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LCS PS2 Release Date
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

LCS PS2 Release Date

Posted at 21:39 GMT by Chris :: Category: Liberty City Stories :: Comments: 15
Rockstar Games have finally annouced the release date for the Playsation 2 version of Liberty City Stories.

Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system will be in North American stores on June 6th, 2006 for the MSRP of $19.99 and will hit European retail shelves on June 9th, 2006 for €29.99 and £19.99 in the UK.

That's June 6th, 2006 for North America. and 3 days later on June 9th, 2006 for Europe.
Yes, European's have to pay an outrageous price for the game, almost twice that of how much it costs in the US...

Take-Two Press Release
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Comment by Gerard on 18/04/06 22:18:
Well thats just stupid. Big thumbs down to Rockstar Leeds from me. Sorry.
Comment by SkyliИe^ on 18/04/06 22:18:
Heh.. something to play for a week or two over the summer I guess.
Comment by Adriaan on 18/04/06 22:29:
QUOTE(Gerard @ Apr 19 2006, 12:18 AM) *
Well thats just stupid. Big thumbs down to Rockstar Leeds from me. Sorry.



Sam Houser:

Rockstar Games doesn't set the release dates or prices. Our publisher, Take-Two, does.


There's many reasons for this:

1 ) Their shares dropped dramaticly recently due to that Eurogamer article about the delay. (Will probably more after this announcement)

2 ) They've spent money last year "at an alarming rate" and needs to show this year that they can get back on their feet and make more....

3 ) Oil Prices are just rising and the game is published in North America.

4 ) The demand for LCS in Europe is much, much lower in Europe than North America.
Comment by Chris on 18/04/06 22:50:
QUOTE(Adriaan @ Apr 18 2006, 11:29 PM) *
4 ) The demand for LCS in Europe is much, much lower in Europe than North America.

All the reason to lower the price then to get more people to buy it.

Honestly I think it's more down to the economy over here, well the UK mainly. It's ridiculous.
Comment by Gerard on 18/04/06 23:04:
Yeah I apologise, I did realise as soon as I posted it that it was probably the publisher that decided that. But I don't like the game anyway smile.gif

Oooh zino's biased against something for a change ohmy.gif
Comment by Atticus on 18/04/06 23:12:
I'm still buying it, I love the PSP version,Can't wait to see what it's like on ps2, even if it is a straight port, The multiplayer is hella fun biggrin.gif
Comment by 888ball on 18/04/06 23:58:
Meh, ill buy it, but its not really as if im anticipating it.
Comment by tommy vercetti guy on 19/04/06 01:27:
Only 19.99, why GTA LCS for PSP was like $49.99
I might buy it, thank godnees I didnt get a PSP for this game
Comment by Gerard on 19/04/06 13:25:
Haha thats a good point, some people would have bought a PSP just for this game (and then bought some others afterwards). Yeah I know it's portable and everything, but now that it'll be available for the PS2s everybody's got, there's no need for the underwhelming PSP. I feel sorry for those that don't play it regularly.
Comment by Adriaan on 20/04/06 04:08:
Well yeah there is an amount of people that just bought the PSP to play LCS. But that's why it's considered as a "killer application". It makes people want to get the system.

It'd be funny if the first two months of sales for LCS PS2 is much better than the PSP version. I mean yeah there did nearly ship 20 million PSP units. But put over a 100million PS2s and a price like that together... then you get amazing sales smile.gif

Oh and interestingly since October, LCS for PSP is STILL the number one rented game at Gamefly!
Comment by 888ball on 20/04/06 08:42:
QUOTE(Gerard @ Apr 19 2006, 02:25 PM) *
Haha thats a good point, some people would have bought a PSP just for this game


thumbsdownanim.gif sad.gif
Comment by wheelman101 on 21/04/06 03:23:
i live in British Columbia,Canada and LCS is out already and i got a copy of one,so YESS
Comment by Righty on 25/04/06 20:13:
For $20, I won't be able to turn it down.
Comment by The Professional on 16/05/06 20:23:

Yes, European's have to pay an outrageous price for the game,


Not really. Twenty Quid for a PS2 is a lot better than paying the full £30 to £40 you'd normally have to pay in this country. The only problem with the price is that it suggests that the game will be a straight port, as opposed to having any new/improved features (Swimming, Flying etc), as it would probably be a waste of time and resources for a company to make changes to the game if it's going to sold for half the usual price.
Comment by Spasmodically_Insane on 16/05/06 20:38:
QUOTE(wheelman101 @ Apr 21 2006, 03:23 AM) *
i live in British Columbia,Canada and LCS is out already and i got a copy of one,so YESS


We are talking about the PS2 version, not PSP.
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