Take-Two Interactive Software ha anunciado que GTA IV, cuyo lanzamiento estaba previsto para octubre, va a ser retrasado hasta la primavera de 2008 debido a que necesitan más tiempo para el desarrollo del que habían previsto. Esto se debe especialmente al lanzamiento simultaneo del juego en dos plataformas "muy distintas", tal y como ha declarado Strauss Zelnick, de Take-Two. Fuente:
1up.
Shares of Take-Two Interactive fell over 18% to $13.75 in afterhours trading Thursday evening, immediately following word that the company's blockbuster holiday release Grand Theft Auto IV would be delayed into the next fiscal year.
Take-Two announced the momentous delay as the day's trading on NASDAQ was coming to a close, which means that the stock finished the regular day up 0.15%. The precipitous drop that followed was in the afterhours session. The stock may drop even more when the market opens tomorrow morning.
Dow Jones' MarketWatch points out that as recently as June 11, Take-Two had reassured investors that Grand Theft Auto IV would meet its October release date.
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Tengo que decir que no me lo esperaba en absoluto este retraso...