Sony pulls publishing coup for Ghostbusters: The Video Game |
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| BY Kristen Spencer May. 6th, 2009 | More on: |
The fanboys seem to be taking the news surprisingly well, with rampage casualties peaking in the low hundreds.
Sony Computer Entertainment has worked a last-minute publishing deal with Atari to release Ghostbusters: The Video Game as a “timed exclusive” in PAL territories (i.e. Europe), meaning the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 versions of the game, to be released on June 19 in conjunction with the film’s Blu-ray debut, will be getting a sizeable head start with the Xbox 360, Wii and DS versions to be released “later in the year.” In addition, the previously denied PSP version has officially been confirmed for release sometime later this fall, with distribution duties once again being handled by Sony.
So, to recap: Xbox 360, Wii and DS fans all across Europe will be not be bustin’ ectoplasmic baddies anytime soon. Atari will still be handling distribution in NTSC territories (i.e. North America), where all versions save the PAL-only PSP will be releasing simultaneously June 16.
May 6th, 2009
at 11:46 pm
Kind of odd that they’d do it last minute like this and screw the fans of a franchise they own the movie license to. No one’s gonna buy a PS3 for this, so it just feels strange they’d do this this late.
May 7th, 2009
at 3:40 am
True. It’s also rather sad that this is their answer to MS getting Rock Band 2 and other BIG, BIG games as timed exclusives. Ghostbusters? Is that really the best they can do? And only in Europe?
How about Fight Night? Or Madden? Guitar Hero? THOSE are games that sell like hotcakes. I know its a lot, but is MS did it, Sony could too right?
Actually, forget that, I’m a 360 owner, screw PS3! We getting MvC2 and Turtles in Time! You’re not!
May 7th, 2009
at 5:31 am
I’m not sure, but isn’t ghostbusters bigger in the US than Europer. It seems a very American franchise so I’m guessing there a lot of people simply shrugging their shoulders at this.
May 7th, 2009
at 5:56 am
I know, right?
May 7th, 2009
at 11:56 am
instead of wastin money on this why not fix SOCOM idiots… oh well it will be normal time in US