Rockstar to bring "Vice City" to XBOX

[Smolek]

Short version; They found a way to get around the exclusive deal and Vice City (not GTA Vice City just "Vice City") is coming to xbox later this year

Long version
July 15, 2003 - Sources report that Rockstar's mega-money maker Grand Theft Auto: Vice City will be coming to the Xbox, possibly as soon as this holiday season.


As many insiders know, the Grand Theft Auto series is supposed to be PlayStation 2 console exclusive, however sources reveal that Rockstar is circumventing the agreement by stripping the Xbox version of the title Grand Theft Auto, and simply repackaging the game as Vice City.

Back in May, Take Two's CEO Jeffrey Lapin spoke about a major Rockstar title in development for the Xbox during the company's quarterly conference call with analysts. "We said that there will be an Xbox SKU from Rockstar in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2004 [Nov. to Jan.]," Lapin said, "but we're not going to comment on what it is at this point." It now looks like Vice City is that game.

Vice City's gameplay will be identical to the PC version that recently shipped, and might also include additional features like custom soundtracks and downloadable content.

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[phreakah]

interesting... i'd probably get it even though i have the pc version already

 

[digitalsm]

[nelson]ha ha[/nelson]

 

[Walleye]

alright! + for XBOX, hooray for stupid lawyers

 

[Bootprint]

I don't know, it looks like this has been in the planning stages for awhile...

 

[Maverick]

should be a quick and dirty port for them from the PC version. It'd be sweet if they added XBox live multiplayer capability

 

[Freejack2]

Isn't Vice City the last GTA to be written for (or ported) for the PC?

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Ehh.....after about a week GTA got boring.....hope VC is better than GTA

 

[kermalou]

lets see i already have the xbox version, the pc version, and now i will have to get the xbox version. dont know, but you may call me an idiot.

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: kermalou
lets see i already have the xbox version, the pc version, and now i will have to get the xbox version. dont know, but you may call me an idiot.

Done, you're an idiot. No XBox version exists yet

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Angrymarshmello
Ehh.....after about a week GTA got boring.....hope VC is better than GTA

Same game, different era IMO

 

[profet]

Microsoft is taking over the world... mwhahahaha

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Angrymarshmello
Ehh.....after about a week GTA got boring.....hope VC is better than GTA

Same game, different era IMO

Damn.....that sucks Maybe there'll be a multiplayer version added in..

 

[Brymo]

oh good... since i got my xbox and xbox live... i played it one day and i just havent had a game that hooked me yet ...this one will not as well