Grand Theft Auto 4 Producer Unsure About DLC This Year
"I'm not sure. It's going well. But we don't know a date," remarked Houser to Variety when asked about the release date. "We're still figuring out a few things. We're more focused on quality than dates, always have been," he added.
The first of two 360-exclusive downloadable expansion packs for Grand Theft Auto 4 has been expected this fall, according to persistent statements and rumors. Officially, the DLC is expected by publisher Take-Two in its fiscal Q1 2009, putting it between November 1 and January 31, 2009.
"We hope to be announcing [a date] in the next few weeks," said Houser.
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JasonReece
reply:( How much money did Microsoft pay them for these DLCs again?
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IIRC it's $50M "guaranteed" revenue (forget the term). So if they only make $5M in revenue, MS pays $45M. If R* makes >=$50M, then MS doesn't pay a dime. Basically it allows R* to take the risk of making the DLC and still make money.
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Maybe you're right, maybe not. I can't follow.
The 50$ million is pre paid royalty. So in order for Rockstar to get even more than the 50$ million, the total revenue has to be around 70$ million ( I assume around 70% royalty to rockstar ). Rockstar will get minimum 50$ million even if sales falls short.
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