Entertainment Software Ratings Board listing suggests 2004 open-world action game to see new life on Sony platform; Vice City re-rated.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been rated for the PlayStation 3. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) has published a new rating for Rockstar Games' 2004 open-world action game, suggesting the title will be released on Sony's home console through the PlayStation Network.
In addition, the ESRB has re-rated Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for PS3, following an original rating in January 2012. A Rockstar representative was not immediately available for comment.
If GTA: San Andreas and Vice City do release for the PS3 through the PlayStation Network, they will follow GTA III, which landed in Sony's virtual marketplace last month.
Additionally, this news comes on the heels of Rockstar's announcement last week that GTA: Vice City will release for iOS and Android devices later this fall in commemoration of the game's tenth anniversary.
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How about the cheats though? I never really did the cheap cheats like health and all of that, but sometimes I just like to do the crazy shit like randomly taking off with a jet pack or making a car appear out of nowhere. There were so many awesome cheats for this game, I just want to make sure they're still an option before I buy. (I want to buy San Andreas from PSN)
I sure wish I had not purchased GTA 3 on PSN the game is a lousy joke !
I am still considering getting this one because it looks a whole lot better and
that's NO joke !
never played gta 3 till bought it from psn store.played san andreas but no longer have a copy.a hd hard copy would be cool but would still purchase from psn store.
i never even owned a PS2 but the second San An. comes out on the PSN store i'm buying it, regardless of the price
3 Like I keep going back to san andreas! its just too good! gta 4 pales in comparison! I just want to play this game remastered in HD for the PS3!
So you can't just play this game using a PS2 disk? Or are they going to add more content to it?
@pimpofdoom Neither. GTA: SA will just be added to the PSN store for people to buy and play. No extra content or anything.
1 Like I haven't completed any of the GTA games. Just don't have the time. I really need to go back and finish all these games.
1 Like my one regret in life is not completing San Andreas possibly one of the best games ever. huge in scale and wonderfully challenging. im gonna download this
Love the GTA series especially San Andreas and Vice City! Although would love to play them again on a console, I think I'll go and get the PC versions! (especially since I still have my original copies of the games :) )
man i already own ps2 and have 2 vice city 1 for pc for back to the future mod 2 san andreas and have the complete collection gta forever
1 Like MIssed a trick in not making them HD. Vice City is my fave of the series - Just love cruising around with the 80's tune blaring out - sweet
While I get why they come out with remakes, especially for video games, I am not interested in them. There are too many games constantly coming out, plus I have no desire to play games I have already beat and moved on from.
Still have a PS2 rocking and rolling and in my collection is ... drum roll.. pre-censorship San Andreas.
The only thing I would replay VC and SA on PS3 for is.. an HD Remake, as others have said, preferably in hard copy . Other than that, I'll stick with the original.
8 Like Vice city was my favorite GTA in concept and theme. The only thing the newer games in the series has over Vice City is graphics and larger maps. I would enjoy having this, but would prefer a hardcopy HD collection as a gamer and collector.
This is good news. I think VC may have been my favorite installment and I could actually see myself playing through it again on the big screen. Maybe its rose coloured glasses, I dunno, but I like the idea. Or as my corporate overlords(work) would say "we support the concept in principal". Which means do it and it works, we will take credit. Do it and it fails, your on your own lol.
so what we're taking a low res game and stretching it to fit our tvs or we're gonna make the game look better? (square hands anyone?)
@victorlamy actually you could but the game in widescreen on the ps2 and it didn't stretch it just had to have a widescreen tv
@shadowhunter0 @victorlamy That's true. I downloaded GTA 3 on PSN and set it to widescreen in the options and on the emulator and it looks pretty good.
1 Like I'm definitely going to re buy it. I don't care if it has no add-ons. I love that game enough said.
Having departed from my PS2 a long while back, I'd love for the opportunity to play this game again. Really wish they would do an HD remake, but that seems unlikely. Trophies would be nice too for me personally, but if it's just a direct port then I might as well adjust myself to gaming on a PC and playing it on there than overpaying for it on the PS3.
1 Like I got GTA3 off of PSN and was very disappointed, it was a lazy port. If you are going to bring San Andreas and Vice City to PSN do it right, make them in HD, add trophies, some new content etc....all the basics of other HD remakes. Do that Rockstar and I will buy it.
@visionedorange It's true. It's kind of funny because it doesn't have quite the mind blowing sensation that you get from some other games like Bioshock and Modern Warfare where there's a moment that just changes everything. It's more just a testament of what a game can be when all the parts work perfectly together.
2 Like @ExtremePhobia @visionedorange when I first played it when it was release on the ps2 it was mind blowing and that moment is still one of my favorite gaming moments
2 Like @ExtremePhobia @visionedorange You were doing really good up until you said CoD did anything worth seeing.
1 Like @premier024 @ExtremePhobia @visionedorange
Tell me the first time you played CoD 4 MW, you didn't think "Wow, they just kicked the FPS genre up a notch" because I sure as hell did. Doesn't matter if they milked it to death later on, the first was an amazing, unique game.
1 Like I would play this game again, no questions asked. I don't even care about the terrible video quality.
The game starts with Samuel Jackson... For pete's sake! xD
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4 Like If it's not HD it's gonna look like crap, so don't get too excited people. I have the downloadable version on 360 and it looks absolutely terrible.
@higherflyerJ I agree with you,but it wasn't bad it had faster load times,and less lag,but yeah the quality was shit hope rockstar release it for both ps3 and xbox 360 as HD,but anyways who cares GTA 5 is gonna go back to san andreas :)
@higherflyerJ He's right, it's not worth it, but if u don't own these games or never played them, it's worth u'r money.
The game was hella cool on Ps2 but I'm just wondering why couldn't they make it into a HD version...they will eventually so the next Q is why the hell should I buy the pixelated version of this game on the psn? I don't mind dloading old ps1 games, even use emulator to play old dos games NEs Master system and sush, but being asked to pay 15$ for a cluster foak of pixels , no thank you Sony. Just give us what we want already.
1 Like @Harrydapro its like my favourite game even if i did have a wroking copy on the ps2 id still buy
Favourite game or not, there's no point buying it if you already have the original copy. It's exactly the same.
6 Like Why isn't Sony releasing the GTA HD Collection? All of he GTA games are worth the HD transfer.
@Evildude683 That's not up to Sony Rockstar would have to update the games.And seeing that there still making GTA 5 and possibly another red dead it's a longshot.
5 Like I wish they'd remake San Andreas and III with the GTA V engine. That would be awesome.
Rockstar Games' 2004 open-world action game reborn on PlayStation 3 December 11; price not announced.
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