Released last night, Take-Two's second quarter financial earnings report included an update on future product launch dates, including a delay to XCOM.
However, all the games on Take-Two's latest product launch schedule bar GTA 5 are listed as planned for release by the end of the company's 2013 fiscal year, which runs until March 31, 2013. Rockstar's new open-world game carries a "TBA" release.
Little official has been said about the game since its announcement trailer, but Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick did have this to say yesterday:
"Looking ahead, Take-Two has the strongest development pipeline in the company's history. At the cornerstone of our stellar line-up is the recently announced next instalment of Rockstar Games' iconic franchise that has sold-in more than 114 million units - Grand Theft Auto V.
"The creative team at Rockstar Games continues to set benchmarks for excellence with every new release and we're confident that consumers' enthusiasm will be rewarded with a breathtaking entertainment experience that can only be provided by Grand Theft Auto."
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djreplay on 9 Nov '11 said:
metallicorphan on 9 Nov '11 said:
I have posted this before but what the hell
The first trailer for GTA4 was released in March 2007,and this was when their release date was to be October 2007,the game eventually got pushed back to April 2008,but i am hoping that the game will be with us in at the most a years time
Stryker89 on 9 Nov '11 said:
Hardly cause for concern or speculation- Rockstar never announce anything until they see fit, and clearly Take-Two are respectful of this. I don't think we'll be seeing a release date for quite a while, but I'm confident we'll see it released at some point in 2012.
Houdini Splicer on 9 Nov '11 said:
Of course they're not going to be so stupid as to put the release date in that list, they will announce it when they're ready.
Plus, all other GTA games came out 6-8 months after the first trailer, GTA IV was the exception because it was delayed, otherwise it would have followed the same pattern.
mogel94 on 9 Nov '11 said:
Doubt it'll be out early next year, being that close to Max Payne 3 would be stupid. I would go for late 2012 at the earliest but realistically it'll be around 2013.
Gambini on 9 Nov '11 said:
October 2012.
You heard it here first!
EvilDog77 on 9 Nov '11 said:
In other news, the meaning of life remains TBA.
alan666 on 9 Nov '11 said:
i would have go for May - July 2012 before the annual summer games drought, it would be late in the year because to many games are already released around this time.
humanhand on 9 Nov '11 said:
Max Payne will have to be given enough time for it to be the only R* game pulling in new money for a while. If they released GTAV anywhere close to Max then they would lose out on money Max can be making for them. Max Payne is basically the hold over game until GTAV. Plus they are going to be constantly shaping GTAV and getting it just right… so it only makes sense for an early to mid-2013 launch.
JBoo on 9 Nov '11 said:
They should release it next year on the same day as another new COD game comes out(that would be fun to see) lol
gmcb007 on 9 Nov '11 said:
I'd say this time next year may be the release date. Oh look! I just took a random guess, now wheres my analyst money?
ladycroft142 on 9 Nov '11 said:
I don't see this being released in 2012. I'd hazard a guess it'll be at least mid 2013 knowing Rockstar and the amazing detail and high level of polish they do for their iconic series. Excellence takes time but it'll definitely be worth the wait!
The_Jaster on 9 Nov '11 said:
wii U exclusive
dazmeister on 9 Nov '11 said:
I'm guessing around April- May 2013. Because that is usually the months Rockstar sell their big franchises in, for the past several years at least: La Noire(partly Rockstar) May 2011, Red Dead Redemption= May 2010, GTA 4= May 2008 i think. And seeing that Max Payne 3 is coming out March-April 2012, i somehow think we will not see another massive rockstar game in the same year. Hope i'm wrong though!
ChrisTypeR on 9 Nov '11 said:
Got it all planned out:
Batman - bought and finished
Saints 3rd for november & december
Assassinis Creed for end of december and beginning of Jan
Feb will be all about Hitman 5
March ZOE HD & MGS HD
April - Agent & ICO/SOC HD
May - Max Payne 3
June - Resi Racoon City
July - Tomb Raider &/Or SF X Tekken
August - Dragons Dogma and Far Cry 3
September - Syndicate and Prototype 3
October - AT LAST GTA 5
RandyChimp on 9 Nov '11 said:
So it's on the list ending march 2013, and you're worried that it will be out after that?
Makes no sense.
They aren't giving it a release date yet because IT'S JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED!
Christ! Give them a chance! Not every games company works the same, some don't announce a release date until pretty late in the development process.
Barca Azul on 10 Nov '11 said:
I'd put money on it depending how well Max payne 3 sells, if it dies, then I'm sure Rockstar will want to keep revenue flowing.
Next may/June could still happen, they don't give much away until they are ready to.
ryder85 on 10 Nov '11 said:
Just found out gta v will be out 23 November 2012...
So its now i begin the long countdown.
monkeyd_93 on 10 Nov '11 said:
Late October-early november is my bet wouldnt mind if it was during that period too, near the end of the uni year