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Lack of GTA IV games in Europe

According to Swedish PlayStation 3 site playstation-3.se there's a big lack of Playstation 3 version GTA IV games in Europe. The lack of games results in that only those who preordered the game before 1st of April can be sure to get the game in their hands. 10 days after launch more games will be available for the customers.

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sonarus5849d ago

They sold out of ps3 pre order stock even with the smaller userbase. Take two must have dropped the ball on the supply side.
Lack of supply is however a very bad thing. Anyone desperate to get GTA4 action could go for 360 model instead and acquire an arcade unit to go with it. Then again, retailers could start taking pre orders for GTA4 hardware bundle

Zarfoz5849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

It's possible that the lack of games is due to them being used for the PS3 + GTA IV bundle. If this isn't the case many europeans may instead pick up a X360 + GTA IV, which would be a big loss for Sony.

whoelse5849d ago

Yeah, and i wish they would just announce it.

LightningPS35849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

As sick as this war is you honestly think Sony is stupid enough to shoot themselves in the foot by according to a swesdish magazine not having enough supply of GTA IV.

I think they know how important it is. They apparently even went out of thier way to bundle the game.

Zarfoz5849d ago

@LightningFerus: Retailers are stating the same thing.

LightningPS35849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

will buy an XBOX 360 because they have a PS3 but no way of getting GTA IV for it?

If we're talking non console owners, maybe that rumored PS3 bundle plays a role. But I'm not sure what they have planned.

But I just find it hard to believe. I mean both Sony and Microsoft have to be watching the release of GTA IV very closely.

Both have had plenty of time to be ready, and Sony didn't make sure they had enough games? They went out and they worked a deal to have a bundle, but "OH SH*T, we forgot the games" now everyone will buy an XBOX 360.

that has to suck.

Zarfoz5849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

Of course I'm talking about the non-console owners. I do also find this very strange, but trusted retailers stating the same thing is a reliable source to me.

Exhaust5849d ago

"Both have had plenty of time to be ready, and Sony didn't make sure they had enough games?"

Neither Sony nor MS are publishing GTA IV. Take Two (publisher) and Rockstar (developer) estimate allocations. How important GTA IV is and how closely the platform holders have been watching has nothing to do with this. Platform holders don't rule the gaming industry no matter what fans think.

Pika-pie5849d ago

Its hardly Sonys fault. Blame Take-Two! Anyways, I placed mine at the beginning of April, not the end of the world if i have to wait a few more days. As long as i have it for the weekend.

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Time Lord5849d ago

we should get most of the copies. (no need for shipment and crap like that)

iNcRiMiNaTi5849d ago

and their studio is in new york city. not sure but i read somewhere that it was a new york studio

St05849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

Rockstar North is based in Scotland, "Rockstar" is based in NY

Pika-pie5849d ago

The developer is based in scotland but they probebly manufacture and press the discs in some obscure foreign location so it wont make a difference.

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paul_war5849d ago

I have a large 24hr tesco a few minutes away, no need for a pre-order.

Unreal_Liquid_Jonte5849d ago

I don't think there will be a lack of GTA IV games in Europe, I think its propaganda from MS

Zarfoz5849d ago

So you mean that retailers are paid of by Microsoft to not sell enough copies of Grand Theft Auto 4 (PS3)?
Sounds not especially logical.

Unreal_Liquid_Jonte5849d ago

I was kidding, I don't know if its true, U don't know if its true, in any case this game will rock.

Meus Renaissance5849d ago

I cant find a store that will have a copy of this game on launch day or even launch week.

resistance1005849d ago

Really?

Currys are still taking pre-orders for launch. Along with Tesco.com - http://www.tesco.com/entert...

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Mainline Grand Theft Auto trailers ranked from best to worst

As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.

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purple101135d ago

We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now

Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.

This site supposed to be for news.

roadkillers135d ago

These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.

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Grand Theft Auto 4 Anniversary: The Beginning of the Age of RAGE

Grand Theft Auto 4 is an important game for Rockstar, not least because it was the first title in the franchise to use the newly created RAGE engine.

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franwex353d ago

Wasn’t the Table Tennis game the first to use RAGE?

isarai352d ago

Was about to say the same, but they do say first "in the franchise" so 🤷

cammers1995352d ago

The fact it hasnt been remastered is insane.

Abear21352d ago

Rage engine made driving on the sidewalk in cinematic slow motion camera a blast

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Fifteen Years On, 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Is Still the Series’ Best

There’s never a bad time to relive its magic, and with rumours of a potential Grand Theft Auto IV remaster making the rounds, why wouldn’t you?

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Machina355d ago

The series' most overhyped and overrated (especially by critics) more like.

Number1TailzFan355d ago

Not sure tbh.. I'd say 3 was the most overrated. It's pretty rough to go back to, it was quite rough even trying it just after Vice City. Lack of humour and vehicles that had the weight of polystyrene with top speeds to match.

VC & the stories games (even LCS) were all fun. I remember there being a lot of praise for GTA 3 on TV and in game mags, saying it was a Dreamcast killer of a game or words to that effect, and honestly after playing it on PC I didn't think it was that special and kind of dull, had the odd moment of fun but hardly anything. I heard they cut online multiplayer at the last moment for PC, shame because it could've made all the difference.

Would've loved to have seen what kind of cartoony GTA style game they could've done on Dreamcast as a competitor, I bet something along the lines of Simpsons Hit & Run would've worked well.

BlackTar187354d ago

@numberz How can the game that defined a generation and was copied by everyone be overrated? Was a asinine comment

seanpitt23354d ago

For me 4 was better than 5 was more realistic and the physics was on another level! 5 was a major let down in that department!

Number1TailzFan354d ago

@blacktar you have your opinion i have mine. I found the game dull, and it is for the most part. It set the foundation for the much superior SA and VC however.

KwietStorm_BLM354d ago

You say GTA III is overrated because it's rough to go back to and rough to play after Vice City. Your entire opinion is in hindsight. Of course it's rough going back to it today. It came out over 20 years ago. That doesn't take away from the fact that it pioneered a lot and was a paradigm shift for a lot of trends in game development today. Vice City in a lot of ways is just a more refined version of III. It was San Andreas that took the big leap forward from a design perspective. If III doesn't release, who knows if the open world genre would be what it is now. How can that be overrated?

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1nsomniac354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

Not at all. My most played game of all time. Truly stunning accomplishment in gaming and with PC graphics mods it just took it to levels beyond anything that came before and possibly even after.

People who moan about it generally tend to be people who played it on under powered consoles and couldn’t handle the more realistic car physics. It was the slightly more realistic approach that made it stand out more. Absolutely love it. In fact I always said Vice city was my favourite of all time. But after going back to the remaster I realised 4 was actually the best.

Profchaos354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

I'm no critic and I consider it the best games in the franchise after recently replaying every entry it's story when paired in conjunction with it's DLC was and still is amazing.

shinoff2183354d ago

Lol. Fun fact. That dlc cost a certain green colored console 50 million for exclusiveness. Un heard of back then. Just to point out the hypocrisy of the 3rd party exclusive agenda going on.

Anyway how the dlc better then the base game by a mile. Lol imo

DigitallyAfflicted354d ago

I've enjoyed gta4 the most from all the others too.

DarXyde354d ago

San Andreas holds a special place in my heart. Honestly, I couldn't get into IV at all. Didn't even finish it. I had some pride in playing it at first because I'm originally a New Yorker, but it just didn't do it for me.

To each their own.

shinoff2183354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

Gta sa for sure. To this day my favorite. My least fav is gta 4 easily. Gta 4 made me feel like the dude in next friday trying to take the cd back talking about i cant get jiggy wit this.

Maybe looking back it would be 3 but 3 did so damn much for gaming in general. . My first gta was of course the top downs so the series has came a long way.

notachance354d ago

Yeah I remembered falling asleep playing the last mission in GTA4.. the most boring protagonist (out of all the voiced protag), and the town is too small.

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-Foxtrot355d ago

Not really

Overrated

Boring

Liberty City despite being a reimagined version for the HD era lacked any variety

Lacked the GTA fun charm overall

Niko was bland compared to past protagonists like Tommy, CJ or Victor

blackblades354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

GTA 2 was the best, lol my only owned GTA game. Vice city was alright when I rented it back then. I cant really say which is the best cause those the only 2 games i played but GTA 2 was fun on PC back in the day. Closes game to it that I enjoyed was SR3 and I dont care what people say. That none serious tone was fun enjoyable.

banger88355d ago

Like hell it is. San Andreas was far better, much more fun and a better game overall.

isarai355d ago

Nah, it's a masterpiece in attention to detail and the amount of immersive systems at play. But it really isn't very fun, ESPECIALLY when compared to the previous games in the series. Like tons of things are just wonky and actively kneecap lots of experimentation, or is just lame. Like why do I take huge damage when falling into water, why can I only stand in very specific large trucks when they are moving but not smaller trucks and vehicles, why is the melee combat such a massive down grade from GTA SA and GTA IV, why is the euphoria nowhere near as reactive, why is being drunk using a rasterized animation of staggering rather than the far more entertaining euphoria GTAIV and RDR used when you were drunk, why do npc vehicles barely react to you popping there tires even at high speed, etc etc.

I've always loved playing around in GTA games world. Like the campaigns are great but the majority of my time was always spent just playing in the open world. Yet GTAV is the only game in the series I never really returned to after beating it, it just lacks that fun factor the others have, I spent more time in GTA SA remastered than GTAV

chicken_in_the_corn355d ago

It's one of my least favourite GTA games. It's clunky, the ai is exploitable, it's far too long and the writing is absolutely awful.

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