Grand Theft Auto Xbox Bundle Confirmed

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday September 3, 2003 @02:48AM from the and-about-time-too dept.

Thanks to several readers for pointing out the Take Two/Rockstar press release announcing a GTA3/GTA:Vice City 'double pack', due on November 4th for Xbox, and October 22nd for PlayStation 2, ending a myriad of rumors regarding when the massively popular title would appear on Microsoft's console. In related news, Take Two also announced positive financial results and the acquisition of struggling publisher TDK Mediactive for $22.7 million, largely for their "portfolio of mass-market titles based on popular licensed brands."

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November? by dafoomie · 2003-09-03 02:57 · Score: 3, Interesting

I knew it wouldn't stay off the Xbox forever. Funny how its coming out in November, which is the release date for a similar game, True Crime: Streets of LA, which actually looks great.
Milking GTA for all its worth by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-03 03:30 · Score: 4, Interesting

Hmmm, how much more money can they squeeze out of the PS2 version of GTA3, and GTA:VC? I hardly know anyone who has a PS2 that don't already own these games, or can't get them pre-owned for under $30.

On the other hand, I think Rockstar will do better releasing GTA3 and GTA:VC seperate for XBox. Why lose so much revenue bundling the two together?

The Xbox version is just a port of the PC versions. It's just an easier port, as they don't have to worry about the variety of different hardware in a PC.

I wonder if the next GTA game will be multiplatform or exclusive. It will probably come down to the per$on with the bigge$t pur$e.
What will become of the TDK games? by M3wThr33 · 2003-09-03 03:53 · Score: 4, Interesting

A few of those TDK games were for the Cube and GBA. Take-Two Interactive has something against Nintendo. They released three titles for the N64, a fishing game, Space Station Silicon Valley and Monster Truck Madness 64. That's hardly what I would call confident products. Seeing Smuggler's Run and some other titles ported gives hope, but it still has a tarnish on it.