Announcement of L.A. Noire effect?

[gta9414]

Do you think that the announcement of L.A. Noire pushes GTA V's release or even announcement back into late next year? I'm thinking that this means the earliest it will be announced would be next October.

[Kwandilibro]

Not really. R*'s been planning this all along. And they don't need that long just for a release. Remember, R*'s just publishing LAN. They didn't even make it themselves. They're not going to put it as the priority over one of their own titles. And either way, it's a PS3 exclusive (which has to be a bad idea).

 

But there's a pinned topic for this.

[gta9414]

But there's a pinned topic for this.

oh yea there is a release topic now

[jnzooger]

Not really. R*'s been planning this all along. And they don't need that long just for a release. Remember, R*'s just publishing LAN. They didn't even make it themselves. They're not going to put it as the priority over one of their own titles. And either way, it's a PS3 exclusive (which has to be a bad idea).

 

But there's a pinned topic for this.

Uh, no, its not a PS3 exclusive.

 

 

Watch the first trailer. L.A. Noire coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2011.

[K^2]

Agent is supposed to be a PS3 exclusive. I think you might have mixed them up.

[Kwandilibro]

@K^2, Yeah, that's what I was thinking of. I knew it was one of them.

[Finn 7 five 11]

 

GTA V's release or even announcement back into late next year

 

Rockstar is helping...or dual making noire with team bondi, i don't think its a real drain on their resources, because they are still managing to make agent even though a few rockstar guys are working with team bondi...so noire will not really delay GTA V.

 

GTA V's announcement probably wont be until mid next year anyway and the release will be well into 2012, because i don't think they are actively working on it.

 

if Agent is set to release in 2011 sometime (hopefully) GTA V would be one piece of sh*t game if it were fully developed and released in the same year.

[gta9414]

Im not saying it will delay the production of the next GTA. What I meant was, will they try to market la noire and whatever other game(s) come out next year, delaying the release of the next gta, not the production, because any gta announcement would overshadow other games right? I know that production shouldn't be affected.

[Dnero]

Im not saying it will delay the production of the next GTA. What I meant was, will they try to market la noire and whatever other game(s) come out next year, delaying the release of the next gta, not the production, because any gta announcement would overshadow other games right? I know that production shouldn't be affected.

I don't think it would delay the next GTA, I think it's giving more time for Rockstar North to finish up GTA V. When all these new games are covered, Rockstar would just put up a teaser then some screenshots and a few trailers then a release date, without showing any BETA images or trailers in the process so they are ready for release or they could just put some finishing touches to it.

[Niko_Vercetti7]

 

Agent is supposed to be a PS3 exclusive. I think you might have mixed them up.

 

Speaking of Agent we still have absolutely nothing on that. Could V possibly come out before Agent at this rate....who knows? If we at Rockstar Base hear anything before you fine people do we'll sure do our best to let you all know.

Edited November 14, 2010 by Niko_Vercetti7

[Finn 7 five 11]

 

Could V possibly come out before Agent at this rate....who knows?

 

I really highly doubt GTA V would come first since the last DLC was not long ago...but then again VCS came only a little while before IV as released, but like you said Who knows?

I ought to go work for rock-star so i can get the inside word.

[Niko_Vercetti7]

 

I ought to go work for rock-star so i can get the inside word.

 

A lot of people here would like that job. The best alternative to that would be getting a job for a fan site with close ties to R*. That's what I did and I'm glad I did so.

[Tyler]

A lot of people here would like that job. The best alternative to that would be getting a job for a fan site with close ties to R*. That's what I did and I'm glad I did so.

...Because you know just as much as us, even though you try twice as hard?

[MrcTOtheJ]

I don't think L.A Norie will affect GTA:V that much, even if R* sent some animators to help Team Bondi, though Agent might effect it a little.

[Niko_Vercetti7]

 

...Because you know just as much as us, even though you try twice as hard?

 

I suppose so. We probably know the same exact things the admins and mods here know. If I know R* they wouldn't show a certain group of people completely different things and then send them back into the world to share their findings.

[Narcis_speed6]

Rockstar is the publisher of the game, Team Bondi is the creator, so i don't see why there should be any delays...

[TOMERAKA]

LA Noire's announcement doesn't really matter because Team Bondi doesn't develop any Grand Theft Auto - R* North does, and as far as we know R* North is currectly working on Agent, which means, when Agent is out, or at least there's a trailer of it, GTA V should be "around the corner"..

Anyway, R* North has more than 1000 people in their studios, perhaps they're developing Agent and GTA V at the same time, and they're going to announce GTA V when it's on it Alpha stage or so, maybe they don't want to announce it 2 or 3 years before.. Haha

[Phatgordo13]

Seeing as LA Noire is set to release early to mid next year, theyre going to let that game get all the hype it can and carry on for some time. Think Red Dead.

 

I would guess that GTA V has been in development since around the time of GTAIV's release. The DLC doesnt take nearly as much out of development. Characters, story, cut scenes...however the technology, graphics, and city remain the same.

 

I would guess....at the earliest, assuming GTA V will come out before Agent, will be released for Christmas 2011. That would require some hype to come out around July - August 2011.

[Mr. Bacon]

The only thing I think L.A.N. will effect is some information on GTA IV, at least what some people were saying might be some. If you go to the GTA 5 link on the left hand side of the page you'll see one of their stories is that rockstar is looking into the Los Angeles area for unknown reasons. Now it seems that it had something to do with L.A.N.

Or not...

[QwertyAAA]

Rockstar is the publisher of the game, Team Bondi is the creator, so i don't see why there should be any delays...

Thus, Rockstar is responsible for the marketing - and it would be a nightmare for the process, because any major Rockstar project announced during the development of Agent would surely overshadow it.

[Niko_Vercetti7]

 

any major Rockstar project announced during the development of Agent would surely overshadow it.

 

For sure, Agent is going to be huge I bet, but announcing a new GTA game always makes all us fans go ape sh*t crazy. It would surely overshadow Agent no question.

[RIGHT FOR ONCE]

I'm starting to think Agent is , in actuality, a faux-project. Just the next GTA game under a made-up guise.

[Niko_Vercetti7]

 

I'm starting to think Agent is , in actuality, a faux-project. Just the next GTA game under a made-up guise.

 

A lot of people think that, but thankfully I'm not one of those people. Then again didn't it say somewhere that Agent was the spiritual successor to GTA?

[ScotchMouth]

Well i think this is what Rockstar's news is going to focus around starting now. L.A. Noire is going to be huge. Their main focus is going to be on that. Later in 2011 I would suspect we will be seeing Max Payne which to my understanding was to be released around this time before it got pushed back.

 

I can't imagine them pushing Payne back even further. When was agent announced? Was that 2006? I might be getting my dates mixed up.

 

What i am thinking is

 

First half 2011 L.A. Noire.

 

Second half 2011 Max Payne.

 

Now i am not saying their release schedule is set in stone. That would be silly of me. But from what it seems R* focuses alot on one game (news wise) for a number of months. I would assume we would see DLC related material for both games which would likely take up the year.

 

 

[Jabalous]

I think Rockstar is following a constant pattern in terms of marketing and releasing games. They have started to release their games during the second quarter of every year since GTA IV. The regular updates and news on Red Dead Redemption didn't start until they released TBOGT, which is the same time they have started marketing L.A Noire after a very long absence. After the updates start on their next game, they specify the release date which in the case of RDR and L.A Noire, is in the second quarter of 2010 and 2011, respectively.

 

It's clear that they are following this pattern since it satisfies their desires to accomplish high sales and excellent revenue especially since there are no other big hits that release at the same time of the year. So, let me put it this way, L.A Noire is going to release during the second quarter of 2011. Rockstar will keep promoting it with possible additional content to be released during the rest of 2011. At mid-November, they will re-reveal Max Payne 3 with a release date in the second quarter of 2012. The same thing happens again, after it releases, there might be additional contents to be released during the rest of 2012.

 

Keep applying this pattern on Agent until you reach to 2014 which is the possible year that GTA V will be released in. Also, keep in mind that there might be other unannounced projects that might change this pattern a little bit.

 

 

 

 

[Zee]

I think Rockstar is following a constant pattern in terms of marketing and releasing games. They have started to release their games during the second quarter of every year since GTA IV. The regular updates and news on Red Dead Redemption didn't start until they released TBOGT, which is the same time they have started marketing L.A Noire after a very long absence. After the updates start on their next game, they specify the release date which in the case of RDR and L.A Noire, is in the second quarter of 2010 and 2011, respectively.

 

It's clear that they are following this pattern since it satisfies their desires to accomplish high sales and excellent revenue especially since there are no other big hits that release at the same time of the year. So, let me put it this way, L.A Noire is going to release during the second quarter of 2011. Rockstar will keep promoting it with possible additional content to be released during the rest of 2011. At mid-November, they will re-reveal Max Payne 3 with a release date in the second quarter of 2012. The same thing happens again, after it releases, there might be additional contents to be released during the rest of 2012.

 

Keep applying this pattern on Agent until you reach to 2014 which is the possible year that GTA V will be released in. Also, keep in mind that there might be other unannounced projects that might change this pattern a little bit.

2014??? Just to hear DETAILS about the next GTA? Do people really expect to wait that long?

[Jabalous]

Well, you should expect that if my observation to the current situation turned out to be true. Rockstar wants to Diversify its field of games rather than focusing on Grand Theft Auto. Let's forget the past, everything is different now financially, technologically and conceptually. I didn't say that the announcement of GTA V won't happen until 2014, it might be announced early in 2012 or 2013 but the release date won't be before Q2 of 2014. Look at Agent, it has been announced in 2009, but nothing has been said about it from that time, and it's highly expected to stay undercover until L.A Noire and Max Payne 3 release.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Phatgordo13]

Well, you should expect that if my observation to the current situation turned out to be true. Rockstar wants to Diversify its field of games rather than focusing on Grand Theft Auto. Let's forget the past, everything is different now financially, technologically and conceptually. I didn't say that the announcement of GTA V won't happen until 2014, it might be announced early in 2012 or 2013 but the release date won't be before Q2 of 2014. Look at Agent, it has been announced in 2009, but nothing has been said about it from that time, and it's highly expected to stay undercover until L.A Noire and Max Payne 3 release.

I believe you have the right train of thought going here, and while I agree with what youre saying I think 2014 is a bit too pessimistic. Information can be let out in between releases of games and updates and the like. Leading to a 2012 release, in my mind as the latest.

 

Youre absolutely right to assume because of how much goes into making a game as big as GTA on the hardware we have now will take a lot more time then it has in the past.

 

Heres what I find exciting though. I firmly believe that as soon as GTA IV was done being designed and polished for release, at least a small team would be working on what to do next. Now think of the jump between GTA III and Vice City. Graphics got better, the map expanded, etc etc. Put this in comparison to what we have now. GTA IV was the first release on the new generation of hardware, and like GTA III it pushed the limits of what a 'sand box' style game can do. They can still use the same graphics, with expansion. They can use the same physics, with expansions. All improvements can be made with a lot less work as it would to make a new world from the ground up.

 

I have no problem with waiting until 2012 for the release of a new GTA, simply because I think the improvements and advances that they could make on a nearly perfect GTA IV world, could really blow the lid off the gaming community.

[WhistleBlower]

The way I see it, Agent and Max Payne 3 are Rockstar's games for 2011. GTA V will most likely be announced during the first-half of 2012 and released by the end of the same year. But there is no way we'll be seeing it pushed for a 2014 release. By that time, we'll be anticipating the PlayStation 4 and other next-gen consoles.

[Jabalous]

 

I believe you have the right train of thought going here, and while I agree with what youre saying I think 2014 is a bit too pessimistic. Information can be let out in between releases of games and updates and the like. Leading to a 2012 release, in my mind as the latest.

 

It's not a good strategy to give away information about GTA V while there are still other projects that have the priority to get promoted since they have been announced before. What you are saying is that Rockstar might release information on GTA V between the release of L.A Noire and Max Payne 3 for example, but that has been said, GTA V will overshadow on all the other projects, it would keep the fans busy with anticipating the game while forgetting about Max Payne 3 and the previously released L.A Noire.

 

Grand Theft Auto needs a huge marketing campaign that couldn't be done properly if Rockstar is busy with other triple A projects. If they want to start promoting it, they would do that while there are not other projects to get them busy, so that they can put all of their focus on it and to get the full focus of the media and the fans, too.

 

releasing it in 2012 isn't possible if we take in our consideration that Agent has the priority over it, also it will have the same impact of GTA, and let's not forget about Max Payne 3 which is expected to release in 2012. We have now three projects that have been announced, but haven't released yet, which are L.A Noire, Max Payne 3 and Agent in order. We already know that L.A Noire is coming in the second quarter of 2011, but when do you think Max Payne 3 and Agent are going to release?

 

 

 

The way I see it, Agent and Max Payne 3 are Rockstar's games for 2011. GTA V will most likely be announced during the first-half of 2012 and released by the end of the same year. But there is no way we'll be seeing it pushed for a 2014 release. By that time, we'll be anticipating the PlayStation 4 and other next-gen consoles.

 

You forgot L.A Noire. so, according to you, in 2011 they will release three triple A projects which are L.A Noire, the highly anticipated game since 2006, Max Payne 3 and Agent which will have the same impact of GTA. You are really overoptimistic.