GTA San Andreas given AO rating

[Woolie]

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Announces Conclusion of ESRB Investigation

ESRB assigns "Adults Only 18+" (AO) rating for current version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas due to unauthorized third party "Hot Coffee" modification

Rockstar Games to cease manufacture of current version of title and offer a downloadable patch to prevent modification of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for PC

Company lowers third quarter and fiscal year guidance to reflect the expected negative impact on the title's retail performance

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[tenmatentei]

I think that's stupid. Who's actually going to buy it just for the mod. Come on! It's just a game, it's not like it's real or anything.

 

[MicrotechXP]

Yes that is I don't like it...now they are going to take down GTA and wait till they make a new and more secure version...

 

[unspoken]

That is bulls**t, it is just like the sims 2... people make mods for it all the time, nude skins and all that stuff... I just don't get it how they can just rule that out like that, these stupid politicians need to stay out of the gaming business, anyone agree?

 

[Tyler]

If it's a third party mod then I dont think they should have raised it.

 

[Nathan]

http://www.gtagarage.com/mods/show.php?id=28

Have fun with this mod, and yes. It is 3rd party.

 

[blackholesun]

I don't even see how this is legal, much less justifiable. I mean, 'third party' means 'unauthorized, unsupported, and unaffiliated', right? Well, if this mod is not authorized by Rockstar, nor is it supported by or affiliated to them... then how can it possibly raise an investigation? If it's not an official Rockstar product, why are Rockstar getting in trouble over it?

 

[Nathan]

Because they stated that they left exploitable code...

 

[unspoken]

It is just retarded... even if they left code, they still shouldn't get in trouble over it, i wouldn't of thought of the whole idea until some perverted person decides to look in the code for some trace to make a mod for it.

 

[Matt]

That is bulls**t, it is just like the sims 2... people make mods for it all the time, nude skins and all that stuff... I just don't get it how they can just rule that out like that, these stupid politicians need to stay out of the gaming business, anyone agree?

what you said, the sims 2 does not have any of that in the game when you buy it. gta:sa was manufactured with the scenes and "mini games" on the disc. you have to download the mod in order to access it.

I don't even see how this is legal, much less justifiable. I mean, 'third party' means 'unauthorized, unsupported, and unaffiliated', right? Well, if this mod is not authorized by Rockstar, nor is it supported by or affiliated to them... then how can it possibly raise an investigation? If it's not an official Rockstar product, why are Rockstar getting in trouble over it?

Rockstar is getting in trouble because they put the stuff on the disc. even though it wasnt meant to be left on it, it was. therefore when the hackers got into the code and revieled it, the pressure was put on the creators of the content.

 

[Spartan Erik]

its kind of late to change the rating if you ask me
they've already sold like millions of copies
all this debate over it is truly pointless

 

[saachi]

"Wow, now I definitely have to play this game since its AO, maybe they made it more hardcore than the one I played late last year." +1 Rockstar

 

[THEKIDD]

are they going to make that part of the game now because they change the rating

 

[Spartan Erik]

well what ive heard is that that part is actually in the game for the ps2 version
it is for the pc version that it is a mod..

so they arent going to add it, its just that its already there and they're admitting it openly

 

[l1fty]

It was like, raised from 17+ to 18+. For crying out loud...

 

[budazz]

the game is too violent not recommended for the young one