Michael Pachter: GTA 4 may be delayed due to Halo 3 |
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Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that GTA IV may actually be pushed back due to the release of Halo 3. This prediction was made in conjunction with his analysis and recommendations regarding Take-Two finances and their stock offerings.He cited both financial reasons and to avoid the Halo 3 launch as the reason for the delay. Halo 3 is set to be out on September 25 while Grand Theft Auto IV is slated just three weeks after that. Pachter further clarified this,
We believe that a two-week delay would provide a reasonable gap between the launch of Halo 3 and the launch of GTA IV, and would actually help sales of both games.
In addition, a delay of the 'normal' SKU for GTA IV by two or three weeks could allow Take-Two to maximize revenues from the .99 Collector's Edition of the game by shipping that SKU on October 17, and to increase overall profitability.
His analysis of the situation regarding the release of GTA IV is reasonable, to an extent. It really would hurt any game if it was released near the Halo 3 launch date. However, there is an alternative possibility should GTA IV keeps to its original launch date.
It doesn't hurt the company's reputation for pushing back a game that some people may want more than Halo 3, and they'll still be getting the same patronage eventually. Another thing that we should consider before we make our own judgment is the fact that there will be some gamers who will actually buy both regardless of the launch dates.
That said, Pachter's analysis could be on the mark or not. Until Take-Two announces that they're pushing it back, we're not going to make any calls on this one.
Via GameDaily BIZ
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smart speech. Release it a month after Halo3 and you'll get more copys selled! Not everyone get afford 2 games in 2 Weeks
Why not push halo back instead, way back. Rockstar are always pretty set on their dates.
More like GTA4 would REALLY hurt sale of a crappy game called HALO
The last time I checked, GTA4 is coming out Oct. 16th, which is my birthday by sheer luck. By doing math, the launch day for Halo is 21 days before GTA. That is roughly 3 weeks, I would think that is plenty of time for both games to have their own time in the sun for must-have-of-the-moment.
Right...
is the xbox making gta4 delayed for the ps3? that would be BS
if its so crappy how come it sells so much and everyone plays it?
retard.
Well when you are dealing with the game that is about to break first day software sales records like Halo 2 did, it makes perfect sense.
That's ridiculous if they push back GTA IV, it's annoying for those who want GTAIV, not halo 3. It's unfair and stupid. And anyway, I can't wait for Halo 3 and therefore did what a sensible person does and saved up to afford both! It wouldn't hurt sales at all, some people may buy it later instead but so what! Besides Halo 3 isn't going to hold back a PS3 game (not everyone has a ps3 and 360) and Microsoft aren't going to let GTAIV get released on ps3 before the xbox 360 release. It's all very stupid talk... Im calm now.
It's an analyst suggesting it gets pushed back 2 weeks. Big deal. Personally I don't think it would make any difference. Everyone how really wants the game (including people that buy halo 3) are going to buy the game before years end. Once the holiday season hits, it's not really a problem for anyone to buy or receive multiple games.
There’re so many stup+d PS3 fanboys right now who bark that PS3 is superior to X360 console; that’s the reason why I wrote this informal essay.
Let’s compare the most sold X360 game and the most sold PS3 game (HEAD TO HEAD DEATHMATCH); then talk about which console is superior to another at the end. Each category is worth 100 points unless mentioned. If it’s drawn, both get half points.
I spent much time to read about 10 different reviews on both games. Most sentences below are NOT my opinions (remember this). Most sentences below are from the reviews I read online.
[Epic’s Gears of War Vs. Insomniac’s Resistance: Fall of Man]
- Gameplay (300 pts): Resistance is a generic and mindless run & gunner. Epic adopted and improved Resident Evil 4’s point of view; then GoW’s over-the-shoulder revolutionized the gaming industry. Now, Sony’s best future games Uncharted Drake’s Fortune and Ratchet and Clank Future (when using weapons) both totally copied GoW’s point of view. Winner: GoW
- Graphics (300): GoW wins by a land-slide. No need to discuss more. Winner: GoW
- Awards: Many gamers bought GoW because it won so many awards. Winner: GoW
- Main character (200): Epic did a very good job on this. Marcus Fenix is as memorable as Halo’s Master Chief. Resistance’s Nathan is simply too boring to control. Winner: GoW
- Average review score: GoW got 94 from 172 different game related publications; Resistance got 89 from 164 publications; many gamers bought GoW because it got extremely high review scores.
Winner: GoW
- Level of Appealing (Fun Factor) (200): Resistance is all about run and gun like Halo 3 or Unreal Tournament 3. GoW has deep tactical play. Winner: GoW
- Online Modes (Multiplayer) (300): Resistance offers much more game types, but all of them are mindless run and gunner. GoW should have supported at least 8 versus 8 multiplay (4 Vs. 4 is just sub-standard). Winner: Drawn
- Single-player (SP): Resistance’s developers spent so much time, budget, and effort on this (Resistance’s SP is much longer); the thing is that Resistance’s SP is plainly boring and not even fun. Winner: GoW
- Weapons (200): Resistance has technically extremely advanced weapons, but these weapons are not balanced for multiplay. GoW has much less number of weapons; the thing is that lancer (the gun with chainsaw) alone is better (the powerful feeling; sound, lighting, and decal effects) than all weapons in Resistance combined. Torque bow and boomshot are extremely well made, too. Winner: GoW
- Music & Sound Effects (300): Resistance’s sound is on average; GoW’s sound is superb (especially guns and explosion sounds are mind-blowing). Winner: GoW
- Longevity (Replay Value) (300): Resistance’s run and gun gets old extremely quickly. Winner: GoW
- Technical Advancement (200): Resistance’s extremely huge maps + 42-player online + Resistance’s bull’s eye and sapper guns. Winner: Resistance
- General Concept & Originality: Resistance is a copycat of Half Life, Call of Duty, and Unreal Tourney. Winner: GoW
- Character Animation: Both games offer silky smooth movement of units. Winner: Drawn
- (NPC’s) A.I.: GoW’s AI is better made. Epic did a very good job here. If you kill one enemy in GoW, you feel satisfied and rewarded; if you kill one (or ten) enemy in Resistance, you feel bored and lame (LOL). Winner: GoW
- Atmosphere (Presentation) (200): GoW’s sci-fi movie like mood is all over the places. Winner: GoW
- Interface (attention to detail, how polished is the final game?): Winner: Drawn
- Overall Impressiveness (300): In general, GoW even deeply impresses diehard Sony fanboys. Winner: GoW
Finally, GoW won by f+cking huge margin.
- Resistance’s total score: 450 points
- GoW’s total score: 3,050 points
I said at the start that we need to talk about which console is superior to another at the end. Now, let’s talk about that. Which console is superior? If you’re still trying to defend your pathetic PS3 console then you must be illiterate and blind, period.
Youre such a tool. Serioulsy, get a life.
GTA4 will out sell halo 3 at LEAST by the double!! So no, the date it pops won't affect the sells at all.
PS: gta4 is on two consoles, and there is 3 000 000 ps3 also, it's way less than x360, but it's still A LOT! So with all of those sells, plus the x360 sales, halo is nothing.
Anyway I loved halo1, hated halo2, and I'm not interrested in another halo, especially when everybody says that halo3 looks like crap compared to what everybody expected...
Anyway, I'm gonna buy GTA4, not Halo3.
If I were to get any of the games, it would be GTA IV, but it somewhat repetitive like other GTAs tho. Halo 3 is repetitive also so in that case, probably neither. It'll be either BioShock or Silent Hill 0rigins.
that 360 fanboy is funny i have all three systems and yes the PS3 is a better system but i still play my Wii the most and GTA always outsells Halo. GTA is GTA and Halo is Halo. And to that fanboy shut up
HALO 3, Crappy? - i think not!
if it's so crappy, then why has it got 4.2 MILLION preorders???
not just that, i know that so many people havn't ordered there's yet [inc. me]
i've played Resistance + GoW + have to say that i did get bored play RFOM - it's just that there isn't much variety in what u can do.
maybe it's just me, but GoW kept me v.entertained for ages.
i guess we'll have 2 see which game sells the most - personally i think HALO3 - but i will definatly be getting both.
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sells to idiots. :)
"Longevity (Replay Value) (300): Resistance’s run and gun gets old extremely quickly. Winner: GoW"
hahah what a f*cking idiot...gears of war is the shortest game ever and exactly the same every play through.
dont just post your opinions on each game then act like they are facts.
plus gears of war will probably be one of the best games ever for the 360 where fall of man is just a ***** game released at the time of ps3.
halo 3 will suck a#s
yeah *****en right gta is the winner by knockout
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There are a lot of tools here, for one I like 3*****ty better then PS3, but you cant compare the two because PS3 has no games so its an unbalanced vs.
Halo 3 is going to rock and so is GTA4 for some. I dont like that game becaise the actual missions in it are gay the only way for you to have fun is to screw around which is ok I guess.
Halo 3 will sell more because its halo and anybody who says otherwise is an idiot and doesnt know what he's talking about. I also cant belive people are basing Halo 3 off its graphics on the beta, who cares about graphics as long as the game plays good which it did, they're good in my books.
The only way to truely compare PS3 and Xbox 3*****ty(need I remind you I like xbox better), is to wait till Unreal Tournament 3 comes out then compare them on both systems. I can not wait for that game!
Dont compare GOW to Resistance you idiot. Two totally different games. besides as good as GOW was, I thought it had no replay value. You play the campaign once and your're like "WOW that was fun but what a gay ending". The you beat it cooperatively with a friend then he gets to say, "Wow that fun but what a gay ending". Then you go and play online for a month until it gets old.
In order for a game to be truely good it has to be able to be played over and over again and still be good. Like Halo and Unreal... ***** I still play the original Unreal Championship for the xbox still my favorite game of all time halo following close behind.
Anyway thats my 2 cents peace out!!!