SCEE boss David Reeves told VideoGamer.com last night at PlayStation Day that PS3-owners "probably will see" GTA 4 DLC.
Microsoft has justifiably been chest thumping over its exclusive deal to bring GTA 4 DLC to Xbox 360 owners this autumn, most recently in a note to media reminding gamers that what can't be had on PS3 are the much discussed downloadable episodes, which should offer gamers "hours of additional play".
However, when we caught up with Reeves after his presentation to media at SCEE's PlayStation Day in London last night and asked him whether it was damaging to Sony and the PS3 that there is no GTA 4 DLC coming, he replied: "Well I think you probably will see it, it's just that a deal obviously was struck between Microsoft and Take 2 to do that, and if that's what they want to do, I think that's the last shot they have."
We then asked Reeves if he had any message for PS3 fans who are wondering if there is going to be any PS3 GTA 4 DLC, and he replied: "I would say to them then, you know, email Rockstar (laughs), and ask them what's coming. I think they already are, probably!"
Is there something coming? "I'm honestly not going to make any comment on that because it's too big a thing to... we can make an announcement when we make an announcement."
Cryptic stuff indeed. Do you think GTA 4 DLC will eventually come to PS3 in some form? Let us know in the comments section below.
You can check out the rest of our interview with David Reeves here, as well as all of our extensive GTA 4 coverage over at the game page.
User Comments
PhantomTrace
Guy
"PS3 may get some stuff too, but anything they get will probably be available to everyone."
"may" and "available to everyone."
Anonymous
pblive
What is more, Rockstar have hinted that the DLC for the 360 will not be complete new missions or maps but more likely side missions. This may disappoint a fair few people thinking they would get more.
Oh, and the problems with GTA have been for both 360 and PS3, though there have been fewer cases of the game freezing up on 360 and more cases of playing time causing 360's themselves to freeze up.
Wido@ Karlius
Breach of contract??? Microsoft doesn't own Take Two, its up to Take Two whether they want to make a DLC for the PS3. In fair contrast the PS3 will still get it either way, so hush the fanboyism people.
It would be the last thing you would want to do. :glare:
Ryman123
Ryman123
ilnosh
Karlius
http://www.videogamer.com/news/01-05-2008-8180.html
RaistlinVII
ninja2244
the PS3 has 44% of gta4' sold, think about how many 360 owners there are compared to PS3 and that shows mny ppl are buying a ps3 just for gta4, another nail in the coffin for XBOX.
Brydon
RaistlinVII
Zappo
The fact that MS paid $50 million for these two exclusive episodes and $5 million just for the prestige of being the first to announce the game at E3 2006, might give an indication of how much these downloads will cost 360 users!
Karlius
However there will be some form of downloadable content a whopping great patch to resolve the freezing issue. Spent some time at a friends home Sunday playing the game trying to help him through a mission and it froze 3 times during cut scenes in an hour terrible. It needs to be resolved and fast. That HDD install can't be doing anything good as the 360 version doesn't suffer.