Grand Theft Auto IV release date announced

PS3 News | Worldwide release on April 29.

Rockstar has finally announced the release date of one of the year's biggest games. Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Grand Theft Auto IV will be hitting stores worldwide on April 29, 2008.

"We are so excited to be releasing Grand Theft Auto IV," said Sam Houser, Founder and Executive Producer of Rockstar Games. "We've pushed ourselves very hard to make something incredible and hope the game sets a new benchmark for interactive entertainment."

Stay tuned for our extensive preview of the most recent build of the game this weekend.

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25 Comments

Gtpod

4 years ago

I almost cried reading Rockstar's email thing about this... we're so close...

accessdenied

4 years ago

OMG I just creamed my pants, this is fantastic news.

I'll probably pre-order a US copy and wait a few more days to save $50

TheAnswer

4 years ago

Well I hope the extra 6 months wait from the original release date means we get a complete, glitch free game.

AdJo

4 years ago

I just creamed my pants, waited ten minutes to 'refill the pen' then creamed them again. Also, it's kinda cool that it's released the day after my b'day.

Speaking of birthdays, can anyone think of a Gears Of War joke that has to do with birth?

Joke Spoiler wrote

You know, "Emergence Day"

Karai Pantsu

4 years ago

TheAnswer wrote

Well I hope the extra 6 months wait from the original release date means we get a complete, glitch free game.

All indications suggest that the 6 months were well worth it. Hell, if the only thing they fixed was the framerate issue that were present in the earlier preview builds then I'd have taken the 6 months.

cosmoh

4 years ago

Words cannot describe how happy and relieved I am to finally have a date to look forward. Think of Elias (clerks 2) the day he finds out about the live-action transformers movie. That's me.

I'm going to place my pre-order for the special edition ASAP

Aftershock

4 years ago

This is pure awesome.
I love worldwide releases.

mipac

4 years ago

Australia gets the game first

bradc1988

4 years ago

Oooh a week after my b'day, I shall have to buy myself a copy.

From the preview up on IGN, it sounds like the delay was well spent by Rockstar.

*excited again*

Luke

4 years ago

Karai Pantsu wrote

PALGN will have a preview up very shortly, from what I hear it was definitely worth it.

TheAnswer

4 years ago

Luke wrote

Karai Pantsu wrote

PALGN will have a preview up very shortly, from what I hear it was definitely worth it.

Well that's great to know, I've still got it pre-ordered anyway. I guess the extra time will help me get more paid off on it

diogenes92

4 years ago

Well it's good news but bad lol, I leave on the 30th for Bali!! I will get it in the morning and play for as long as I can lol...

IISpacebreakII

4 years ago

Im very curious to see which GTA version sells better, it will probably end up being the 360 version.

But to be true to GTA, I think I might opt for the PS3 version. That way I can play all GTA on one console ^^

Karai Pantsu

4 years ago

If you want to play all GTA games on one machine then you'd need a PC... and you'd also need to wait for IV to get a PC port.

*grumbles about the way PC gets the shaft with GTA games*

Yes, I realize that there was a GBA version of GTA... could still be done on a PC...

Newland

4 years ago

Thats it! Off to EB I go to trade in all my games and get myself a pre-order.
Not touching the 360 til April 29, just to make GTA IV that little bit better.

TheAnswer

4 years ago

RKO'd wrote

Thats it! Off to EB I go to trade in all my games and get myself a pre-order.
Not touching the 360 til April 29, just to make GTA IV that little bit better.

The good thing is you get an extra 20% trade in for your games towards GTA IV Special Edition at EB according to the email sent today which contained the following:

cmdwedge

4 years ago

The big question is - has the Aussie version been broken by the OFLC? I know that it's already been rated MA15+, but was that done with some promises to 'lock down' any Australian versions of the game?

Should I hit up GPStore NZ now and pre-order, or just wait for an Australian release? I passionately HATE Australian-ised versions of games (still got my original GTA 3 for PS2!).

TheAnswer

4 years ago

cmdwedge wrote

Well hopefully the PalGN preview will shed more light on this but anyway if you want to import it from overseas if the game gets cut, you'll find it'll be cheaper to import from Play-Asia then from GPStore NZ as the game will be region free since it's a Rockstar release afterall

ObsoletE

4 years ago

Karai Pantsu wrote

the "Stories" games were never released to PC, were they?

so realistically, you need a BC compliant PS3 to play all the GTA games in one place (especially since GTA:GBA was a port of GTA1).

Karai Pantsu

4 years ago

Natch - forgot about stories. I thought that the GBA version was different to the PC version though? Hrmm... shall have to make my housemate dig it out tonight and give it a look-see.

REGARDLESS! The PC iterations are always the best

Capoeira

4 years ago

Ooooohhhh maaaaah gaaaaawd...

GTA IV is my Holy Grail of gaming. It will consume my life, I know it.

Karai Pantsu wrote

The PC iterations are always the best

Agreed, but I'll be buying a console version too.

Now, to figure out which of the consoles to buy it for... I want it for the PS3, but given the platform's track record with multiplatform games... but then again it is Rockstar... but what about all that 360 exclusive junk... I've got some thinking to do...

ZOMG GTAIV IN 3 MONTHS. Wake me when it's time. I'm going into hibernation till then.

Karai Pantsu

4 years ago

I went for the 360 version, myself - at the time it was the better performing of the two (apparently now the two platforms are neck and neck), and theres also the added content that is 360 exclusive to think about.

Yeah, unless there is any major deficiency in the 360 version announced before launch I'll be sticking with it for the extra content alone.

B3NBO

4 years ago

I think i will be going for the 360 version because of the exclusive content...

but if that was not going to be exclusive only for 360, i would have got the ps3 version.

I wasn't going to get the special edition because of the price, but now with the 20% extra deal i will trade in Mass Effect and probably only pay another $70 with a price match from JB. awesome.

Bugalugs

4 years ago

Happy they put a time down now i can book a few days off.

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Grand Theft Auto IV

Pre-order or buy:
PALGN recommends: www.Play-Asia.com

Australian Release Date:
  29/04/2008 (Confirmed)
Standard Retail Price:
  $119.95 AU
Publisher:
  Rockstar Games
Genre:
  Action
Year Made:
  2007

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