Grand Theft Auto 5′s Release “Date” Leaked by Amazon

Sufyan at vGSaints writes:

Yep, Grand Theft Auto 5′s release date has been leaked by Amazon. It had to happen, and now was the time. Amazon UK recently updated the release “date” on the console version of the game. It’s not the exact date, but here: it’s this year.

Apparently the game is due for release this December. I'm doubting they accidentally put it up, so it’s possible that RockStar Games will be giving more information about the anticipated title.

In case Amazon removes the date, here’s a screenshot.

[realiks]

It's either oct/nov or spring 2013. My opinion.

[brodychet]

Early 2013. That's what it'll be.

[redDevil87]

Bioshock Infinite has been delayed till February, so i don't think it may be early 2013.

[redDevil87]

Ohhhhh DP

*That's what she said*

[JhawkFootball06]

I doubt Rockstar has been telling retailers a release date without publicly announcing it. There's just no point.

[gatormatt80]

This is just a placeholder. Move on guys nothing to see here, just another site looking for hits.

[archemides518]

this is a placeholder, but some retailers DO actually get told release dates before they're publicly announced (especially amazon), and even before the get "early announcement for retailers" memos, for lots of different types of items. and sometime through leaks or glitches, the dates do get out. but this is not one of those cases.

[PinkPartyPony]

Too soon.

Mid-Late 2013, Early 2014.

[morganfell]

Games listed for December are released the following year. It's called a placeholder date.

This no name website vgsaints just insulted 2K and Rockstar. They apparently feel those two entities are stupid enough to release a major game in December.

Has anyone ever wondered why December isn't filled with major game debuts? Because December is past the prime cash retail month and too many people (enough to affect sales) will have already committed funds.

There are deluded people that will say that even if GTA V released in December it would still sell millions. Thanks for being shortsighted. It would sell but not close to what it would pull in on a better situated date.

[showtimefolks]

i believe its coming out in 2012 because they delayed bioshock. Look i was the biggest believer that GTA 5 was in april-may 2013 but now i believe we will see it in 2012

[FIZZYVIMTO]

Don't most big stores put up a placeholder date just to gain interest and pre orders

[Mr Tretton]

^This.

[Valenka]

Game stores always put up placeholder dates. This is no exception.

[josh14399]

This means nothing. I used to work at blockbuster uk and they used to have placeholder dates. It could be released then but don't get you hopes up.

[YodaCracker]

I'd love to believe it, but big titles almost never seem to release in December. They usually release in November to take advantage of the Black Friday shopping season.

[Kran]

STOP. USING. RETAILER. DATES. AS. PROOF.

99% of the time, retailers do not know the release date of games. How many times! They pretty much guess!

[WeskerChildReborned]

If this is true then i can't wait!

[Hufandpuf]

Have you not read the comments?

[Eamon]

We've had multiple trailers of Bioshock Infinte and gameplay demos yet it's been pushed to 2013.

If you really think GTA V is coming out this year when only one single trailer was released, then you're quite optimistic.

[koh]

OR those are 2 different games, produced by 2 different companies, that could very well use 2 different marketing strategies...

I'd be much more interested in seeing what strategy R* used with Max Payne 3, although GTAV obviously needs less advertising, almost everyone wants that game already.

[koh]

No need to apologize, reasonable people can disagree.

[MrBeatdown]

Agreed. Despite having the same parent company, Rockstar does things quite differently from 2K. You can see that in their Max Payne 3 marketing.

And games don't always need years of marketing. Especially one as recognizable as GTA. Look at how big of a deal it was when V was announced. One trailer over the summer and hype will be back in full swing. Five months between now and late October is a long time to hype a game, especially when it's a game that really doesn't need to be hyped.

[PinkPartyPony]

Exactly.

IV was announced 2 years before the game released.

I imagine it will be the same for V.

[YodaCracker]

Except GTA IV was announced about a year before its ORIGINAL release date, and the first trailer came seven months before the original release date, before the game was delayed. GTA V is following an entirely different pattern.

[jaymart2k]

It's a place holder and this isn't Nintendo where they release there big game(s) in December.

Games publishers like Take Two,UBISoft,Sony,Microsoft don't release big budget titles in December.

[bauer007]

vGSaints is an idiot for submitting this load of rubbish!

[GraveLord]

December is the default placeholder for all video games.

[jwk94]

No it's not...

[A-Glorious-Dawn]

how many times have GTAv release dates been 'Leaked' now?

[Pintheshadows]

You know if we all worked together and found where Dan Houser lived we could wait outside his front door and refuse to let him leave until he gave us cheesecake. And the GTA5 release date.

[FarCryLover182]

Mid-2013 will be the case, as in May I would say.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I would say Bioshock's delay "leaked" the release window, and I doubt it's December.

[archemides518]

aaaaaaaahahhahah this dude got tricked by the place holder

it'd only be worse if he wrote "coming december 31st!" lol

[TheDarkTyrant]

It won't be soon, that's for sure. Rockstar wouldn't release another game and take sales away from Max Payne 3.

[harrry]

it wont be 2013, rockstar won't release their biggest game the same year as new consoles. doesn't make sense. 2012 for sure

[jaymart2k]

Ya cause all users on Xbox 360 will wait 4-5 months for Xbox 720 & skip out on a $60 awesome games <sarcasm>

[TheModernKamikaze]

I think it's just a placehholder and them to get hold off more customers.

[attilayavuzer]

It's being released October 16th...oh whoops did I let that out?

Sorry R*, yeah I leaked the date.

[raytraceme]

so anyone catch the date?

[iNFAMOUZ1]

this is the only game im truly excited about actually, lol iv played saints row forever, i love it but i need realism in my open world.

[honkyjesus]

Database Error.

Just play Grand Theft Slow Mo, Grand Theft Horse and Grand Theft Facial Expressions in the meanwhile.

[DeadManMcCarthy]

2013

[Wintersun616]

Every retailer has placeholder dates. They pretty much have to if they want to take pre-orders before the announcement of an official release date.

Lack of logic is strong in this article.

[stecarter91]

Nothing new here, no confirmed date just a provisional date to get some pre-orders off people.

If it's this Dec ill eat my hat.

[nik666uk]

If it was out December you'd be able to pre order it and u can't!! That date has been there for months!!! I've signed up to be notified when GTAV is available for pre order and Amazon haven't emailed me yet!!! Oh and no shops are even open on December 31st!!!!In other news, I'm about to make a bacon sandwich with brown sauce!!

[nik666uk]

When Rockstar themselves announce the release date, add 6 months and then you'll have a roundabout date for it!!! Now you've got the attention u so desperately craved u can leave!!!!

[ArtificiallyYours]

Can't wait until Amazon's many leaks become ignored, like they should be.

[jeenyus]

So many "leaks", when will people decide to just wait instead of swallowing these chunks of turds ?

[ArtificiallyYours]

Because Amazon, like Google, provided us spoiled journalists with devices we can use to justify the spread of ambiguous information. Or do any other irrelevant things instead of working properly.

No really, if Amazon needs to polish out any business practice its the control of information they receive.

[xstreetsweeperx]

I would have read the article but it has a db error.