GTA IV didn't boost console sales, says analysts

[davidcrew]

well for the u.s., gta4 came around the same time that gas prices have seen a drastic increase in cost, with numbers going up ridiculously on some days. The ineffectiveness of gta4 to sell consoles could not be that people don't like the game, they're simply looking at their priorities:

a few hundred dollar system with a few great games...or saving it and using it to pay for going to work and buying increasingly expensive food products

[Shadowblind]

Funny, seeing as Microsoft and retailers said it did.

[osgeld]

as much as im dying to play gta 4 i cant afford the hardware

i just put 10$ in my car for less than a 1/8th of a tank, rent cost me more than my parents house note

the last thing i can do is go out and buy a stupid arse video game console that really does nothing else, to play all the same old stuff, but now in HD that cost more than both my computers

ill wait till what september? then my raggagdy old pc, which is more than capable of playing GTA4, just maybe not in 4080PPI super joygasim hd, but i cant afford one of those either

its sad when video game anal-ist are worried about game sales when it takes almost 50$ to fill a friggin kia rio

[factor remix]

Analyst said my mom will die, but she didn't

[davidcrew]

Analyst said my mom will die, but she didn't

hahah

[kjetil1991]

lower the price and free xbox live that will boost the sales

[K1ckass]

obviously, who'd buy a console for only one game?

Exactly. I really want to play GTA 4, but I'm not just gonna buy a PS3 or a XBox 360 for just one game.

[Sketchy]

lower the price and free xbox live that will boost the sales

What is with the amount of ppl complaining about the price of an XBL subscription?? I personally don't believe that £40 for 365 days a year of unlimited demo d/l's, multiplayer goodness is a rip of.

Granted if ya only play a few weeks out of a month well don't pay for 1 year.

Also if XBL became a free service, it would be a awesome as the PSN

Note: If I came across all mad and Sh***y, it was not my intention

[kjetil1991]

What is with the amount of ppl complaining about the price of an XBL subscription?? I personally don't believe that £40 for 365 days a year of unlimited demo d/l's, multiplayer goodness is a rip of.

Granted if ya only play a few weeks out of a month well don't pay for 1 year.

Also if XBL became a free service, it would be a awesome as the PSN

Note: If I came across all mad and Sh***y, it was not my intention

its better free because im not always using my 360 and that lost time is a waste of money