Ok so the title might have been a bit exagerated but apparently sony thinks loosing GTA launch exclusiity isnt goin to hurt the ps3 ..Wat do u guys think ??

Here' s the link -- >

http://www.thestreet.com/tech/gamesandgadgets/10292828_4.aspx

I think that GTA3, Vice City and San Andreas each sold millions of PS2' s. I think that Sony ARE bothered by the fact that it will be available on 360 before PS3 (if only just before) and that they have lost the exclusivity rights.

In the previous generation, Sony had a lot of exclusivity deals and even used their inluence to affect other' s exclusivity deals (read Killer 7 and Resident Evil 4). Now they are losing that.

If PS3 is successful then they will no doubt regain that influence and GTA5 would very likely be a Sony exclisive.

GTAs have been ps2s big sellers. There are 3 GTAs in the top 20 selling games.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best_selling_video_games

With a total just under 40 million units sold for 3 GTA games - very impressive.

gran turismo, the only other sony exclusive title with some real numbers moved just over 25 million for 2 titles. No where near GTA.

Wheres final fantasy? Dead last (of the top 20) with less the 10 million units sold, and thats a ps1 title.
Wheres MGS? Not even there

who are they kidding,?? Losing GTA exclusivity IS GOING TO HURT. Add that massive (DAMAGE) price tag, poor launch titles etc etc this is possibly another nail in ps3 coffin. GTA DOES move consoles (whether i think its a good game is another matter), people do buy a console to get the latest GTA. Numbers (seem to) prove it.

I' d love to see them all lose their exclusivity deals

I' d love to see them all lose their exclusivity deals

Wouldn' t we all? Everybody wins! Especially the X360 crowd...

Well actually the sony fanboys woudl loose, but who gives a fuck about them, they are insane as it is!

I don' t give a sh*t about GTA, whats your point?lol.

They have Getaway. Who needs GTA when you have that?

Wouldn' t we all?

Nope.. A lot of other people love the idea of 3rd party exclusive games, I never did and never will.. I' ve hated the idea of 3rd party exclusive games since the 8-bit era and continue to do so...

I guess for some it' s bragging rights for their console of choice, but I' ve always been of the belief that if you' re a 3rd party developer and have the resources then port that sumbitch over to other viable platforms.

Everybody wins!

I agree. With multiplatform releases, everyone wins cause you won' t have some poor fella feeling left out cause his/her console of choice missed out on some great 3rd party titles.

I guess for some it' s bragging rights for their console of choice, but I' ve always been of the belief that if you' re a 3rd party developer and have the resources then port that sumbitch over to other viable platforms.

That sumbitch part is really funny.

Imagine Mario on ps3. It will be a cold day in hell when that happens.

" it' sa me! Motion Senseing Technogly!"

More bullcrap from Sony and it' s really putting me off ever getting a PS3. How much more crap are they going to talk. Saying GTA didn' t help the PS2 is utter rubbish. It' s the main reason I got a PS2 over an X-Box after the demise of the Dreamcast. As already stated, I' m sure millions of people got a PS2 with a GTA title as their first game.

Sony can talk as much shit as they want,im more intrested in the price/games.
Where has the focus been on that for SONY?

Sony is shifting their business from electronics to waders.

I mean when gamers scream its to expensive what does sony do then?

They responde with that its to Cheap
What is wrong with them? seriously...

now that you mention it...what would be sony without 3rd party exclusives?

" hey everybody...here´s gran turismo just pay 600$ to play it..."

still sadens me to see sega games as 3rd party exclusives...they should be in every console

Up until recently (God of War and SotC), Sony' s first party games have sucked compared to the Nintendo and Microsoft heavyweights.

I think Sony will pay more attention to their first party games this gen because i don' t expect them to have the third party advantage they had last time around. It' ll be interesting to see what they do.

One third-party I gotta give lots of credit to, even though I don' t want to, LOL, is Electronic Arts... While I' ve never been a fan of EA, I always have to give them credit for the way they whore their games out to every gaming platform on the market, making sure noone misses out..

Whenever EA releases a new game you can expect Game & Watch versions to follow shortly. They' ll port their games to anything with a screen and buttons ;)

ORIGINAL: Terry Bogard

I always have to give them credit for the way they whore their games out to every gaming platform on the market, making sure noone misses out..

I guess that' s true NOW....since there' s no Sega console out there....

Alright back to the topic, in my opinion I think Sony don' t really give a $h!+ about RockStar next GTA title that will be release on the same date for both 360 and PS3, I guess their contract for exclusive release is past due already. Sony might have already known that the situation between M$ wanting to buy 3rd party developer and having some exclusive rights to produce some title that was aiming for PS3, Sony knows that they already have the top notch support from various developer and for RS to made a deal with M$ to also have the title and not first exclusive release for PS3 will not make any difference.
I don' t think this will be a problem since the title will be release for both next-gen console, everyone will buy a copy and I don' t think there will be any graphical difference, since the game will run useing the ' ' RAGE' ' engine. 360 will have more copy sold then the PS3 since there will be only 2-3 million PS3 and 5+million 360 already out.