Sony announces PS3-exclusive Rockstar franchise

By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UKPosted Jul 30, 2007 7:31 am PT

The developer that did so much for the PlayStation 2 with the Grand Theft Auto series looks set to bring an all-new game franchise to the PlayStation 3.

A totally new game franchise will be coming from Rockstar Games--creator of the Manhunt and Grand Theft Auto series--and it will be exclusive to Sony's PlayStation 3.

SCEA's director of third-party relations, Michael Shorrock, wrote on the official US PlayStation blog, "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."

Nothing whatsoever was revealed about the new franchise except the clarification that it would not be LA Noire.

According to Shorrock, "Rockstar really wanted to make a game that you can truly only do on PS3." He also said that the reason Sony locked the IP down as an exclusive deal was because it believed that it would "set the bar for the rest of the industry."

Recently, more and more titles which were previously thought to be exclusive to one console or another have been announced as multiplatform, including Assassin's Creed, Fatal Inertia, and Devil May Cry 4. Some media speculation stated that former Sony chief Ken Kutaragi's "slowness" in tying up the red tape of the deals had led to Sony losing exclusives for the PS3.

1194 Comments

  • mimicus

    Posted Oct 17, 2009 10:14 pm PT

    Take that, hex-box owners. This might make up for the outrage of GTA exclusive DLC for that MS hunk of junk.

  • Philo350

    Posted Sep 7, 2009 11:48 pm PT

    set the bar rockstar!!

  • Philo350

    Posted Sep 7, 2009 11:48 pm PT

    FINALLY!! EXCLUSIVE YAY!!

  • coolkid93

    Posted Sep 2, 2009 10:49 pm PT

    I love rockstar. Party like a ROCKSTAR!

  • aaaaaa12

    Posted Aug 31, 2009 6:58 pm PT

    oops i meant tekken 8

  • aaaaaa12

    Posted Aug 31, 2009 6:55 pm PT

    you also forgot tekken 7

  • king_chapeton15

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 2:32 pm PT

    oops i meant tekken 6

  • king_chapeton15

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 2:32 pm PT

    you also forgot tekken 5

  • king_chapeton15

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 2:30 pm PT

    mgs is too old now after mgs4 im tired of the series plus it wont have snake

  • 123outlaw

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 10:19 am PT

    mgs:rising is not going to be mad by kojima its his younger team that going to take on mgs: rising kojima and the team behind mgs4 is working on mgs:peace walker so that instanly tells you that its not going to be as gd as mgs4.

  • dont_know_2

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 4:49 am PT

    i can tell the next mgs is not going to be better then mgs 4 cause is going to be on 360 that means is going to have less stuff cause we all know ps3 games can have more stuff since is bluray im not saying im a fanboy cause im not but ps3 games have more if there exclusive still is kool is coming to xbox ill be kool that xbox get to play mgs

  • brendanhunt1

    Posted Jun 10, 2009 1:25 pm PT

    2 years and people still post on this page

  • Shtinky

    Posted Jun 5, 2009 4:26 pm PT

    According to Kojima, MGS4 is still PS3 exclusive. MGS:Rising is a new MGS franchise, which will be on PS3, PC and 360. No one said the next MGS would be exclusive, hell no one even thught they were working on the enxt one since Kojima said MGS4 would be his last. FF14 will probably eventually come to 360, but if it requires both an XBL account plus seperate account, I can't see it being an attractive deal, especially in these harsh economic times, people don't have the cash to idly throw about like that.

  • everettseanw

    Posted Jun 5, 2009 3:44 pm PT

    new gta

  • blutiger_engel

    Posted May 2, 2009 6:35 am PT

    Don't forget MGS4...

  • vexum

    Posted Mar 29, 2009 5:12 am PT

    this is the way in business, but some people are too stupid to understand that.

  • tidyspidey

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 6:09 am PT

    It won't be exclusive for long.... 360 will get it eventually whatever it is, mark my words.....

  • AlphaCommando

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 5:20 am PT

    Don't forget Final Fantasy XIII.

  • Dedodido

    Posted Mar 8, 2009 12:20 pm PT

    @Lord-Rasay:
    It's called competition, our entire economic system is based on it. I suppose we could try out communism, didn't work out too well for Russia though did it.

  • king_bobo

    Posted Mar 8, 2009 11:40 am PT

    I'd prefer it if exclusives stayed exclusive - that way they'd be made to get the most out of what the console can offer, which is why I think the statement "Rockstar really wanted to make a game that you can truly only do on PS3." is extremely encouraging. It means that if the game stays exclusive, it is more likely to be extremely ambitious and different, which is what I really like to hear about upcoming exclusives, no matter what console they are for

Agent Quick Links

Summary | News | Videos | Answers | Forum

advertisement
Agent Boxshot
Agent

Game Stats

Full Game Details »Close

Games you may like…

Users who looked at content for this game also looked at these games.

See More Similar Games
advertisement