GRAND THEFT AUTO : LIBERTY CITY STORIES IS COMING....

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Tommy V

I'm Not So Bad, Once You Get To Know Me.
...to the PS2. You heard right.

$20 PS2 GTA: LCS due 6/6/06

Console version of Tony Cipriani's mafia mix-ups heads to North American PlayStation 2s June 6 for $19.99, Europe June 9.

The day of release for a new installment of Grand Theft Auto for the PlayStation 2 has become synonymous with "sick" days, $50 out of the wallet, and late October. Taking advantage of its popularity and the holiday season, Rockstar Games has always sent each edition of its flagship franchise to stores just before November and has never found a reason to debut the games for less than half a Benjamin.

That's all about to change for the controversial game, as Rockstar today announced that Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories will be available for the PlayStation 2 on June 6 for an MSRP of $19.99. The game will come to Europe on June 9 for 29.99 euros ($37) or 19.99 GBP ($35).

Though this isn't the debut of this particular chapter of GTA (it was released late last October on the PSP), it is the debut of the game on a console--a very widespread one, at that.

Gamers anxious to return to Liberty City, the setting of Grand Theft Auto III, have long been wondering exactly when the game would come out (it was originally due in April but was then delayed) and how much it would be released for. The PS2 version was revealed in January and originally expected to hit stores in April, and Take-Two Interactive's CEO, Paul Eibeler, announced in March that the game would be cheaper than the $50 PSP version.

Though the game was already released for the PSP, it doesn't mean that this latest version doesn't have a chance to follow in its PS2 GTA predecessor's footsteps as a retail success. Though the PSP has shipped nearly 20 million units (as of the end of 2005, just over 15 million units shipped), the PS2 has sold more than 100 million units.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for the PlayStation 2 has not yet been rated, however, it's likely to receive the same M-for-Mature rating that its PSP counterpart had. As of press time, online retailers still listed the game at $29.99.

By Tim Surette -- GameSpot
04/18/06 03:04 PM
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Though it says $29.99 it seems by most accounts the game will more likely be $19.99. Regardless I'm still going to get it. That's just the kind of GTA nut I am. :D
 
I have a ps2 (slim one), but i prefer xbox...has rockstar made ANY notion of releasing it on Bill's black box? :?Or will microsoft fans have to wait a few months after release like on the other GTA games?
 
Conman said:
I have a ps2 (slim one), but i prefer xbox...has rockstar made ANY notion of releasing it on Bill's black box? :?Or will microsoft fans have to wait a few months after release like on the other GTA games?
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No word on that. My guess is it may not release on the Xbox since it's a PSP title. Might be a Sony exclusive. It's not like it will hurt sales much.
 
They pushed it back to a June release. I'm wondering if they are going to add some stuff. Apparently it was supposed to be a straight port. I'm guessing they might feel now like they need to differentiate it a little more to get the GTA fans who already bought it on PSP to also buy it for PS2.
 
Well the price will help, but I think I did hear they may add a tad bit of content. They can't really add more "levels" but I guess they could add a couple of characters and new missions. This game however does have a pretty cool multiplayer mode that should be fully developed for online play that will add a new dimension. I played this a few times with some friends via wireless connection and it was pretty kewl. :D
 
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