Pachter: GTA IV cost Microsoft $75 million

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themanwithnoname said:

MARCUSDJACKSON said:

themanwithnoname said:
Well, it sold more on 360, so a PS3 timed exclusive would've been a rather dumb idea.

i'd haft to disagree! GTA was synonymous with the PS brand. so in saying that GTA 4 would have sold more on PS3 and sold some consoles as well. thinking that gamers would not have none if it were coming out on 360 some if not most would have bought a PS3 and we would be having a different discussion right now.

I don't get what you're arguing here. If I'm Rockstar, why do I care about selling PS3's? Why wouldn't I have my game on a console with a larger userbase? Why would I take a timed exclusive deal and dig into my own sales?

because the fan base was on the PS brand. not knowing how it would be received on another platform would be the reason for this. and from what i can tell the 360 exclusive GTA4 DLC didn't make taketwo any money. (atlease thats what i heard/read) you drive a good point but thinking out side the box. and yes i do know that GTA games came out on the original xbox. now this might look like back tracking. but to show you that it works either way.

GTA was synonymous with the xbox brand. so in saying that GTA 4 would have sold more on xbox and sold some consoles as well. thinking that gamers would not have none if it were coming out on PS3 some if not most would have bought a 360 and we would be having a different discussion right now.

 

besides. till this day i've never played a GTA game on a PS platform! be shocked.