+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 28, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted March 28, 2008 Gaming Only got word from reliable sources about a Grand Theft Auto IV/PS3 Bundle. The bundle should be released on April 29th and contains a PS3 40Gb and GTA IV. The bundle will cost you ?429,99. Source: http://n4g.com/ps3/NewsCom-128744.aspx Rumour till proven, but it wouldn't be suprising coming from Sony. MS are getting the chance to boast achievements/DLC, Sony have said their main weapon is GTA and PS going hand in hand in previous generations. Would make sense to launch such a bundle in America, but to be honest that's 360 land just now. Sony need to attack Europe, especially with the recent 360 price cut. 360 to try and follow suit if this happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Sony have said their main weapon is GTA and PS going hand in hand in previous generations. I thought they said their main weapon was an exclusive deal with Rockstar after GTA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troist Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 ?430 means about ?300, which isn't really going to help them too much... Retailers are already doing bundles of games with the Elite and a newly released game for ?280 so MS won't even need official bundles to beat Sony's bundle, they could just rely on retailers bundling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 28, 2008 Author Subscriber² Share Posted March 28, 2008 I thought they said their main weapon was an exclusive deal with Rockstar after GTA? No one knows if that is actually true. I don't see GTA all of a sudden going exclusive. ?430 means about ?300, which isn't really going to help them too much... Retailers are already doing bundles of games with the Elite and a newly released game for ?280 so MS won't even need official bundles to beat Sony's bundle, they could just rely on retailers bundling it. Every retailer offering a GTA bundle is better than relying on some retailers to scrounge together their own bundle. PS3/GT5 Prologue bundle was ?300, but online you could get it for ?290. You'll no doubt be able to undercut the RRP on the bundle a little. I don't see how ?300 isn't going to help them, a PS3's RRP is ?299 as it is in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I don't see GTA all of a sudden going exclusive. Nobody mentioned GTA, Sony said they had the rights to the next Rockstar IP title, which should be a PS3 exclusive, think they called that their "Main Weapon". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted March 28, 2008 Author Subscriber² Share Posted March 28, 2008 Nobody mentioned GTA, Sony said they had the rights to the next Rockstar IP title, which should be a PS3 exclusive, think they called that their "Main Weapon". Ah well maybe so, but I have no idea why that matters to GTA4. I was talking about GTA being a PS fueled title in the past, and how Sony are relying on that in the absence of exclusive DLC/achievements* to sell more copies. * No one knows if the Home/PS3 equivalent of achievements aren't implemented, they may be. But I wouldn't count on it until confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Gil Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I was talking about GTA being a PS fueled title in the past, and how Sony are relying on that in the absence of exclusive DLC/achievements* to sell more copies. Contrary to my own belief, some people still believe in that PS-GTA relationship. A friend of mine at work today was asking me about GTA4, release dates, etc. and he was totally convinced (because someone else had told him) that GTA4 was a PS3 exclusive title. So I guess it may still be a card in Sony's hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troist Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 No one knows if the Home/PS3 equivalent of achievements aren't implemented, they may be. But I wouldn't count on it until confirmed. I have a feeling Rockstar are going to have something similar to achievements in the PS3 version... especially if they copy scripts for the missions for both platforms they might as well just implement a system for the PS3 and then integrate that into Home when its released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniqstylz Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 semi-related: LA-Noire no longer PS3-exclusive? http://www.lanoire.net/2008/03/21/sony-pul...e-more-details/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 i am an xbox guy and i think acheivements are stupid and do nothing but make someone feel better about their e-genitals. Sony was really cocky with the release of their system and they are learning, maybe a little slowly, but the PS3 is getting better and better. Its true about peoples perception that people still think that GTA4 is a ps3 game only, microsoft really needs to advertise that its for 360 too. Sony is doing the right thing (if the rumor is true) to make a GTA4 bundle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted March 28, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 28, 2008 semi-related: LA-Noire no longer PS3-exclusive?http://www.lanoire.net/2008/03/21/sony-pul...e-more-details/ I'm pretty sure something along those liens was mentioned a good while ago as well. But if one part of the news is to be believed, then the second part is too, which means it sounds like the game wasn't turning out too well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 To add to what a few people have said above, Rockstar is bringing a game exclusively to PS3 sometime in the future, and it isn't LA Noire. This was all confirmed on the official PlayStation blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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