Master Chief Has The Power: May Delay GTA IV
An analyst from Wedbush Morgan Securities, Michael Pachter, feels that the upcoming installment in the Halo franchise may have a negative impact on the release date of GTA IV. Currently, GTA IV is on track of an Oct. 16th launch, and the newly announced Sept. 25th release date of Halo 3 may draw some attention away from the car-stealing, gun-toting crowd.
Pachter reports: “We believe that a two-week delay would provide a reasonable gap between the launch of Halo 3 and the launch of GTA IV, and would actually help sales of both games. In addition, a delay of the ‘normal’ SKU for GTA IV by two or three weeks could allow Take-Two to maximize revenues from the $89.99 Collector’s Edition of the game by shipping that SKU on October 17, and to increase overall profitability.”
Take Two hadn’t speculated that Halo 3 would’ve been released outside of its traditional November launch, and some of the beloved hype that gamers have towards GTA IV may die down if they are focused on “Finishing the Fight.” Pachter believes that Take Two may need to reconsider the release date of GTA IV, in order for it to leave as much of an impact of it’s previous titles in the series.
[Via GameDaily]
June 2nd, 2007 at 4:03 am
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June 2nd, 2007 at 9:02 am
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June 2nd, 2007 at 8:28 pm
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