Sony grabs Ghostbusters from Atari Comments by Games Industry.biz

@ farticusmaximus

Fuck you arsehole, you started with the namecalling and angy rants.
Atari is still publishing it multiplatform in NA and the EU deal is timed because of the BD release.
But hey just keep on ignoring these news you twat.

@ VicViper

I doubt they payed money but rather they will use the game and the BDmovie in a crosspromotion campaign.
And also use this as a survey if the Ghostbusters franchise is still alive and kicking.
Hell we might even see Ghostbusters 3 in two years!?

@Erebu

"you started with the namecalling and angy rants."

Get your facts straight you hypocritical dimwit. The first contact between us in this thread had you telling me to STFU, unless that is, you take personal offense at anything bad said against your beloved Sony? In which case snap the fuck out of it!


"Atari is still publishing it multiplatform in NA and the EU deal is timed because of the BD release. But hey just keep on ignoring these news you twat."

So what? They are still sabotaging sales and possibly the EU release of the game. The argument stands.

Did not see that coming.

Part of me thinks 'Haha - Good to see Microsoft getting a taste of their own medicine', but the more reasonable side of me thinks that this is just another slightly depressing case of a platform holder trying to buy success.

If the game is ready for all the platforms, release it on all platforms. Sony have more than enough quality product on the way this year without having to resort to this.

I hope they do a special edition of this... game and movie in a nice steelbook would be nice.

Often wondered why Sony don't do this with more stuff they own the IP for, seems like the various arms of the company don't talk that often. I guess it has usually been that the film arm would make more licensing cash by going multiplatform. Even back in the PSOne days Sony tended to be fairly prudent with making money where possible - Wipeout on the Saturn anyone?

There is quite a big distinction between a title you've paid up front for and snatching one so late on in the dev cycle though. Maybe this represents a change in tack following leadership changes? The first of many bought exclusives or a blip?

There is quite a big distinction between a title you've paid up front for and snatching one so late on in the dev cycle

If the title was going to be made anyway, I don't see the distiction between moneyhatting an exclusive at the begining of development or at the end. Both are as bad as each other.

Because the title build up has been going on for months as a multiplatform title with no hint of exclusivity. They are just pissing off people even more.

farty makes me laugh. I can picture him all red cheeked, huffing and puffing, typing really really fast. That's so cute.

360 owners, don't be upset. This will inevitably suck. Pretty surprised Sony decided to do this now.

btw, before you call me a fanboy, I've been saying this will suck since day 1.

That's ok then, if ronuds says it will suck then it will.

All bow to ronuds and his predictive powers.

Lol at all the banter in here.
I don't mind that Sony are doing this overall, my feelings on exclusivity aside, but what is wrong and what some people from the PS3-camp can't seem to grasp, is their timing.
Yes Microsoft have had plenty of exclusives but in every case that I can think of they have secured the rights and made public announcements to that effect, well in advance of release. Not one month before the game is due on store sehelves and yank the rug from under the people who planned to pick it up.

And the fact that this effects European gamers only is just beyond bizarre. This is a total dick move on Sony's part, whether they own the IP or not.

Remember kiddies, "Democracy is truth, communism is death!"

Yes but all of you are just guessing as to the reasons, who says Sony are deliberately witholding the other versions?

There could be numerous reasons as to why this has happened that all of you armchair experts are unaware of.

This is probably just Atari wanting to offload the expensive job of localising and publishing a game in Europe, and SCEE getting over-excited about marketing opportunities.

And I'm struggling to see any difference between this and the stunt MS pulled with the EU release of Rock Band.

Stupid move.

Release it on both PS3 and XBox 360, make everyone happy and make loads of £££ $$$ in the process.

Oh well, they lost my cash as I'm not waiting until Sony decide to let us XBox 360 owners play.....

Phil strikes again..

"I have a ps3 but think i'll wait for the wiior 360 version anyway, not getting forced to buy it by Phil and his tactics."

Dumpest statement I've read so far in this thread. The Phil thing was pretty stupid but this just took that and went to personal levels of stupidity. Nice one Trebell. Way to let your paronoid delusions *cough* fanboy *cough* influence your views there.

I think some people are looking at this from the wrong angle...

The multiplat owners bemoaning the underhanded tactics really need to get a grip on reality. You're consumers of videogames. Not voters in an election. Buy the fucking game if you want it and offer something of note to the thhread. The obvious example being this is a coup for Sony. Not FFXIII level but still a significant deal to help influence sales.

@ Rash'

would you feel the same if you didn't own a PS3, I doubt it.....

I own both consoles so don't care in that sense if I want it next month I could buy it, but still it IS underhand (so I won't be buying it at all for new) and the comments are reflecting that.

bad09, Yes I would because I don't give a shit about the politics of the games any more. Better things for me to worry about in life. This is just entertain after all. As you're a multiplat owner I find you're annoyance ridiculous. If you are in a position to enjoy something you want, when you want it, enjoy it. If not... so be it. That's the unfortunate crap we gamers have to put up with. Content exclusive to specific platforms is backwards as far as I'm concerned. You can't win them all. I'm happy for example to wait for Tales of Vesperia. That's just the way this shit goes. You on the other hand can enjoy them all yet sit there with your high and might "this is underhanded tactics" proclamation like a moral victory. For a videogame I find your stance stupefying.

@ Rash'

Well I always think as a consumer and try to make good consumer decisions (well except the couple of times I cracked and bought DLC). Like I said, yeah I could buy and play, but I won't because as a consumer I find it quite disgusting Atari and Sony should pull this so close to release.

I said earlier today, I have no problem with exclusive titles or timed exclusives, but a month before it was due on everything? Frankly I am amazed ANYONE is OK with this (except the SDF of course).

(besides I can't buy now! After this and all the other underhand things today bad09 decided 2nd hand gaming only until the industry fixes up)

These comments will be more entertaining than the game itself.

@designerheadache

"good to see Sony growing some balls and finally playing Microsoft at their own game, instead of this "we dont pay for exclusives" nonsense"

While it may still be "good business", Microsoft's strategy of bribing to secure exclusives was unethical (in my opinion, mind), and Sony following in their footsteps doesn't make that strategy right.

Oh well ... maybe I'm just an idealist.

By the way, is the game any good (I haven't followed any hands-on or seen any screenshots or videos, so don't know)?

@ChuckNorris

"farty makes me laugh. I can picture him all red cheeked, huffing and puffing, typing really really fast. That's so cute."

LOL. Man oh man! That is exactly what I think of when I see his EVIL-SONY-pant-pant-huff-huff rants and try to picture him.

RE: Phil and his tactics

Its a bit pointless going all conspiracy on this sort of thing. What next, accusing Valve of favouring the 360 because they all come from Microsoft?

Also didn't a bizarre regional lockout of a platform happen with Outrun recently, just dropped near to release. Or is that acceptable as it doesn't affect 'us'?

Widge what happened with Outrun then? I didn't here that one.

I think it suddenly got announced that then US would not be getting a PS3 PSN version. (unless someone can correct me on that)

Why on earth, I have no idea.

Here you go:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/psn-ou...

Wow that is rubbish, another reason to add to the boycott list!

Already bought Outrun on launch day though so can't undo that!

I know its not as 'big' a release as Ghostbusters, but still. Most people reacted \o/ Europe! so don't know how the US took it.

You can understand stuff like the MS and Sony first party stuff staying single platform, but a big movie tie in is weird. Also keeping an eye on Mass Effect 2 to see if that gets announced on the PS3 without porting the first one. That would be odd. I occasionally put Bethesda (for shoddy bugs) and Valve on my boycott list, and then their games appear with massive money slashed off so I feel compelled to buy!

Yeah I don't reckon the yanks were too happy!

I think the Valve attitude is a little out of order, but wasn't it that they hate the system as it's too complicated? If a company chooses "nah not on that platform too much effort" it's fair enough, although I never did like the PS3 Orange Box mess, and thought it was pretty wrong (although isn't that EA's fault with their crap port?).

Oh yeah, I took it at face value as they said until I was watching a documentary on Half Life 2 which started off with "well we all used to work at Microsoft but went off to start our own company and they gave us masses of help with creating Half Life...".

Mah, but there is no point going down that route, its just as bad getting in a sweat about Phil being ex-Sony. I suppose at the end of the day, I've got a PC, I'm still playing L4D.

I think EA managed to sort their port out in the end, but I had already got the GOTY edition by that point and was playing DODs more than anything else the HL2 package offered me, so didn't really care!

To be honest all this reminds of of a Bender quote; "This is the worst kind of discrimination. The kind against ME". Did all the 360 owners stand on their morals and boycott Rockband when Microsoft pulled this same trick? Did they buggery.

Moneyhatting exclusives is moneyhatting exclusives, and whether its done at the 11th hour or not is kind of irrelevant - it's a move designed to piss off owners of console x in the hope that they'll be so deperate to play the game they'll buy console y. Doing this at the last minute is a pretty obvious addition to this, since people will've already got it into their heads that really want the game. But at the end of the day it's the same old bullshit - owners of console y where going to get the game anyway, so they're no better off, owners of console x get shafted. All in all gamers lose out.

Personally I'd be a lot happier if Sony and MS packed this shit in and used the money to develop decent 1st / 2nd party games. And if you want to stand on your morals and send out a message to everyone concerned, stop buying any paid for 3rd party exclusives, don't lap it up when MS do it and then piss and moan when Sony try the same trick.

ChuckNorris makes me laugh, the dimwit isn't intelligent enough to comment on the article itself, so he has to make 'funny' about posters that have an opinion which does not match his own.

man.the.king is just as simple, and just as guilty of derailing this thread.

Why don't you both grow up and shut up, or maybe even grow a set of balls and try debating the issues instead of the thread personalities?

That's not going to happen though is it children? No, you will retort with some 'witty' (read: utterly childish) drivel. Prove me wrong and act your age, please.

@farticusmaximus

"man.the.king is just as simple, and just as guilty of derailing this thread.
Why don't you both grow up and shut up, or maybe even grow a set of balls and try debating the issues instead of the thread personalities?"

Oh I see. You were having a debate? And there I was, completely under the impression that farty was having another of his rants.
I guess maybe "Fuck you Sony, fuck you very much", "Learn to be relevant, asshole.", "Oh, and just in case you missed it the first time: FUCK SONY! ", "FUCK SONY and FUCK YOU", and "LOL!!!!!!!1111 " (all of them by you in this thread) count as good points for debate and a civil discussion in your book. Tell me, did you develop this vocabulary on your beloved XBL?

"That's not going to happen though is it children? No, you will retort with some 'witty' (read: utterly childish) drivel. Prove me wrong and act your age, please. "

YOU try and act your age fir... Oops excuse me - I see you already were.

@man.the.king

More off-topic ranting, Bravo, Just as predicted.

@farticusmaximus

My on-topic comments are already available on this thread, on this very page.

However, I entirely understand that people like you are impervious to any sort of logic whatsoever - case in point: ALL the PS3 and PS3-exclusive related articles that you troll on despite being a 360-only "gamer" and I use that word very loosely in your case.

Moreover, debate means a civil exchange of ideas - not rants and "fuckathons". I can swear too. But I see no point in indulging in the same and calling that a "debate".

Enjoy your rants mate! I'll enjoy reading them, that's for sure.

I understand this is a very raw subject, but are the yanks not getting a blue-ray release of the films?? If they are why the hell are Sony not restricting the game in the states as well. Don't give to much of a toss about timed exclusives either way what pisses me of the most is the fact that good olde rip off Britain gets fucked over again...
Is the market over here that important that they only want uk/euro PS3/2 owers to buy the game and movies. Would have thought that this restrictive practise would have had more merit in home territory, you know Hollywood being in the states game and movie based in the states.
Is the fate of the 3rd film really going to hinge on how one region sales go down, would have thought that would be read from as much sales as poss not by cutting out revenue/sales!
Just seems like we're being pissed on from a great hight as per bloody usual! If they want the exclusive I'm all for it but to rob the UK and still keep it for the yanks that is what sucks the most for me. Yeah I'm a 360 owner I don't care about that, i'm in this for the region not the console.

The real story behind all this ... link

Not so much Sony buying the exclusive but stepping to save the PS releases from a delay that was going to affect all versions.