Grand Theft Auto 4 Delayed

by Dave Hunt - 2007/08/02 7:46pm

Take Two Interactive annouced today that Grand Theft Auto IV will be delayed until Q2 2008. The original release date was set to October 16, 2007, the game can now be expected to release between February and May, the second business quarter of 2008. The reason given by Rockstar for the delay was that it needed more time to do polishing and optimization for the next generation consoles.

Founder and executive producer of Rockstar Games, Sam Houser, had this to say regarding the delay:

"The new consoles are allowing us to create the Grand Theft Auto game we always dreamed about. Every aspect of the game and its design has been completely transformed. The game is huge and is pushing the hardware platforms to their absolute limits. The top engineers from Sony and Microsoft are working closely with the team in Edinburgh right now, helping us to fully leverage the power of both platforms. As always, our goal is to surpass even the wildest expectations of the game's fans, and to create the ultimate high definition video game experience."