GTA IV: Launch between February and March 2008

In a post-earnings conference call, Take-Two further dissected its fourth quarter earnings and answered questions from a group of industry watchers. While the publisher reaffirmed that the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of GTAIV will launch simultaneously between February and March, Take-Two did say that the Xbox 360 version of the game will receive downloadable content into its fiscal year 2009. When asked whether the game will see a Wii release, a Take-Two representative said, "I think there are other titles that are better suited to the Wii than Grand Theft Auto 4."

Despite a "very, very solid performance" by NBA 2K8, the publisher noted that its 2K Sports division did not turn a profit in 2007. Overall, sports titles accounted for 20 percent of the publisher's revenue for the quarter, according to Take-Two CFO Lainie Goldstein. Other sports titles released for the year included All-Pro Football 2K8, The BIGS, and Top Spin 2, among others.

Following the strong performance of Carnival Games on the Wii, the publisher also noted that it would be bringing Cat Daddy Game's minigame compilation to the Nintendo DS this summer

[MK_Red]

I thought GTA4 was pushed to Q3. Hope they don't rush it.

[MK_Red]

lol at disagree. Looks like some one likes them to rush GTA4.

[Relcom]

maybe they think they should rush it....I dunno

[MK_Red]

lol, thanks :)

[Chris_GTR1]

if they rush it, then ps3 version is the one thatll suffer....

[tethered]

The disagrees seem to follow me around too.

Strange.

[DARKKNIGHT]

this game is gonna be great on all platforms! i expect reserve lines and overnight campers out the door just like san andreas. im gonna reserve myself a copy on that thought

[Hydrollex]

Agree me
and if you will not buy this game disagree me.

[Relcom]

Slick way to get agrees : )

And yes i agreed with you

[Fresh]

day one of it's release so I agree with you:)

It is good to hear we can expect to play GTA IV early 08.

[tethered]

I have a pre-order for this game and have had it for a really long time so I agree with you. Day one for me too!

[Xbox is the BEST]

seller day one for the 360

[Jack T]

GTA4 on 360 will probably get at least 5 million in a few months. The PS3 version will probably sell about 900,000 in the same time frame given how games like Unreal Tournament, Ratchet and Uncharted have been doing so poorly.

[tethered]

I have to disagree MR. Jack.

I think the PS3 sales are going to skyrocket when this comes out. It debuted on the PS2 and there are millions+ PS2 owners that have yet to buy into the next generation of gaming. Im not sure the every day Joe even hears most of what we talk about here and really could care less about down-loadable content. Thats just my opinion of course.

While I think MS has a great thing going for them at the moment with some really fun and great games, this game will sell the PS3 like no other game out, well other than GOW3 and GT5, oh and MGS lets not forget FF.

Damn! PS3 is going to hit it big in 2008.

Just so you all know, I do own a 360 and I love it. I have Gears and plan on getting Gears 2.

The 360 has some really great features that the PS3 still needs to implement. It has had a great run so far and I really hope it continues to do well. The PS3 will catch up this year and maybe pass up the 360 but I must say I hope they remain close because that is what drives innovation.

If they remain close we get the best there can be.

So in closing:
To the people that only own the PS3, try out the 360.
To the people that only own the 360, try out the PS3.

They really will sit next to each other without any fights. Gasp!!!
They compliment each other well.

I plan on seeing many, many disagrees because of the 360 and PS3 fanboys on this site but who the hell cares.

Keep Gaming!

[Relcom]

Nothing better then getting drunk and seeing how long you can go without getting killed. While mowing down everyone and everything(besides women and children, i'm a conscience killer).

[solar]

woooooo for saturday nights! XD

[Relcom]

Yes sir

[THC CELL]

i will wait for ps3 version to come out i think
it will be a lot better

x box can be buggy as hell for all i no

[Chris_GTR1]

.... are you seriously saying that?? oh shure, have fun playing an unfinished game, while the 360 owners get the complete ending plus the precursor to the game and bonus ending.(episodic content)

[Darkiewonder]

:)

[Chris_GTR1]

you know whats worrys me, they havent revealed any of the multiplayer info at all. i hope the MP isnt as crappy as the psps multiplayer modes.

[tethered]

I never played the PSP versions because I didn't have the PSP until recently but I can just imagine how that went.

I played the them when they came out on the PS2 and they weren't great. I'm glad they were only $20.

Exactly how bad was the PSP GTA online?

[Wii60_FTW]

I hope the PS3 doesn't hurt our true gaming experience on 360.

[Hydrollex]

GTA series were always superior on PS systems. everybody knows that even 360 fans so Go play with your gaylo and let me tell you something

GTA IV cannot fit on a DVD9 and that's why rockstar will compress the game.

If you think GTA IV can fit on a DVD9 without compressing you are a totall retard

[The Chief of Mjolnir]

You know that Halo can´t be gay, because it has no sexual organs, right? It´s not even a living thing.

And I believe about the compressing when I hear it from Rockstar themselves.

[Bull5hifT]

after they strick the sony exclusive deal again,...knowing how cool rockstar is with sony....they'll add all the excluvive donloadable content already on the ps3 version, and music, cars, missions and throw in gta 3, vice, san andreas to visit cause all the extra space.....cause it wont fit on the dvd9

youll still get to exclusivly have to download it a year later :)

[KidMakeshift]

Amazon has GTAIV dated April 30th, but that means nothing

[Lord2008]

Does anyone know what the 360 downloadable content will be.

[Bull5hifT]

grand theft auto 4 was supposed to come out mid-april, which rockstar saw as a reasonable date to have EVERYTHING they want done and cleaned up but

investors have been pouring out from supporting them cause they didnt release in christmas, and thier pissed they didnt make big bucks yet

they think of april as a risky month where consumers wont have the money to buy or even if they want to gta4 as much , instead of saving up beer and stripper money for the summer break in cancun

so gta is going to be rushed, to keep big investors from backing out
but if rockstar pauses a few teams from (Take 2 and 2K Games) to help out
maby it'll still be perfect

heres hoping the bio shock team, oblivian team, max payne team, bully, manhunt, red dead revolver, midnight club,the darkness,L.A. NOIR ,MAFIA 2 and the rest all of them atleast are willing to help out their MONEY MAKER "shake"

[Blademask]

Thats kind of lame.

[Korosuke]

There are 2 episodic contents.
EP1 will be coming during the fiscal year of 2008, it's the end oct 2008.
EP2 will be coming in the fiscal year of 2009, it stars nov 2008.

If the volume of GTA4 is as big as previous GTAs, I think these release spans are right deal.

Am I wrong?

Anyway, I'm not the one gives you a disagree.