Are you afraid that EA may delay GTA4 if they takeover Take 2?

[starcraft]

NJ5 said:

BengaBenga said:
The game launches in 2 weeks, no takeover bid will be finished within that time, and since T2 management is against the deal, they sure as hell won't delay it.


So not gonna happen.

Notice that EA seems very anxious to close the deal before GTA4 launches, they have said that many times. The tender offer is over on the 18th, although I don't know if there will be formalities standing in the way after that.

@starcraft: That is a valid remark, I hope that stops it from happening.

 

At the end of the day, the same number of people will buy GTAIV as would have bought it if it launched in the holidays, as it's that kind of game.  The issue is, a larger number of people would have bought it up-front for full price if it had launched later. 

EA would have to decide if the costs they'd have to eat are bigger or smaller than the losses from second hand sales and market pressure-induced GTAIV price drops that come about from now till the holidays.