GTAIV Episodes coming to PC and PS3
Disc and download, 30th March.
Rockstar has announced that Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City will be released for the PS3 and PC on 30th March.
As with the original releases for Xbox 360, the two episodes will be available on a standalone disc in the shops, or as add-ons for GTAIV that can be downloaded from PlayStation Network and Games for Windows Live. PC players will enjoy the added benefits of 32-player multiplayer and an advanced video editor.
According to Kotaku, the Episodes disc will cost $39.99 in the US, with the individual downloads costing $19.99 each. There's no word on UK or European pricing yet.
"It's been a long time coming, but we are proud to finally deliver Episodes From Liberty City for the PC and PlayStation 3," said Rockstar boss Sam Houser. "We appreciate the patience of our PlayStation 3 and PC fans worldwide, and we look forward to putting the games in your hands this March."
The episodes were originally announced as exclusive to Xbox 360, although an achievement list for The Lost and Damned on PC turned up late last year.
If you want to know what to expect, check out our Xbox 360 reviews of The Lost and Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony, and the Episodes from Liberty City double bill.
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/ adds to the now growing March list, sits in the corner, crys wondering WHERE the money will come from for all these games in 2010
Vice City FM FTW!
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If it wasn't this post it would have been that one just bellow...
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Smart MS, smart.
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I'm getting this on PC - please release it on Steam! Seperately! I'm not going throught that GfWL shit to get it!
Congrats PS3!! Good things come to those who wait!!!
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Haven't played GTAIV in ages, very much doubt i will buy these and go back...But hey, you never know - strange things can happen in the summer drought
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No more of that "Liberty City Stories only on Xbox 360" ad. They were spamming it to death over Christmas.
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It just makes me wonder how long it'll take for them to release Agent on the 360 once it comes out on the PS3. The whole thing really does drive home the point of how annoying timed exclusivity really is. Sure it might be good for Rockstar's bank balance, but it doesn't benefit us gamers one bit, regardless of what console(s) we own.
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what greed? the GTA episodes are probably the two best pieces of DLC in terms of value in this entire generation.
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Edit: Before there is some crazy misunderstanding I have to say I'm coming at this from a "They spent how much and it's still not exclusive" stance and not an "I don't want it on PS3 or PC" stance. In fact I much prefer the PC version.
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As I understood it MS didn't just pay Rockstar $50m for exclusivity - it was an cash advance/loan, probably with good rates for Rockstar. I don't think anyone would just pay out $50m for an exclusive, let alone for DLC.
I bought GTAIV for £5 in the Steam sale, but unfortunately it's one of only 2 games I've come across that my processor couldn't handle. Still, guess that means the DLC can wait, which is a good thing because it would be kind of crazy to pay 3 times as much for DLC as I did for the original game itself!
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I'd be happy if there was no such thing as exclusives. It's a good practice for companies, not so good for gamers.
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I am a Sony fan boy and getting these proves we're better. It doesn't matter that they're 2 years old. PS3 roolz!
I may have betrayed myself there by using decent grammar for 95% of the sentence.
More games available to more people is always good, although would be nice if the whole timed exclusive idea didn't seem so money grabbing.
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I have been tempted to pick the episodes up for the 360, but i am glad i waited now.
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also, i agree timed exclusives are annoying as fuck, but many many gamers will choose a certain platform over another just to get something earlier. look at modern warfare 2. if sony managed to get a 30 day advance on the dlc maps like MS did, dont u think most gamers wud buy the ps3 version? (assuming they had multiple consoles of course)
p.s im also one of the people who bought gta 4 on 360 for the supposedly exclusive dlc - nearly 2 years later im jus 51% thru the game and havent touched it in over a year, let alone got the dlc. im sure im missing out. but theres far too much good shit to play!
edit: spelling etc
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Let me make one thing clear, I don't think 3rd party games should be exclusive when you have a strong market on all systems however almost all their 3rd party exclusives become multiplatform yet hardly any PS3 ones do. What the fuck are MS doing....
Supposedly paying 50 mil for this, rumors that they are partially funding Jap titles only for them to be released on PS3 later with more content, securing multiplatform for FFXIII without a Japan release where they need it most AND stupid 1 - 3 month 'exclusives' that basically foster a view point that "I won't buy a 360 because game X will be released on PC/PS3 later"
I agree with Miiiguel that I can't believe MS are THAT stupid but then I look at all the examples I've just listed and get confused.
I'm happy that PS3 owners got Bioshock, Braid, Liberty City, Ninja Gaiden 2 etc, etc but I want bloody Yakuza, Valkyria Chronicles & Demon Souls!
* I realise that ME, L4D and GOW are in the same boat but I think these are exceptions to the rule and the reasons behind them are well known.
If i was being one of those horrid shareholder types I would say that MS need to buy more studios rather than sell them, secure publishing deals which appear to work better than paid for exclusives (Heavy Rain, Gow) or just buy the exclusivity outright and take ownership of the IP.
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Or Ms haven't made the money they'd hoped and so sold the exclusivity
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$50 million for a timed exclusive? Must be nice to be able to throw money down the toilet like microsoft.
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Definitely getting these in March. Friend of mine (who owns a 360) claims the Ballad of Gay Tony is better than the main game, so I'm excited about that.
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i don't think Mass Effect 1 will appear on the PS3 as its published by Microsoft(it was released before Bioware was bought by EA)..but i am pretty confident that Mass Effect 2 will appear on the PS3...as soon in interviews when they said you don't have to play the first to play the second i thought it would happen
i don't really see anyone losing out here,360 players who are that concerned would of already played the DLC and PS3 and PC players can now get it
i don't even think MS would of lost out,i bet they still prolly would of made a profit from the DLC,if not directly from the two episodes then the more sales of GTA4 back in April 2008 for the 360 as when it was released everyone knew the 360 was getting the DLC then
hopefully this will be a sign of things to come,i have both a 360 and a PS3 and yes i do play on my 360 more,but i prefer exclusive games to the systems...not DLC
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It's worth going for the disc version if you love good old Vice City as I'm sure it will be the same as 360 versions and you get Vice City FM on the disc set, a couple of people said you didn't get that on the DLCs.
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The first 4 months of this year is just crazy for games
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Question: Should I download them or get the disc version?
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They paid $375 million for RARE didn't they! And nearly half of that went to Nintendo no less.
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Also rumored with that agreement was that MS and RS would split the revenue 50/50. It could be that if MS did spend 50 mill on GTA4 DLC that they could have given RS the green light to provide the content to the PS3 if the same 50/50 split of the revenue exist for all platforms.
At this time, releasing the content for the PS3 isn't going to make a difference one way or the other to sell more 360 hardware or GTA4 software. It probably does make sense to recoup as much profit as you can from the DLC.
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Btw, after whining about "da 360 fanboys" your 4 posts so far on Eg.pt are a good example of a good community member. Welcome sir.
that was sarcasm, just in case you didn't notice
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Wont be buying them tbh, GTA IV was a huge disappointment to a fan from 97 so not on my shopping list.
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Sony spends 50 million and the PS3 gets Uncharted 1 AND 2.
I believe any way that you look at it, that's a Sony win. Shame MS doesn't see the need to invest in its first party studios, that money could have made two GOTY Award winners...
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I've got a PS3, but would love to be able to play Fable II and Mass Effect 2. At the same time, as a fan of gaming in general I think that all gamers hould experience Uncharted 2 for example.
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e.g. my CPU cost 45 quid (E5200), its a dual core running at 3.5Ghz; my GPU is a radion 4870 and cost 75 quid (both from ebuyer).
GTA4 with all settings on high NEVER drops below 35fps. I'm loving it all over again.