Eurogamer Portugal said: "Following the news yesterday, we contacted the Zavvi to confirm the release date set for Grand Theft Auto V.
'I can confirm that this is the release date our supplier provided us with, if the release date does change our website will be updated straight away.'
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At the earliest id guess a dec date but I think that's rather unlikely.
On a S/N a Dec. release date would crap on the everyones hoilday line ups
They dont need advertising. As soon as they show more footage of the game the media will get on it and start up a huge anti Grand Theft Auto campaign that will be all over the news.
So everyone will know about it.
Thats pretty much what happened with GTA IV.
They also release a picture of the logo and its trending on twitter. All over every electronic, Gaming and media magazine/Website/TV Show.
Grand Theft Auto is a game that advertises its self.
"They dont need advertising. As soon as they show more footage of the game the media will get on it and start up a huge anti Grand Theft Auto campaign that will be all over the news."
What you've summed up is there is pretty much advertising.. more precisely it's intelligent PR. The kind I like.
People can say, "But this is Grand Theft Auto" if they want but the fact is a great many people will have spent the majority of their Christmas funds by December 1st. It doesn't matter if the game is advertised to release after that date. Rockstar would be giving up considerable associated sales by not getting the game out prior to Nov 23.
Personally I do not see the game releasing at all this year but even more so I do not see it releasing in the month after Black Friday.
I WANT this to be the release date.
I HOPE it is
They are not exactly small.
I order a lot of my games from Savvi since it's cheap and suits my region. Plus I can't get many games in English in Japan.
The title is fine if this story turns out to be true, which of course isn't always 100% certain.
The date isn't from a store, it's from the publisher. That's rather the point.
It's not january because that's a terrible month to release games because everybody spends thier money on christmas, and it's not february because TakeTwo's Bioshock will be released in that month, and it's not march either because that is too close to Bioshock's release date (Feb 26) and they won't meet thier expected revenue earnings (higher than IV's year, 2008) in less than a month before the fiscal year ends.
It's coming out 32nd October 2012.
Im pretty much a 100% sure that the game comes out Q1 2013.
What im saying is, we dont have any news about new gameplay features and stuff
I'll believe a date when I see it on Rockstars site.
Right back to topic i would love it to come out on November but i know rockstar and there tendancy to delay games i think around about 80% of their games gets delayed and pushed back so with that in mind i think april/may next year but i hope not.
When gta5 is out of the way i hope they make a start on red dead redemption 2 on next gen systems.
If their way of marketing this game is by letting the hype build itself (something that I think it's fair to say has been hugely successful thus far), I'm sure they'll have taken all of that into account and will have doubled their efforts to hit the right release window.
So while I don't think this is proof the game is coming out this year, I don't think what Rockstar "usually" do is proof of much either.
Don't you think that 'GTA V' all but confirms that the PS4/Next Box won't be coming out until at least Holiday Season 2014 though? I just can't see Rockstar using assets for 'GTA V' for the PS3/360 if the PS4/Next Box were releasing next year. So, to me anyway, all but confirms the next gen consoles won't be out until late 2014.
They will more than likely release around March-May 2013
But it's still unlikely and not a good idea
One of the things I think is the biggest giveaway that it wont come out in the fall: There are no pre-order incentives, and those are pretty much the norm these days as retailers compete for these sales.. Retail outlest are not dumb, and I'm willing to bet that Best Buy, Wal-Mart/Target, Amazon, Steam, Gamestop, Game, etc.. are all clamouring to have their own exclusive pre-order incentives for what is sure to be one of the biggest and best selling games this gen. "Pre-order at store-X today and unlock the exclusive Niko Bellic outfit!" Pre-order at store Z to get early access to the FIB Buffalo in your garage!"
they know as much as us