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GTA under EA be the same or destroyed?

talkplaystation.com writes:

"We all feared that if EA took over Take 2 they would destroy GTA forever just like they have done with takeovers in the past. I think that EA would have completely destroyed GTA by trying to make it 'their' game and just lose that GTA touch altogether. It wouldn't be GTA at all. No one can do it as good as Rockstar."

"What's your view on this? Do you think EA had the potential to destroy the GTA series by making it 'their' game?"

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TheDeadMetalhead6572d ago

If EA takes over Take Two and Rockstar then GTA is screwed! =( =( =(

Winter47th6572d ago (Edited 6572d ago )

If it was up to EA, they'd release GTA IV with only 3 radio stations, 2 weapon types, 3 vehicles with the same skins only different colors, make the story 85% shorter/lamer/suck assier, the rest is DLC.

cloud3606572d ago

Big companies are seen s bad. they make cr*p games and dont work hAard

Square were amazing until they merged and became massive

i will change my mind about them if FF13 is good

znu6571d ago

why ask such a self explainitory question

nbsmatambo6571d ago

They will release a GTA every year with few minor updates *cough* madden *cough*

barom6571d ago

The game will definitately be smaller and no where near as ambitious. Take Two wasn't afraid to give R* the investment they wanted. EA will be.

Hopefully R* people will leave and form a new studio (kinda like what Infinity Ward did)

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Sir Ken Kutaragi6571d ago

Well we would have GTA every year then!!! ;-D
i.e GTA 2008, GTA 2009, GTA 2010(Fifa edition!)... ;-D

Breakfast6572d ago (Edited 6572d ago )

I know im gonna get flamed...but, ill take the plunge.

What can EA possibly do to make the game bad?

They cant milk it...it already has been:

GTA 1
GTA London 1961
GTA London 1969
GTA 2
GTA 3
GTA Vice City
GTA San Andreas
GTA Liberty City Stories
GTA Vice City Stories
GTA 4
Soon, to be GTA 5

They cant do anything except put more resources into the game...which is a good thing. They're not gonna tinkle with what made the game such a high seller, and a great game overall.

I know EA is bad...i hate them as much as you do...but what can it do, to destroy GTA?

Vito_corleone6572d ago

I don't consider that milking. From my point of view milking is when u continue to make sequels to a serie that has reached it's peak, for example; The sims 2 with expansions like H&M fashion wtf?..

Imo all of those games u mentioned have all been quality .. =)

Breakfast6572d ago

quality...obviously...im not denying that...im just saying how can EA make this game bad. If its the same devs making the game.

Vito_corleone6572d ago

I certainly agree on that. Only way EA can make this serie lose it's spark would be if they gave R* limited resources and time.

Variable6572d ago

well, Rockstar made all those games great by putting a lot of time into it

EA rushes games too much (especially on PS3) and wants it on too many platforms, 2 or 3 (maximum!) is more then enough imo

Montrealien6571d ago (Edited 6571d ago )

You should instead look at Louis Castle (co-founder of Westwood) Living the life in LA now as VP of EA LA.

You guys have to stop the hate, our industry is big and Companies are not monsters that eat little children and fight in the sky with lazers. The biggest thing they would do in GTA is brand the damn cell-phone. And they would treat the Housers like kings.

barom6571d ago (Edited 6571d ago )

How EA can ruin it:

1. Make us pay for new cars/characters/weapons
2. Make us pay for missions we otherwise would already have gotten
3. Make us pay for each island (Liberty City has 3 right?)
4. Won't give the dev team the resources and freedom that T2 gave (thereby making the game less immersed, like fewer animation etc)
5. Make games like Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories cost 60$
6. Let other studios create GTAs making GTA an annual series.
7. Make the dev tone the game down (to not get sued)

Honestly I wouldn't trust EA one bit. Every franchise they've touched has gone downhill. The Sims has like what? 8 expansions? Unheard of. BattleField went bad after BF2 (Bad Company looks weak mind you). Ultima franchise is basically extinct. Medal Of Honor has gone downhill all the way and have yet to climb back up. Need For Speed hasn't been all that either. And I can assure you that there are more.

Real Gambler6571d ago (Edited 6571d ago )

First, they would really limit the game budget... It was 100 millions for GTAIV, they would say: OK, you do the same thing with 20 millions or less. (And in likely half the time, since they would not understand the concept of taking more than one year to make a game)

Rockstar is huge, but it's like a family. Some employees would likely get out, some may end up moving into other EA positions, human ressource, accounting, would be agglomerated or layed off since they already have their own staff, still breaking Rockstar even more. (Quite often, you have couples working in the same company...)

They would ask Rockstar staff to work on other projects, screwing up GTA. For them it would be only a game like all the other ones. If they need more artist or programmers to finish Madden on time, they would simply stop GTA and put those guys on it.

Rockstar is sub contracting lots of work outside too. Suddenly, they could not do it anymore, loosing precious contacts. (They would have to use in house ressources.)

In one year, about half the orginal GTAIV staff would be gone, moved, or would have to work with strangers and became a number like everybody else. Not the best working environment.

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zonetrooper56572d ago

EA have actually made quite a few good games whether people want to see that. Do EA make crap games? well yes they do but then again alot of companies will make good and crap games, there is no prefect streak for making games.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

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ChasterMies735d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken735d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing69736d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker736d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo736d ago (Edited 736d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing69736d ago (Edited 736d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos736d ago (Edited 736d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt735d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken735d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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purple101877d ago

We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now

Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.

This site supposed to be for news.

roadkillers877d ago

These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.