New GTA has been in works for over a year, says Pachter
- Posted July 14th, 2009 at 17:10 EDT by Mike Harradence
- 55 Comments
Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter has claimed that Take-Two management let slip to him that development on a fresh installment in the venerable Grand Theft Auto series has been underway for the past twelve months.
According to the analyst, the new game will apparently take advantage of the same ‘engines’ as the most recent entry (presumably referring to Grand Theft Auto IV), and believes it will shift in the region of 15 – 18 million copies.
Furthermore, while hazy on an exact release window, he stated that the title will arrive on the scene before the end of fiscal 2011, but may not be released before October 31, 2010 – this ties in neatly with Take-Two’s recent revelation that a new GTA game will not see the light of day in fiscal 2010.
Speaking in a research note issued today, Pachter commented, "When we do the simple math, we conclude that the next instalment is likely to be completed by some time in 2010, although given the frequency of game delays, it is not clear that it will necessarily come before October 31, 2010.”
"However, it is clear to us that the next version of GTA will arrive before the end of FY:11."
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El Penetrator
- 12:54pm EDT - July 14th, 2009
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I'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab Patcher in the face over the internet.
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subwaydesign
- 12:55pm EDT - July 14th, 2009
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Now, let me guess Pachter.
The game is called: "GTA 5: Price cut"?
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coverton341
- 1:15pm EDT - July 14th, 2009
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I honestly don't see myself at this point getting this game. GTAIV was not what I was looking for in a GTA game and though it was alright I did not enjoy it nearly as much as I did GTA:SA or GTA:VC. I will hold off judgement until I see what the game is actually going to be like but if they don't have actual garages and properties that you can purchase at the very least I won't be getting it. Oh and I would like to see airplanes come back thanks bye.
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restored_lost
- 1:38pm EDT - July 14th, 2009
- 15
it probably wouldnt be rockstar north since they are making agent right?
i imagine possibly a different team using the same engine making san andreas stories or something.
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RoBBsz
- 3:31pm EDT - July 14th, 2009
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Here's what Rockstar needs to do in order to improve for the next (So-Called) GTA
.Better Graphics (Draw distances were horrible)Just get a sniper and zoom into Algonquin from Broker and you'll see what I mean.The shadows were terrible, all blury and jaggy. Yes, I nitpick on graphics.We're either gonna have a quality game or not.
.Have the diversity and just flat-out fun we all had in San Andreas (Airplanes, sky-diving, having Jets/Tanks come after you, swimming underwater, more action filled missions) I can go on forever but you get the point.
What do you think they can improve on?
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Bigdoggy
- 3:56pm EDT - July 14th, 2009
- 27
I'm definitely waiting after this other GTA comes out. If it isn't filled with a bunch of stuff in the city to do, I wont bother purchasing it. I already payed $60.00 for a butchered GTA which was called GTAIV, I am not happy with the series and how it lost everything it use to have.
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bobtheduck
- 4:16pm EDT - July 14th, 2009
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D@mn it! If it was rockstar, I'd say "Ok, maybe we can get over this GTAIV 360 exclusive DLC" crap, but it's fsking patcher... I wish he'd just shut up...
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supamariobrotha
- 5:05pm EDT - July 14th, 2009
- 30
the 360 ruined gta4 so i wont be getting this unless the ps3 is the lead platform this time gta4 was so damn small in scale compared to gta sa and thats just sad.
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solid1snake67- 6:25pm EDT - July 14th, 2009
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please make it like GTA san andreas, GTAIV wasn't that great and the camera angles stank up the game
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MysticStrummer
- 8:42pm EDT - July 14th, 2009
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GTA4 was my favorite since GTA3 so I'll be getting this even though I'm sure they'll make it ridiculous like Vice City to appease all the whiners. I hated VC and it's the only one I didn't finish. I thought San Andreas was good but not as good as GTA3. I liked the rural areas in SA but the cities were too small and the story, like VC, was stupid. More stuff to do is fine but at least have it make some damn sense. Oh well, the whiners are the majority so I'd better prepare myself.
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ptmww3
- 2:20am EDT - July 15th, 2009
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wtf GTA 4 was the greatest game i played you people, played the whole story 5 times and still want to play it. saint row was sht to gta4 with everything. it was like a 2nd generation game on a 3rd generation game. all it had was more added staff because of the ps3 and 360. i reken if GTA5 was meade the same way as GTA4 but with little bit san andreas style, this would look owsem. like adding turf war to GTA5 gameplay
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Stef Nighthawk
- 2:42am EDT - July 15th, 2009
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hmmm, is this site named www.pachter.com or www.psu.com. Can't remember after seeing so much articles about this so called analyst.
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spawn of stumpy
- 2:58am EDT - July 15th, 2009
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This guy is about as much use as a chocolate Tea pot. ! SD & STFU Pachter.
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airhead190
- 2:17pm EDT - July 15th, 2009
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The only reason im ever going to read another pachter article is just to see what mean things people say theyre going to do to him. It would be better if PSU just stop posting any articles he says.
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residentevilrocks91
- 7:52pm EDT - July 15th, 2009
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ILL try it i loved all the Gta's for ps2/ps3/psp since san andreas and ive loved every midnight club since midnight club 2 so ill try it
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