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Take Two Interactive Riding High

Posted by Zonk on from the guess-thugs-and-prostitutes-make-for-good-money dept.

Take Two interactive is riding high this week, as Gamespot reports a sharp increase in their profits and reveals that GTA: San Andreas will be coming to the Xbox. During their profit earnings report, it was also revealed that they're purchasing the remains of Microsoft's sports studio, former makers of Amped and Links. From the article: "During today's call, Take-Two president Paul Eibeler confirmed that sometime during the August-September quarter, it purchased the Utah studio from Microsoft. He referred to the studio by its current name, Indie Built, and did not mention which of Take-Two's three subsidiaries--Rockstar Games, Gathering, or Global Star--would manage the studio."

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  1. Non Exclusivity?! by Dogers · · Score: 2, Informative

    I thought that Sony bought/paid Rockstar/whoever a while back to make the next X GTA games PSx only??

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    1. Re:Non Exclusivity?! by jobeus · · Score: 2, Informative

      I think it is just to be released on PSx first, by a matter of months. Then later, Xbox and PC.

    2. Re:Non Exclusivity?! by Xentax · · Score: 2, Informative

      What I've heard (from a random employee at a random Gamestop, so YMMV) is that they were obligated to release on PS2 first, and if (yeah, right, WHEN) each game became a Platinum hit, they were then allowed to port to other platforms.

      I loved GTA3/Vice City but ditched my PS2 almost a year ago; so I'm really looking forward to the PC or XBox port of San Andreas.

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  2. Re:San andreas on the xbox by JimmehAH · · Score: 4, Informative

    It seems that San Andreas PC will be out sometime around August.
    "GTA: San Andreas delayed, PC version confirmed"