Sony grabs Ghostbusters from Atari Comments by Games Industry.biz

Just to clarify, the game IS still coming out on 360/PC/Wii, but "later this year" and published by Atari. Essentially Sony have grabbed an exclusivity period and published it themselves for their consoles.

Still sucks a bit, mind, was really looking forward to it on 360. Never mind, LOADS of games to play at the mo.

owned

"All talk. Come PS3 launch day they'll be there with cash in hand.
"

I know i won't. I was going to see which version was best of the three, still will.

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

"What Sony has done is pretty low-down and dirty. "

It's just not fair, and I shall stamp my foot and whine until someone buys me an ice-cream.

'/Apologises for being a pissed off 360 owner who is old enough to have seen Ghostbusters at the cinema but still doesn't have enough disposable income to fork out nearly £300 for another console just so he can play the game. '

- that's a sad story right there :'(

Lol - nice one Sony stick loads of content with the blu ray game making the 360 version impossible to match!!!! whohahaha

a surprise kick in the balls for 360 owners so near to release. At least it hasn't been canned.

@SEVQA

Of course, the 360 would have trouble reaching those levels of Aliasing!

I jest! I jest!

exclusives are just gay and to hell with consoles i want it on my pc

"Listen! Do you smell something?" That's 360-owner fury!

What's next Sony? "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!"

I suppose they need something to bolster their weak catalogue of titles.

@guernican

"It's just not fair, and I shall stamp my foot and whine until someone buys me an ice-cream. "

It really ISN'T fair mainly because Atari already hyped the simultanous release to hell and back. Exclusives should be marketed as such and dissapointing your potential customers by pushing a product back several months due to pure greed is a very dirty business tactic indeed.
But that's probably a little bit too complicated for you...

This is only going to piss on everyone's chips.

It's only a timed exclusive, so obviously its "delayed" for MS and Nintendo owners which is a pain, but even Sony fans won't have the luxury of a fully exclusive title to crow about.

Atari will lose muchos $$$ in Nintendo/MS presales for the Summer and if the game gets poor or even mediocre reviews on its "exclusive" release, the good will and "buy unseen" sales the license would have drummed up will fall away like ash.

Not going to do anyone any good.

"It really ISN'T fair mainly because Atari already hyped the simultanous release to hell and back. Exclusives should be marketed as such and dissapointing your potential customers by pushing a product back several months due to pure greed is a very dirty business tactic indeed.
But that's probably a little bit too complicated for you..."

Think you've given yourself too much credit to be honest.

Suppose it was fair that MS paid the Bioshock developers for a timed exclusive even though they started PS3 development at the same time as the 360?

Lookin forward to this, if it gets a 7 or over it'll be a day one purchase.

@Skeletor And thats the main difference right there. I'll fully admit that MS is no better with exclusive DLC, but at least they've always said from the outset of the games announcement thats how it would play out. For Sony to pull this a month before release seems a bit more shady. Let 360/Wii owners get all hyped up about it only to go "Aaaaand now you have to spend 300 quid on our console if you want to play it in the next six months". Though the reverse of Eternal Sonata/Tales of Vesperia could happen and the 360 gets exclusive extra content :P

"It is unclear exactly what will happen to the Xbox 360 version of the game, although GamesIndustry.biz understands that Atari MAY look to publish it later on"

We dont know for sure that the game will ever appear on the 360 or Wii. The word "MAY" doesnt mean "IS" you know.

I predict the game will stay excliusive to PS3, PS2 and PSP.

Fucking bastards. I really wanted to play this.

@muscleblade Read the link or google some other sites that confirm this to be the case.

So, we get 4-6 extra months in develoment to really focus on the higher res textures and smoother anti-aliasing that differentiates 360 and PS3 games? I'm cool with that.

Also means I can cancel my preorder if it turns out to be crap.

At least this time the nature of exclusivity is fairly open, even it is annoying for those who have to wait.

What annoys me most is when games are announced and advertised as platform exclusive despite the fact they turns up elsewhere later.

I wish platform holders and developers would be more honest about whether titles are truely exclusive, or only for a timed period.

"I predict the game will stay excliusive to PS3, PS2 and PSP.
"

doomed to fairly poor sales then. dumb move (relative to if they were also on wii and 360 i mean)

Kind of annoying to wait, I had to wait for Eternal Sonata/Bioshock and will have to for Tales (I expect) ... but its not a big bind as I've still got the big stack of unplayed to go through. You've got to put aside your "release now! buy immediately!" feelings.

If you're getting to play it in the end then its not a bad state of affairs really.

@El-Dev

"Suppose it was fair that MS paid the Bioshock developers for a timed exclusive even though they started PS3 development at the same time as the 360?"

What a load of bullshit! The leading platform for Bioshock was always the 360 and it was marketed from the very beginning as a 360/PC (timed-) exclusive title. You could at least TRY to get your facts straight!
Sony must be very desperate...

People need to get over it...it exclusive for now and may be exclusive full stop. SO what as 360 owners keep telling PS3 ownere you have loads and loads of games to play, isnt Tales of Vesperia and Star Ocean out in June??

Exactly!! Its a bloody game

What an underhanded piece of dirty dealing, and absolutely stupid to boot. The only thing this will achieve is to make sure the game never sees anything but the arse end of the sales charts.

Still, we should have known that in a situation where Sony could do the most stupid and self-harming thing possible, they would. It's just the way they do things these days.

Fuck you Sony, fuck you very much.

@muscleblade
MCV has learnt that the title will still arrive on Xbox 360, DS and Wii, published by Atari. A rep from the publisher told MCV these SKUs will arrive "later this year".

UPDATE: “Atari is committed to maximizing the launch of the Ghostbusters videogame across Europe,” said Jim Wilson, VP worldwide marketing at Atari.

Sony are self harming themselves ?? How ??

SONY SUCK a rse anyway ghey playstation consoles :((( ewwwwww

Man up, X-Gays! Your time has come to lose. Eat some of your own medicine for a change. And extra-power to Sony for pulling this close to release.

ROR!

“Atari is committed to maximizing the launch of the Ghostbusters videogame across Europe,”

I'd love to know how they could possibly think that this "maximises" the launch of the game, when its releasing on 4 platforms less!

Yeah, yeah when Sony makes similar moves like MS they suck but if MS makes something like this it's called "good business practice" and "clever". WHAT A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES SOME OF YOU ARE!

BTW:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/atari-...
So XBox360 owners no need to cry you will get your cookies too.

@Erebu

Well MS haven't done anything quite the same as this, when the game is just over a month away, I think thats what most people are talking about.

@NotSoSlim

"Sony are self harming themselves ?? How ??"

By taking a high-profile, potentially chart-topping title (across formats) which could have raised a huge amount of awareness for the IP (which Sony) own, and turning it into a piecemeal release which will barely touch the charts due to it selling like crap, as every single PS3 game does. This will make Atari ask the question of whether it's worth releasing the other versions.

Nothing good can ever come of making this a PS3 exclusive, timed or otherwise. The PS3 doesnt have the pulling power to start sales or spark interest in the way this game deserves.

Still, if it drives a nail further into Sony's already close-to-sealed coffin then I'm all for it.

I have both the PS3 and 360, but like others i will wait for the 360 version, out of spite? NO, just because with most multi platform games the 360 versions are normally better. My PS3 is used for Sony exclusives (not timed exclusives) The main problem with the PS3 is the online side (probably because of it being free) and crap intergration of the xmb. Someone at Sony should take a long hard look at the service and ability of the xbox dash and live service and pull there fingers out of there arses.

@ peteb
Not "exactly" the same but what about Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia, Lost and Damned, FO3 DLC?
The point is every time MS bought exclusivity many called it "clever" and Sony "stupid" for not doing the same, but now suddenly if it affects their console of choice, hence the X360, they call it a dick-move.
The Ghostbusters IP belongs to Sony, why is it hard to understand that they are finally getting their act together and using their synergies?

@ farticusmaximus
Hello Last Remnant, Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia, Ace Combat 6, Bioshock, Lost and Damned, FO3 DLC... STFU!

@Erebu

"Hello Last Remnant, Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia, Ace Combat 6, Bioshock, Lost and Damned, FO3 DLC... STFU!"

Is this supposed to mean anything to anyone? These are not high profile Hollywood-associated games which were announced as multiplatform and then moneyhatted at the last minute, thus fucking up any chance of them ever selling close to their full potential, so what's your point?

Learn to be relevant, asshole.

Oh, and just in case you missed it the first time: FUCK SONY!

Oh shut up you child.

Its just a game, funny how when things are going MS's way your all MS is great, and when Sony do something (well anything), you complain like a little baby. Grow up.

You dont seem to be complaining about Atari's part of the deal at all... mmm funny that.

bit late today farticus

@makeamazing

What with you being so closely affiliated with Sony that you may as well be on their payroll I'd assumed the FUCK SONY would have applied to you too, and you'd know it.

Obviously not so let's be a bit more specific: FUCK SONY and FUCK YOU.

There, is that a bit more clear?

Zoiks!

LOL at the cry babies in this thread, especially farticus.

"LOL at the cry babies in this thread"

Well, that grown-up post sure put me in my place.

LOL!!!!!!!1111


P.S. Seriously, don't ever breed.

@ farticusmaximus
EXACTLY it's a high profile Hollywood-IP THAT BELONGS TO SONY!
And all this other games deserved also good sales!!!
CAN'T YOU GET THIS INTO YOUR FUCKING BRAIN YOU IMBECILE?
Anyways it's coming to XBox360 and Wii. Read the fucking update you moron.
NOW SHUT UP AND PISS OFF!

Yes farticus, LOL. Wipe those tears away. I'm doing the same, but out of laughter.

These are not high profile

Yeah, GTA4 DLC is real niche, it's not like Microsoft spent a fortune plastering UK TV with ads for the Lost and the damned.

Hollywood-associated games

What difference does that make? The overwhelming majority of Hollywood-associated games are shovelware of fucking shocking quality.

then moneyhatted at the last minute

It does suck, but why this invective against Sony? Are you saying Microsoft wouldn't do this sort of thing given the opportunity? Of course they fucking would.

thus fucking up any chance of them ever selling close to their full potential

Yeah, but that happens with 360 exclusives as well as PS3 exclusives. It's probably only the Wii that it wouldn't happen on since everyones got one.

...touch the charts due to it selling like crap, as every single PS3 game does

Aww... boo hoo. This would be like the SFIV sales figures where the PS3 figures were worse than the 360 ones. Oh wait, that didn't happen, the PS3 sales were better. And Resident evil 5.. ahhh, no same thing again. Get over yourself man.

"It really ISN'T fair mainly because Atari already hyped the simultanous release to hell and back. Exclusives should be marketed as such and dissapointing your potential customers by pushing a product back several months due to pure greed is a very dirty business tactic indeed."

So true if it's exclusive fine but don't make a game one so close to release when you've been hyping muliplatform. 2nd hand buy now to discourage these tactics. I would hope many of you all do the same...

@Erebu

My my, you are a bit of a thickie arent you? And an angry one at that. I admire your zeal, but am dismayed at your inability to stay on track.


"EXACTLY it's a high profile Hollywood-IP THAT BELONGS TO SONY!"

Which makes it so bewildering that they should want to destroy potential sales for the game. You really are too dim to see the irony here arent you? But hey, feel free to keep shifting the focus onto other issues, that is the Sony way after all.



"NOW SHUT UP AND PISS OFF!"

NO, BECAUSE IT IRRITATES YOU!

People, how can you bicker like this when the Darkfall injustice is going on?

@ bad09

What many fail to see is that Sony finally realized that they can't keep on with their "every part of our company works for itself"-policy. You can expect more of this in the future. Sony isn't only SCE! They own so many movie and music IPs, it's time to make use of it.

In part this seems a good move for Sony, I mean its Ghostbusters the Game ,the all singing all dancing HD version, and if you want to play it in the near future then you need to have a Playstation system to play it. It will at least sell to PS3 owners and maybe, just maybe, sell a few systems here and there.

In another part this screws anyone who pre-ordered it for thier non-Sony system and this move is not likely to get them to buy a PS3 and quite possibly sour them against the game when it hits thier current system (be that 360 or Wii).

I remember when a few Sony franchises went multi-platform ace combat, DMC and final fantasy and the Sonynauts were pretty unhappy and vocal there, don't think I've ever seen Microsoft/Nintendo get exclusivity a month or two before release. The GTA IV DLC is slightly similar I guess, would need to find out how much Sony forked out for this compare to the 50mil that MS did for that and Sony fans were certainly not pleased with that situation either.