Why Was GTA IV Delayed?

Published: August 4, 2007, 11:15 am

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At this point, the reason for delay is mostly speculation. Some journalists have speculated that GTA IV was delayed to force Microsoft to give in when it comes to some of Rockstar’s demands. I really don’t know myself, so I’m not going to put out a definitive opinion on the situation. I can say that I am highly disappointed that the October release is not going to happen. As far as I knew, everything was on track prior to their delay announcement. Xbox Family has some interesting point to make concerning the delay. Those points are located after the article break. As most have already heard, GTA IV has been delayed till Q2 2008. Speculation is running all over the internet as to the exact reason for this delay. As far as gamers knew, everything was fine at E3 and on track for a big October launch. As reported earlier this week, XF had learned about certain future titles requiring the 360 HDD for data caching, but hadn’t received any specifics on which

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