Backlash over Grand Theft Auto V delay, possible Sony PlayStation 4 announcement Feb. 20?
Rockstar Games dropped a bombshell earlier today when the developer revealed that Grand Theft Auto V will be delayed by four months. While Rockstar never really announced an exact release date it was speculated to be sometime around May.
Rockstar has confirmed that the official launch date for Grand Theft Auto V will be September 17th later this year. While most publishers have avoided announcing games during the latter half of this year like the plague, Rockstar has confidently pushed the game back close to the end of the year.
The obvious reason no publisher has revealed release dates going into the holiday season is due to the certainty that next gen console(s) will be announced for this year. Games tend to get lost during a generational transition as seen with Final Fantasy XII on the PS2.
However, GTA is a different beast altogether as gamers will surely scramble to buy it no matter which platform its on.
The news of the delay has caused civil unrest on Rockstar’s blog, with many lashing out the developer. Rockstar has threatened to suspend privileges to those that continue to abuse the developer. The one bright spot in all of this is that you will now have more time to play The Last of Us on the Ps3 in May.
Speaking of next gen consoles, Sony is sending out invites to an event a few days ahead of PlayStation Destination. While, PlayStation Destination is a regular affair held by Sony on an annual basis, the fact the company has invited investors could mean a PlayStation 4 announcement.
TheSixthAxis has discovered something interesting about the Playstation.com site. Apparently, attempting to go to this url: http://us.playstation.com/ps4/ will redirect you back to the main page. This is odd considering that no other url combinations work such as /PS5/ or /Orbis/ etc.. Clearly the redirect is a placeholder.
While I am hopeful that Sony will unveil the PS4 at the press event, it could also be an announcement of what Gaikai has been cooking up. Make sure to stay tuned for updates on this event.
10 Responses to “Backlash over Grand Theft Auto V delay, possible Sony PlayStation 4 announcement Feb. 20?”
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February 1st, 2013
I’ve just read on line that GTA V has been pushed back to September because Rockstar want it to be released on the Wii U as well!
Ha ha ha, I got that one out of a Christmas cracker ha ha ha ha, seriously though, Nintendo are stuffed.
Could be that it will be out on next gen xbox and ps though as well as current gen.
February 1st, 2013
I said that Andrew online. Of course I was just joking.
February 1st, 2013
Backlash over a delay? Some people are right knobs. I’d complain more if it was released a buggy mess *Looks at Bethesda*
February 1st, 2013
I hear ya. Did they ever say May or was that just speculation?
February 1st, 2013
It was a spring release but no date confirmed.
February 2nd, 2013
I’ll be saving my money to buy the PS4 by that time
February 2nd, 2013
It’s good that it got pushed back. With all the problems with guns lately GTA has become a target in the media for violent games. let the dust settle and launch later. Too much bad publicity will come out of it launching any time soon.
February 3rd, 2013
PS4 to be announced….I can’t wait to hear the official specs.
February 7th, 2013
PS3 to be announced on Feb. 20th!!! Fap fap fap fap fap…
February 7th, 2013
Uh sorry I mean’t PS4.