GTA Don Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Apparently, UK retailer, Asda has sold a copy of GTA IV to a member of the public before the game's release. An image of the receipt has also been posted. Read more below. The street date for Grand Theft Auto IV appears to have been broken as a picture of the game and a receipt appears on a PlayStation forum.Asda has been indicated as the retailer to have broken the date, although comments on a recent MCV story indicates other supermarkets and online stores have also gone early. "This is an isolated incident, we had a clear message to stores not to sell early, and so any copies that have gone on sale are miniscule," said Asda's Duncan Cross. "We have no policy to sell before the street date, and we'll make sure this doesn't happen again." In this week’s MCV magazine, various key UK retailers told MCV they were confident that the GTA street date would not be broken. CHIPS’ Don McCabe said: “Take Two has done everything they physically can to stop the street date breaking. We’ve all had to sign an agreement, we’ve all received constant reminders about that agreement, we’ve even had to sign an agreement on the guide book release for the first time. “Of course if anyone does break the date I hope the full weight of Take Two comes down upon them, and I wouldn’t be surprised if their re-stock delivery gets lost somewhere” Source: MCV UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotYouHaha Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Wtf is going on with the world? Retailers these days can't be trusted. Before, Halo 3 copies have been sold before the release date, and now the same thing happens with Grand Theft Auto IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Wow. What Rockstar will do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blur Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Not a wise descision on there part. I hope Take-Two punishes them greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotYouHaha Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 (edited) Yeah, Take Two already has enough troubles... JT, Pirated Copy, EA... and all that controversy about violence and blah,blah,blah. Now this. That store that sold Halo 3 early got charged (I think), so T2 should really punish 'em. Edited April 26, 2008 by NotYouHaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarrem Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Not mad about it, just really, really jealous. The true GTA fans need to wait (us) and the other ones just go out and are like "lol'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDoubleU Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 epic fail, i mean you cant wait an extra cuple of days? chill! hope take 2 sues the pants off of them and then parades them round the streets as a sign of humiliation, i mean this is typical of places like Asda, i mean this would never happen at sainsbury's (where i work) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dbl-Gee Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 (edited) Not mad about it, just really, really jealous. The true GTA fans need to wait (us) and the other ones just go out and are like "lol'. EXACTLY. This is what pisses me off. We have to wait here while n00bs get the pleasure of playing while we sit and wait! Thats unfair, ive seen youtube videos and they got me really excited but Take Two commanded to block those videos. Edited April 26, 2008 by Dr.Dbl-Gee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zop-2911 Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Tut tut. Mind you, if I had the chance to buy it at ASDA during last week, I would have. I just think its stupid that someone has gone and told on them. I mean, it was likely to either be - a person tricking someone who has no knowlege of the gaming industry, or some guy selling it to his mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Not mad about it, just really, really jealous. The true GTA fans need to wait (us) and the other ones just go out and are like "lol'. EXACTLY. This is what pisses me off. We have to wait here while n00bs get the pleasure of playing while we sit and wait! Thats unfair, ive seen youtube videos and they got me really excited but Take Two commanded to block those videos. Whats wrong with you guys? Your just assuming this guy is an absolute tosshead. You don't know what kind of person he is, maybe he doesn't even know when the game is coming out and just went to ask about it. Chill out. And besides, if you went and asked ASDA about GTAIV and they let you buy it, would you honestly say no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azn Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I bet this is going on around the entire globe, customer pays a little extra and walks out with a copy of GTAIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Supermarkets are just shit at this kind of thing. They know fuck all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarrem Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Not mad about it, just really, really jealous. The true GTA fans need to wait (us) and the other ones just go out and are like "lol'. EXACTLY. This is what pisses me off. We have to wait here while n00bs get the pleasure of playing while we sit and wait! Thats unfair, ive seen youtube videos and they got me really excited but Take Two commanded to block those videos. Whats wrong with you guys? Your just assuming this guy is an absolute tosshead. You don't know what kind of person he is, maybe he doesn't even know when the game is coming out and just went to ask about it. Chill out. And besides, if you went and asked ASDA about GTAIV and they let you buy it, would you honestly say no? I'm jealous of the guy not pissed off at him... wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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