madskillz on 07 December 2007
| libellule said: """I will find the reference, but Rockstar had originally approached MS back in the day with an offer to make GTA III and on Xbox exclusive. MS didn't want the image, so they passed. And R* was going to do it for free! So, they went to Sony, they said yes and paid to keep it exclusive for years. That's killed the Xbox right there.""" ==> hum, R* wanted to make games for free ? are they crazy ? and If microsoft rejected them, now R* should hate MS or something like this ? """"Had MS and R* made the series exclusive, it would have propelled the Xbox past the PS2."""" ==> lol you make me lol when you bring everything about GTA3 and the Xbox The Xbox console was dead the day 1 : no Japan support, no PAL support. The PS2 killed everything since the day1 : 1/ brand name 2/ DVD 3/ marketing : "emotion engine" 4/ good exclusive like FF or GT Sure GTA3 exclusive to Xbox would have helped, sure, but Xbox would not have passed the PS2 sales. """"I'll find the reference. """" ==> THX. |
No, R* was going to give exclusive rights to MS for free before they got rebuffed. I'm at work, so I can't find it right now.
As far as propelling the Xbox, Japan would have been nice, but the U.S. hardware numbers would be a lot better for the Xbox. The PS2 would have had to wait for GTA and overseas, GTA would have helped Xbox sales.
You don't have to believe me - I doubt you do - but just wait until GTA is released. You will be amazed at the sales.
