Xbox rejected GTA 3 because it didn't think Rockstar could make it

[kdslittlebro]

Xbox rejected GTA 3 because it didn't think Rockstar could make it

At the time, Rockstar was making to look the jump from 2D to 3D with the GTA series, and this is ultimately what deterred a board of Xbox executives from accepting their pitch to put GTA 3 on the original Xbox. "They felt that it was complicated," said Bachus of the group. "They didn't really understand the interface, they thought that it was based on a game that hadn't been all that successful. To my surprise, it was rejected."

Unfortunately for the group of Xbox executives, this would lead Sony to sign Rockstar's GTA 3 to a timed exclusivity deal on the PS2. Even more unfortunately, GTA 3 would go on to sell 14.5 million units, as recounted by a weary Bachus during the documentary, and would be the top-selling game of 2001 (and it would've been the top-selling game of 2002 if not for its own sequel).

I always wondered where that exclusivity came from even as a kid it seemed kinda random but I didn’t really trip off of it.

So basically R* had to make it work on inferior hardware, because the old executives lacked the vision, and gave the PS2 a fukkin banger. They had to feel goofy when the ports actually ran better.

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Go ahead and do y’all weird ass stan shyt

 

[Leasy]

Make sense it was GTA first stab at 3d open world i would of thought that shyt would of failed as well.

 

[kdslittlebro]

Make sense it was GTA first stab at 3d open world i would of thought that shyt would of failed as well.

I gotta see the pitch, because the very second I heard about what it was (wasn’t really privy to GTA1/2/London until 3) I knew shyt was boutta be different. And I was a little ass kid

 

[old pig]

wow…I would’ve EASILY bought an xbox if it was an exclusive…me and my cousin played 2 one night and knew the game would be crack if it ever went 3D…we both rushed out and bought PS2s when the game was announced…on a good note I’m glad I didn’t have to buy that ugly ass xbox

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

wow…I would’ve EASILY bought an xbox if it was an exclusive…me and my cousin played 2 one night and knew the game would be crack if it ever went 3D…we both rushed out and bought PS2s when the game was announced…on a good note I’m glad I didn’t have to buy that ugly ass xbox

It was worth it for Jet Set Radio future and Jade empire

 

[old pig]

It was worth it for Jet Set Radio future and Jade empire

NAH.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

NAH.

100% OG xbox had some piff

 

[ORDER_66]

no foresight

 

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

NAH.

Jade Empire alone was worth the purchase of an OG Xbox. Still the only game to let me have two bytches and they was both cool with it and with the shyts at the end of the game.

 

[old pig]

Jade Empire alone was worth the purchase of an OG Xbox. Still the only game to let me have two bytches and they was both cool with it and with the shyts at the end of the game.

you said two bytches?

hmm it seems to be backwards compatible…maybe I’ll check it out

 

[Metal Face]

The L's of Xbox continue

 

[kdslittlebro]

wow…I would’ve EASILY bought an xbox if it was an exclusive…me and my cousin played 2 one night and knew the game would be crack if it ever went 3D…we both rushed out and bought PS2s when the game was announced…on a good note I’m glad I didn’t have to buy that ugly ass xbox

Looking back, idk if I woulda passed on PS2 since the rents had to buy it, and I knew I was getting piff to make that purchase worth it, especially from the PS1 days, but my (past) affinity for R* mighta been a lot different growing up. nikkas were literally my favorite developer, had me leaving the PS2 on for 3 days because I didn’t have a memory card yet and shyt.

If I had my own bread tho, I probably woulda been on Xbox early on top of PS2

It was worth it for Jet Set Radio future and Jade empire

I remember wanting JE BAD. Read all about it, saw it on Xplay and shyt. I wasn’t even into RPGs like that yet, that probably woulda been my intro

 

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

you said two bytches?

hmm it seems to be backwards compatible…maybe I’ll check it out

Two bytches bruh. @Gizmo_Duck IYKYK

 

[old pig]

Two bytches bruh. @Gizmo_Duck IYKYK

I’m looking at some gameplay on the XSX and it doesn’t look too bad…got a 9.9 from IGN and it’s only $10…fukk it…a good game is a good game…I’ll check it out

 

[old pig]

oh wow it’s from bioware too