Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has commented on the current GTA mod takedowns, stating that the corporate has really been fairly “versatile” in the case of takedowns.
Lately, varied fashionable GTA mods have been taken down because of the creators receiving takedown notices from Take-Two Interactive. For example, the favored unofficial GTA III and Vice Metropolis Change ports have been taken down following a DCMA declare from the corporate, and that is additionally the case for some texture and upscaling mods for legacy GTA titles. Alternatively, loads of different mods haven’t but been taking down. How does Rockstar’s mother or father firm have a look at mods for its GTA titles? Effectively, if Zelnick is to be believed, the corporate is fairly supple.
“When it comes to takedowns, we have been fairly versatile, frankly, that mentioned, if the financial system is threatened, or if there’s unhealthy habits and we all know tips on how to outline that, then we might concern a takedown discover”, the CEO said throughout the firm’s newest earnings name with traders when requested in regards to the reasoning behind the current takedowns.
A relatively ‘attention-grabbing’ reply since there are nonetheless lots of mods on the market, even for GTA V, that is likely to be extra eligible for a takedown.
As coated yesterday, GTA V has now surpassed 150 million models offered for the reason that recreation’s first launch again in 2013. Rockstar will re-release the most recent GTA installment on the next-gen consoles later this yr.
“And definitely ongoing demand for Grand Theft Auto 5 has been big”, Zelnick informed traders. “We offered in over 150 million models. So I am unsure we have seen — I am unsure we may measure it in any case, I do not know. We might must do valor analysis and it nonetheless would not inform us something that we may do in another way. However I stay of the view that the Enhanced Version of Grand Theft Auto 5 will probably be extremely interesting to customers with subsequent gen platforms, or now present gen platforms. However that continues to be to be seen.”
