PS3 Price Drop

[Blue Jedi]

Alex GTAIV is an Xbox 360 exclusive but it is alot different to most exclusives it will get relased at the same time on dual platforms both Xbox 360 and PS3 will get it at he same time, but Xbox 360 get extra exclusive downloadable content such as new areas for the maps, cars, helicopters, weapons, music, storys and missions PS3 wont get any of this.

Thanks for the thumbs up Harrison and Demon Cleaner I am a real 8 bitter do any of you guys remeber the C64 games I metioned that were my favourites.

I also had and still do have an Acorn electon with all my games Last Ninja on Acon electron was and is one of the best versions i have seen.

[AlexJ]

I'm not sure about GTA5, but GTA4 is going to be released on both formats (therefore it is not an exclusive) although initially only the 360 will have downloadable content, namely two extra 'episodes'. The two episodes will cost extra on top of the game though. Both games will have online play from day 1. Planes will not be featuring in the game.

[Blue Jedi]

Alex GTAIV it is on both formats but it is an exclusive for xbox 360 in the form of downloadable content if your in to downloadable content all the thinks i mentioned above.

Xbox 360 and PS3 will both have the online mode but the Xbox 360 has the exlusive downloadable content as above but it will cost points and Xbox 360 also has some free regular updates and downloadable content as above and although the Xbox 360 gets all the goodies the PS3 will get some extra missions and it will get online play like xbox 360 does so its not all bad for PS3.

There is no planes in the game and I dont think there ever will be in GTAIV because the game is set in New York. But there will be helicopters and other forms of air transport such as jet packs and possibly pilotable UFO's and rockstar have said that extra vehicles will be some of the Xbox 360 Exlusive downloadable content.

[v85rawdeal]

May I just point out that the reason why the 360 will have downloadable content is the fact that the PS3 could have all that content (and a whole lot more) on the game disk itself. One of the many advantages of having a Blu-Ray drive fitted in the machine.

But seeing as it has been put back till next year, the whole thing is a moot point at the moment.

[Harrison]

This does sound like a good reason for the differences. Already some Xbox 360 games are having to be scaled down and content removed because the developers cannot fit the complete game onto the Xbox 360's DVD media, and so the full version is only being released on PS3 thanks to the much larger Blu-Ray capacity.

And I think the term "exclusive" is being used on the Xbox 360 in much the same way as it was on the original Xbox. They are using it just to highlight the games have a difference compared to the same game on other platforms, or due to the Xbox 360 version getting a release a few weeks ahead of the same game on other platforms, rather than how it should be used, which would be to show that a game is exclusive only to that platform and will not be seeing a release on any other.

From the true definition of an exclusive release on a single platform I think the PS3 will be the one platform to see this happen. Once developers start to take advantage of the Blu-Ray media capacity they won't want to try and down size the games to shoe horn them onto the Xbox 360's DVD media. Porting in the other direction from Xbox to PS3 will not have this problem so will be a much better prospect for developers. Create a game on the Xbox 360, and then release an enhanced version on PS3.

I definitely know which platform I would rather buy a game on if it were available on both.

[Submeg]

But seeing as it has been put back till next year, the whole thing is a moot point at the moment.

What's this? The PS3 doesnt have a BluRay player?

[Harrison]

? He meant GTA4 was been put back to next year, not that the PS3 is waiting for a BluRay drive to be fitted.

[v85rawdeal]

But seeing as it has been put back till next year, the whole thing is a moot point at the moment.

What's this? The PS3 doesnt have a BluRay player?

OH HA HA! BLOODY FUNNY

My bad... thanks for clearing that up, Harrison

[Submeg]

Yea I was thinking wtf? That makes no sense whoops my bad x 2!

[v85rawdeal]

One day I am going to open my mouth so wide, I am going to choke on my left buttock!!!