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Million on 13 March 2008

GTA won't sell more on the PS3 than it will on the 360 , possibly in it's entire lifetime it may but not this year one major reason being the install base.

We may find however the PS3 attach rate is higher than the 360's attach rate for GTA 4.

I don't think DLC will play a huge role in sales unless it's marketed well or the DLC is exceptionaly good.




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gebx on 13 March 2008

Even though the guy does say it will add "substantial" amount of content. I'm hoping it won't just be random missions with no point.



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super_monkey44 on 14 March 2008
libellule said:
Rockstar isn't saying much about GTA IV's exclusive Xbox 360 DLC (rumoured to have cost MS upwards of $50m), but the first hints on what we might be able to expect from the downloadable 'episodes' have finally emerged, in the latest issue of Edge magazine.

Speaking to Edge in its massive behind the scenes GTA feature (we almost got our wages docked reading it), Rockstar boss Sam Houser hints that the 360 download content might take the form of random missions, thought it's all dependent on the reaction of fans, he says.

"In the game, you might be walking around and then someone will come up to you and say something like, 'Hey, I need your help', and you'll be like, 'What? This isn't a story mission', and he'll be like, 'You see that room up there? That's my wife and she's f***ing some bloke, and I need you to go and do...' and this little story will unfold from there just randomly," Houser told Egde.

"The opportunity for things like that [with DLC] I would say is enormous. Really, though, for the downloadable content in general, it's about seeing how people get turned on by the game, and then we will tailor the production."

It might not sound like exactly what we were expecting for Microsoft's (alleged) $50m tag, but Houser promises that even if it does come in the from of a mission pack, the 360 DLC will still be "substantial".

"I think the mission packs with the episodes are going to be pretty deep, offering another full-on adventure in this world," he told Edge. "I think we will be in a position to market them not a million miles away from the way the boxed game is marketed."

Assuming people like the game then Houser's sense is that they'll probably like the episodes too, he says.

"And if they like the episodes it will probably make sense to market them aggressively, and we want people to be there on that first day as much as is realistic. Our goal will be to fry those Xbox Live servers - we want to have as many people tune in at that moment as possible."

Don't worry though, the marketing budget isn't going to spawn from your Microsoft Points: "You'll get a lot of content for your money," says Houser. "There are too many stories at the moment of people having the feeling that they're not getting enough for their money in terms of downloadable content.

"I never want people feeling that we've duped them in any way, shape or form. That's something that we've been into from the beginning."

The full 16-page talk with Houser, in which he reveals the stories behind GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas and yes, GTA IV, is in Edge 187, on sale March 13
Does anyone have the Edge magazine?

 



Man on 14 March 2008
Jandre002 said:
Really, if thats all it is then I dont see it swaying mainstream too much. And as far as marketing, unless they can remove Sony's name entirely from commercials I dont see that having much effect either.

At first, i was gonna say i disagree with you, because if i had to choose between the 360 version and ps3 version i would go 360 for the dlc.

 However, then i realised im not gonna get it on either, im gonna get it on the pc.  This is because thats the way i like to play the game.  Honestly, i think people will buy it for the same console they were gonna get it for previously, with only a small ammount of really h/c gta fans choosing 360 for the dlc. 

Because of this i think the 360 version will outsell the ps3 version purely based on the consoles install bases, with only a slight benefit from the dlc.



Jandre002 on 14 March 2008

Yeah I dont see the PS3 version outselling the 360 version, especially because 2,000,000 of the PS3's install base is in Japan. But I do see the PS3's hardware selling atleast in line with the 360.

GTA is like the meat in a GT5P and MGS4 sandwich. I know its a gay analogy, but the month before you have a Prologue version of the most popular racing game/ best selling non-Nintendo series in history. Afterwards you have the last game in a hugely popular series. This game also is the first to use 50gb of data in one disc, and is the most hyped game of the year. Add in Blu-Ray and hopefully Home/XMB by that point and you have a 3-4 month stretch of absolute gaming heaven.

Thats not including Haze and Socom(currently Sony's most popular shooter game)

Its just looking more and more like Sony will, worst case scenario, move as many consoles as Xbox during GTA. Before and after it will greatly outsell the XBox ESPECIALLY if they drop the price.