PSM UK: GTA4 a PS3 Exclusive
The UK edition of PSM has run an article that claims the next Grand Theft Auto game will be a PlayStation 3 exclusive, to be unveiled at E3 2006.
Rockstar, the creators of the popular GTA series that first debuted in 3D on PlayStation 2, release a new Grand Theft Auto game every two years. San Andreas was released in 2004, and so this year we should see the arrival of a brand new GTA.
The US edition of PSM recently asked Sam Houser, Rockstar President, about an online iteration of GTA. Houser referenced Everquest, a popular RPG for PC. It seems Rockstar wants to do more than just deathmatches:
“With PS3, it looks as if it might be time for interactive entertainment to become the world’s dominant artistic medium.”
Apparently, GTA4 will be set in Europe, or in a “world” with six cities, and will be available as a UK launch title for PS3 in 2006.
However, whilst all of this information is exciting, it is questionable. Rockstar recently announced that Liberty City Stories, which was released for PSP in October last year, will be making its way to PlayStation 2 this year. This could account for the “one game every two years” theory.
Hopefully Rockstar will reveal official details in the coming months.
via ps3land.com