GTA IV Release Date Up In The Air..

[Gikoku Harakami]

Xbox 360 & PS3
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Where Do I Go From Here?

Originally Posted by MCV

It was announced in August that the title would miss its initial October ’07 release date, and would instead be released at some stage in the company’s 2008 Q1 – between February and April. However, the publisher now says that no firm release can be confirmed.

“We're going to give a firm date when we are utterly convinced that we have it and that isn't right now,” Zelnick stated.

“We know it's highly anticipated. Right now our view is to put out a high quality title and we're not in the business of disappointing investors."

And when questioned if missing the Christmas period would harm the title’s prospects, he added: "I think there was a concern initially when we slipped that we missed the boat in terms of Christmas but I think that concern has been alleviated.

"I think most people see it as okay. Hardware penetration is going to grow over Christmas and because this is a must-have title it's probably okay that we're not selling it in the Christmas season," he said.

In any case, until GTA IV's official release... it seems certain that many gamers will already have their hands full with other games until the release of GTA IV. So there's not much to worry about.

[Dark Drakan]

Forgot about this as soon as it was said it would be delayed until next year. I dont care when its released now as you said we have got our hands full now. Call Of Duty 4, Assassins Creed, Mass Effect and many more...

[Dark Drakan]

Another update on this situation claims Rockstar are still confident they will hit the release between February and April 08. Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick has said he was misquoted and people got the wrong end of the stick and said the following.

Originally Posted by Strauss Zelnick

I wasn't intending it to be newsworthy. When asked about the release date, I confirmed the previous release date we'd given, which is our second fiscal quarter. That's to say sometime between the beginning of February and the end of April. We will announce a confirmed release date for GTA IV "as soon as we feel very comfortable that we know the exact date within that three-month period that we outlined.