alone, with over 4 million copies sold stateside, and per my last chat with Microsoft about subscriber numbers, over two-thirds have Xbox Live Gold accounts.
It's Grand Theft Auto IV, isn't it? You're looking at over 16 million Xbox 360s in the U.S. Will the "The Lost and Damned" succeed as a 360 exclusive? Probably. (Sadly, though, it's not retroactive to the main game.) The biggest change? Mission checkpoints, which eliminate all that extra driving to and from the scene of the crime if you're offed prematurely. You also get a few new weapons like grenade launchers and sawed-off shotguns, and when Johnny's sitting a bike, it'll handle much more responsively than vehicles as operated by Niko. Bikers" (bikers try to take out a bus protected by cops) and "Chopper vs. Game-wise, Rockstar's added several new multiplayer modes, like "Cops vs. When his shoot-first-compromise-never boss gets out, however, management styles clash, leading to all sorts of familial mayhem. In "The Lost and Damned," Klebitz is subbing for his gang leader who's in rehab, and trying to make nice with the competition. Since Johnny and Nico's stories overlap, Nico's in for a cameo here. If you played the original, Klebitz is the guy that helps Niko watch over a heroin deal, and who later chips in on a mission involving conflict diamonds. Nico Bellic is out, replaced by Johnny Klebitz, a 34-year-old leader in a biker gang. Some have speculated it might hop platforms once Microsoft's exclusivity deal expires, but that assumes there's in fact an expiry date.Īs for the game itself, think in thirds, as in one-third the story missions of the original. I guess that's more or less what the "potential compromised PS3 sales" tally came to once the numbers were properly projected and crunched. Sorry PlayStation 3 owners, Microsoft ponied up $50 million for exclusive rights to host the expansion. What's to benefit you tripping all the way to the mall for a glorified piece of media-less plastic? You can still buy the game at retail in the form of a key card, but I'd wager most gamers will circumvent the middleman. It's a bold move on Rockstar's part, an experiment of sorts but also something of risk, since it's arriving as both Xbox 360-exclusive and in downloadable-only form.
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