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New Rockstar franchise exclusive to PS3

CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
edited July 2007 in Games and Technology
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/07/27/new-rockstar-games-franchise-exclusive-to-the-ps3/
This is Michael Shorrock. I’m the Director of 3rd Party Relations at SCEA. As you may have seen this morning/last night on GameHead with Geoff Keighley, we are announcing that a new franchise from Rockstar Games will be exclusive to PS3. As part of our long standing relationship with Rockstar, and the incredible success for both companies with the cultural icon that is Grand Theft Auto, we’ve agreed to the PlayStation exclusive rights of the next great franchise from the Rockstar studios.

Everyone knows to have success in this business you need to look ahead, identifying the talent and titles that are going to give consumers new kinds of gaming experiences that help set the bar for the rest of the industry. Rockstar has a heritage for doing just that. We have had incredible success with the GTA franchise and are happy to continue to offer those titles on our platforms, and even more excited about what’s to come from the current and future relationship between our companies. Rockstar really wanted to make a game that you can truly only do on PS3, harnessing the power of CELL and Blu-ray disc and this deal lets them do just that.. This is really a win-win situation for both companies. As Jack mentioned in the interview with Geoff, this franchise is not LA Noire, but something all new. We agreed with Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive Software that we wouldn’t disclose anything more about the deal or title at this time, so stay tuned, we’ll share more info as soon as we can.
Some more info is here:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/22894.html
tl;dr:A new Rockstar game will only be on the PS3. According to Trenton, Sony let GTA go multiplatform in exchange for this new game...

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Rockstar Games presents: Table Football!

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    So expect a 360 version 3-6 months after launch? Ok. Gotcha.

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    titmouse wrote: »
    tl;dr:A new Rockstar game will only be on the PS3. According to Trenton, Sony let GTA go multiplatform in exchange for this new game...

    Haha, suuure.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Zek wrote: »

    Haha, suuure.

    Would you rather have him cry himself to sleep?

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  • DusdaDusda is ashamed of this post SLC, UTRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Yea, I'm not sure I believe it to be a true exclusive deal either. Certainly not from a technical aspect, at least. Then again, if the line about Sony letting GTA go multiplatform is true, then it could be. How much control does/did Sony have over GTA, exactly?

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I love how Sony is spinning the multiplatform decision on GTA4 as though it was in any way their decision.

    'We let them go multi'

    Erm no. They decided to go multi and there was nothing you could do.

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Rockstar presents: Boardgames

    Play the greatest Boardgames in history like Chess and Backgammon with the power of CELL!

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    Dusda wrote: »
    Yea, I'm not sure I believe it to be a true exclusive deal either. Certainly not from a technical aspect, at least. Then again, if the line about Sony letting GTA go multiplatform is true, then it could be. How much control does/did Sony have over GTA, exactly?

    None, they're full of shit.

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  • FireWeaselFireWeasel Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Klyka wrote: »
    Rockstar presents: Boardgames

    Play the greatest Boardgames in history like Chess and Backgammon with the power of CELL!

    Rockstar Presents: Foozball

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    FireWeasel wrote: »

    Rockstar Presents: Foozball

    Rockstar presents: GTAHOME.

    Kill virtual representations of real people in their virtual living room.

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  • FireflashFireflash Montreal, QCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Rockstar Presents: Boggle
    WIth super realistic shaking physics!

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Rockstar presents: Empty Blu-Ray Disc

    "We already got Sony's money."

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  • DusdaDusda is ashamed of this post SLC, UTRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DrDizaster wrote: »

    None, they're full of shit.

    Awesome.

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  • japanjapan Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Consider my eyebrow quizzically raised.

    This seems like an odd decision, but I'll reserve judgement until we actually know what the franchise is going to be.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Klyka wrote: »
    Rockstar presents: Empty Blu-Ray Disc

    "We already got Sony's money."

    Winner.:lol:

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  • variantvariant Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    that's a pretty vague announcement...they didn't even mention a genre?

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  • FireWeaselFireWeasel Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    variant wrote: »
    that's a pretty vague announcement...they didn't even mention a genre?

    Real-time plumbing simulator.

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  • ultrapeanutultrapeanut Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    titmouse wrote: »

    Would you rather have him cry himself to sleep?
    That would be okay with me. He seems like a douche.

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  • LotharsLothars Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Dusda wrote: »

    Awesome.


    Well it's rumored that Rockstar went to Sony and wanted to keep it at least a timed exclusive for the PS3 but it just didn't happen, who knows if it's true or not.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    FireWeasel wrote: »

    Rockstar Presents: Foozball

    .... first post, people, first post!

    but yeah, i'd be curious to see what the title actually is, before reading anything into this.

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2007
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    I love how Sony is spinning the multiplatform decision on GTA4 as though it was in any way their decision.

    'We let them go multi'

    Erm no. They decided to go multi and there was nothing you could do.

    Want to give me the confidential documents that give you hte insight on the situation. Them not throwing a bucket load of cash is them letting them go Mutliplatform. Could have secured exclusivity by funneling money at them.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Other than GTA, what huge sellers has Rockstar made?

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited July 2007

    Want to give me the confidential documents that give you hte insight on the situation.

    No, but we can give you the very public knowledge that Rockstar or Take Two is in no way owned by Sony, this is not a Sony franchise, and just because you didn't secure something for yourself doesn't mean you were a generous master and "let" someone else have it.

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  • ZephyrZephyr Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    titmouse wrote: »
    Other than GTA, what huge sellers has Rockstar made?

    Manhunt
    Bully
    Red Dead Revolver
    Max Payne 1 and 2

    i dunno about big sellers but they sold decent.

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2007
    titmouse wrote: »
    Other than GTA, what huge sellers has Rockstar made?

    Don't be pissy because it isn't on the 360. Warriors and Manhunt were both great games. Bully (Canis Canem Edit), Midnight Club 3, Red Dead Revolver.

    No, but we can give you the very public knowledge that Rockstar or Take Two is in no way owned by Sony, this is not a Sony franchise, and just because you didn't secure something for yourself doesn't mean you were a generous master and "let" someone else have it.

    Does if you think securing this other franchise was worth it.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited July 2007

    Don't be pissy because it isn't on the 360. Warriors and Manhunt were both great games. Bully (Canis Canem Edit), Midnight Club 3, Red Dead Revolver.

    Does if you think securing this other franchise was worth it.


    We're not saying Rockstar hasn't made good games other than GTA (plus Bully is coming to 360 anyway), it's just that none of them have sold fantastically well. Hell, I REALLY love The Warriors, but I'm not going to kid myself that it was a mega-seller.

    And apparently Sony didn't think securing GTA was worth it. And that was their slip-up, because Microsoft realized it was, and now DLC content is exclusive for them.

    And Sony still didn't "let" Rockstar do anything. If they don't own them, if they can't control them, they can't "allow" or "restrict" them from doing anything.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Zephyr wrote: »


    Max Payne 1 and 2

    i dunno about big sellers but they sold decent.

    developed by Remedy, actually

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2007


    We're not saying Rockstar hasn't made good games other than GTA (plus Bully is coming to 360 anyway), it's just that none of them have sold fantastically well. Hell, I REALLY love The Warriors, but I'm not going to kid myself that it was a mega-seller.

    And apparently Sony didn't think securing GTA was worth it. And that was their slip-up, because Microsoft realized it was, and now DLC content is exclusive for them.

    And Sony still didn't "let" Rockstar do anything. If they don't own them, if they can't control them, they can't "allow" or "restrict" them from doing anything.


    Except that MS secured DLC and not the core game itself.
    darleysam wrote: »

    developed by Remedy, actually

    Remedy only developed the Windows version. Rockstar studios made the console versions.

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  • ZephyrZephyr Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    darleysam wrote: »

    developed by Remedy, actually

    rockstar did it for consoles

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  • ultrapeanutultrapeanut Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Midnight Club and Bully were both million-sellers. Maybe not "huge," but pretty successful.

    Anyways, I just realized what it's going to be: a Coke tie-in.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Zephyr wrote: »

    rockstar did it for consoles

    you mean ported or published? Maybe so, don't know that, but the Max Payne games themselves were made by Remedy.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Zephyr wrote: »

    rockstar did it for consoles

    The games suck on consoles.

    The GBA version of MP is rather fun.

    Both Rockstar and Sony have mentioned at least once that they were talking about having GTA IV becoming a timed exclusive for PS3. I don't care how much money they were asking for, Sony probably would have been better off doing it.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited July 2007


    Except that MS secured DLC and not the core game itself.

    Egads man, learn to read.

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  • FiskebentFiskebent DenmarkRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    titmouse wrote: »
    According to Trenton, Sony let GTA go multiplatform in exchange for this new game...
    If someone at Sony 'let' a proven brand like GTA go non-exclusive in exchange for some vaporware, then... O_o

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2007
    Fiskebent wrote: »
    If someone at Sony 'let' a proven brand like GTA go non-exclusive in exchange for some vaporware, then... O_o

    What do you think publishers work off? They're given a concept, maybe some renders and test footage like that Ghostbusters game. Sony obviously were given this by the proven Rockstar and decided it was a worth while investment.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    What do you think publishers work off? They're given a concept, maybe some renders and test footage like that Ghostbusters game. Sony obviously were given this by the proven Rockstar and decided it was a worth while investment.
    So they chose a game that might be out several years from now and sell only a decent amount over a game that is guaranteed to sell at least several million copies during an important holiday period?

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Whatever it is I guarantee it will not sell as well as GTA4. This is, whichever way you slice it, a really bad move by Sony.

    This new franchise game could be literally the best game ever made and GTA4 will still outsell it 10-1.

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2007
    titmouse wrote: »
    So they chose a game that might be out several years from now and sell only a decent amount over a game that is guaranteed to sell at least several million copies during an important holiday period?

    They chose ICO, Shadow of the Coloussus and God of War also.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited July 2007

    They chose ICO, Shadow of the Coloussus and God of War also.

    And all of them sold like hotcakes right?

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited July 2007

    They chose ICO, Shadow of the Coloussus and God of War also.

    All of those were developed by Sony. Sony did not know exactly how well those games would sell. I can tell you how well GTAIV will sell. If Sony could have produced a hugely popular game instead of Ico, they would have chosen the hugely popular game.

    There is also a reason we haven't seen an actual sequel to Ico.

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