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[IbizaPocholo]

Take-Two’s CEO claims the GTA Trilogy ‘has done great’ following release ‘glitch’ | VGC

Strauss Zelnick downplays the collection’s early troubles and talks up its performance…

www.videogameschronicle.com

During a CNBC interview, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick also appeared to downplay the major issues the remaster collection suffered from at launch.

When it was put to Zelnick that there were “some defects in the new Grand Theft Auto” and that the game might have been released before it was ready, the executive seemingly sought to diminish the issues and the impact they have had on the product’s commercial performance.

“With regards to the GTA trilogy, that was actually not a new title. That was a remaster of pre-existing titles,” he said. “We did have a glitch in the beginning, that glitch was resolved. And the title of [sic] has done just great for the company.”

 

[Kuranghi]

I would say thats not true and fight me for it, but thats not a good idea.

Strauss Zelnick:

Kuranghi:

 

[SJRB]

This guy is just the worst.

Why are all these big videogame CEOs such fucking assholes? Zelnick, Kotick, Andrew Wilson, Guillermot.. just terrible people all around.

 

[MarkyG]

If the game "has done great" in monetary terms then we as consumers should hang our heads in shame for buying it. The trainwreck trilogy doesn't deserve an ounce of success. It's insulting to the legacy and a shit stain on R*'s already shaky reputation. IMO of course.

 

[Fake]

My game is doing great. I'm quite modest, but I'm amazing too.

 

[Punished Miku]

“We did have a glitch in the beginning, that glitch was resolved.”

This is some mafia boss type talk. Someone died for this.

 

[Kuranghi]

This is some mafia boss type talk. Someone died for this.

Oh my fuck its so funny if you read it in Fat Tony's voice, thank you.

Yeah, someone was sent to U.S Outpost 31 over this, they're currently trying to repair the generator and get the heat back up all over the camp... so they're going to have a nasty surprise when McReady and Childs thaw out.

 

[manfestival]

This guy is just the worst.

Why are all these big videogame CEOs such fucking assholes? Zelnick, Kotick, Andrew Wilson, Guillermot.. just terrible people all around.

Such is the life of the businessman at the top end. I have met a few of these guys and they were never friendly. Granted they are beholden to their share holders more than anyone else. The developers "focus" on the "clients" and the CEO focuses on doing what they can to advance the business model.

 

[Kacho]

Is that so?

*looks at the top 20 npd for December*

1. Call of Duty: Vanguard
2. Halo Infinite
3. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl*
4. Madden NFL 22
5. Battlefield 2042
6. Mario Kart 8
7. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
8. Mario Party Superstars*
9. NBA 2K22*
10. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
11. FIFA 22
12. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
13. Minecraft
14. Far Cry 6
15. Just Dance 2022
16. Forza Horizon 5
17. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
18. Ghost of Tsushima
19. Super Mario 3D World*
20. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*

Yeah checks out

 

[ahtlas7]

This guy is just the worst.

Why are all these big videogame CEOs such fucking assholes? Zelnick, Kotick, Andrew Wilson, Guillermot.. just terrible people all around.

They seem more like mafia Don’s.

 

[Kuranghi]

Is that so?

*looks at the top 20 npd for December*

1. Call of Duty: Vanguard
2. Halo Infinite
3. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl*
4. Madden NFL 22
5. Battlefield 2042
6. Mario Kart 8
7. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
8. Mario Party Superstars*
9. NBA 2K22*
10. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
11. FIFA 22
12. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
13. Minecraft
14. Far Cry 6
15. Just Dance 2022
16. Forza Horizon 5
17. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
18. Ghost of Tsushima
19. Super Mario 3D World*
20. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*

Yeah checks out

Haha! You idiot, GTA: DE isn't even on that list!

This post somehow isn't as stupid as what Strauss just claimed.

 

[brian0057]

The sad part is that he knows he's full of shit and it doesn't matter because people will still buy a game with the Rockstar logo on the box regardless.
As K from Men in Black put it: "The person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

 

[Putonahappyface]

“We did have a glitch in the beginning, that glitch was resolved. And the title of [sic] has done just great for the company”.

 

[Coolwhhip]

This guy is just the worst.

Why are all these big videogame CEOs such fucking assholes? Zelnick, Kotick, Andrew Wilson, Guillermot.. just terrible people all around.

You have to be cold, calculated and obsessed with power/money. Not the nicest people.

 

[fart town usa]

My god.

Those games look like absolute shit but it's already been said 1000 times over.

I did notice the other day that the San Andreas remaster is available on the PS3 store, wasn't sure if that was a fluke or something. I also think that that version isn't the OG, it's the mobile port I think but still, I'm sure it's better than these new remakes.

 

[BusierDonkey]

“We did have a glitch in the beginning,"

A glitch? Just one?

 

[Shrap]

We did have a glitch in the beginning, that glitch was resolved. And the title of [sic] has done just great for the company.

What kind of bizarre phrasing is going on here? Is this guy a human or a terminator?

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

This guy is just the worst.

Why are all these big videogame CEOs such fucking assholes? Zelnick, Kotick, Andrew Wilson, Guillermot.. just terrible people all around.

Do you expect they will place competent/honest people in those positions?

 

[NeoGiffer]

“With regards to the GTA trilogy, that was actually not a new title. That was a remaster of pre-existing titles,” he said. “We did have a glitch in the beginning, that glitch was resolved. And the title of [sic] has done just great for the company.”

Spoiler

....Glitches Leave!

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Take-Two CEO Being Harassed on Social Media After Controversial GTA Trilogy Comments

The Grand Theft Auto fanbase targets Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick after he downplays the issues with the Grand Theft Auto trilogy.

gamerant.com

 

[Sleepwalker]

You have to be cold, calculated and obsessed with power/money. Not the nicest people.

Yeah its a kill or be killed environment. But still releasing a good working product couldve helped him a little bit.

 

[Hendrick's]

Well since they put zero effort or money into making the game, I'm sure it was profitable.

 

[Fake]

Take-Two CEO Being Harassed on Social Media After Controversial GTA Trilogy Comments

The Grand Theft Auto fanbase targets Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick after he downplays the issues with the Grand Theft Auto trilogy.

gamerant.com

"You're lies are a glitch that has yet to be resolved"

Is this a harassement at all LOL?

 

[Mibu no ookami]

The funny thing is, if these companies weren't so incompetent they would make a lot more money. Or maybe we're the ones who are wrong and people are just buying their garbage regardless.

There was no need for this to be botched other than they have to hit their ad deadlines.

I'll give Nintendo and Sony a lot of credit, they don't really do this. Microsoft would have released Halo Infinite looking like garbage had the reception not been so poor.

 

[Northeastmonk]

This guy? He doesn’t play the games and it shows with his comments.

This non-gamer runs one of the world’s biggest video game companies

Take-Two Interactive's CEO Strauss Zelnick discusses VR, release schedules and why he stays away from creative decisions

fortune.com

 

[Swift_Star]

This guy is just the worst.

Why are all these big videogame CEOs such fucking assholes? Zelnick, Kotick, Andrew Wilson, Guillermot.. just terrible people all around.

You don’t get to be a CEO unless you’re an asswhole.

 

[Sosokrates]

This guy needs to get his house in fucking order

 

[BigBooper]

The Trilogy release killed any leeway I had for them as a company. If GTA6 is great, I will buy it still, but I now have no reason to believe it will be.

 

[Imru’ al-Qays]

This guy's actual name is Harry Zelnick, he goes by Strauss Zelnick presumably to seem more evil

 

[Goalus]

As far as I remember they issued an apology which was seemingly well received. At least that thread got a lot of attention.

 

[SSfox]

 

[wvnative]

This company is just as shit as Activision and Zelnick is just as much an asswipe as Kotick.

Hell I'm pretty sure Rockstar devs don't like him given a certain quest line in RDR2...

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

 

[Barakov]

Take-Two’s CEO claims the GTA Trilogy ‘has done great’ following release ‘glitch’ | VGC

Strauss Zelnick downplays the collection’s early troubles and talks up its performance…

www.videogameschronicle.com

During a CNBC interview, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick also appeared to downplay the major issues the remaster collection suffered from at launch.

When it was put to Zelnick that there were “some defects in the new Grand Theft Auto” and that the game might have been released before it was ready, the executive seemingly sought to diminish the issues and the impact they have had on the product’s commercial performance.

“With regards to the GTA trilogy, that was actually not a new title. That was a remaster of pre-existing titles,” he said. “We did have a glitch in the beginning, that glitch was resolved. And the title of [sic] has done just great for the company.”

So a fuckton of bugs is a glitch? This is further proof this guy knows nothing about games. All that time he's spent in the tanning bed has warped his brain.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[KyoZz]

Take-Two CEO Being Harassed on Social Media After Controversial GTA Trilogy Comments

The Grand Theft Auto fanbase targets Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick after he downplays the issues with the Grand Theft Auto trilogy.

gamerant.com

Take-Two CEO Being Harassed on Social Media After Controversial GTA Trilogy Comments??

+ those people don't know what harassments really is.

 

[AJUMP23]

They wouldn’t publicly say it bad unless they were reporting to the shareholders, then they would only say it did not meet projections.

 

[Deerock71]

They wouldn’t publicly say it bad unless they were reporting to the shareholders, then they would only say it did not meet projections.

That seems unlikely following what appeared to be a huge Switch cannonball.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

GTA’s remaster trilogy has ‘significantly exceeded expectations’ with up to 10m sales | VGC

Plus GTA V has now sold-in over 160 million copies, publisher Take-Two reveals…

www.videogameschronicle.com

So while sales of older GTA games can’t be discounted, it’s likely that GTA: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition accounted for the vast majority of the 10 million non-GTA V series sales during Take Two’s most recent quarter, despite a poor reception from fans and critics.