Thu, Apr 10, 2008 | 10:15 BST

GTA IV is a PS3 system seller, says Play.com

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Play.com games boss Gian Luzio has told MCV that GTA IV is already the fatest selling game on PS3, and that the title is also proving to be a system seller.

“This is the biggest ever title for PS3 by a long way – and probably 360 as well,” he said. “I’ve been really blown away by how quickly it’s sold on PS3. Sales have gone crazy and have proven to be a real hardware driver already. We’ve sold out now, but will be getting in more stock as soon as it becomes available.

“We expect to have some stock back in for the day of release on April 29th.”

Many UK retailers are now struggling to meet demand for the game. It was reported yesterday that GAME has stopped guaranteeing release date delivery for the title.

Thanks, Blerk.

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#1

Blerk
09/04/08, 9:55 am

/tips hat
/tips cow

#2

Whizzo
09/04/08, 10:06 am

Microsoft pimps GTA IV hard.

Sony reaps the benefits.

Whoops.

#3

morriss
09/04/08, 10:21 am

“and probably 360 as well”

#4

Blerk
09/04/08, 10:29 am

I think the real winners here are probably going to be Rockstar and Take Two. :-D

#5

Tonka
09/04/08, 10:30 am

There are no winners in wars. Only losers and whores.

#6

patlike
09/04/08, 10:31 am

Mercenaries don’t die. They just go to hell and regroup. With some prostitutes.

#7

Psychotext
09/04/08, 10:37 am

Isn’t that headline a bit of a leap from what was actually said? :p

#8

patlike
09/04/08, 10:39 am

Well, he used the phrase “real hardware driver,” but it’s the same thing :)

#9

Psychotext
09/04/08, 10:43 am

\o/

#10

XDamage
09/04/08, 12:12 pm

Lol. It’s funny how surprised he seems. :D

Did people really think that a couple of episodic content packages would really tip the balance that drastically in the 360 versions favor? Especially considering the GTA series history.

#11

Psychotext
09/04/08, 12:31 pm

I think there’s likely to be a lot of people with PS2s that are considering the PS3 for GTA4. MS are idiots anyway… it seems like even a lot of 360 owners don’t realise GTA4 is coming to the 360.

#12

Whizzo
09/04/08, 12:36 pm

Microsoft needs more people with GTA IV “tattoos” to educate the gaming public. Maybe one per game store.

#13

XDamage
09/04/08, 12:38 pm

HAHA! That made me lolz. :D

#14

Psychotext
09/04/08, 12:45 pm

Ahh Peter Moore, you’re missed. =)

#15

El_MUERkO
09/04/08, 1:41 pm

not surprised at all, the masses heard a new GTA is coming out and no matter how much MS throw at advertising they still go out and buy a PS3 cause you need a PS3 to run it innit!

#16

Zumi
09/04/08, 2:04 pm

I think you guys are overreacting a bit. 360 version will still be by far the biggest selling version.

#17

XDamage
09/04/08, 2:15 pm

“By far” is pretty relative. It will ofcourse sell more by the fact that there are currently more 360′s out there than PS3′s.

But I think it will probably be a surprisingly close run all things considered. :)

#18

Psychotext
09/04/08, 2:19 pm

I think the US and UK will sell more on the 360 but push more PS3s. I think the rest of Europe will sell more on the PS3 and push even more PS3s.

#19

Blerk
09/04/08, 2:25 pm

I think Psychotext is probably right.

#20

XDamage
09/04/08, 2:25 pm

I’ll be surprised if we ever see any real, unbiased, unspinned sales numbers though. :D

#21

Zumi
09/04/08, 2:25 pm

I reckon the 360 version will do double of the PS3 edition.

#22

Chinster
09/04/08, 2:32 pm

I pre-ordered both versions as I hadn’t decided which to buy.

I’m currently swaying towards the PS3 version for a couple of reasons:

1. I have yet to finish any of the GTA’s, so if I can’t even finish the game I doubt I’ll dabble in DLC

2. I think sony really have got into my head with the whole ‘GTA is synonymous with Playstation’ thing. If so, fair to play to them.

Can I live without rumble though? Yeah, I think I can :)

#23

XDamage
09/04/08, 2:34 pm

There are 18 million 360′s out there ( http://kotaku.com/359527/18-million-360s-sold-worldwide ), and around 12 million PS3′s. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ps3 ) (Last PS3 numbers are from January 1st).

I cannot in my wildest imaginations believe that the 360 version will sell DOUBLE the number of PS3 version. ;)

#24

Zumi
09/04/08, 2:36 pm

Good point – does the dual shock 3 work with this?

#25

XDamage
09/04/08, 2:40 pm

It hasn’t been confirmed yet, but Patlike is on the case. :D
Every new high profile game released this year supports it though, so I would think yes.

#26

Zumi
09/04/08, 2:42 pm

Yeah, it’s got to, hasn’t it? They’ve had plenty of time to work with it.

I’d like the PS3 version for the controller, but it’s got to be the 360 version for me, since I definitely want to play it online.

#27

XDamage
09/04/08, 2:45 pm

What do you mean by that? There will be the exact same online possibilities in both versions.

#28

Blerk
09/04/08, 2:48 pm

But not the same friends. :-)

#29

Zumi
09/04/08, 2:52 pm

Aye. I’ll be joining in with the EG crew, and I reckon the majority of people there will be playing the 360 version. Also, my only other “real life” gamer friend only has a 360..

I’ve been immersing myself in info about this game recently. I can’t wait. :( Why did I look..

#30

XDamage
09/04/08, 2:53 pm

Thats true. :D

#31

Psychotext
09/04/08, 3:25 pm

The EG sessions should be funtacular! =)

#32

morriss
09/04/08, 3:51 pm

Yeah, gotta be 360 for this game. For the friends list and the fact that Live runs smoothly for the most part.

#33

Zumi
09/04/08, 3:54 pm

Knowing my luck, my 360 will RROD on the day I get it.

#34

morriss
09/04/08, 3:59 pm

They don’t do that any more…

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#35

Blerk
09/04/08, 4:16 pm

I saw a new one this morning somewhere… Kotaku or Joystiq, maybe? A ‘red dot of death’ or something. A single LED on the ring and loads of great graphic corruption on the screen. Handily not covered by the extended warranty. I never realised that only certain faults were covered by that – that’s a bit mean, tbh.

#36

Psychotext
09/04/08, 4:22 pm

That’s not new. It’s just one of the more unusual failures.

#37

Blerk
09/04/08, 4:26 pm

Well, it was new on me. Why aren’t all failures covered by the extended warranty, though?

#38

Psychotext
09/04/08, 4:38 pm

90% of 360s that die fail with the 3 red lights error… which is why they do something. Other failures fall under the same warranty cover as the Wii and PS3 have.

#39

Tonka
09/04/08, 7:25 pm

I’m just waiting for that signature covered replacement Xbox (the one even Bill Gates signed) to melt down and get its own YouTube channel.

#40

Tonka
09/04/08, 7:27 pm

Hey Psychotext: You might want to edit your post.
90% of the 360s that do die etc etc…

#41

Psychotext
09/04/08, 8:07 pm

That’s a fair point. /o\

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