Last week, we pointed out that Grand Theft Auto 4 may be delayed even further. Since then, Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick has stepped up and, in a statement to GameSpot, has announced that this is not the case and the title is still set for it's Q1 2008 release date.

In the statement, Zelnick re-affirmed that Grand Theft Auto IV is still set for the Q1 2008 release window previously announced by the company a few months back, despite contradictory remarks previously that it would not see release until Rockstart was “utterly convinced” that it was ready.

"I wasn't intending to be newsworthy," Zelnick pointed out. "When asked about the release date, I confirmed the previous release date we'd given, which is our second fiscal quarter. That's to say sometime between the beginning of February and the end of April."

Even though Zelnick has stated the release is still on track, he ironically couldn't confirm anything about a solid release date either, taking a leaf the previous statement's book, "Obviously we want to make sure not to disappoint anyone, and we're going to give that date as soon as we feel very comfortable that we know the exact date within that three-month period that we outlined."

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By: boa

On: 08:27 Nov 12th, 2007
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I hope it's true and it doesn't slip again.

Does anyone know what the last slip was for?

By: Dragonfly

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On: 08:29 Nov 12th, 2007
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boa;36565

Does anyone know what the last slip was for?

Because the game wasn't finished?

By: boa

On: 08:33 Nov 12th, 2007
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Yeah, but they insisted it was till not long before the supposed release.

Then suddenly they had to do "a little tweaking" and now we have this huge weight.

I was just wondering what had bit them on the ass.

By: MistaRob

On: 08:47 Nov 12th, 2007
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from what I remember it was developing the game for the 360 that was the most time consuming but I guess that's what happens when you're working with "new" hardware as opposed to mainly being on Sony.

By: Dragonfly

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On: 06:12 Nov 13th, 2007
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from what I remember it was developing the game for the 360 that was the most time consuming but I guess that's what happens when you're working with "new" hardware as opposed to mainly being on Sony.

The 360 is a generally easy console to develop for, due to it's similarities with PC technology. It's the PS3 that's causing most of the problem; Sony have a notorious habit of giving their machines lots of power, but not enough memory or processing capability to actually utilise it!

The PS2 had bump-mapping, for crying out lout. But the memory restrictions were so restrictive that using it would suck up every last ounce of processing power the machine had, mean it was rarely, if ever, seen in any actual games.

Same goes for the PS3.

By: Arrrrathreel

On: 06:26 Nov 13th, 2007
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Man, GTA4 is almost out and I haven't even played any of the other ones (and I own at least one of them) Shame on me. I really need to get better at playing games.

By: Dragonsoul

On: 10:48 Nov 13th, 2007
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lol @ the irony

Well, it seems they were quick to dispell the notion that it was being delayed. Of course, they are also leaving some room open just in case. Actually, come to think of it, that's shrewd business sense.

Er, yeah, I'm in Laura's boat. I haven't play any of these games either.