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GTA V Release strategy


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So GTA V is around the corner for Playstation 3 and XBox 360.

It will be released within 4 months, and I predict that after that, this will happen:

 

Playstation 4 and Xbox 8 or 720 will be released at the end of the year.

GTA V will be released for both consoles, with improved graphics, and maybe a few adjustments and/or extra's.

 

This way, when everyone has alread purchased the game, but with better graphics, a lot of people will buy it again for a next gen console, they will make a lot of money for this game!

 

And if that's not enought, half a year later, there will be a PC version so people will buy it for the 3rd time!

 

 

Now you might say that you would never buy GTA V 3 times...

But think about it, you want GTA V this spring, not knowing that it will come for next gen console as well.

You want the hughly improved graphics on next gen console, you're not sure if there's going to be a PC version, or you don't know how long it will be before the game is released on PC, so you buy GTA V for next gen anyway.

And you want to mod the hell out of this game when it comes to PC! (with even better graphics!?)

 

 

I see a good chance that this will happen.

And me not being a PC gamer, I will never buy it for PC, but I will get GTA V for a next gen console if it's possible!

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If its ported to next gen consoles, Ill gladly buy it twice. Rockstar deserves it.

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your predictions are wrong, the earliest next-gen consoles with be available is mid-next year. There is no way they would release GTAV with new consoles coming out 5 or 6 months later.

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If rumors are true that the upcoming consoles will be like regular consumer computers (AMD x86 processors, AMD HD 8000 GPUs) then all Rockstar will have to do to port the game to the next generation would be to optimize the supposed PC version code for the new consoles.

 

Red XIII, your logic is seriously flawed. Do you think Sony and Microsoft are saying: "Oh no, GTA V is releasing soon, we must delay the release of the consoles or else GTA V won't sell! nevermind the fact that tens if not hundreds of millions of people own current gen consoles! Because once we release the new generation, the last generation will be completely obsolete to every gamer and then GTA V won't sell!" Furthermore, you cannot think Rockstar is saying: "Oh no, new consoles are coming out soon! We must halt current production and shift everything for the new consoles! Once the new consoles are released, all of the current gen gamers will feel obsolete and not buy GTA V for their PS3s or Xbox 360s!"

 

And this is the latest leak-rumor: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=507910

 

The most current rumor is that the consoles will be released Q4 this year. Why doubt it? Announce at E3, build up hype, release 5 months later, sell tons of consoles for the holiday season.

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your predictions are wrong, the earliest next-gen consoles with be available is mid-next year. There is no way they would release GTAV with new consoles coming out 5 or 6 months later.

I'm sorry but you're wrong. Most likely new consoles will be announced in the near future maybe even before E3. They will be released in Q4 2013. The fact GTA V will be released in spring is because Rockstar is trying to beat Sony/Microsoft to the punch. Since it will most definitly affect sales when a new gen console is announced.

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GTA is not the type of game that is going to appear on two generations of consoles. It is going to be PS3, 360 and eventually PC.

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GTA is not the type of game that is going to appear on two generations of consoles. It is going to be PS3, 360 and eventually PC.

Exactly. No GTA game ever has been released on two generations of consoles, why would they start now? Even if the new consoles were to be released this year (which I find highly unlikely, personally).

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If its ported to next gen consoles, Ill gladly buy it twice. Rockstar deserves it.

Ported? BS. It will end up like GTA SA and be released in 8 years, of course in the original version without any enhancements. Why? Because people will still buy it. Why spend money on improving an old game when you can sell the same game with no additional costs, you will always find people who buy it.

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Guys remember that the new consoles are rumored to have normal AMD processors, meaning all Rockstar has to do is optimize the PC version for AMD CPUs and release it on the new consoles. It wouldn't be that much work.

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your predictions are wrong, the earliest next-gen consoles with be available is mid-next year. There is no way they would release GTAV with new consoles coming out 5 or 6 months later.

I'm sorry but you're wrong. Most likely new consoles will be announced in the near future maybe even before E3. They will be released in Q4 2013.

nah, they will release about a year after GTAV comes out. No way will new consoles come around just before christmas, they will be too expensive for parents/relatives to buy for their kids.

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your predictions are wrong, the earliest next-gen consoles with be available is mid-next year. There is no way they would release GTAV with new consoles coming out 5 or 6 months later.

I'm sorry but you're wrong. Most likely new consoles will be announced in the near future maybe even before E3. They will be released in Q4 2013.

nah, they will release about a year after GTAV comes out. No way will new consoles come around just before christmas, they will be too expensive for parents/relatives to buy for their kids.

And they won't be too expensive 5 months later? Dude you must be high.

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GTA is not the type of game that is going to appear on two generations of consoles. It is going to be PS3, 360 and eventually PC.

Exactly. No GTA game ever has been released on two generations of consoles, why would they start now? Even if the new consoles were to be released this year (which I find highly unlikely, personally).

Reason = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

If they ported V to next gen that for me would be a deciding factor to buy a next gen console sooner. I hope they do it.

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Playstation 4 and Xbox 8 or 720 will be released at the end of the year.

GTA V will be released for both consoles, with improved graphics, and maybe a few adjustments and/or extra's.

 

 

You may be more right than you know. Except... The rumor I've heard, and I've got reason to believe this is correct, is that Sony have done an exclusivity deal (it'll be timed exclusive of course) and the Orbis (it definitely won't be called PS4 this time around) will get it first. The Orbis version will of course by highly optimized with additional features.

 

I'll eat my hat if this turns out not to be true.

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GTA is not the type of game that is going to appear on two generations of consoles. It is going to be PS3, 360 and eventually PC.

Exactly. No GTA game ever has been released on two generations of consoles, why would they start now? Even if the new consoles were to be released this year (which I find highly unlikely, personally).

Both PS2, PS3 have GTA San Andreas, right?

So that means R* does release a game for 2 generations for consoles?

(Correct me if I am wrong)

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your predictions are wrong, the earliest next-gen consoles with be available is mid-next year. There is no way they would release GTAV with new consoles coming out 5 or 6 months later.

I'm sorry but you're wrong. Most likely new consoles will be announced in the near future maybe even before E3. They will be released in Q4 2013.

nah, they will release about a year after GTAV comes out. No way will new consoles come around just before christmas, they will be too expensive for parents/relatives to buy for their kids.

And they won't be too expensive 5 months later? Dude you must be high.

I mean they will be too expensive for parents to buy at christmas time because they already have to buy food, other presents for family and friends or whatever. sure it will be the same price 5 months later but you wont have to buy presents for other kids and a sh*tload of food and alchohol, thus having more money to spend on a new console

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Imagine you're R*

I wouldn't think twice about this and release it for both generations of consoles.

Double money!

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Imagine you're R*

I wouldn't think twice about this and release it for both generations of consoles.

Double money!

No, because for the first year hardly anyone will buy the next gen console, so it would be a huge loss not double profit.

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your predictions are wrong, the earliest next-gen consoles with be available is mid-next year. There is no way they would release GTAV with new consoles coming out 5 or 6 months later.

I'm sorry but you're wrong. Most likely new consoles will be announced in the near future maybe even before E3. They will be released in Q4 2013.

nah, they will release about a year after GTAV comes out. No way will new consoles come around just before christmas, they will be too expensive for parents/relatives to buy for their kids.

And they won't be too expensive 5 months later? Dude you must be high.

I mean they will be too expensive for parents to buy at christmas time because they already have to buy food, other presents for family and friends or whatever. sure it will be the same price 5 months later but you wont have to buy presents for other kids and a sh*tload of food and alchohol, thus having more money to spend on a new console

Except electronics sell a lot during the holidays because people are buying gifts. Look at the scenarios of PS4 releasing in November 2013 vs releasing in May 2014 and tell me with a straight face that it would sell more if it launched in May 2014.

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Playstation 4 and Xbox 8 or 720 will be released at the end of the year.

GTA V will be released for both consoles, with improved graphics, and maybe a few adjustments and/or extra's.

 

 

You may be more right than you know. Except... The rumor I've heard, and I've got reason to believe this is correct, is that Sony have done an exclusivity deal (it'll be timed exclusive of course) and the Orbis (it definitely won't be called PS4 this time around) will get it first. The Orbis version will of course by highly optimized with additional features.

 

I'll eat my hat if this turns out not to be true.

This is some serious narrow thinking. Porting a game costs tons of money, not to mention all the extra costs, like marketing etc.

R* would have absolutely NO reason to do this. Selling a game two platforms that together sold 180 million units is good enough for them, they won't "try" to make the game sell on a new platform, not GTA V at least.

 

There are also other games that R* is going to develop. Why in the world would they only focuse on GTA V? After it's released that game is done for them (besides the DLC), but I'm 99% sure that there will be no port.

 

To the PS4, I doubt it will be called Orbis. Why? Because PlayStation is a widely known name. It would be completely ridiculous and stupid to change the name of a system. PS4 is what it will be. This reminds me of the boomerang controller for the PS3, everyone loved the DS controller, hence why Sony ended up going back to it, because people KNOW it.

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your predictions are wrong, the earliest next-gen consoles with be available is mid-next year. There is no way they would release GTAV with new consoles coming out 5 or 6 months later.

http://www.geek.com/articles/games/sony-hi...n-may-20130114/

 

 

Hiroshi Sakamoto, vice president of Sony’s Home Entertainment division, gave a brief interview with Chilean website El Mercurio On-Line at the weekend. During their chat he was asked about a new PlayStation. His response was quite surprising, suggesting we’ll hear something at E3 in June, “or even earlier in May.”

 

El Mercurio’s reporter must have been as surprised as we are such an answer was forthcoming from a Sony VP, so he checked by asking if the big announcement they had planned was definitely for a PlayStation or something else related to it. Hiroshi confirmed it was for the PlayStation, and that’s all we would hear until May.

 

so yea its probably gonna release this year

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GTA is not the type of game that is going to appear on two generations of consoles. It is going to be PS3, 360 and eventually PC.

Exactly. No GTA game ever has been released on two generations of consoles, why would they start now? Even if the new consoles were to be released this year (which I find highly unlikely, personally).

Both PS2, PS3 have GTA San Andreas, right?

So that means R* does release a game for 2 generations for consoles?

(Correct me if I am wrong)

Xbox and Xbox 360 also have San Andreas.

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I guess it will be released in Q1 2014 or Q2 2014 with the first san fierro dlc.

 

Announced at e3 2013.

 

If both consol will have backward compatibility i think the old gen ga,e will be patched for free( and you will buy the ext gen dlc then)

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GTA is not the type of game that is going to appear on two generations of consoles. It is going to be PS3, 360 and eventually PC.

Exactly. No GTA game ever has been released on two generations of consoles, why would they start now? Even if the new consoles were to be released this year (which I find highly unlikely, personally).

Both PS2, PS3 have GTA San Andreas, right?

So that means R* does release a game for 2 generations for consoles?

(Correct me if I am wrong)

San Andreas on PS3 is just an emulated PS2 version.

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Playstation 4 and Xbox 8 or 720 will be released at the end of the year.

GTA V will be released for both consoles, with improved graphics, and maybe a few adjustments and/or extra's.

 

 

You may be more right than you know. Except... The rumor I've heard, and I've got reason to believe this is correct, is that Sony have done an exclusivity deal (it'll be timed exclusive of course) and the Orbis (it definitely won't be called PS4 this time around) will get it first. The Orbis version will of course by highly optimized with additional features.

 

I'll eat my hat if this turns out not to be true.

This is some serious narrow thinking. Porting a game costs tons of money, not to mention all the extra costs, like marketing etc.

R* would have absolutely NO reason to do this. Selling a game two platforms that together sold 180 million units is good enough for them, they won't "try" to make the game sell on a new platform, not GTA V at least.

 

There are also other games that R* is going to develop. Why in the world would they only focuse on GTA V? After it's released that game is done for them (besides the DLC), but I'm 99% sure that there will be no port.

 

To the PS4, I doubt it will be called Orbis. Why? Because PlayStation is a widely known name. It would be completely ridiculous and stupid to change the name of a system. PS4 is what it will be. This reminds me of the boomerang controller for the PS3, everyone loved the DS controller, hence why Sony ended up going back to it, because people KNOW it.

Orbis is the official code name, not the final product name, lol. Way to go overboard.

 

Also, very insightful 99% statistic you got there.

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Playstation 4 and Xbox 8 or 720 will be released at the end of the year.

GTA V will be released for both consoles, with improved graphics, and maybe a few adjustments and/or extra's.

 

 

You may be more right than you know. Except... The rumor I've heard, and I've got reason to believe this is correct, is that Sony have done an exclusivity deal (it'll be timed exclusive of course) and the Orbis (it definitely won't be called PS4 this time around) will get it first. The Orbis version will of course by highly optimized with additional features.

 

I'll eat my hat if this turns out not to be true.

This is some serious narrow thinking. Porting a game costs tons of money, not to mention all the extra costs, like marketing etc.

R* would have absolutely NO reason to do this. Selling a game two platforms that together sold 180 million units is good enough for them, they won't "try" to make the game sell on a new platform, not GTA V at least.

 

There are also other games that R* is going to develop. Why in the world would they only focuse on GTA V? After it's released that game is done for them (besides the DLC), but I'm 99% sure that there will be no port.

 

To the PS4, I doubt it will be called Orbis. Why? Because PlayStation is a widely known name. It would be completely ridiculous and stupid to change the name of a system. PS4 is what it will be. This reminds me of the boomerang controller for the PS3, everyone loved the DS controller, hence why Sony ended up going back to it, because people KNOW it.

Orbis is the official code name, not the final product name, lol. Way to go overboard.

 

Also, very insightful 99% statistic you got there.

Well, it just makes sense if you think beyond the "wow it would be cool to have GTA V on new consoles" thinking. tounge.gif

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your predictions are wrong, the earliest next-gen consoles with be available is mid-next year. There is no way they would release GTAV with new consoles coming out 5 or 6 months later.

http://www.geek.com/articles/games/sony-hi...n-may-20130114/

 

 

Hiroshi Sakamoto, vice president of Sony’s Home Entertainment division, gave a brief interview with Chilean website El Mercurio On-Line at the weekend. During their chat he was asked about a new PlayStation. His response was quite surprising, suggesting we’ll hear something at E3 in June, “or even earlier in May.”

 

El Mercurio’s reporter must have been as surprised as we are such an answer was forthcoming from a Sony VP, so he checked by asking if the big announcement they had planned was definitely for a PlayStation or something else related to it. Hiroshi confirmed it was for the PlayStation, and that’s all we would hear until May.

 

so yea its probably gonna release this year

Lol I could link you a simillar article saying how GTAV is going to release in may 2012.

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If it was the case we would see GTA San Andreas on xbox 360 with improved graphics... so the GTA on next gen will not be V but another maybe VI.

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your predictions are wrong, the earliest next-gen consoles with be available is mid-next year. There is no way they would release GTAV with new consoles coming out 5 or 6 months later.

http://www.geek.com/articles/games/sony-hi...n-may-20130114/

 

 

Hiroshi Sakamoto, vice president of Sony’s Home Entertainment division, gave a brief interview with Chilean website El Mercurio On-Line at the weekend. During their chat he was asked about a new PlayStation. His response was quite surprising, suggesting we’ll hear something at E3 in June, “or even earlier in May.”

 

El Mercurio’s reporter must have been as surprised as we are such an answer was forthcoming from a Sony VP, so he checked by asking if the big announcement they had planned was definitely for a PlayStation or something else related to it. Hiroshi confirmed it was for the PlayStation, and that’s all we would hear until May.

 

so yea its probably gonna release this year

Lol I could link you a simillar article saying how GTAV is going to release in may 2012.

Well then Einstein, please give us your oh so intelligent and insightful reasons as to why the next gen consoles will release next year? Where is your proof? Your backup? Your articles? I thought so.

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Playstation 4 and Xbox 8 or 720 will be released at the end of the year.

GTA V will be released for both consoles, with improved graphics, and maybe a few adjustments and/or extra's.

 

 

You may be more right than you know. Except... The rumor I've heard, and I've got reason to believe this is correct, is that Sony have done an exclusivity deal (it'll be timed exclusive of course) and the Orbis (it definitely won't be called PS4 this time around) will get it first. The Orbis version will of course by highly optimized with additional features.

 

I'll eat my hat if this turns out not to be true.

This is some serious narrow thinking. Porting a game costs tons of money, not to mention all the extra costs, like marketing etc.

R* would have absolutely NO reason to do this. Selling a game two platforms that together sold 180 million units is good enough for them, they won't "try" to make the game sell on a new platform, not GTA V at least.

 

There are also other games that R* is going to develop. Why in the world would they only focuse on GTA V? After it's released that game is done for them (besides the DLC), but I'm 99% sure that there will be no port.

 

To the PS4, I doubt it will be called Orbis. Why? Because PlayStation is a widely known name. It would be completely ridiculous and stupid to change the name of a system. PS4 is what it will be. This reminds me of the boomerang controller for the PS3, everyone loved the DS controller, hence why Sony ended up going back to it, because people KNOW it.

My understanding of it is the game is being developed for the Playsation Orbis (it won't be called PS4 because 4 is an unlucky number in Japan, the Japanese are hugely superstitious, lots of buildings in Japan don't even have a 4th floor) It'll either be called PS Orbis or just plain old Playstation from what I've been told) in conjunction with the current generation consoles. They don't really need to focus on much and it certainly isn't costing them a fortune to do the port.

 

Incidentally R* aren't the only studio who are going to do this. The Last of Us, Watch Dogs, and possibly others going to be highly optimized cross generation games.

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Playstation 4 and Xbox 8 or 720 will be released at the end of the year.

GTA V will be released for both consoles, with improved graphics, and maybe a few adjustments and/or extra's.

 

 

You may be more right than you know. Except... The rumor I've heard, and I've got reason to believe this is correct, is that Sony have done an exclusivity deal (it'll be timed exclusive of course) and the Orbis (it definitely won't be called PS4 this time around) will get it first. The Orbis version will of course by highly optimized with additional features.

 

I'll eat my hat if this turns out not to be true.

This is some serious narrow thinking. Porting a game costs tons of money, not to mention all the extra costs, like marketing etc.

R* would have absolutely NO reason to do this. Selling a game two platforms that together sold 180 million units is good enough for them, they won't "try" to make the game sell on a new platform, not GTA V at least.

 

There are also other games that R* is going to develop. Why in the world would they only focuse on GTA V? After it's released that game is done for them (besides the DLC), but I'm 99% sure that there will be no port.

 

To the PS4, I doubt it will be called Orbis. Why? Because PlayStation is a widely known name. It would be completely ridiculous and stupid to change the name of a system. PS4 is what it will be. This reminds me of the boomerang controller for the PS3, everyone loved the DS controller, hence why Sony ended up going back to it, because people KNOW it.

Orbis is the official code name, not the final product name, lol. Way to go overboard.

 

Also, very insightful 99% statistic you got there.

Well, it just makes sense if you think beyond the "wow it would be cool to have GTA V on new consoles" thinking. tounge.gif

Rockstar would have it's reasons. For one, the next gen would give them more headroom to do more of what they may have been forced to cut back for the current gen. Second, GTA=$. More GTA games=more $. Simple concept. If GTA V is ported to the next gen, it would then sell more and make Rockstar more money.

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