Max Payne 3 delayed until May, Take-Two to report a net loss for year

by Alexander Sliwinski on Jan 17th 2012 7:46AM

Max Payne 3 has entered bullet time, slowing the linear progression of events to the point where the game has shifted its own launch from March to May. This would be the second major title the publisher shifted out of March, with its XCOM shooter also moving into the next fiscal year, which begins April 1.

The delay is expected to have Take-Two report a net loss for the fiscal year ending March 31. The company previously expected a billion in revenue, but is reducing that estimate by $210-230 million.

That means for fiscal 2013 (ending March 31, 2013) Take-Two expects to launch: Max Payne 3, BioShock Infinite, Borderlands 2, Spec Ops: The Line, XCOM, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and "other titles yet to be announced." So, Take-Two expects us to only play Take-Two games over the next year. Understood.

Source: Take-Two

Tags: delay, Max-Payne-3, microsoft, pc, playstation, ps3, Rockstar-Games, Take-Two-Interactive, xbox

Reader Comments (53)

So they hired more people to work on this... and they STILL can't get it done on time...

@Gibbeynator

Interestingly enough, one of the oldest rules of software engineering is, "adding more people to a late project makes the project later."

The idea being that the time required to bring everyone else up to speed will slow everything down.

Is this the start of the new Duke Nukem Forever?

Except instead of having no date it just runs away whenever we get close?

Joking aside, I really hope the delay is to clean it up and not because they desperately need time to produce something playable.

this delay is causing some max-pain...

okay, that was a dumb joke...

@CleanUndies you should feel ashamed

@PhilipDuck

The correct response should have been: "That was Payne-ful"

@CleanUndies

=D

@CleanUndies

^_^

@kentuckyfried
:O

I for one am genuinely happy about this... I thought I was going to have to trade in games for it! I hate being a student... And the Vita has my money for my temp job at Christmas, jeez it's hard being me, I can't believe people have the cheek to moan about not being able to drink clean water.

@oggsy92

It's good news and a double shot of bad news.

The good news is, more time to work on the game, and for those of us like yourself in a fiscal crunch, more time to save up for it.

The double shot of bad news, is . . . well the game is delayed. But not only that, any chance of getting GTA5 in May has also been shot. Rockstar may not have announced a launch date for GTA5, but traditionally, GTA games launch about six months after the first trailer is released - the exception being GTA4 due to porting issues with getting it to work on the PS3.

With Max Payne getting delayed into what would most likely have been GTA5's release window, and Rockstar Games not likely to overlap their only two games to release in 2012, this announcement even though it does not say so, officially pushes the launch of GTA5 into the fall - September at the earliest, but most likely GTA's traditional stomping ground of October.

This sucks, as two of my most sought after games for the entire year, have just both been delayed.

@Tachyonic Cargo

I sincerely hope you're wrong, though I have the same fears. I was really hoping for a Spring/Summer release, because the calendar gets so clogged in Fall. I loved the fact that GTAIV came out the time it did years ago.

Fingers crossed.

@Tachyonic Cargo

GTA5 is really coming this year?

They are giving him back his hair in the bald missions and moving the entire game back to New York.

@Dick Socrates

you gotta love the gaming community. It's either...

OMG this isn't even Max Payne. Sao Paulo is too sunny! No hair, no buy!

or

OMG! This is just a $60 expansion pack!

@Dick Socrates

Yes and they actually needed those two months to grow it back. True story!

Either way, as long as they're able to pump out a better game overall.

Did Rockstar decide to give Max his hair back? Or is this perhaps an earlier point in the game maybe?

@Adeio

I think I saw him shaving his head in one of the trailers, so probably an earlier part of the game.

@Adeio

The game takes place in several settings. I think this was discussed a long time ago.

@ItsameMatt03

Yep. It has been mentioned more than once that max starts the game as traditional max doing his thing in the city, then shaves his head and grows a beard to alter his look while on the run.

@ItsameMatt03

Ah. Alright. Thanks for the info. I haven't been following the game too closely so I apologize.

Take-Two is ONLY going to make about $790 million dollars. I feel for them and hope they make it through this difficult economic state.

Buttholes.

@Champloo4

Revenue isn't the same as profit. Just because they take $750 million, doesn't mean that their costs weren't higher.

If their overheads for the fiscal year were, for example, $1.2 billion, then they would have lost $450 million this fiscal year.

Considering the awesome games that Take Two produces, I can't see why that would make anyone happy; and I certainly don't understand why you would think that hard working individuals shouldn't deserve to make their company rich if they had.

@Bobrek

Don't ever question my intellect - I am well aware of the difference between revenue & profit.

Never did I question the quality of Max Payne or any other Take Two games.

My comment was based on the sad fact that these giant companies rake in tons of cash and set incredibly lofty sales goals.

You are probably one of guys who feels thinks athletes don't get paid enough. Perhaps I am just a grumpy old gamer. You young kids see this differently.

Only delayed because of ME 3.

@YouAintFatYouAintNotin That's what I'm thinking. Sucks. But at least I don't have to worry about cash for ME3. And I'll just scoop up Max in may. Not terrible.

@YouAintFatYouAintNotin

Haha, that was my first thought when I read the headline. This makes me feel better because there were too many good games coming out in March that would sadly be ignored in favor of ME3.

@YouAintFatYouAintNotin
This and Ghost recon. They're all scared of Mass effect and I don't get why, completely seperate genres...

Damnit! I knew something was wrong. I mean, they haven't shown any new footage since last November.

Oh well. More $ set aside for more Vita games.

Anyone know what time th starhawk beta will be released?

Anyone know when the starhawk beta will be up?

Sorry for the double comment.

Looks like a young Victor Sullivan.

I'd be occupied with Mass Effect 3 anyway.

This is fine. I like an annual anticipation for a new Rockstar game every May.

"That means for fiscal 2013 (ending March 31, 2014)"

Shouldn't that be 2012 and 2013 respectively or did all those games delayed to next year?

@SiN13

I think they meant FY13 ends on March 31, 2013. If my Google results are to be trusted, a fiscal year is designated by the year in which it ends, so Take Two's fiscal year 2013 starts on April 1, 2012.

Game will be amazing and I can't wait but ME3 will be out too and this gives me time to burn through it at least twice.

=( this saddens me greatly.. one of the coolest franchises ever is even farther away from my grasp.

How about a Max Payne HD collection?

@sin2sin I love you. LOL! Or what would be better is a remake.

@DarkPinoy

Mahal kita to you too brotha.

Another delay? All signs indicate that this game must have some serious problems. Maybe the gameplay is just too outdated for today's audiences.

The delay hit me like a point blank shot to the chest, something wasn't right about this. The air outside was cold, like death surrounding me, and all I could do was watch it slowly take away everything in front of me.

'Take-Two, what's going on?'

I didn't get an answer, but their expression told me everything.

As long as it comes out this year, I'm fine.
I can't wait for this!!! :D

Might be worth buying stock on the dip when they announce the loss.

Well... this will maybe give us a chance to see it at PAX East as well?

Smart move. Get out of that Mass Effect 3 window!

Too many coming out in March, I guess it was pushed back so it wouldn't go against Mass Effect 3. This at least saves my brother money as he already has it preordered.

March is jammed with game releases so I am not that surprised I can save some money to spend on other games and can stand to wait two months. I have it on pre order so no big deal

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