Why not another psp GTA?

[plastus]

We all talk about gta 5 for nextgen consoles, but wouldn't be possible to create another psp gta, like Los Santos stories? There is a problem with not enough space on UMD disk, but it can be overcomed - SAS would require 1gb memory stick, and the game itself could be released on 2 UMD. One with game itself,a play disk filled to full, and the second one - install disk would take about 900 mb space. On install disk there would be music, and ambient sounds and/or police chatter, you would install this to memory stick, and play from play disk. It should reduce the sttutering known from VCS, and maybe be able to include - los santos with country side and one of those - San Fierro with countryside or Las Venturas with desert.

VCS wihout the dummy data takes aprox. 1200mb space, so its possible.

[Nativedeem]

i dont think anyone wants a psp game since they suck. I definitely dont want one.

[SilentSeas]

i dont think anyone wants a psp game since they suck. I definitely dont want one.

PSP games don't suck and for your info I'd like to see another GTA released on it. A prequal to IV would be ideal.

[xNewtype Acex]

i dont think anyone wants a psp game since they suck. I definitely dont want one.

PSP games don't suck and for your info I'd like to see another GTA released on it. A prequal to IV would be ideal.

This would be cool, but not on Liberty City again, we've had too much Liberty City already.

[SilentSeas]

i dont think anyone wants a psp game since they suck. I definitely dont want one.

PSP games don't suck and for your info I'd like to see another GTA released on it. A prequal to IV would be ideal.

This would be cool, but not on Liberty City again, we've had too much Liberty City already.

A prequel doesn't have to be set in LC, all that matters is that is tells the story of the events leading up to IV.

[GritEngine]

Only if it is NOT like Chinatown Wars

 

Which did look awesome on PSP, but that's about it imo - I have trouble even staying through a mission :x

[SammiiDoogles]

Why not? because the PSP is a dead platform. I say this as a complete and utter Sony fanboy (I'll admit it haha) but the PSP sales and support are abysmal. The PSPGo was a total flop and barely anyone makes proper games for it anymore. Since it's release there's only been a handful of decent games and most of them have been console ports. In the last few years the only decent games on the system were Metal Gear, God of War and Chinatown Wars.

 

Sales for all of those were less than desirable so releasing another GTA to PSP and wasting time and money on it would be a really stupid thing to do. Sony need to get onto making the PSP2 and catch up because the 3DS seems a much better handheld atm and would probably be the first place R* would go if they wanted to make another handheld game.

[GritEngine]

GTA sells PSP's, just as it sold the other Sony consoles

[SammiiDoogles]

 

GTA sells PSP's, just as it sold the other Sony consoles

DS:

"Chinatown Wars generated lower than expected sales in its first week in the United Kingdom, and did not even sell to level with the debut of Vice City Stories, which was Rockstar's expectation. In the United States, it sold just under 90,000 units during its first two weeks on the American market."

 

PSP:

Unlike the DS version which reached #5, the PSP game did not chart in the UK top 40 upon release, nor did it chart in the US monthly top 20

 

Now the DS version reached #5 with such poor sales... the PSP didn't even get into the UK top 40 or the US top 20...

 

As great as GTA is, not many people are going to buy an old handheld just to play it; especially when they can find a better game on consoles which they most likely already own.

 

Also the 'just as it sold the other sony consoles' is a really naive statement lol.

[GritEngine]

to be fair, it was CHINATOWN WARS which really did suck royally compared to III, VC, SA, LCS, VCS, and IV, and probably only really ported because it was going to iPhone anyway, and performed about as crappy as it looked on DS in the market, so it was probably better to jump in bed with sony as usual. Win some and lose some - another VCS style game, SAS for example, would move a million units, and probably 50k new PSPs

 

And GTA DID sell PS2's and made that into the console it was. And people bought PS3s when GTA was coming, thinking it would be better (and in some ways, it is, I like the way it renders)

Edited July 28, 2010 by GritEngine

[Nativedeem]

but you have to remember the ps2 was the the latest tech in its time and so is the ps3. the psp is old gen.

[GritEngine]

If a game came out to PSP, it would likely not port to PS2 these days, so I would definitely buy it, I think it would sell some go's for sure.

[Rent>A<Line99]

I bought my PSP soley for GTA and then I sold it, because PSP haz no gaemz.

Seriously though, I'm sure Piracy plays a slight role in the matter.

[jnzooger]

Sales for all of those were less than desirable so releasing another GTA to PSP and wasting time and money on it would be a really stupid thing to do. Sony need to get onto making the PSP2 and catch up because the 3DS seems a much better handheld atm and would probably be the first place R* would go if they wanted to make another handheld game.

Seeing that the 3DS is more powerful than the xbox was and the PSP is only just a little more power than the PS2 (theoretically), this is definitely true. However I see the PSP brand going the way of the Nomad or the Tiger Game.com.

[GritEngine]

I don't know, I see psp making a comeback, as 3DS needs a competitor. I mean, now that you mention it, nintendo can't just be out there alone - psp is going to need to contend against the 3d, and i dont think it will be that great as they say anyway.

[Weirdo.]

i dont think anyone wants a psp game since they suck. I definitely dont want one.

PSP games don't suck and for your info I'd like to see another GTA released on it. A prequal to IV would be ideal.

Nah man, San Andreas Stories, all the way.

[SilentSeas]

i dont think anyone wants a psp game since they suck. I definitely dont want one.

PSP games don't suck and for your info I'd like to see another GTA released on it. A prequal to IV would be ideal.

Nah man, San Andreas Stories, all the way.

Theres no need for San Andreas Stories, we've already got The Introduction.

[GritEngine]

The introduction is not a game, and it is not 2 years apart, etc. SAS would be awesome, and Carl would be nowhere to be found. Just like Tommy was nowhere to be found in VCS. That's my opinion, that game would be awesome and should, and could, be made.

[Kmeto 2]

VCS is one of my favorite GTA games, so why not? Next PSP in Los Santos (or Las Venturas ) will be probably good.

[Rucke]

They probably will release a new portable GTA game. I just don't think we will see one anytime soon since it wasn't very long ago Chinatown Wars was released.

[SammiiDoogles]

to be fair, it was CHINATOWN WARS which really did suck royally compared to III, VC, SA, LCS, VCS, and IV, and probably only really ported because it was going to iPhone anyway, and performed about as crappy as it looked on DS in the market, so it was probably better to jump in bed with sony as usual. Win some and lose some - another VCS style game, SAS for example, would move a million units, and probably 50k new PSPs

 

And GTA DID sell PS2's and made that into the console it was. And people bought PS3s when GTA was coming, thinking it would be better (and in some ways, it is, I like the way it renders)

I don't think that the sales of the PS2 were soledy down to GTA... GTA is great but the PS2 sold itself on it's own merits.

 

There were 100 Million+ units sold of the Playstation one so when the latest tech came around which was the PS2, it sold well partly because it was backwards compatible and people could uprgade and continue to play the old games they had aswell as new ones. The system was also a very good home media center for the time of it's release; with a DVD player, CD player and PSone and Two compatibilty - naturally this is attractive to the casual consumer and the gaming community. That's why it sold more than 140 Million units.

 

The PSP is barely played these days, no one really wants to develop for it and it's pretty much dying out; even if it did sell PSP's, it's still old tech and coming to end of it's life cycle so would be pointless for people to buy the PSP specifically for the game.

[GritEngine]

Is that why I played the series for years hearing it called "Sony's System Seller"

 

GTA was a system seller. God of War was the first title to do anything GTA did for PS2, and that was after SA if I'm not mistaken.

 

Come on guys, am I on GTAForums or somewhere else??

 

edit, before anyone denies:

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3151639

 

 

There's no question that having the Grand Theft Auto franchise helped us a lot and helped us sell some units, but I don't think the battle would be any different with or without Grand Theft Auto.

 

Common Knowledge: Sony is full of crap, Rockstar made the PS2.

 

Why else would sony say it doesn't need GTA if GTA wasn't the back bone of PS2?

 

Hell, it is the *only* reason I AND all my friends at the time even owned a console. The Only Reason.

 

GTA moves PSPs, and CTW just sucked, and people got it on DS first, and it sucked for the most part for them, and then others got it on their iphone and ipods and stuff.

Edited July 28, 2010 by GritEngine

[SilentSeas]

The introduction is not a game, and it is not 2 years apart, etc. SAS would be awesome, and Carl would be nowhere to be found. Just like Tommy was nowhere to be found in VCS. That's my opinion, that game would be awesome and should, and could, be made.

The fact the The Introduction isn't a game doesn't matter, it shows the events that took place in the build up to SA pretty much like LCS and VCS do for III and VC respectively. And it doesn't matter if its not 2 years before SA, there isn't a rule that prequels have to take 2+ years before hand.

 

Anyway, R* don't need to make another III era game, all of the loose ends from that saga have been tied up. Like it or not, its time to move on...

[SammiiDoogles]

Is that why I played the series for years hearing it called "Sony's System Seller"

 

GTA was a system seller. God of War was the first title to do anything GTA did for PS2, and that was after SA if I'm not mistaken.

 

Come on guys, am I on GTAForums or somewhere else??

 

edit, before anyone denies:

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3151639

 

Why else would sony say it doesn't need GTA if GTA wasn't the back bone of PS2?

 

Hell, it is the *only* reason I AND all my friends at the time even owned a console. The Only Reason.

 

Soz, I'm feeling a little over-denied all around

 

GTA moves PSPs, and CTW just sucked, and people got it on DS first, and it sucked for the most part for them, and then others got it on their iphone and ipods and stuff.

Lol... okay then mate

 

100 Million PSones sold, popular console.

140 Million PS2's sold, GTA!! It couldn't possibly be the fact that most people upgraded, it was the latest in gaming AND home entertainment technology... nope, it was all GTA.

 

 

[SilentSeas]

GritEngine, you haven't got a leg to stand on in this debate your having with Sammi. Plenty games other than GTA helped the PS2 sell. The likes of Gran Turismo 3, Splinter Cell, Red Faction and Medal of Honour: Frontline amongst others attracted people to the console. Plus add the fact that like Sammi said the PS2 had the latest technology at the time, the PS2 would have sold just as well even if GTA never excisted. And as for GTA being called "Sony's System Seller", only an idiot (or a Nintendo Fanboy) would come up with something as stupid as that because IMO, anyone who buys a console because of one game has more money than sense.

[sminem]

If they did make another GTA for the PSP chances are it would eventually be ported to the PS3 as LCS & VCS were. Which would mean all them 360 fans would probably get all pissed off again but I really don't care about that.

[jnzooger]

The introduction is not a game, and it is not 2 years apart, etc. SAS would be awesome, and Carl would be nowhere to be found. Just like Tommy was nowhere to be found in VCS. That's my opinion, that game would be awesome and should, and could, be made.

The fact the The Introduction isn't a game doesn't matter, it shows the events that took place in the build up to SA pretty much like LCS and VCS do for III and VC respectively. And it doesn't matter if its not 2 years before SA, there isn't a rule that prequels have to take 2+ years before hand.

 

Anyway, R* don't need to make another III era game, all of the loose ends from that saga have been tied up. Like it or not, its time to move on...

Not to mention that LCS was 3 years before III, VCS was 2 years before VC, so SAS would be 1 year before SA. It would be all about the takeover of the Families turf by the Ballas and Smoke and Ryder got involved in the drug stuff. Most of this is already told in game and/or in the Introduction. Simply put, there is no need for it from a story standpoint and it would be R* pulling an EA if they did it.

[GritEngine]

I wish we could see numbers. the leg I stand on - quite fully - is that I am not just dreaming or making up the fact that GTA was known as the System Seller for Sony PS2, and that it also saved - yes saved - the PSP, with people to this day who will tell you, they are the only truly good games on the handheld, and they are the whole reason I got one, along with others...

 

Do you guys not remember that Halo was that for the XBox? Or is everyone here new to gaming?

 

Sony had GTA, and XBox had Halo - this is indisputable unless you simply do not know any better. Like, it is. Indisputable, really.

Edited July 28, 2010 by GritEngine

[SilentSeas]

GritEngine, GTA doesn't define how successful a console is nor does it save them. If you want proof of that just look at the Wii's sales figures. That there is indisputable evidence, unlike your stupid and phoney nickname "The Sony Seller".

Edited July 28, 2010 by 02fishera

[GritEngine]

Well, we will agree to disagree, but you can just go google gta system seller and see how much Rockstar did for Sony, and how much Sony did for Rockstar too. Internet is free info, it's all out there. I only repeat, not imagine things.