bendak Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 The Sony limited-time exclusive deal is possibly out the window: http://gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/news/51384.shtml Trade journal BusinessWeek is citing evidence from an anonymous inside source who claims that Rockstar is open to releasing the next Grand Theft Auto game on the Xbox 360 and PS3 simultaneously. Such a development could have dramatic effects on the next-gen console race. Because Grand Theft Auto 3 arrived on the PS2 many months before the Xbox version, the Grand Theft Auto games quickly gained a reputation for being PS2 system sellers. Sony leveraged that advantage by signing lucrative exclusivity deals on both GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas, which helped to keep the games off competing consoles and sell additional PS2s. If Sony were to lose that exclusivity edge, it could represent a critical opportunity for Microsoft to muscle in on one of the best-selling video game series of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogieman Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I'm crossing my fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I think Rockstar sees that having the game on both systems out the gate will be beneficial, since so many waited for the X-box release of San Andreas. Also, with MS already out the gate and the PS3 not having any market share yet, you have to go with both....Sony has not won the Next-Gen round yet...and may not either. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBardon Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Definitely good news, although hopefully the next release sees a revitalization of the franchise. San andreas was good and all, but I found that it started to get a little boring near the end. There was just too much emphasis on a huge game world, and not enough thought put into actually populating it and making all of it interesting. I'd also be really interested to see what they'd do with GTA on Live, and I wonder if this has any bearing on their decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I'd also be really interested to see what they'd do with GTA on Live' date=' and I wonder if this has any bearing on their decision.[/quote'] That?s funny Jeff and I [aka J.Fo] were talking about that around the time San Andres hit Xbox. We were discussing how cool it would be to put in the game, hop on to xbl, call up one of your buddies on your buddy list via the use of the cell phone feature in the game and meet up to do co-op missions. You could be talking to your buddy as you're driving to his or her safe house or even meet up somewhere in game. So co-op Ideas could be gang wars, drive bys(one person drives the other shoots. maybe even have some mission you have to do with a buddy over xbl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Is it just me, or does GTA's mission structure lend itself overwhelmingly to an MMO like WoW? The way tasks are sprinkled throughout the world, chained together, etc... reminds me precisely of the way WoW works... and your mentioning of co-op missions emphasizes it further. GTA would make a better MMO than what it is now. I'd be down for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 GTA would make a better MMO than what it is now. I'd be down for that. Heh. Maybe Rockstar could include a feature whereby you can start "gangs" and take over the city. That would be pretty cool, and would certainly bring more people into the MMO fold (myself included). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Aren't you all describing pretty much exactly what Dave Jones (the guy who formed DMA in the first place) is working on over at Realtime Worlds now? Personally, I'd rather keep GTA single-player, and use the power of the new machines to get the population density up to more realistic levels. Levels that would bring an online one to a crawl, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendak Posted June 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 Well, bumping up this thread for some more news. Looks like the last bit about multi-platform did come true. http://www.news4gamers.com/xbox360/News-1896.aspx That is right, their recently released Table Tennis game is powered by a new game engine called RAGE (the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine) and according to some Rockstar reps in a recent interview on MTV this is also the game engine that will power future Rockstar games, including the much anticipated GTA IV for Xbox 360 and PS3. Most likely character details will have to be toned down a bit in GTA IV to keep the frame rate smooth but it should still give a good indication of what to expect. Looks like Table Tennis was their next-gen test bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Looks like Table Tennis was their next-gen test bed. I saw that new report all over the Internet this past week. It's old news though as Rockstar mentioned months ago that Table Tennis was a test for the RAGE engine (and, in turn, for GTA 4). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Cross studio game engines for the win! I'm getting an intense feeling of deja vu about this. Every few years, almost every big publisher pushes their internal development studios to standardise on an engine cross company. And every few years, it doesn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Rockstar announce deal with Natural Motion for Euphoria. Of course, no mention of GTA4. Simulation driven gameplay for the win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Big deal:D Glad to see the tech in other games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 March 29th for a trailer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 I've never loved this series. But I can't stop being interested in each iteration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 So, lots of forums (except here) are buzzing that this image is from GTA4 and that 'everyone' knows "Project Cherry Blossom" is the codename for the game: The problem is, it's not. It's a real render, sure, but it first floated around a year ago, and was discredited even then as being a render by someone who slapped the Rockstar logo on it as a prank. This was a public service announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Looking forward to the trailer, but I'm honestly more excited for LA Noir then GTA4...but I've also got this deep feeling that TB won't be able to pull off LA Noir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBardon Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Never heard "project cherry blossom" before, but I suppose it could be a test image. GTA in Asia maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 When is the video coming out? That pic looks really good. But not even Mass Effect or Gears of War look even close to that good. So its unlikely a realtime rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Never heard "project cherry blossom" before, but I suppose it could be a test image. GTA in Asia maybe? Did you read my post? It's not by Rockstar. It's a render that someone slapped their logo on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBardon Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Note to self-don't post first thing in the morning Missed the text below the image... Still, there is a new GTA game coming up, and I'm still wondering whether they'll do anything paradigm-breaking. I was listening to 1up on the way into work today, and one good point that got made was that the last thing Rockstar wants to hear about GTA4 is any sort of comparison to Saint's Row, Crackdown, or any other game that's been compared to GTA in the past few years. A perfect chance to reinvent the franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I expect for them to reinvent since this is GTA4, which implies major changes. That Vice City and SA were just GTA3 expansion packs but this is the realdeal sequel. At least, that is what they're projecting. I hope this trailer coming is revealing of gameplay and not just theme and setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I think it's fair to say Vice City was an expansion pack (albeit a large one) but San Andreas deserves more credit than you're giving it. It was an entirely new game (compared to GTA3 & VC) and brought enough new features to the table to warrant your title of "real deal sequel". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I think it's fair to say Vice City was an expansion pack (albeit a large one) but San Andreas deserves more credit than you're giving it. It was an entirely new game (compared to GTA3 & VC) and brought enough new features to the table to warrant your title of "real deal sequel".I wasn't putting down those games at all, though I could see how it could be interpreted as that. Rather, I was hyping GTA4 by inferring that based on the number, Rockstar is implying that it will be a step forward beyond what the GTA3 iterations were. SA could be the best game in the world, I'm just saying that I think Rockstar is going to try and change a lot this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimness Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Part of the charm for GTA was the soundtracks. I kind of wonder what direction they'll go in with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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