT being ported. -.- I know. I was merely commenting on how sh*t EA are when in comes to PS3 titles. If they're good ports, ok fine, but they're all terrible when comparing them to their 360 counterparts. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabalous Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I hope not , but even if EA bought it , Rockstar North will still like it is , Dan Houser & Sam Houser the founders of rockstar , the developer of GTA will still Rockstar North and the producer is the creative Dan Houser . so , will be there change in Rockstar if EA Bought Take Two ? If there will be , It will not be good for GTA . Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rykane Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 (edited) For the sake of gaming and for Grand Theft Auto i hope UBISOFT steps in and buys take two. They would be much better than EA. EA suck at making games and shouldn't even be in the buisness of Game development and publishing. I doubt very very much that ubisoft will buy take two. Edited December 21, 2007 by Link@kill Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitroco Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 well imagine.. Time crises + Pro street + GTA IV... i think it will make an interesting game I imagine it................ f*ck¡NG SH¡T! I hope EA doesn't buy them because that will be GTA's end. Imagine a GTA every year, rushed, bugged, crap ported to PS3. Don't forget EA's expansion packs and they will make you pay for everything. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starion Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Wait a moment, Take2 have hardly no say in what R* does, and the owners of Take2 would have even less say, so EA buying Taketwo would only fund them better. This means that everyone should shut up about EA ruining GTA. :l Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transparanoia Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Wait a moment, Take2 have hardly no say in what R* does, and the owners of Take2 would have even less say, so EA buying Taketwo would only fund them better. This means that everyone should shut up about EA ruining GTA. :l EA: "You don't do what we say, and you can't make GTA." Rockstar: "EA, your rhymes are f*cking sh*t." Etc. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceedot Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ha! Then GTAV will be released too early, with not enough work, gameplay issues and a sh*tty port from the X360 to the PS3. +1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookPassBabtridge Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 If EA did buy Take2, It doesnt mean they will ruin GTA. In fact, they would have no reason to alter the actual game at all; aquisitions are all about buying up studios or brands and reaping the profits. Rockstar would just be left to produce the games to deadline as normal, and EA get a big slice of cash from sales. Might even be a good thing you never know, all that cash to throw at the GTA license without risk of the publisher going t*ts up Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Smurf Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I reckon if EA were going to buy T2 then R* will make damn sure they're not going to f*ck around with their developement. So if that happens there can only be better things for GTA as EA is loaded with the big bucks!!! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 The thing some of you don't seem to be taking in to account is that EA is a business. Obviously they like to make money, as do R*. It just seems to me that R*'s development cycle is slower compared to EA's 'pump them out. Ok good, now make a sequel in 3 months'. EA are greedy money grabbing tw*ts, basically. But that's ok, because so are R*. Now, I think EA and R* clearly have different, shall we say, ways of making money. EA= 'Quantity over quality' R*= 'Quality over quantity' Rockstar doesn't treat its fanbase like complete morons with only a brain cell between them (or they hide it very well), but EA are clearly lacking in the public relations department. Just look at Battlefield 2. A pretty great game right? Yeah, of course. They tapped the modern military FPS genre properly. But then a few months later....... here comes BF2: Special Forces. They added a few models, animations, skins, weapons and vehicles, and not many at that. If EA becomes GTA's publisher then screw GTA, I'll be buying Saint's Row. P.S. I was going to point out that a lot of BF2's fanbase are eleven year-olds who still want some "fvcking chocolate milk", but the same could be said for GTA Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 The day this happens is the day the soul of R* is ripped out of it. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reboot Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Jesus I hope this doesn't happen. EA has a long history of buying good things, then slowly raping any good qualities out of them. I have yet to see a game they made better, as compared to all the games they've bought and then made worse. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangster07 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I'm feeling quite scared at the moment,could GTA4 be the end of it before EA rips it apart and sh*ts it out to end up looking like Michael Jackson... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike0 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 GTA IV won't be affected. But the next one might. If the buyout really does happen. Whats important is that they don't change the people at the helm of Rockstar. It would be better if Rockstar went solo and found another publisher, like UbiSoft. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottae Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Just look at Battlefield 2. A pretty great game right? Yeah, of course. They tapped the modern military FPS genre properly. But then a few months later....... here comes BF2: Special Forces. They added a few models, animations, skins, weapons and vehicles, and not many at that. Special Forces was good, it was Euro Force and Armored Fury which were shocking and were clearly out to just make money. That being said, this would be horrific for Rockstar. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Effy in Chains Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I hope EA never buys R*. They would not affect GTA: IV, but we would end up getting a new GTA game every year, with little changes made. For example it would be GTA:V coming January 2009 with a 10% bigger map, and new cars! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyDrama Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 EA needs to keep their greedy, non-talented hands off Grand Theft Auto. If there ever were a scourge of the video gaming industry, it would be EA. In fact, tell them I said so. Like a vampire bent on world domination, they creep along in the shadows, sucking the life out of any company not wise enough to sell to someone else. God, help us. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGlovez Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Like I said in the SR2 vs GTA4 thread... No Franchise remains king of a genre. Due to crap like this. Face it folks unless R* sticks with T2, and T2 can fix their finacial issues. And dont think GTA4 is T2's saving grace because they are in alot of debt. We will be looking at a crappy GTA5. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan VII Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Oh good god, here comes 1 new GTA a year with 10 expansion packs. If EA aquires T2 and Rockstar stays with them it's GG for GTA. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/304337-ea-to-buy-take2/#findComment-1057346627 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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