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Topic Started: Mar 22 2008, 04:33 PM (91 Views)
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Will Rockstar’s big gun decide the console war?

Microsoft is ******* itself. The console war has been raging hard for over two years, and it is all set to come to a head on April 29th. The day GTA IV releases. At that moment Microsoft could lose the fight… and they know it!

You’ve heard of console shifters before: games that go so supernova that their very existence is reason enough for many users to invest in an entire console. The Grand Theft Auto series is a genuine console shifter. And it also happens to be a PlayStation brand.

Yes the series has gradually become multi-format, almost begrudgingly, over the years, but the truth of the matter is that the brands PlayStation and GTA are snugly intertwined. Each game in the GTA III trilogy (the original, plus Vice City and San Andreas) debuted on the PlayStation 2 well before it saw the light of day on the competing Xbox. GTA and Sony helped each other become the biggest game series and biggest console in the world.

Here’s a telling statistic - it is estimated that San Andreas sold just under 14 million units across the two formats: 12 million of those were on the PS2. But this time it’s different; the slate is clean, right? Same day release across both formats in a new generation of gaming changes things, surely?

It’s not that simple: it’s not even a question of which is the better console as it certainly looks like the Xbox 360 version will be the superior buy. It’s because a large proportion of GTA’s fans aren’t traditional gamers. They’re casual gamers who couldn’t resist the style, flair and gameplay offered by Rockstar and added a GTA to their library of Need for Speed, SingStar and FIFA. And as such, millions of GTA fans are not up to speed on the console war thing. They don’t care which format has the best games, offers the superior online service, or has the more proficient hardware. They see GTA, and they think PlayStation.

We heard something the other day, a line of dialogue that must scare Microsoft to death. It came from the mouth of a twenty something electrician as he installed a car stereo for a mate. He said “I bought my PS3 to play GTA IV”.


That wasn’t the comment of a fanboy, or an educated decision by a gaming enthusiast who had weighed up all the pros and cons of the two systems: it was simply all he knew. There was a GTA coming out, so he went and bought a PlayStation. Microsoft is desperate to change that mentality, but what started as a broad plan has seemingly deteriorated into panic.

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That's not really an authoritative argument to use. It came from the mouth of a random guy but by now I think most people know GTA is coming out for the Xbox360.
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Um, so many people already own a 360, why would they go the extra $400 for it now? Besides, Sony really fucked up when they canceled the 80 GB. I can't tell you how many people I've turned away from our store because we only have the PS3 that won't play PS2 games. It just doesn't really make too much sense if you put it into a perspective where people don't want to honestly spend that much to play games these days.
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Mar 22 2008, 04:33 PM
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Will Rockstar’s big gun decide the console war?

Microsoft is ******* itself. The console war has been raging hard for over two years, and it is all set to come to a head on April 29th. The day GTA IV releases. At that moment Microsoft could lose the fight… and they know it!

You’ve heard of console shifters before: games that go so supernova that their very existence is reason enough for many users to invest in an entire console. The Grand Theft Auto series is a genuine console shifter. And it also happens to be a PlayStation brand.

Yes the series has gradually become multi-format, almost begrudgingly, over the years, but the truth of the matter is that the brands PlayStation and GTA are snugly intertwined. Each game in the GTA III trilogy (the original, plus Vice City and San Andreas) debuted on the PlayStation 2 well before it saw the light of day on the competing Xbox. GTA and Sony helped each other become the biggest game series and biggest console in the world.

Here’s a telling statistic - it is estimated that San Andreas sold just under 14 million units across the two formats: 12 million of those were on the PS2. But this time it’s different; the slate is clean, right? Same day release across both formats in a new generation of gaming changes things, surely?

It’s not that simple: it’s not even a question of which is the better console as it certainly looks like the Xbox 360 version will be the superior buy. It’s because a large proportion of GTA’s fans aren’t traditional gamers. They’re casual gamers who couldn’t resist the style, flair and gameplay offered by Rockstar and added a GTA to their library of Need for Speed, SingStar and FIFA. And as such, millions of GTA fans are not up to speed on the console war thing. They don’t care which format has the best games, offers the superior online service, or has the more proficient hardware. They see GTA, and they think PlayStation.

We heard something the other day, a line of dialogue that must scare Microsoft to death. It came from the mouth of a twenty something electrician as he installed a car stereo for a mate. He said “I bought my PS3 to play GTA IV”.


That wasn’t the comment of a fanboy, or an educated decision by a gaming enthusiast who had weighed up all the pros and cons of the two systems: it was simply all he knew. There was a GTA coming out, so he went and bought a PlayStation. Microsoft is desperate to change that mentality, but what started as a broad plan has seemingly deteriorated into panic.

http://www.gameplayer.com.au/Home/FEATURES/FEATURE/tabid/
1488/Default.aspx?CID=0320aba1-b135-4bc0-a44b-a668010c170e

A mechanic's opinion is not going to affect the sales of GTA on the 360
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Mar 22 2008, 07:37 PM
Um, so many people already own a 360, why would they go the extra $400 for it now? Besides, Sony really fucked up when they canceled the 80 GB. I can't tell you how many people I've turned away from our store because we only have the PS3 that won't play PS2 games. It just doesn't really make too much sense if you put it into a perspective where people don't want to honestly spend that much to play games these days.

what are you talking about? yeah walmart doesnt have any 80s either but every so often we get a few, they havent been cancelled
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what are you talking about? yeah walmart doesnt have any 80s either but every so often we get a few, they havent been cancelled

Right, as I said in the Worst Customer Experience topic, 80GB PS3s have gone missing in America. I don't know about Canada, but you can barely find them here. Many stores have stopped carrying them and the SKU has been discontinued. The system might not actually be out the door yet, but it sure is hell looking like Sony is doing something again.
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it does take time to make them. it also takes time to import the hard drives... oh i know what it is, the new firmware update
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Wtf is with Sony's marketing?
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another reason for the 80 shortage.. MGS bundle


And i have no idea but i still like their PS2 motto "live in your world, play in ours"
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