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PS3 Issues Caused GTA IV Delay?

Posted by Zonk on from the cue-wacky-sad-noise dept.

Dr. Eggman writes "According to statements made by Michael Pachter on Gamasutra, 'The Rockstar team had difficulty in building an exceptionally complicated game for the PS3, and failed to recognize how far away from completion the game truly was until recently.' The article goes on to describe an agreement between Rockstar and Sony not to favor the 360 by releasing their version first, necessitating the delay on the 360 as well. Pachter's comments are interesting, because all Take-Two has been willing to say is that 'technological issues' were causing the hold-up. "

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  1. Re:Damn PS3's by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, even making *one* difference engine is hard. I heard one guy tried to make one for fifty years ... and failed!

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  2. Re:Way to spin it into a PS3 problem zonk. by HTTP+Error+403+403.9 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nowhere in the article does it blame the PS3 for the delays.

    Huh? The TITLE of the article linked is "Pachter: PS3 Port Caused GTA IV Delay" - now, that might be biased, but it's not Zonk's bias...
    Hey no fair! You're using facts to support your argument. You need to be posting unsubstantiated rumors and bald faced lies! We have high standards on /.!
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  3. Re:Way to spin it into a PS3 problem zonk. by Nephilium · · Score: 2, Funny

    Right! I think I've got the hang of it now!

    This guy I work with has a brother who's married to the sister of the lead developer at Rockstar's cleaning man! He said the problem they're having is that the Blu-Ray system requires three sacrificed kittens for each disc. They're trying to get enough kittens in order to provide for the launch day rush. So the problem is entirely Sony's. Sony promised it would only take half a kitten.

    That work better? :)

    Nephilium