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Games analyst Michael Pachter has said he believes developer Rockstar has delayed the release of Grand Theft Auto IV due to struggling with its development on PlayStation 3.
Furthermore, Patcher also states the Xbox 360 version of the game has suffered at least a six month delay as the company cannot release the game on Microsoft's machine first due to signing a contract with Sony which guarantees the PS3 version will enjoy initial exclusivity.
"We think it is likely that the Rockstar team had difficulty in building an exceptionally complicated game for the PS3, and failed to recognise how far away from completion the game truly was until recently," said Pachter.
"We think it is also likely that Take-Two had a contractual commitment to Sony that it would not favour competitor Microsoft by launching the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV prior to launching the PS3 version, and believe that any delay of the PS3 version necessitated a delay of the Xbox 360 version," he added.
Furthermore, Patcher also states the Xbox 360 version of the game has suffered at least a six month delay as the company cannot release the game on Microsoft's machine first due to signing a contract with Sony which guarantees the PS3 version will enjoy initial exclusivity.
"We think it is likely that the Rockstar team had difficulty in building an exceptionally complicated game for the PS3, and failed to recognise how far away from completion the game truly was until recently," said Pachter.
"We think it is also likely that Take-Two had a contractual commitment to Sony that it would not favour competitor Microsoft by launching the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV prior to launching the PS3 version, and believe that any delay of the PS3 version necessitated a delay of the Xbox 360 version," he added.
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