[Dark Drakan]

So the hype and talk begins... games outdoing each other and the entertainment industry being dominated by a games sales figures. Kind of an unfair comparison in a way with Halo 3 being exclusive to one platform and GTA IV being multi platform however. Guess only Halo 3 and Gears Of War can boast sales that high though and both arent multi platform titles.

Originally Posted by CVG

According to a new report, Grand Theft Auto IV is set to generate around $400 million in first week sales, making it the largest videogame launch, and possibly the largest entertainment launch of all time.

Citing "sources close to publisher Take-Two" and industry analysts, Variety suggests that Grand Theft Auto IV is set to smash Halo 3's videogame box office record of $300 million in first week sales, and come close to the $404 million generated by movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End in its first six days of release.

'Several industry analysts also told Daily Variety that they fully expect GTA IV to come close to and possibly exceed $400 million in sales out of the gate.

'Though they rarely release the data, videogame publishers are able to accurately predict early game sales based on what retailers order.

'Sources close to publisher Take-Two Interactive, whose Rockstar Games label is developing and releasing the title, said that the latest installment of the hit franchise will reach that figure and sell some 6 million units after it launches worldwide on April 29.

'Videogame sellers have slightly varying predictions at this point, though all expect it to be huge. Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes said that GTA IV will likely do 'two times the volume' that Halo 3 did for his chain, while GameStop senior veep of merchandising Bob McKenzie said the game is currently tracking slightly behind Microsoft's three-quel.'

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey said previously that GTA IV could ship 5.8 million units in its first week, or $360 million in retail sales, while Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter forecast four million units in first week sales.

[Albion Knight]

Maybye I'll get this instead of Lost Odyssey Hmmm Decisions

[Dr KillJoy]

Halo 3 is 360 exclusive and it will be released out for PC just like previous ones so when it does come out Halo still might be on top all we have to do is wait for GTA to be released for the 360/PS3 and see which version tops Halo 3s sales that is of course if GTA sells better but it might not sell as great as they say it will though i would prefare Halo over GTA anyday.

[Dark Drakan]

Originally Posted by Dr KillJoy

Halo 3 is 360 exclusive and it will be released out for PC just like previous ones so when it does come out Halo still might be on top all we have to do is wait for GTA to be released for the 360/PS3 and see which version tops Halo 3s sales that is of course if GTA sells better but it might not sell as great as they say it will though i would prefare Halo over GTA anyday.

GTA IV will have 360/PS3 and PC so 3 platforms combined sales over Halo 3 on 1 (for the foreseeable future after how long Halo 2 took to port).

[Rhadiel]

Halo and Gears will always be my favorites games...GTA is great tho

[Amanda]

GTA IV definitely smashes Halo 3 already, at least for me.

[Skotekal]

Boo Halo, yay GTA!

[Dr KillJoy]

Perosnally I hate GTA and Halo is for better than GTA because is just F**CKING OVERATED just like the other ones it is just going to be another let down by ROCKSTAR the graphics look the same as San Andreas The gameplay will be the same as San Andreas and im not even going to start talking about that awful GTA Advertisment because I could go on for hours Just talking about what a waste of money it will be

[Dark Drakan]

Originally Posted by Dr KillJoy

Perosnally I hate GTA and Halo is for better than GTA because is just F**CKING OVERATED just like the other ones it is just going to be another let down by ****Y ROCKSTAR the graphics look the same as San Andreas The gameplay will be the same as San Andreas and im not even going to start talking about that awful GTA Advertisment because I could go on for hours Just talking about what a waste of money it will be

GFX mean nothing to me and they have already shown how much better the gameplay is than San Andreas. For a start no more blowing up when you crash into things too many times, better hand to hand fight mechanics, realistic car handling, better physics, online multiplayer and this is just the basic stuff off top of my head. The improvements from last games judging on the previews ive read are huge. This coming from me who wasnt a huge fan of Vice City or San Andreas and even im excited by GTA IV.

[Tsuyu]

And no more frigging "nigga" and "gangsta" hip-hop/rap culture.


Pure Russian awesomeness. The Russian mobsters are second only to the Sicilian ones. The Yakuza is a strong third though...

[Dark Drakan]

Originally Posted by Tsuyu

And no more frigging "nigga" and "gangsta" hip-hop/rap culture.


Pure Russian awesomeness. The Russian mobsters are second only to the Sicilian ones. The Yakuza is a strong third though...

Yeah got to admit that is much more appealing too, Russian mobsters are badass. However Niko is more likely Serbian than Russian.

Dan Houser (Rockstar co-founder) also commented in Interview on CVG about how big he thinks the differences are.

Dan Houser: Jump from GTA III to IV is as big as II to III - CVG.com

[Dr KillJoy]

OK I admit that it looks alright but im still not getting it because of these 2 reasons

1. Your From the Middle East but not Russia (dont beleive me check it up) so who
ever is buying it to be a russian you can take russion of the list.

2. Im waiting for somthing that I would like and not waste my money on somthing
that im going to trade in a couple of days later because I have 42 games and
I have 23 of them of them are old boring First Person Shooters so there is no way
im buying another shooter game for a while.

[Angel]

Looking forward to the game and definitely being able to crash some more

But I'm still a little disappointed that the people graphics haven't evolved much since GTA III from what I can gather. The environments are improved and the stuff like water and fire looks much better but the people are still...PS2 material, dare I say it. Maybe it's a signature look for GTA or something but I would prefer them to look better...

[Tsuyu]

Originally Posted by Dr KillJoy

OK I admit that it looks alright but im still not getting it because of these 2 reasons

1. Your From the Middle East but not Russia (dont beleive me check it up) so who
ever is buying it to be a russian you can take russion of the list.

Sorry, but you're very much wrong. You are Eastern EUROPEAN which could be Russia. (In fact I'm pretty darn sure he is Russian).

Nikolai "Niko" Bellic[1] is a fictional character in the Grand Theft Auto video game series. He is the main protagonist and playable character of Grand Theft Auto IV. Niko is revealed to be guilty of previous criminal acts in his life, such as murder and human trafficking. He wishes to begin a new life in Liberty City after being persuaded by his cousin Roman, who claims in his e-mails to Niko to be living the "American Dream." It is later revealed that these are lies to hide Roman's own failures. During the course of the story, Niko is looking for someone who betrayed his old army unit and will stop at nothing to find him, enlisting help from wherever he can. Niko is said to be between 5’11” and 6’2”, is between 28 and 32 years of age, 190-200 lbs and is Eastern European. He has served in the Balkan Peace Keeping Force, [2] and has been imprisoned in a third-world prison, for reasons unknown, at this time.

[TRA Rotid]

In Wikipedias`list of best-selling games, I think this is the coolest one:
7. Tetris (70 million)