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Originally Posted by friedkarma

Sorry for the DP, but a thought occured to me. As Malo said, GTA was confirmed for October on several occasions, so a developmental snafu doesn't quite fit. Is it possible they approached a final build and their testing revealed that the game absolutely sucks? Maybe a decision was made for an overhaul. Maybe they won't change anything and decided to release a crap product when there's less competition and a lot of bored gamers in the market. Food for thought.

I doubt that very much. As you said earlier -

"I disagree wholeheartedly that a delay of 6 to 8 months is tied to revenue recognition. That goes against any business sense whatsoever. When you have a cash cow like GTA is guaranteed to be, you ship it ASAP and use the proceeds to develop more titles. Think of the millions of dollars in interest alone that they are losing out on by a delay of this magnitude. A dollar in reveune now is worth more than a dollar in the future. Economics 101."

It would be an even bigger faux pax to intentionally release a sub standard title. That could potentially close the lid on what has been a very lucrative media franchise. I dont think Rockstar would take that risk. The GTA series is what made them after all.