To Our Surprise, Grand Theft Auto 5 Slips to September
By Nick Henderson on January 31st, 2013 (7 comments)
Grand Theft Auto V is understandably one of the most anticipated games of 2013. Since it's announcement, there has been much speculation as to the release date of the game but most have believed that the game would fall in line with their typical June release window. We speculated this ourselves on a recent podcast so you can imagine our surpirse to find out that the game would be slipping to later in the year. Grand Theft Auto 5 has been delayed to September 17, 2013, a good three months later than we expected.
While this is bad news for those who are eagerly anticipating the title, I can't help but feel relieved. I imagine that I will still be playing catch up in June following the crazy release season in the first half of the year. For the first time in a long time, I am looking forward to the summer drought.
It may suck but rest easy knowing that GTA5 will be that much better when it finally hits shelves. Thoughts?
Nick Henderson
I have been around since the very early days of 4Player but you may know me as “the short one” or the guy who is really into Dexter and that sweet new DmC reboot. I am a gaming enthusiast at my core and I love sharing my opinions on the subject with anyone who will listen. I am a cautious optimist and will try any game at least once. When it comes to gaming, I prefer to leave no stone unturned.
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I'm kinda glad it's slipped too, I have important exams during the summer and it really would be a bit of a distraction. And they have a reason to make the wait longer so you know the game will be better than if it had come out in June.
Link / ReplyI was not a happy panda when I heard this. Still have other titles i wanna play in the Spring (including my backlog :/ ), so this gives me a bit of room.But Rockstar has yet to disappoint me. Still can't wait to see more of this.
Link / ReplyThis puts it just at the edge, perhaps even just months away, from the next gen console releases.
Link / ReplyI just read on Gamasutra because of the push-back, share prices for Take-Two dropped about 12%. It doesn't seem like a big deal, but this isn't good news for Take-Two or Rockstar. They'll have to show an impressive product to re-build market value. I'm sure they'll bring a good game to the table, though. Despite this, I think it's another sign that the industry is sliding into a precarious place. From THQ's bankruptcy, to dropping market values, to public skepticism and outrage regarding media content, the industry needs to pick itself up by the bootstraps and prove its worth.
Link / ReplyI think I'm gonna be sick. Spring was so close... I need my fix, man!
Link / ReplyWell at least The Last of Us will have a fair chance of selling more since there's nothing going on at May from what I can gather.
Link / ReplyWell it gives anyone with a game release date in September any where near it plenty of warning to move their games release date for a start. It's looking like the final really huge last gen title as well before the madness of next gen sets in. Though to be fair the hype for next gen will already be massive by then. Also makes you wonder if some of the bigger developers pretty much know the schedule for next gen and this year may be all about getting a game out at the best possible time between the generations.
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