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PS3 Getting Shafted For GTA IV

Zhou Tai Rocks | June 13, 2007 | News | Playstation 3 XBOX 360 
When Grand Theft Auto IV was first announced, we also heard that the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 would be geaining downloadable content for it. That is not the case. What this report is stating, gives it out plain and clear. The 360 will be the only system getting downloadable content. The Playstation 3 is being left out.


"The 2008 release schedule shows that two episodes are planned to be released for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV. On the report though there is no news of that extra content for the PlayStation 3 version of the game."

Just great. 360 owners are getting special treatment again by Rockstar.
"When Grand Theft Auto IV was announced it was reported that both the Xbox 360 and PS3 would be getting unique downloadable content, this appears to no longer be the case.

Reports are coming out from the Take-Two financial report, the parent company of Rockstar, that the Xbox 360 would be the only console getting the downloadable content.

The 2008 release schedule shows that two episodes are planned to be released for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV. On the report though there is no news of that extra content for the PlayStation 3 version of the game.

This has to lead to the idea that it could be possible that Sony and the PS3 could be getting teh shaft here. Rockstar has not released any further information but the original announcement not too long ago was that the PS3 would also be getting downloadable content for GTA IV.

We will have to wait and see but if this is the case this could surely hurt PS3 sales and give the Xbox 360 yet another boost."

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  • 3 thumbs!
    Vito Raliffe | June 13, 2007
    Just because they haven't announced it on this new report though doesn't mean there won't be any DLC for the PS3 for sure. It is still possible the PS3 version will also have DLC. We will have to wait for an official announcement on the matter. They announced it would before at least, so not all hope is lost for those only with PS3 consoles.
  • 0 thumbs!
    SvR2008 | June 13, 2007
    The PS3 better get some extra content!






    I hate XBOX!
  • 0 thumbs!
    Linkin Park Fan | June 13, 2007
    Maybe because of the blu-ray, they already add the stuff in there and you won't have to go download it.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Rinkydink | June 13, 2007
    It would be a real shame if the PS3 misses out on this, it would be quite a loss. Why not just treat both consoles fairly, Rockstar? This game will be one of the major boost of sales for the PS3, don't want that being degraded in any form.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Storm | June 13, 2007
    That's really not fair to Sony. GTA was really made a hit through the PS2 GTAIII game...and moved up since then. More people will be getting this for the 360 in that case, which clearly won't help PS3's console sales.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Zhou Tai Rocks | June 13, 2007

    I say Microsoft paid Microsift to do this. Meh, I did want to download extras, it would have been nice. I hope Vito is right, and they do infact add the ability to download things for the PS3. It's not like they would lose money on it.
  • 0 thumbs!
    tidus04 | June 13, 2007
    This would be totally unfair on sony, and the fans that are going to play the game through Ps3.
  • 0 thumbs!
    HilaryDuffGta | June 13, 2007
    i gotta say it would and is unfair if its gonna happen but i know which version im getting now
  • 0 thumbs!
    Reenee | June 13, 2007
    Vito is right. There is nothing out there that says the PS3 can't get this later.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Existenz | June 13, 2007
    You will probably find the content that was downloadable for the PS3 is on the blu-ray, unlike the 360 the PS3 has no space constraints when it comes to games like this.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Seeker X | June 13, 2007
    Hopefully.

    They can just as well add the content instead of a downloadable like Ubisoft did with GRAW2 and R6V.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Krunal | June 14, 2007
    Just because they haven't mentioned the content doesn't mean much of anything. And remember that if there is going to be content on both platforms, it's likely to be cheaper on the PS3 than it is on the XBOX360 seeing how Microsoft actually want to charge users, where as Sony don't mind giving things free (which in turn makes people buy the console and it's games more).
  • 0 thumbs!
    chubbie huicho | June 14, 2007
    I think this is bad news I think the ps3 should get extra content also
  • 0 thumbs!
    000DESTRUCT0 | June 14, 2007
    I'm trying to put off getting a PS3 altogether since DirectX10 will make it obsolete soon anyway; but more and more games are coming out for it and probably won't be for Linux or Windows, forcing me to buy one. I can only get dial-up where I live, so downloadable content means nothing to me, but they should leave it on the PS3 just for the sake of doing things right.
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    ChiroVette | June 14, 2007
    What does fair have to do with this, Storm? Look, Rockstar will do what's best for their company, period. They owe no allegiance or loyalty to SONY or, for that matter, PS3 owners. Oh and Vito is right. Just because no exclusive download content has been specifically announced for the PS3 does not mean that it isn't coming. As I remember, when the announcement came in that GTA IV would be multiplatform, Rockstar also announced extra content would be later available that would be exclusive to EACH console. So don't go selling your PS3 just yet.
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    weskraudaon | June 15, 2007
    thats *bleep* and I agree with SV to some extent and all you other people.For that I think we should take advantage of the CPU and blu-ray and make it look like real life and even more and other things.
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    forahobby | June 18, 2007
    You can hate xbox all you like guys.. Xbox 360 always wins in the end. No wonder either, you can't beat the richest man in the world guys now come on.. lol. Imagine what M$ offers these game developers.. I can.

    Poor old sony once again.. I used to be a fanboy of sony but not anymore.. They lost most of their exclusive titles and thats the main base.

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