Rockstar's next franchise to be PS3 exclusive
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Nah!
I'm just thinking, that, how this will be in english?, telling fortunes by coffee grounds it's not so relable source of information
"We think", "we believe", "appears to be".
One more, looks like more sensible.
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/leve...ation-on-the-factors-behind-gta-iv-delay.aspx
It is when your ridiculous blogs suggest that Microsoft has some kind of supertool for compression , and that a company who acts at the mercy of stockholders, are not pleased when somebody gives them $50 million to port a game.
(the author should think a bit more about what hes writing, ironically fictional supertool would be much worse for the PS3 than the load of BS hes serving about microsoft)
This is beyond 3d, not GameFAQ's, there is no supertool for compression that Microsoft has been secretly cocking up.
For one, hes idea's arent as crazy as the ones you posted. Second, the analysts in question earns a rather nice salary from a respected analytical firm. Third, whatever that analyst said or not is irrelevant, your posting some kind of rumor thats so far fetched you would have trouble selling the story to GameFAQs forum members.
You want to believe everything that paints the PS3 in a bad light, just as much as I do with the 360.
Bad light? How is the PS3 put into bad light here?
PS3 got an exclusive R* game.
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Don't know how much stock can be placed into this but it seems Rockstar might be going completely PS3 exclusive from now on.
http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/NewsCom-57037.aspx#
http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/NewsCom-57037.aspx#
TurnDragoZeroV2G
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Obviously, if this rumor is true, it's a brilliant and extremely wise decision by Take Two. Their stockholders are no doubt busting open the champaign to celebrate the victory.
Are Sony buying them? Or what? What's the reason for going exclusive?
I believe it's going to be co-sponsored by Coke.
Rumour time again, Sony to take Rockstar "under it's wing"
http://www.psu.com/Sony-To-Buy-Rockstar-News--a928-p0.php
Obviously considering the course it's pinch of salt time, but the rumour something is happening seems to be gathering pace, so much so someone will have to confirm or deny something soon.
Could be one of Sony's "major announcements" they have planned for Liepzig I suppose.
http://www.psu.com/Sony-To-Buy-Rockstar-News--a928-p0.php
Obviously considering the course it's pinch of salt time, but the rumour something is happening seems to be gathering pace, so much so someone will have to confirm or deny something soon.
Could be one of Sony's "major announcements" they have planned for Liepzig I suppose.
archangelmorph
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Sounds like bollocks to me.. Just because:-
- If this we're true then that would mean the 360 ver. of GTA would get outright canned (meaning M$ effectively put $50 million dollars in Sony's pocket..)
- If it we're true then it wouldn't make sense considering Sony's strategic decision to get the Sly cooper guys to start working on the Open-world game "Infamous" which effectively is supposed to be poised to rival the likes of GTA and crackdown etc..
- This would also mean Take-Two is done for (which would mean I highly doubt they'd give up the company without a very aggressive fight...)
Just my view anyways.. Feel free to disagree..
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huh? Take Two owns R*, they would just have to reject whatever bid Sony throws at them.
That could well depend on contracts.
But we don't know that R*'s next IP is a GTA type game. GTA is finishing. One other title (another dev) is a film-noire detective thriller. They've also made other different games, like Table Tennis. Could be the Sly Cooper guys take up the mantel of the GTA-genre, and R* do something else entirely
Technically yes, though all they'd have to do is hand in their resignations and sign up to Sony
T2 keep the R* name and an empty studio.Not that any of this validates the rumour. Just arguing for arguin's sake.
Didn't Take-Two lost millions thanks to the controversal "hot-coffee" mod? Because of that, I wouldn't be surprise if they dump R* at Sony.
Reading the article, if this were to happen it wouldn't affect the status of GTA4. MS will still get the exclusive DLC as the agreement states.
Reading the article, if this were to happen it wouldn't affect the status of GTA4. MS will still get the exclusive DLC as the agreement states.
archangelmorph
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Doesn't that depend on the legalities of the agreement though?
What would happen if the guys at R* handed in their resignations and then setup shop in the office next door as a new Sony subsidiary (retaining owndership of all their previous IP)..?
Wouldn't this mean that any agreement made between R* and M$ regarding R* IP was void since R* [North] no longer exists/owns the IP in question?
I'm not sure how this would work given the interests of both M$ & Sony (I'm sure Sony would do everything they could to make sure M$ didn't get the game..)
On another note, from what I can tell Take Two are hanging on by a thread at the moment financially.. With all the controversy of Manhunt 2 (and the lack of sales thereof) coupled with the company's complete lack of top selling IP coming from anywhere outside of R* I find it hard to believe that Take Two could really stand on their own two feet after losing such a fundamental/integral part of the business..
Not that this will actually happen mind.. It's just fun to speculate..
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