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April 7th, 2008 @ 07:01
EA has good reason to delay GTA IV if it takes over Take-Two, Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter has said in the latest episode of GTTV’s Bonus Round.
“I think it’ll be done and will be street ready but I think that if EA takes over Take-Two they have an economic incentive to delay it,” said the analyst. “If the Housers think that there’s 2 percent more improvement they can make with an extra few months, why not?”
He added: “Take-Two financially has to get that game out… They’re going to be pretty much tapped out on their credit line and their cash position, so they need the money. They need to get it out.”
Pachter went on to say that Take-Two also has contractual obligations to Microsoft to ship the title on time.
The GTA news will never, ever stop. If EA delays it, it’ll be the biggest news since VE Day. Barring some kind of EA-based horror, GTA IV ships on April 29.
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April 7th, 2008 at 7:12 am
because everyone needs another reason to hate them
April 7th, 2008 at 7:13 am
I’d be very, very surprised if this didn’t come out on time.
April 7th, 2008 at 7:22 am
There is no way it’s being delayed in fact I’d bet your right nut it won’t be.
April 7th, 2008 at 7:42 am
I want an interview with Pachter. How old is he? How did he get his job? What education does he have? What does he do all day? How much does he earn? Does he wear a tie at work?
April 7th, 2008 at 7:43 am
I’ll ask him if he’s up for it.
April 7th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Good job EA are unlikely to push the buyout through in time for that then…
April 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Spin, spin, spin, spin, spin, spin.
You know what that delay and a 2% increase to the game would be if EA got their mits on it? Transfer of multi-player to their own servers and removal of in-game items to be purchased on the marketplace.
April 7th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Oooooh, we’d get “EATRAXX” or whatever it’s called instead of decent music. There’s another reason why i want EA to stay well away from GTA. EA would just lock most of the content on the disk and make you buy it all as “Expansion packs” or “DLC” later on.
The more i think about it the less i want EA anywhere near GTA at all.