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GTA IV Delayed Into Next Year

Posted by Zonk on from the grand-delayed-auto dept.

1up has the news that Take Two is moving Grand Theft Auto IV's release out to Spring 2008. Sam Houser (the executive producer for Rockstar Games) says that the demands of creating games for the new consoles, along with the scope of the game, forced their hand to maintain the quality they wanted. "'With Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar is setting a new standard for next generation video games,' stated Strauss Zelnick, Chairman of Take-Two. 'Certain elements of development proved to be more time-intensive than expected, especially given the commitment for a simultaneous release on two very different platforms. We all recognize that perfecting the game is vital and I can assure everyone it will be worth the wait.'"

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  1. Wow! by brkello · · Score: 2, Informative

    We just got the trifecta of games being delayed articles on Slashdot.

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  2. Re:I wonder how this will affect Sony by Kohath · · Score: 3, Informative

    Delayed due to feature-creep. Looks awesome. Photo-realistic. Not the stupid marketing version of photo-realistic you've heard of so many times. Photo-realistic.

    GT Prologue is supposed to come out in early 2008.