The GTA effect

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soccerdrew17 said:
everyone already knows about gta4. it is huge and everyone knows it. that is why people are already deciding which console to get. i think if the ps3 can pull off a price drop to 500 by then it could work out for ps3, because of mgs4, ff13, and other sequels. if prices stay the same it could go anywhere.

It's interesting, though. I mean, of course we all know it exists, but I would say we talk about GTA IV profoundly less than would seem warranted. For example, we talk at great length about Eternal Sonata, BioShock, Heavenly Sword, Mario Galaxy... but I have yet to see any threads really delve into GTA IV. Very few people here list the game on their most wanted list. And yet, GTA is the single most popular franchise in the last 6 years. It's bigger than the last iterations of God of War, Tekken, Final Fantasy, and Metal Gear Solid combined. It absolutely dwarfs them.