Analyst comments on Max Payne 3 delay and its effect on GTA V release date

Yesterday Rockstar Games announced that Max Payne 3 will not launch in March as previously planned, instead it will hit retail shelves two month later in May. What effect this Max Payne 3 delay has on other Rockstar blockbuster project such as, "GTA V"?

National Alliance Capital Markets analyst Mike Hickey has this to say on all this:

“It seems unlikely that Rockstar Games would launch both Max Payne 3 and GTA 5 in the month on May,” Hickey said. “Therefore, we have shifted our original expectation for GTA V to launch in May 2012, into the Company’s 2013 fiscal second-half operating period (release window: Sept. ’12 – March ‘13).

“We remain confident GTA V will ship in calendar year ’12, based on an assumption that Rockstar is using a sub 12 month marketing window for GTA V and the Company’s fiscal 2013 performance guidance, which would suggest the game’s release.”

Update:

Check out below what Michael Pachter said on all this:

"I don't know if [the delay] means a full year gap, but very likely six months," he said. "Too bad, as I think Grand Theft Auto V would benefit from giving Call of Duty some breathing room,"