Rockstar Announces GTA San Andreas

Tickenest writes "According to a Yahoo-reprinted press-release, Rockstar Games has officially announced Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the latest in the GTA series. The press release continues: 'Developed by world-class designers Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will be available exclusively for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and is expected to be in stores in North America on October 19, 2004 and in Europe on October 22, 2004.'" This confirms earlier rumors of (initial?) PS2 exclusivity and possible name for this much-awaited game.

Comments

Re:Console vs. PC

[Dragoon412]

GTA is fabulous in that in manages to blur the distinction between genres, something that many have tried but few have succeeded.

How? Be being a really shallow driver, a really crappy shooter, and employing the most generic elements of every other "shocker" game on the market?

I don't understand the allure of GTA/Vice City. Sure, it's a nice change of pace to play a bad guy, but after you've beat a few hookers, carjacked a couple cars, and shot a few cops, you've seen everything the game has to offer. Yeah, the soundtrack's killer, but it alone hardly justifies dealing with one of the most shallow games on the market with the most clumsy combat system ever developed.

Something tells me that the same people driving GTA's sales are the same people who call every new excersize in androgenous character design and cliched plot devices Square throws a Final Fantasy logo on a masterpiece.

Re:No PC version?

[Rura Penthe]

If GTA was an fps I'd agree with you. Instead I have to wonder wtf is wrong with you.

Exceed Expectations?

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"In the past couple of years, we have put an enormous amount of pressure on ourselves to ensure we do everything possible to exceed people's expectations with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,"

Does he mean that 40 people, instead of 20 people, will be killed as a result of someone imitating the game in real life?