Take-Two's 'extensive pipeline' of next-gen doesn't include Grand Theft Auto 5

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick talked vaguely about next-gen plans during a recent earnings results call, and seemed to indicate Grand Theft Auto 5 is strictly meant for this generation.

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As we fast approach the official kick-off of next-generation announcements, developers and publishers are starting to talk more candidly about it. Take-Two recently had its third quarter results call, in which CEO Strauss Zelnick dropped some hints about its upcoming plans.

According to Gamasutra, Zelnick said the company has an "extensive pipeline of unannounced titles," but cautioned that they aren't all planned for the next-gen consoles. He kept most of his comments vague, saying, "we can't really talk about next-gen, because we're not the ones who can talk about it first." He also noted that as they transition in to more hardware power, the company doesn't expect a large difference in production costs.

One game that doesn't seem aimed at the next generation is Grand Theft Auto 5, which is coming this fall. Zelnick dismissed the idea that the game was coming to next gen consoles. "There is not one gamer who is going to sit out of GTA V hoping that something that is going to come along down the road that's better," he said. "It's going to blow everyone away, and it's going to be in the market in September."

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    February 6, 2013 9:30 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Take-Two's 'extensive pipeline' of next-gen doesn't include Grand Theft Auto 5.

    Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick talked vaguely about next-gen plans during a recent earnings results call, and seemed to indicate Grand Theft Auto 5 is strictly meant for this generation.

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      February 6, 2013 12:04 PM

      If the next Xbox features backward compatibility with the Xbox 360, then this whole point is moot, though, isn't it? Early adopters would be able to buy GTA5 and play it on the new console then. I'm personally thinking back compat to be likely considering that the PS3 most likely won't be, based on the architecture its rumored to have. Microsoft dropped the ball last generation on back-compat by only providing a small number of titles it could emulate, but a 100% backwards-compatible Xbox 720 would give Microsoft a huge advantage in the coming next-gen console war.

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        February 6, 2013 12:08 PM

        I'd be surprised if it was backwards compatible, considering how companies have learned they can put a game up for download and sell it to us again or do HD versions years later.

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        February 6, 2013 12:12 PM

        With the rumored specs of the Xbox you'd be looking at power PC to x86 emulation. I don't see why this would be better than the x86 to power PC emulation we saw with the 360.

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          February 6, 2013 1:13 PM

          The big reason I don't think they'll not do 100% backwards compatibility, the vast library of digital content they already have they can sell to new 720 owners.

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