It might seem as though the once-strong relationship between Rockstar Games, developers of the highly profitable Grand Theft Auto franchise, and Sony, the progenitor of the consoles said franchise once almost exclusively appeared on, is on the outs. Following the 360-exclusive Lost and Damned DLC, and the movement from the series' portable appearances to the DS with GTA: Chinatown Wars, it appears Rockstar has jilted all things PlayStation in hopes of attracting younger, more lucrative suitors.
However, this isn't exactly the case. In a recent interview with MTV Multiplayer's Stephen Totilo, PSP hardware marketing chief John Koller explained that Sony isn't ready to let that particular cash cow go out to pasture. Koller commented that the two PSP-based GTA titles sold like bullet-riddled hotcakes, adding that there's "definitely continued conversations with Rockstar" regarding future Grand titles on Sony's handheld. We can only pray that they'll be as Phil Collins-centric as the last one.
Reader Comments (66)
Posted: Feb 28th 2009 12:41PM (Unverified) said
Nah. They're both outstanding devices but I can't imagine the PSP catching up to the DS. But gof rammit they don't need to they both have great games.
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Posted: Feb 28th 2009 12:11PM Nomi said
Wow...so many PSP games...Sony should have made this huge push a couple months ago when sales were dying. Makes me wonder if they are getting ready for the PSP2...
Posted: Feb 28th 2009 12:29PM (Unverified) said
Love the PC clip, nice,
Posted: Feb 28th 2009 12:37PM jhowlett said
i should play my ps2 version of VC stories, i was building an empire fighting off bikers and got distracted and never got to the concert
Posted: Feb 28th 2009 2:27PM wshwe said
Sony had better announce a spectacular lineup of PSP titles at E3.
Posted: Feb 28th 2009 2:37PM FakeJamaican said
with no right analog stick, these games are flawed
Posted: Feb 28th 2009 4:37PM Saria the Cat said
But bullet-riddled hotcakes hurt my teeth! :(
Posted: Feb 28th 2009 7:32PM Giantenemycrab said
San Andreas stories would be so sweeeeet.
Posted: Mar 1st 2009 12:10AM (Unverified) said
San Andreas stories. But how about an exclusive game for a change, not that they would port it to the ps2 now.
Posted: Mar 1st 2009 7:52AM TVs Frank said
I am enjoying all of the back and forth from the Ninty and Sony fans but you have got to read this:
On February 17th Yor Mamma said:
Good luck finding an on line experience as good as Xbox Live with your PS3. I just got the RROD on my console for the second time. Yes, it sucks, but you have to admire Microsoft for the quick and fairly hassle free resolution. You can't expect that your electonics will never fail, but you can expect most companies to turn a deaf ear when you call in to get help with a failed device. I would much rather continue to buy from a company like Microsoft that openly addresses issues and makes a substantial, $1b+ effort to rectify them. It's a shame some dolts out there like to attack MS just because they've been so successful for so long.
On February 18th lifeat30fps said:
You really have to admire companies that make exploding cars, then after enough people explode, they do a recall and after some pressure, agree to refund the people's money who bought the exploding cars to start with...all the while selling MORE exploding cars and taking a full two years to transition to nonexploding cars.
Yeah, those are the people I admire most. They do so much good in the world.
Brian
Source: Edge online.com
I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard, now that's a real zinger!
On February 17th Yor Mamma said:
Good luck finding an on line experience as good as Xbox Live with your PS3. I just got the RROD on my console for the second time. Yes, it sucks, but you have to admire Microsoft for the quick and fairly hassle free resolution. You can't expect that your electonics will never fail, but you can expect most companies to turn a deaf ear when you call in to get help with a failed device. I would much rather continue to buy from a company like Microsoft that openly addresses issues and makes a substantial, $1b+ effort to rectify them. It's a shame some dolts out there like to attack MS just because they've been so successful for so long.
On February 18th lifeat30fps said:
You really have to admire companies that make exploding cars, then after enough people explode, they do a recall and after some pressure, agree to refund the people's money who bought the exploding cars to start with...all the while selling MORE exploding cars and taking a full two years to transition to nonexploding cars.
Yeah, those are the people I admire most. They do so much good in the world.
Brian
Source: Edge online.com
I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard, now that's a real zinger!
Posted: Mar 1st 2009 11:24AM (Unverified) said
http://www.metacritic.com/games/psp/alpha/
http://www.metacritic.com/games/ds/alpha/
they are ~equal, add the downloadable PS1 titles and things like http://www.psponme.com/list_psp.asp and the PSP is ahead
http://www.metacritic.com/games/ds/alpha/
they are ~equal, add the downloadable PS1 titles and things like http://www.psponme.com/list_psp.asp and the PSP is ahead
Posted: Mar 2nd 2009 11:22AM (Unverified) said
Yea. Phil Rocks.
Sorry. Just saw The Musical Box over the weekend.
San Andreas Stories would be very cool, especially if you get to play as Catlina;
or Phil, either way.
Sorry. Just saw The Musical Box over the weekend.
San Andreas Stories would be very cool, especially if you get to play as Catlina;
or Phil, either way.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2009 6:05AM (Unverified) said
@required
you're kidding right? or am i misunderstanding somethin?
DS - 931 games
PSP - 512 games
419 difference
but if you make ALL PSX games for PSP and ALL GBA games for DS then:
DS + ALL GBA games 931 + 817 = 1748
PSP + ALL PSX games (307) - 512 + 307 = 819 games
you're kidding right? or am i misunderstanding somethin?
DS - 931 games
PSP - 512 games
419 difference
but if you make ALL PSX games for PSP and ALL GBA games for DS then:
DS + ALL GBA games 931 + 817 = 1748
PSP + ALL PSX games (307) - 512 + 307 = 819 games






