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"GTA on Xbox Confirmed"

Rockstar / Take Two Press Release (entirety)

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"Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Double Pack To Ship This Fall On Xbox and PlayStation®2

September 3, 2003: Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that it plans to ship the award-winning Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as a "double pack" for both the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. The Grand Theft Auto "double pack" is set to hit shelves in North America on October 22, 2003 for PlayStation®2 and on November 4, 2003 for Xbox.

Developed by Rockstar North, the Grand Theft Auto franchise has long been applauded and praised for its expansive and open-ended gameplay, cinematic scripts, and epic soundtracks. Since its introduction in 1997, the franchise has received countless awards of excellence and universal critical acclaim. With sales of more than 25 million units worldwide, Grand Theft Auto is one of the most recognized franchises in the history of the videogame marketplace."

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Rejoice, 18+ XB fans ;0

Custom Soundtracks will spoil vice city though, GTA3 it won't matter, but Vice City's soundtrack is quite fitting for the acutal gameplay itself.

No-one knows.

But I sincerely hope so - They can do it. Like in PGR - That has "User Radio" which intergrates your tracks into the radio station.

Even so, surely the custom soundtrack option is pretty much guarenteed?

I'm not holding my breath for Live play or downloadable content, but at least Rockstar are making a go of it and improving certain aspects such as the graphics - rather than just chucking out an exact replica of the PS2 version like certain other developers would ::cough:: EA ::cough::

Looking good. Rockstar really seem to be making an effort in making GTA look halfway presentable on XBox. The one thing I can't stand about GTAIII and Vice City is the graphics, but this is looking so much better.

Just get a custom soundtrack and Live play on there and I'm sold. :D

Cheers.

special.reserve.co.uk/news/story.php?id=2828

Screenshots where?

Just been looking at the screenshots for GTA3 on XBox. Things are looking pretty good so far. :-)

TGMbloke wrote:
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> I don't think it can work that way - Low graphics game can go on
> powerful console. Powerfull game (Halo 2) cannot go on weaker console
> unless a lot of watering down in made, ruining the game...
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> After all, thats why Doom3 will not be on the PS2.

Yeah that's obvious. I meant that in terms of a gaming 'coup' it could have the same impact as if Halo were to appear on the PS2.

Microsoft have nicked what I and many others perceive to be PS2's flagship franchise.