GTA 4: Lost and Damned made new Xbox record
Microsoft declares first 360-exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV add-on has generated more revenue in 24 hours than any other DLC. Given that Grand Theft Auto IV has sold more than 5.2 million copies in the US alone, there was little question that its first expansion would be a hit. Sure enough, today Microsoft declared that Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned has “eclipsed first-day revenue for all previous downloadable content on Xbox Live.” Microsoft also mentioned that the game was the “highest reviewed downloadable content ever from Rockstar Games,” although many sites declined to grade it as a full game. But while Microsoft was big on bravado in terms of The Lost and Damned’s number-one ranking, it was short–very short–on details.
The 360-maker did not provide figures for how many units of the $20 expansion have been downloaded, nor did it say if the expansion was the top download domestically, internationally, or both. As of January 31, the 360 edition of GTAIV had sold more than 3.3 million units in the US according to the NPD, offering a massive installed base for the download. However, since it only tracks sales at retail, NPD will not be measuring sales of The Lost and Damned. However successful the expansion, it will need to sell quite well to recoup the amount Microsoft paid for its exclusivity. In a conference call last June, Take-Two Interactive executives said that the software giant had paid $50 million for two 360-only expansions for the open-world crime game. The second 360-exclusive expansion is due later in the year.
Source: Gamespot
Comments(41)
@1 – Are you stupid?
No thanks, I prefer spend my money in Killzone 2 or Street Fighter IV.
stupid microsoft with their big money bag..
gta4 sucked anyway,i woudnt want a dlc even if its free
can you actually download this game somewhere and play it on your xbox360?
Does anybody have links?
I know there are some out there, I looked this morning and only found rapidshare links, anyone have netload or megashare links?
thanks!
@ 5 (fanboy)
Yeah you buy xbox live points and you download the content from xbox live, then you enjoy it!.
There's no other way.
Unless you have the pc version and makes some modifications
GTA4 = WIN
Microsoft = FAIL
Cant wait for this to be out on the PC!
@7
there's a leaked L&D content out there.
I found it this morning, but only rapidshare links were avalible.
so there are other ways to get it other than buying it : P
@10
So tell us the links
To we download it and not buy it
GTA.IV.The.Lost.and.Damned.Xbox360.Game.Addon *READ NFO*
Theres a release but it said to work 50/50.
heres a nfo
http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/wjwl48dk/GTA.IV.The.Lost.and.Damned.Xbox360.G.png
LOL That screenshot looks nothing like the in game graphics for xbox. I was playing this at a friends house and even in 720p it looks horrible compared to that screen.
@ 14
fsck off, spam your viruses elsewhere. DO NOT DOWNLOAD HIS LINKS they contain trojans and malware.
And when is this coming to PS3?? It would look so much better on PS3 graphics because of the higher speed processor than PC or XBOX. Playing GTA on a 56" Plasma with a PS3 is awesome ill never play it on XBOX or PC it looks so bad on those 2 systems.
Gta was good but too much complex
f@ck u 15 the links are geniune i have downlaoded the file thanks 14
What part of Xbox 360 exclusive don't you twats understand?
Well there goes any chances in DLC prices dropping…
I love how you can tell that #2 and #3 are butthurt PS3 owners..
Should of purchased the superior console…
You can hate M$ as much as you want, but the fact is xbox is greatest gaming platform at this point.
Here we go with the usual my consoles better than yours crap.
Its not fact its your opinion. I would hazard a quess that your basing your opinion on No. of unit sales, and if that the case then surely the Wii is the greatest gaming platform.
The only way to get the best out of the current gen games consoles is to buy both PS3 & 360.
Agree!
And PC still beats both.
Does anyone know if/when this is coming to pc???
you know the instructions on the nfo – http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/wjwl48dk/GTA.IV.The.Lost.and.Damned.Xbox360.G.png
does your xbox need to be flashed to do that or can you do it by connecting a normal xbox hard drive to your PC ??
Prefer to spend $10 more of Killzone 2, GTAIV only kept me interested for a few days so theres no way i'd pay $20 for DLC
# 25
Coming to PC in May. and there are two more DLC add ons coming soon one is PS3 exclusive takes place on the side of the blacks gangsters, and one is PC exclusive takes place on the side of the Italian Mafia.
Tom Clancy’s HAWX PC Demo
http://praveenblog.com/2009/03/tom-clancys-hawx-pc-demo/
if you can download game demos from rapidshare to put on disc and play on the 360 then why not this ?
@15, 20, 22
Direct graphics comparison of PS3, Xbox360, and PC versions of GTA4.
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6202552/p-4.html?tag=feature;sidenav
@28,
Not sure about that buddy. Microsoft paid $50,000,000 for the first two episodic content packs that Rockstar releases. $25mil for the first, and $25mil for the second. So, unless there's another DLC for GTA IV on Xbox 360 in the next two month's, I don't think PC and PS3 will see one that early. I don't think the second one will come out soon either. It's likely they might wait as long as Christmas to release it because of the price alone. Sales of the second DLC wouldn't be good if they released it so soon after the first one, if they both sell for $20 anyway. I'd think they'd want to wait until at least August to release it.
what has rlslog come to? all this writer did here was paste a full article from another site, talk about plagarism.
granted, even if you put the source on the bottom, you shouldn't fully copy it.
# 32
are you ret4rded? Games for windows, aka PC, is Microsoft. It will be coming to PC soon.
I'm sure you PC gamers can't wait to play this on your tiny monitor while your sat at your desk with your little cheap plastic speakers! ha ha ha.
Sorry guys but this is a xbox360 release only.
You will not see this game on PS3 or PC.
Maybe Rockstar might make a special version for you guys???
I doubt it cos Microsoft paid so much money for the 2 expansion games so they probably bought the rights aswell
@ #36
I'm fairly sure my 24" screen has a higher resolution than a 52+ inch TV.
I'm also fairly sure the amp, tower speakers and 12" sub I have connected to my sound card are quite good as well.
@ 36
Id rather play it on my PC from my couch on my 52" LCD, with 7.1 surround hooked up to my sound card, with twice the resolution and better graphics in true 1080p. But thats just me. Have fun with your xbox or ps3 childs toy.
@36, 38
Standard analog TV runs at 720×480 resolution, standard 1080i HDTV runs at native resolution of 1280×1080, regardless of size.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdtv#High-definition_display_resolutions
By contrast, small 15"-17" monitors run at native resolution of 1280×1024. 24" LCD monitors run at 1920×1600 or higher.
The reason Xbox and PS3 screenshots in the comparison look more blurry than PC screenshots is because they are lower resolution.
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6202552/p-4.html?tag=feature;sidenav
rapidshare links plz