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Australia Make 360 Their GTA IV Platform of Choice

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MyGEN just received this from Microsoft showing some nice numbers. Now they wonder what the numbers would have been if they included all those imported copies. Mario Kart for the wii came in at 3rd while the Playstation 3 version of the GTA IV came in at second. Press release below.

Xbox 360 is the lead platform of choice for Grand Theft Auto IV after Gfk statistics show copies of the game on the 360 outsold those of its rival platform.

The release of the popular crime epic described by the New York Times as 'a new level of depth for an interactive entertainment experience' helped dramatically push sales of the Xbox 360 console in Australia.
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toughNAME - 588 days 8 hours ago
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The better version of an average game.

That's right...that was at both sides
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sonarus - 588 days 8 hours ago
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Why does Microsoft continually rub their 111,000,000 gamer scores in my face. Not to mention the 12,000,000 achievements unlocked.
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green - 588 days 8 hours ago
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1.3 - sonarus
well the numbers are not for us.It's for investors, shareholders and 3rd party devs.

They all have too put a positive spin too everything so that they look good.If Micro outsell SOny in software and gets outsold by Sony in hardware,Micro will brag about software sales without mentioning hardware while Sony will do the exact opposite.

EDIT:Breakfast just got bitten by AlexM.WTF was that all about?
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mintaro - 588 days 8 hours ago
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1.4 - @ breakfast
wtf?
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Peekay - 588 days 8 hours ago
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1.5 - lol @ Breakfast!
nice impo of Nasim there.
Anyways - this data may be skewed. Ps3 owners have the option of importing - a) to save on price and b) to get the full version. - i'm just saying.

Great effort down under though.
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sonarus - 588 days 8 hours ago
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@green, i am sure investors are interested in gamer scores and achievements so they can compare it to their own achievements and gamer scores on their X360's

lol who were you going for sammy mantra, shadow hearts, nasim or maybe brunch lol
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toughNAME - 588 days 8 hours ago
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lol you jacked my comment Breakfast!
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Breakfast - 588 days 8 hours ago
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fine...have it back...ill report myself...
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uxo22 - 588 days 7 hours ago
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1.9 - yeah but...
They also said the PS3 version had better xAA also. Then it was later proven that the PS3 version had 0xAA.
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alexM - 588 days 7 hours ago
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1.10 - @uxo................PS3 version of GTA4 is better
thats confirmed by IGN ,EGM ,GAMESRADAR etc

x360 version has POP INS which at times is unbearable

It has WASHED OUT GRAPHICS and no AA too

PS3 version has AA (confirmed by Gamesradar and runs at 720P too)

PS3 version looks and play better despite being a PORT
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aaron5829 - 588 days 6 hours ago
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1.11 - Peekay
Are you that trash talking pro gamer that i saw on tv some time ago ??

Just asking. :P
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sa_nick - 588 days 4 hours ago
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Anyone else getting sick of M$'s comments saying people have chosen the xbox version as superior? Could it perhaps be because they rushed their console to release it a year earlier and thus have a higher install base?

People didn't choose to buy the xbox version because of the "exclusivity of the downloadable content combined with [their] excellent Xbox LIVE online experience"

They chose to buy it coz that's the only console they freakin' have, ya jerks.
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paracardium - 588 days 8 hours ago
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this doesn't mean a dam thing lol.. I guess we'll wait till real numbers to see what's happening down under.
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PirateThom - 588 days 8 hours ago
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I wonder how many Aussie PS3 owners imported the uncensored version?
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Bathyj - 588 days 8 hours ago
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If they sold so many more than PS3 why aren't they saying any numbers? Then they sling all these other crap meaningless numbers to distract you from the fact they havent really said anything, plus as the article hints at, alot of Aussie PS3 owner canceled their preorders to import since its region free. Not so with Xbox so more PS3 owners would have been importing. Until we hear some number we wont know but the 3 stores I asked at all had PS3 killing the Xbox version.
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ANZAC_Legend - 588 days 7 hours ago
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4.1 - Aussies are importing!!
Nearly everyone i know here in Australia with a ps3 are importing the unedited copy. 360 owners dont have that privilage.
This is also due to games being twice the price here compared to overseas. i basically paid half price for the game by importing.

And talking to a sales guy at EB on the weekend they are well aware of this trend!!!
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crimsonfox - 588 days 7 hours ago
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5 - i'd assume because
there's more 360's right???
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alexM - 588 days 7 hours ago
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5.1 - Yes PS3 has 80% of X360's base in UK
UK and AUSTRALIA are the only regions in EU where PS3 hasnt surpassed x360 as of today

However GTA4 moved more PS3s in UK as well as AUSTRALIA
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BLaZiN PRopHeT - 588 days 7 hours ago
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How does it have 80% when the ps3 just passed 1 million and the 360 is over 2 million in the UK?
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crimsonfox - 588 days 7 hours ago
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5.3 - well im seriously
asking so i hope your not lying i dont read charts a;ll that much i play games for games not sales ya digg???
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SUP3R - 588 days 7 hours ago
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5.4 - @alex/sammy/nasim/etc.
apart from your comment title, that is actually the first time I've seen a somewhat balanced almost unbiased comment from you.

*thumbs up*
u make me smile everyday though, thanks for that :)
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alexM - 588 days 7 hours ago
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5.5 - @BLAZING prophet PS3 has 70% of x360's userbase in UK
PS3 has sold 1.4 m units in UK

vs 2m on x360

so thats 70%

PS3 reached 1m consoles sold in UK on 15th JANUARY according to GFK themselves

PS3 is at 1.4m in UK and outsells x360 every week in terms of sales

PS3 has surpassed x360's LTD in europe

X360 has yet to reach 5m in europe (sold to customers i mean)
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wow4u - 588 days 6 hours ago
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This shouldnt suprise anyone. Xbox 360 owners buy *a lot of games*. This is well know, that is why the Xbox 360 has the highest attach rate for a game console in history. Ever.

The only thing it means to me is this: Developers and Publishers are going to continue to bring the best games to the Xbox 360.

GTA IV DLC is just another great example - Rockstar wants to bring its DLC exclusively to Xbox 360 because they know the Xbox 360 is being used to play games.

And Australia just showed it -- again.
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"Best" games is subjective, and Rockstar is bringing DLC to the 360 because Microsoft paid them. This is FACT, as you would say, sorry if you don't like it.

Gotta love the amount of importing going on though, of course people only look at cold hard numbers and not reality.
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aaron5829 - 588 days 6 hours ago
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6.2 - LOL..
N4USER1..

A lot of people seem to forget that a lot of Australians/Asians (including myself) are boycotting Australian version and opted to import the "full" GTA. One of the "people who forgot" is you.
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devilhunterx - 588 days 6 hours ago
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2 questions:

1) what are the GTA4 DLC?

2) Is it free?

Thanks
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meepmoopmeep - 588 days 6 hours ago
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GTA IV DLC is just another great example - Rockstar wants to bring its DLC exclusively to Xbox 360 because they know the Xbox 360 is being used to play games."

wow, you are one delusional person with special goggles on.

i guess that $50M had NOTHING to do with it. no, Rockstar volunteered to exclusively make dlc just for the 360 because of your said reason.
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Douchebaggery - 588 days 5 hours ago
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How come they never bragged about being the platform of choice for Turning Point:Fall of Liberty or Conflict:Denied Ops?
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9 - MY GOD!
With all the back and fourth about which is better PS3 or 360 the fact that GTA IV is possibly one of the greatest games ever has been completely swept under the rug... LET THIS ARGUMENT DIE PEOPLE
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theirs 16 more months worth of 360s out their, im not surprised. how come they dont have a wide variety of good games like the ps3? hold up, mass effect, halo 1-6, gears, bio shock, orange box, 360s better games. any thing in common? 3 years worth of shooters. well here comes another gears and another mass effect and another bioshock, what a suprise. as if the 3rd halo didnt over do it. rockstarrs gonna make a qiuck 50 mill for something their just slaping together, like another 2 missions. put that 50 mill towards the next gta that will only be on ps3 because you already know why.
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Mc Fadge - 588 days 5 hours ago
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11 - Well, for starters
360 had an advantage of over a year in Australia

Also, many PS3 owners, I know several, are importing the new GTA.
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